1995 Welsh local elections

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

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]	%	+/-	+/-	Seats
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

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

Council	Previous control		Result
Aberconwy and Colwyn† #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Anglesey† #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Blaenau Gwent #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Bridgend #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire† #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru" \|	Plaid Cymru	Details
Caerphilly #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Cardiff #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Cardiganshire† #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Carmarthenshire #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Denbighshire #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Flintshire #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Merthyr Tydfil #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Monmouthshire #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Neath and Port Talbot† #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Newport #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Pembrokeshire #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Powys #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" \|	Independent	Details
Rhondda Cynon Taf #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Swansea #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Torfaen #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Vale of Glamorgan #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details
Wrexham #DCDCDC	New Council style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Welsh Labour Party" \|	Labour	Details

†Council was renamed shortly after election.

Notes

References

^ "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.

External links

[1] "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.

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