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.
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Wales-Wide Results
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
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bridgend | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Caerphilly | Labour | Plaid Cymru gain | Details | ||
Cardiff | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Carmarthenshire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Ceredigion | Independent | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Conwy | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Denbighshire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Flintshire | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Gwynedd | Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru hold | Details | ||
Isle of Anglesey | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Merthyr Tydfil | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Monmouthshire | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Neath Port Talbot | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Newport | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Pembrokeshire | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Powys | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
Rhondda Cynon Taf | Labour | Plaid Cymru gain | Details | ||
Swansea | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Torfaen | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Vale of Glamorgan | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Wrexham | Labour | No overall control gain | Details |
Notes
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gollark: S'more S'mingot coolers, anyone?
References
- "Local Elections Handbook 1999" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
External links
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