Elections to St Helens 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.[1] Overall turnout was 21.9%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| St Helens Local Election Result 1999 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 12 | -4 | 66.7 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | +3 | 27.8 | |||||||
| Conservative | 1 | +1 | 5.6 | |||||||
| Preceded by St Helens Council election, 1998 |
St Helens local elections | Succeeded by St Helens Council election, 2000 |