| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1995 East Lothian Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 2003 East Lothian Council election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Seats For Election: | All 23 seats to East Lothian Council |
| Majority Seats: | 12 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader1: | Norman Murray |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Seats Before1: | 15 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Party3: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Party2: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Norman Murray |
| Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Norman Murray |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Percentage1: | 45.2% |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,346 |
| Swing1: | 10.8% |
| Swing2: | 1.1% |
| Percentage2: | 17.8% |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,994 |
| Swing3: | 7.3% |
| Percentage3: | 24.2% |
| Popular Vote3: | 10,876 |
The 1999 East Lothian Council election was held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.