1999 Welsh local elections

The 1999 Welsh local elections, were held on 6 May in 22 local authorities, as part of the wider 1999 UK local elections.

1999 Welsh local elections

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All 1,270 seats to 22 Welsh councils
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderAlun MichaelDafydd Wigley
PartyLabourPlaid Cymru
Leader since20 February 19991991
Seats won563205
Seat changeDecrease163Increase92
Popular vote338,470179,212
Popular vote (%)34.4%18.2%
Swing (pp)Decrease9.2%Increase5.7%

 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderRichard LivseyWilliam Hague
PartyLiberal DemocratsConservative
Leader since199719 June 1997
Seats won9875
Seat changeIncrease19Increase33
Popular vote132,09199,565
Popular vote (%)13.4%10.1%
Swing (pp)Increase3.2%Increase2.0%

Wales-Wide Results

PartyVotes[1]%+/-Councils+/-Seats+/-
Labour338,47034.4% 9.2%8 6563 163
Independent187,34519.1% 1.2%3 1295 3
Plaid Cymru179,21218.2% 5.7%3 2205 92
Liberal Democrats132,09113.4% 3.2%0 98 19
Conservative99,56510.1% 2.0%0 75 33
Green8,3280.8% 0.3%0 1 1
Other37,7883.8% 0.2%0 33 13
No overall controln/an/an/a8 5n/an/a

Result

In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetails
Blaenau GwentLabourLabour holdDetails
BridgendLabourLabour holdDetails
CaerphillyLabourPlaid Cymru gainDetails
CardiffLabourLabour holdDetails
CarmarthenshireNo overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
CeredigionIndependentNo overall control gainDetails
ConwyNo overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
DenbighshireNo overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
FlintshireLabourLabour holdDetails
GwyneddPlaid CymruPlaid Cymru holdDetails
Isle of AngleseyIndependentIndependent holdDetails
Merthyr TydfilLabourNo overall control gainDetails
MonmouthshireLabourNo overall control gainDetails
Neath Port TalbotLabourLabour holdDetails
NewportLabourLabour holdDetails
PembrokeshireIndependentIndependent holdDetails
PowysIndependentIndependent holdDetails
Rhondda Cynon TafLabourPlaid Cymru gainDetails
SwanseaLabourLabour holdDetails
TorfaenLabourLabour holdDetails
Vale of GlamorganLabourNo overall control gainDetails
WrexhamLabourNo overall control gainDetails

References