1995 Welsh local elections
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The 1995 Welsh local elections, were held on 4 May in the 22 new local authorities, as part of the wider 1995 UK local elections.
Wales-Wide Results
[edit]Party | Votes[1] | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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Labour | 404,013 | 43.6% | 14 | 726 | ||||
Independent | 188,352 | 20.3% | 4 | 292 | ||||
Plaid Cymru | 115,900 | 12.5% | 1 | 113 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 95,376 | 10.2% | 0 | 79 | ||||
Conservative | 75,448 | 8.1% | 0 | 42 | ||||
Green | 10,161 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | ||||
Other | 36,966 | 4.0% | 0 | 20 | ||||
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | n/a | n/a |
Result
[edit]In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Aberconwy and Colwyn† | New Council | No overall control | Details | ||
Anglesey† | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
Blaenau Gwent | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Bridgend | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire† | New Council | Plaid Cymru | Details | ||
Caerphilly | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Cardiff | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Cardiganshire† | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
Carmarthenshire | New Council | No overall control | Details | ||
Denbighshire | New Council | No overall control | Details | ||
Flintshire | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Merthyr Tydfil | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Monmouthshire | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Neath and Port Talbot† | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Newport | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Pembrokeshire | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
Powys | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
Rhondda Cynon Taf | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Swansea | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Torfaen | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Vale of Glamorgan | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
Wrexham | New Council | Labour | Details |
†Council was renamed shortly after election.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 2004. pp. viii. Retrieved 15 December 2016.