Elections to Purbeck Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
| Purbeck Local Election Result 1999 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Conservative | 13 | +7 | 54.2 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | -2 | 20.8 | |||||||
| Independent | 5 | -1 | 20.8 | |||||||
| Labour | 1 | -2 | 4.2 | |||||||
| Preceded by Purbeck Council election, 1998 |
Purbeck local elections | Succeeded by Purbeck Council election, 2000 |