1995 City and County of Swansea Council election

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The first election to the City and County of Swansea Council was held on 4 May 1995. [1] It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

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Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the first elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of West Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Lliw Valley Borough Council and Swansea City Council although the number of members elected for individual wards was reduced. Conservative candidates were heavily defeated. [2]

City and County of Swansea Council election result 1995 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 57
  Independent 7
  Liberal Democrats 6
  Conservative 1
  Plaid Cymru 0
  Green 0
  Plaid dros Gymru 1

Candidates

Most sitting members of West Glamorgan County council sought election to the new authority. A number were also members of the previous district councils but others contested a ward against a sitting district councillor.

Results

Bishopston (one seat)

Bishopston 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fred T. Hughes*641
Independent Keith Edmund Marsh582
Labour C.E. Lowit164
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bonymaen (two seats)

Bonymaen 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mair Eluned Gibbs1,185
Labour David Watkins1,044
Liberal Democrats Brian Charles Thomas186
Liberal Democrats Trevor Warden140
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle (three seats)

Castle 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Alan Lloyd1,756
Labour Barbara Joyce Hynes1,723
Labour Dereck John Roberts1,623
Liberal Democrats Robert Speht592
Green Benjamin David Grigg515
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Wharrad463
Wales Militant LabourMark Evans378
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clydach (one seat)

Clydach 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Edwin Ayres540
Plaid Cymru James Vernon Davies351
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Cockett (four seats)

Cockett 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lilian Maud Hopkin2,414
Labour Victor Cyril Alexander2,194
Labour David Anthony2,104
Labour Denzil Porter1,953
Plaid Cymru David Rhys Lloyd 1,240
Liberal Democrats Stuart Ball458
Liberal Democrats Ken Shingleton411
Liberal Democrats Philip Stanford409
Liberal Democrats Arthur Westwood316
Conservative Timothy Mark Phillips286
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cwmbwrla (two seats)

Cwmbwrla 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Malcolm Black 2,130
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ashleigh Holley1,947
Labour John James808
Labour Wayne Beard782
Conservative Sarah John75
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Dulais East (one seat)

Dulais East 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Downing409
Independent Cled Morgan338
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Dunvant (one seat)

Dunvant 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Wood784
Liberal Democrats John Newbury751
Conservative Bob Simmonds123
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Fairwood (one seat)

Fairwood 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Gunther Bushell*566
Labour R.B. Hart286
Conservative J.G. Bennett124
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Gorseinon Central (one seat)

Gorseinon Central 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Morlais ThomasUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Gorseinon East (one seat)

Gorseinon East 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn SeabourneUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Gower (one seat)

Gower 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard David Lewis*601
Liberal Democrats H.W. Evans485
Labour N. Davies204
Conservative L.D. Morgan139
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Gowerton East (one seat)

Gowerton East 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald Morgan Thomas371
Conservative Peter Davies278
Liberal Democrats Chris Stockton63
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Gowerton West (one seat)

Gowerton West 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Thomas494
Conservative Lyndon Jones271
Liberal Democrats Robert Dickens72
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Killay North (one seat)

Killay North 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Perry Stephen Buck507
Conservative Goorge Smith Gunn*409
Liberal Democrats P.S. Bushell331
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Killay South (one seat)

Killay South 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerald Glyn Clement548
Labour R.S. Johnson301
Conservative P. Williams*220
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsbridge (two seats)

Kingsbridge 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Gethin Evans991
Labour Len Howell850
Liberal Democrats Claire Barker315
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Landore (two seats)

Landore 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Holland William Ayres1,062
Labour Derek Herbert Cox1,000
Liberal Democrats Eric Chapman400
Liberal Democrats Caroline Freeman373
Independent Norman Gates221
Independent Labour Dai John172
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llangyfelach (two seats)

Llangyfelach 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Gareth Sullivan866
Independent Audrey R.A. Clement772
Labour Aneurin Rees490
Labour John Martin343
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llansamlet (three seats)

Llansamlet 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence David Bailey1,647
Labour June Evans1,636
Labour Paul Lloyd1,492
Liberal Democrats George Jowett296
Liberal Democrats Caroline Spooner266
Liberal Democrats Valerie Sullivan252
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lower Loughor (one seat)

Lower Loughor 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Raymond James480
Independent Ritchie Evans138
Liberal Democrats Diana Barker66
Labour win (new seat)

Mawr (one seat)

Mawr 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid dros GymruIoan Merritt Richard511
Labour Fred Wilson225
Independent Alun Lewis73
Plaid dros Gymru win (new seat)

Mayals (one seat)

Mayals 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beryl Marshall529
Conservative Paul Valerio260
Independent David Charles Evans219
Labour Bob Sykes172
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Morriston (four seats)

Morriston 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Francis-Davies2,952
Labour William John F. Davies2,886
Labour Michael John Hedges 2,875
Labour Robert John Lloyd2,836
Liberal Democrats Michael Cunningham825
Liberal Democrats David Saunders753
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Storey561
Conservative James Draper390
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mynyddbach (three seats)

Mynyddbach 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ceinwen Thomas2,382
Labour Doreen Jones2,259
Labour Byron George Owen2,209
Liberal Democrats Michael Farrington428
Liberal Democrats Ted Spooner385
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Rix360
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newton (one seat)

Newton 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Mary Waller733
Conservative Rod Dove282
Labour David Harris220
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oystermouth (one seat)

Oystermouth 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Thyrza Peters441
Labour Chris Stilwell379
Liberal Democrats Stephen Evans337
Independent Malcolm Prosser173
Conservative win (new seat)

Penclawdd (one seat)

Penclawdd 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Howard John Morganunopposed
Independent win (new seat)

Penderry (four seats)

Penderry 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Burtonshaw1,696
Labour Grenville Phillips1,692
Labour Tom Jones1,678
Labour June Elizabeth Burtonshaw1,672
Liberal Democrats Sarah Bellow309
Liberal Democrats Arran John Coole285
Liberal Democrats Kerry Rix256
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penllergaer (one seat)

Penllergaer 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Lawlor48959.2
Independent D. Morgan33740.8
Labour win (new seat)

Pennard (one seat)

Pennard 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Smith*911
Labour Mark C. Child293
Independent win (new seat)

Penyrheol (two seats)

Penyrheol 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Thomas Vernon DaviesUnopposed
Labour David Islwyn Elfed JonesUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pontarddulais (one seat)

Pontarddulais 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Williams615
Independent Byron Lewis171
Labour win (new seat)

Sketty (four seats)

Sketty 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rosina June Stanton2,959
Labour Mehar Chand Verma1,944
Labour Gordon Carruthers1,794
Labour Clive Morgan1,764
Labour Bob Davies1,707
Conservative Bob Massey-Shaw1,634
Conservative John Philip Glew1,560
Conservative Alan Preece1,430
Liberal Democrats Mike Day1,373
Conservative Thomas Huw Rees1,338
Liberal Democrats Elwyn Jones1,059
Liberal Democrats Roger Thomas845
Liberal Democrats Les Wharrad621
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Thomas (two seats)

St Thomas 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cyril Johnstone1,401
Labour Alan Richards1,303
Wales Militant LabourRonnie Job401
Wales Militant LabourRoy Davies310
Liberal Democrats Kevin Parry158
Liberal Democrats Nick Barlow116
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Talybont (one seat)

Talybont 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Treharne Miles528
Independent Owen Leroy Evans334
Labour win (new seat)

Townhill (two seats)

Townhill 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tyssul Lewis1,538
Labour David Hopkins1,391
Liberal Democrats Beryl Edwards703
Liberal Democrats Bob Taylor430
Wales Militant LabourDave Warren149
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Uplands (four seats)

Uplands 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Richards2,083
Labour David Phillips2,007
Labour Nortridge Perrott1,994
Labour Maureen Stuckey1,879
Conservative Dick Phillips1,596
Conservative Jean Taverner1,431
Conservative Brian Hill-Mackintosh1,202
Conservative Paul Tate1,179
Green David Howells565
Liberal Democrats Lilian Pritchard495
Liberal Democrats Robert Ackland412
Liberal Democrats Beverley Dugdale395
Liberal Democrats Dave Morris384
Natural Law Tim Rees139
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Upper Loughor (two seats)

Upper Loughor 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Dennis653
Labour David Evans632
Independent William John Griffiths281
Liberal Democrats Linda Evans151
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Vardre (one seat)

Vardre 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Cadwallader567
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Owen160
Labour win (new seat)

West Cross (two seats)

West Cross 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Caton 1,539
Labour Des Thomas1,475
Conservative Lynne Davies649
Liberal Democrats Chris Davies349
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Pope304
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

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  2. "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.
  3. "Swansea Welsh Unitary Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 24 November 2020.