Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6th May, 1999. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Wigan Local Election Result 1999 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 23 | +1 | 95.8 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Wigan Council election 1998 |
Wigan local elections | Succeeded by Wigan Council election 2000 |