1999 Welsh local elections
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The 1999 Welsh local elections, were held on 6 May in 22 local authorities, as part of the wider 1999 UK local elections.
Wales-Wide Results
[edit]Party | Votes[1] | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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Labour | 338,470 | 34.4% | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 563 | ![]() | |
Independent | 187,345 | 19.1% | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 295 | ![]() | |
Plaid Cymru | 179,212 | 18.2% | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 205 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 132,091 | 13.4% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 98 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 99,565 | 10.1% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 75 | ![]() | |
Green | 8,328 | 0.8% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | |
Other | 37,788 | 3.8% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 33 | ![]() | |
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | ![]() | n/a | n/a |
Result
[edit]In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1999" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2016.