1995 Gwynedd Council election

The first election to Gwynedd County Council (at the time known as Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council) was held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. Results are drawn from the national ^[1] press.

Overview

The previous Gwynedd Council had an Independent majority but Plaid Cymru secured control of the new authority.

Summary of Results

Gwynedd Council election result 1995 ^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Plaid Cymru	45				54.2	43.0
	Independent	26				31.3	40.3
	Labour	9				10.8	14.1
	Liberal Democrats	3				3.6	2.0
	Green	0				0.0	0.7
	Other parties	0				0.0	0.1

Ward Results (Arfon)

Bethel (one seat)

Bethel 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	R.H. Williams*	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Bontnewydd (one seat)

Bontnewydd 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Dafydd Iwan	319
	Independent	H. Owen*	301
Majority			18
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Cadnant (one seat)

Cadnant 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mair H. Ellis*	661
	Independent	E. Jones	264
Majority			18
	Independent win (new seat)

Deiniol (one seat)

Deiniol 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.F. Jones	109
	Liberal Democrats	A.G. Taylor	88
	Plaid Cymru	R.V. Davies	73
	Independent	J.P. Turner	50
Majority			21
	Labour win (new seat)

Deiniolen (one seat)

Deiniolen 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	R.L. Jones	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Dewi (one seat)

Dewi 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E.T. Dogan*	520
	Liberal Democrats	J.M. Martin	105
Majority
	Labour win (new seat)

Garth (one seat)

Garth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	F.C. Eames*	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Gerlan (one seat)

Gerlan 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Dafydd Orwig*	367
	Labour	C.J. O'Marah	219
Majority			148
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Glyder (one seat)

Glyder 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Buckey Jones*
	Independent	M. Williams*
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Hendre (one seat)

Hendre 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T.G. Webb	253
	Liberal Democrats	K.M. Thomas	132
Majority			121
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanberis (one seat)

Llanberis 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	R.N. Davies*	616
	Labour	K. Parry	378
Majority			38
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Llanllyfni (one seat)

Llanllyfni 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	O.P. Huws*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References

1. Western Mail, 6 May 1995
2. p.15