1995 Powys County Council election

The first election to the Powys County Council following local government reorganisation was held in May 1995. ^[1] It was followed by the 1999 election.

Results Overview

Independents won an overwhelming majority on the Council.

Powys County Council election result 1995

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10						4,557
	Conservative	3						1,202
	Liberal Democrats	8						4,223
	Plaid Cymru	1						541
	Independent	62
	Green							999

Ward Results (Brecknockshire)

Aber-craf (one seat)

Aber-craf 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cyril Gwyn Gwillim*	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Builth (one seat)

Builth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Jarman-Harris*	505
	Green	R. Bramhall	397
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Bwlch (one seat)

Bwlch 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Betty Lucille Greet	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Crickhowell (two seats)

Crickhowell 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas John Probert*	644
	Conservative	M. Taylor	517
	Independent	H.E. Francis*	414
	Labour	G.R. Strange	354
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cwmtwrch (one seat)

Cwmtwrch 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Wyn Davies*	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Felin-fach (one seat)

Felin-fach 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H Jean Whittall	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Gwernyfed (one seat)

Gwernyfed 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	O.V. James*	375
	Independent	K.M. Griffiths*	275
Majority			100
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Hay (one seat)

Hay 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.M. Like*	384
	Independent	R.G.W. Booth	342
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanafanfawr, Erwood (one seat)

Llanafanfawr, Erwood 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Eiros Davies*	411
	Independent	E.T.R. Jones*	367
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanfyrnach, Talybont-on-Usk (one seat)

Llanfyrnach, Talybont-on-Usk 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.M.J. James	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Llangammarch, Llanwrtyd Wells (one seat)

Llangammarch, Llanwrtyd Wells 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Timothy John Van Rees*	576
	Independent	I.D. Jones*	277
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llangattock (one seat)

Llangattock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rowland Edgar Price Williams*	unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llangors (one seat)

Llangors 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Hugh Williams*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Llangynidr (one seat)

Llangynidr 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Meredith*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Maescar / Llywel (one seat)

Maescar / Llywel 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Thomas Morgan*	522
	Independent	H.G. Jones*	394
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

St Davids Within (one seat)

St Davids Within 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marilyn Roberts*	675
	Independent	S. Cholewka	131
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

St John (two seats)

St John 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher John Mann*	811
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Mark Morgan*	625
	Independent	E.I. Bassin*	613
	Liberal Democrats	D.J. Leboff	176
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

St Mary (two seats)

St Mary 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P.M. Norbury*	748
	Independent	Susan Dawn Francis*	547
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Joseph Bell	379
	Labour	O.C. Williams	358
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Talgarth (two seats)

Talgarth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I.B. Lewis*	739
	Independent	H.L. Evans*	593
	Independent	F.E. Hussin	173
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Tawe Uchaf (one seat)

Tawe Uchaf 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.M. Jones*	495
	Independent Labour	H. Pattrick*	359
	Liberal Democrats	D.C. Evans	218
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Ynyscedwyn (one seat)

Ynyscedwyn 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V.J. Gibbs	659
	Independent	J.L. Clee	456
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Yscir (one seat)

Yscir 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dorothy Gillian Thomas*	273
	Independent	A.M. Leonard*	215
Majority			58
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Ystradgynlais (two seats)

Ystradgynlais 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E.B.L. James*	unopposed
	Labour	B.R. Watkins*	unopposed
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward Results (Montgomeryshire)

Banwy (one seat)

Banwy 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.K. Roberts	214
	Independent	R.G. Bebb*	210
Majority			4
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Berriew (one seat)

Berriew 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S.G. Pritchard*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Caaersws, Carno (one seat)

Caresws, Carno 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.E. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Churchstoke (one seat)

Churchstoke 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G.C. Hamer	337
	Independent	W.S. Morgan	211
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Dolforwyn (one seat)

Dolforwyn 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D.G. Edwards*	unopposed
	Conservative win (new seat)

Forden (one seat)

Forden 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F.J. Owens*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Glantwymyn, Cadfarch (one seat)

Glantwymyn, Cadfarch 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwilym Pughe Vaughan*	715
	Independent	D.L. James*	210
Majority			505
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Guilsfield Within (one seat)

Guilsfield Within 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F.G. Palin*	240
	Independent	H. Woodcock	156
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Guilsfield Without (one seat)

Guilsfield Without 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.R. Jones*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Kerry (one seat)

Kerry 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M.I. Brench*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Llanbrynmair (one seat)

Llanbrynmair 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hedd Bleddyn Williams*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Llandinam (one seat)

Llandinam 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L.R.E. Davies
	Independent	G.A Sylvester
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llandrinio (one seat)

Llandrinio 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Graham Brown*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Llandysilio (one seat)

Llandysilio 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.H. Evans*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanfair Caereinion (one seat)

Llanfair Caereinion 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E.B. Bennett*	307
	Independent	R.B. Jones	253
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Llanfihangel (one seat)

Llanfihangel 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Barry Thomas	287
	Independent	T. Jones*	207
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanfyllin (one seat)

Llanfyllin 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.E. Bowen*	389
	Independent	T.O. Lewis*	132
	Independent	D.B. Goodman	87
	Independent	H.G. Rees	47
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanidloes (two seats)

Llanidloes 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Morgan*	883
	Independent	V.W. Hollis*	720
	Labour	M. Evitts	346
	Green	S.M. Walker	201
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (one seat)

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C.A. O'Connor	356
	Independent	R.W. Edwards	282
	Independent	J.H. Hughes	156
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Llansantffraid (one seat)

Llansantffraid 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Roberts*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanwddyn (one seat)

Llanwddyn 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G.T. Tibbott*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Machynlleth (one seat)

Machynlleth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.M. Williams*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Meifod (one seat)

Meifod 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H.L. Gwalchmai	245
	Independent	O.M. Dodd	135
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Mochdre (one seat)

Mochdre 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.M. Jones*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Montgomery (one seat)

Montgomery 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B.P. Richards*	247
	Independent	G.W. Roberts	189
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Newtown Central (two seats)

Newtown Central 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Reg Taylor*	367
	Independent	J.W. Griffiths	297
	Independent	N.P. Jackson*	281
	Independent	V.A. Moore	236
	Liberal Democrats	J.D. Napier*	198
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Newtown East (one seat)

Newtown East 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	L.H. Williams*	219
	Labour	R.J. Lloyd	124
	Plaid Cymru	S.A. Frisby	59
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North (one seat)

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Jones*	625
	Plaid Cymru	G. Murray	40
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. Moris	194
	Plaid Cymru	G.E. Jones	183
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Newtown South (one seat)

Newtown South 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.A. Dean Mackeen*	213
	Liberal Democrats	I.B. Barclay*	205
	Plaid Cymru	R.G. Edwards	53
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Rhiwcynon (one seat)

Rhiwcynon 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joy P. Shearer*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Trefeglwys, Llangurig (one seat)

Trefeglwys, Llangurig 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G.T. Evans*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Trewern (one seat)

Trewern 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P.E. Astley*	330
	Conservative	M.L.G. Robinson	129
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Welshpool Castle (one seat)

Welshpool Castle 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.S.R. Watson	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Welshpool Gungrog (one seat)

Welshpool Gungrog 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G.E.H. Taylor*	430
	Independent	J.A. Corfield	301
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Welshpool Llanerchyddol (one seat)

Welshpool Llanerchyddol 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ann Holloway*	402
	Liberal Democrats	M.S. Squibb*	314
	Labour	A.G.D. Swift	88
	Independent	J.D. Moris	75
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward Results (Radnorshire)

Clyro, Painscastle (one seat)

Clyro, Painscastle 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C.J. Gibson-Watt	284
	Independent	R.C. Bagley*	218
	Independent	R. Bailey*	108
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)

Disserth and Trecoed 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P.D. Speake	202
	Independent	D.L. Hughes-Jones*	184
	Green	R.G. Prince	60
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Glasbury (one seat)

Glasbury 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Margaret Elizabeth Morris	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Glascwm, Llanelwedd (one seat)

Glascwm, Llanelwedd 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G.M. Worts	258
	Liberal Democrats	E. Morgan	251
	Green	H.W. Richards	127
	Independent win (new seat)

Knighton (two seats)

Knighton 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M.W. Shaw*	962
	Conservative	T.A. Johnson*	556
	Independent	E. Petley*	451
	Labour	K.J. Kell*	334
	Independent	P.J. Waters	227
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)

Llanbadarn Fawr 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Fred Barker*	401
	Independent	M.G. Lewis	193
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanbister, Beguildy (one seat)

Llanbister, Beguildy 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A.V. Allen*	584
	Independent	W.V.S. Corbett*	149
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llandrindod East/West (one seat)

Llandrindod East/West 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M.C. Lennox-Boyd*	215
	Independent	K.J. Richards	204
	Green	K.W. Curry*	122
	Plaid Cymru	Sian Maredudd	22
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llandrindod North (one seat)

Llandrindod North 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R.W. Bevan*	470
	Independent	A.M. Nicholas*	191
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llandrindod South (one seat)

Llandrindod South 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.B. Oakley	331
	Liberal Democrats	D.V. Law	293
	Independent	C.B. Davies*	202
	Green	A.M. Walker	48
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanfihangel Rhuditon, Llangunllo (one seat)

Llanfihangel Rhuditon, Llangunllo 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Emlyn Kinsey Pugh*	280
	Independent	W.G. Lewis	256
	Independent	P.G. Harrison*	157
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanyre (one seat)

Llanyre 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.D.A. Thompson*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Old Radnor, New Radnor, Gladestry (one seat)

Old Radnor, New Radnor, Gladestry 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Jones*	376
	Independent	M.B. Gwatkin	277
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Presteigne (one seat)

Presteigne 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Garry Richard Banks*	660
	Independent	E.M. Davies*	437
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Rhayader (one seat)

Rhayader 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Andreas Bufton	503
	Independent	M.A. Pugh*	401
	Independent	J.L. Davies*	143
	Green	J.E. Davis	44
	Independent	D.H. Stephens	10
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

St Harmon, Nantmel (one seat)

St Harmon, Nantmel 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L.V. Lewis	248
	Independent	W.A. Lewis	245
	Independent	D.O. Evans	157
	Independent	E.F. Phillips	114
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995. pp. 5–6.