Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Rochdale Local Election Result 1999 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 11 | -1 | 57.9 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | +1 | 31.6 | |||||||
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | |||||||
BBC report of 1999 Rochdale election result
| Preceded by Rochdale Council election, 1998 |
Rochdale local elections | Succeeded by Rochdale Council election, 2000 |