| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Falkirk Council election |
| Next Election: | 2003 Falkirk Council election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Seats For Election: | All 32 seats to Falkirk Council |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats1: | 15 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Percentage1: | 41.8% |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,663 |
| Percentage2: | 32.7% |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,438 |
| Party4: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,114 |
| Percentage4: | 6.0% |
| Party5: | Independent Labour |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 839 |
| Percentage5: | 1.2% |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Swing1: | 10.2% |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Swing2: | 3.9% |
| Swing4: | 2.4% |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Swing5: | New |
| Last Election5: | Did not contest |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Percentage3: | 13.0% |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,941 |
| Swing3: | 5.4% |
Elections to Falkirk Council took place on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other 31 unitary authorities. There were 32 wards - 4 less than in 1995.
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