 | 'The sources controlled by the Government amount to more than 80% of the average council's income, and the source controlled by councils for less than 20%. If Government reduces its contribution through grant and business rate by 1%, the council tax would have to go up by 4% or 5% to compensate: the so called gearing effect.' Colin Mair, director of the Scottish Local Authorities Management Centre at Strathclyde University, 15 th March 2000. |  |
| Party | Logo | By-elections | May 1999 | Change from May 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % Votes | Votes | % Votes | % Change | Candidates | Councillors elected | ||
| Scottish National Party |  |
18,423 | 24.59 | 31,318 | 25.26 | - 0.67 | 61 (+ 3) | 11 (+ 7, - 4) |
| Labour |  |
17,343 | 23.15 | 38,787 | 31.28 | - 8.13 | 51 (+ 4) | 15 (+ 1, - 16) |
| Liberal Democrats |  |
15,650 | 20.89 | 21,446 | 17.30 | + 3.59 | 48 (+ 8) | 12 (+ 6, - 6) |
| Conservative & Unionist |  |
14,969 | 19.98 | 19,914 | 16.06 | + 3.92 | 54 (+ 10) | 14 (+ 8) |
| Independents |  |
4,964 | 6.63 | 11,328 | 9.14 | - 2.51 | 45 (+ 18) | 12 (+ 5, - 3) |
| Scottish Socialist Party |  |
2,480 | 3.31 | 355 | 0.29 | + 3.02 | 24 (+ 21) | 0 |
| Borders Action Group | |
691 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | + 0.92 | 2 (+ 2) | 1 (+ 1) |
| Scottish Green Party |  |
242 | 0.32 | 81 | 0.07 | + 0.25 | 6 (+ 5) | 0 |
| Socialist Labour Party |  |
97 | 0.13 | 555 | 0.58 | - 0.45 | 3 (+ 1) | 0 |
| Scottish Independent | |
55 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | + 0.07 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
| UK Independence Party |  |
9 | 0.01 | 0 | 0. | + 0.01 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
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