election – The first elections to the Scottish Parliament. 1999 National Assembly for Wales election – The first elections to the Welsh Assembly. 7 May – The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats form a coalition government in Scotland, with Donald Dewar as the First Minister of Scotland. 12 May – The Scottish Parliament meets in Edinburgh for its first session. 19 May – Probably the last colliery horse to work underground in a British coal mine is retired, 'Robbie' at Pant y Gasseg drift mine, near Pontypool. 21 May – Jill Dando is buried in her hometown of Weston-super-Mare. 26 May – Manchester United come from behind to beat Bayern Munich, with two late goals in the UEFA Champions League final in Camp Nou, Barcelona. They are the first English club in history to win the Treble of Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup. 26 May – The National Assembly for Wales meets in Cardiff for its first session. 31 May – The Princess Royal opens the new Midland Metro tram service in the West Midlands, which runs on a 15-mile route mostly consisting of former railway lines between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. June 8 June – Former cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is sentenced to 18 months prison for perjury. 10 June – The European parliament elections are held. The Conservatives enjoy their best performance in any election since the 1992 general election by gaining 36 seats compared to Labour's 29 – a stark contrast to the previous European elections five years ago where they had a mere 18 MEP's compared to Labour's 62. 10 June – At the Leeds Central by-election, Hilary Benn holds the seat for the Labour Party.# 12 June – The Queen's Birthday Honours are announced. They include a knighthood for the Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and the ITV newsreader Trevor McDonald. 14 June – Conservative leader William Hague hails his party's strong European election results as vindication of his party's opposition to the single European currency. 16 June – David Sutch, the founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, is found hanged at his home in Harrow. He was 58. 17 June – Cardinal Basil Hume, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, dies of cancer aged 76 barely two months after the illness was diagnosed. 18 June – Police clash with protesters at a demonstration against capitalism in