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The 1995 Welsh local elections, were held on 4 May in the 22 new local authorities, as part of the wider 1995 UK local elections.
| Party | Votes [1] | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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| Labour | 404,013 | 43.6% | 14 | 726 | ||||
| Independent | 188,352 | 20.3% | 4 | 292 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru | 115,900 | 12.5% | 1 | 113 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 95,376 | 10.2% | 0 | 79 | ||||
| Conservative | 75,448 | 8.1% | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Green | 10,161 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Other | 36,966 | 4.0% | 0 | 20 | ||||
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | n/a | n/a | ||
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Aberconwy and Colwyn† | New Council | No overall control | Details | ||
| Anglesey† | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
| Blaenau Gwent | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Bridgend | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire† | New Council | Plaid Cymru | Details | ||
| Caerphilly | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Cardiff | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Cardiganshire† | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
| Carmarthenshire | New Council | No overall control | Details | ||
| Denbighshire | New Council | No overall control | Details | ||
| Flintshire | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Merthyr Tydfil | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Monmouthshire | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Neath and Port Talbot† | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Newport | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Pembrokeshire | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
| Powys | New Council | Independent | Details | ||
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Swansea | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Torfaen | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Vale of Glamorgan | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
| Wrexham | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
†Council was renamed shortly after election.
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