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 from 1973 until 1993 and was under no overall control thereafter. However, Plaid Cymru secured control of the new authority. ^[2]

Summary of Results

Gwynedd Council election result 1995 ^[3]

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	David F. Jones	109
	Liberal Democrats	Alison G. Taylor	88
	Plaid Cymru	Rhodri V. Davies	73
	Independent	John 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	Edward T. Dogan*	520
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Martin	105
Majority
	Labour win (new seat)

Garth (one seat)

Garth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Freda 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	Mair Williams*	Unopposed
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Hendre (one seat)

Hendre 1995

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

Hirael (one seat)

Hirael 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jean A. Roscoe	244
	Labour	John M. Williams	220
Majority			24
	Independent 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)

Marchog (two seats)

Marchog 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Greenly-Jones	455
	Labour	Llewelyn Ll. Davies	271
	Liberal Democrats	Anne M. Williams	92
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Menai (two seats)

Menai 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Arwyn Evans	Unopposed
	Liberal Democrats	June E. Marshall	Unopposed
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

1. Western Mail, 6 May 1995
2. "Canlyniadau llawn Arfon, Dwyfor a Meirionnydd – manylion y canlyniadau" (in Welsh). Yr Herald. 6 May 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
3. p.15