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
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Welsh Liberal Democrats" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Welsh Conservative Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Wales Green Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DDDDBB;" data-sort-value="Other" | style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |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
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Bridgend
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Caerphilly
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" | |
Plaid Cymru gain | Details | ||
Cardiff
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Carmarthenshire
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control hold | Details | ||
Ceredigion
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control gain | Details | ||
Conwy
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control hold | Details | ||
Denbighshire
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control hold | Details | ||
Flintshire
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Gwynedd
style="width: 2px; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" | |
Plaid Cymru
style="width: 2px; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" | |
Plaid Cymru hold | Details | ||
Isle of Anglesey
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent hold | Details | ||
Merthyr Tydfil
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control gain | Details | ||
Monmouthshire
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control gain | Details | ||
Neath Port Talbot
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Newport
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Pembrokeshire
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent hold | Details | ||
Powys
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent hold | Details | ||
Rhondda Cynon Taf
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" | |
Plaid Cymru gain | Details | ||
Swansea
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Torfaen
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour hold | Details | ||
Vale of Glamorgan
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control gain | Details | ||
Wrexham
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control gain | Details |
Notes
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References
- ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1999" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2016.