Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, 1999

The second election to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 6 May 1999.[1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day the first elections to the Welsh Assembly were held as well as elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales.

Labour lost thirteen seats and their majority on the council.[2]

Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the second elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of Mid Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election result 1999
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 16 0 13 -13
  Conservative 0
  Liberal Democrat 0
  Plaid Cymru 4 4 0 +4
  Green 0
  Independent 13 9 0 +9

Results

Bedlinog (two seats)

Bedlinog 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Leighton Smart 828
Labour Helen Thomas* 664
Labour Ian Thomas 392
Turnout 56.2 +14.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cyfarthfa (three seats)

Cyfarthfa 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Les Elliott* 1,483
Independent Len Goodwin 1,140
Independent Lynda Williams 989
Labour S. Paul Brown 754
Labour Alison. Chaplin 679
Labour Pamela. Watkins 517
Turnout 47.6 +10.0
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Dowlais (four seats)

Pritchard had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.

Dowlais 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent H. Len Hargreaves 947
Labour Ray Thomas* 878
Independent John Pritchard* 823
Independent Phillip Owens 822
Independent Julian Amos 806
Plaid Cymru Alan Cowdell 804
Labour Tom Lewis* 769
Labour Mike Sullivan* 727
Labour Harry Harbord 712
Turnout 41.0 +4.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Gurnos (four seats)

Labour won all four seats in 1995 when Phillips had been elected as a Labour councilor for the Park ward.

Gurnos 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Dave Phillips* 743
Labour Bernard Driscoll* 681
Labour Allan Davies 635
Labour William Smith* 619
Independent John Mantle 548
Labour Dave Jarrett* 531
Turnout 35.8 +6.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr Vale (two seats)

Merthyr Vale 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Jeff Edwards 1,266
Labour David Lewis* 896
Labour Enos Sims* 672
Turnout 72.0 +11.1
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Park (three seats)

Labour won all three seats in 1995 but one of the sitting members joined Plaid Cymru while another stood as an Independent candidate in the Gurnos ward.

Park 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Brendan Toomey 783
Labour J. Leon Stanfield* 731
Labour Louise Garcia 652
Independent Ann. Amos 596
Plaid Cymru Marion Morris 592
Plaid Cymru Elizabeth Tate* 484
Liberal Democrat Huw Eynon 408
Turnout 68.6 +28.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penydarren (three seats)

Penydarren 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent D. James 1,117
Labour P. Saunders* 931
Labour T. Mahoney* 851
Labour I. Jones 752
Turnout 50.3 10.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plymouth (three seats)

Plymouth 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour H. Jones* 1,190
Labour R. Clark 1,024
Labour D. Games* 966
Plaid Cymru H. Voyle 935
Independent A. Challis 852
Turnout 77.5 +30.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Town (four seats)

Town 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Plaid Cymru W. Thomas 1,421
Plaid Cymru V. Pugh 1,183
Plaid Cymru D. Griffiths 1,101
Plaid Cymru Ms S. Pengelly 983
Labour I. Clark* 969
Labour C. Jones* 931
Labour Ms L. Matthews* 929
Labour T. Davies* 841
Independent A. Green 590
Turnout 56.7 +13.1
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Treharris (four seats)

Galsworthy had been elected as an Independent in 1995.

Treharris 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour E. Galsworthy* 889
Labour Ms G. Evans* 821
Independent R. Whitehouse 819
Labour A. Jones* 771
Independent Ms M. Shankland 664
Plaid Cymru R. Hughes 595
Independent M. Moran 407
Liberal Democrat C. Richards 373
Independent J. Gilbert 301
Green K. Williams 189
Turnout 59.3 +20.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Vaynor (two seats)

Vaynor 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent A. Baynham* 1,050
Independent M. Vaughan 765
Labour C. Owen 318
Labour G. Watkins 257
Communist R. Evans 171
Turnout 58.8 +3.0
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Results". Western Mail. 8 May 1999.
  2. ↑ "Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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