1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

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The second election to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 6 May 1999. [1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day the first elections to the Welsh Assembly were held as well as elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales.

Contents

Labour lost thirteen seats and their majority on the council. [2]

Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the second elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of Mid Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 16013-13
  Liberal Democrats 0781
  Plaid Cymru 440+4
  Green 0189
  Independent 1390+9

Results

Bedlinog (two seats)

Bedlinog 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Leighton Smart828
Labour Helen Thomas*664
Labour Ian Thomas392
Turnout 56.2+14.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cyfarthfa (three seats)

Cyfarthfa 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Les Elliott*1,483
Independent Len Goodwin1,140
Independent Lynda Williams989
Labour S. Paul Brown754
Labour Alison. Chaplin679
Labour Pamela. Watkins517
Turnout 47.6+10.0
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Dowlais (four seats)

Pritchard had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.

Dowlais 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Len Hargreaves947
Labour Ray Thomas*878
Independent John Pritchard*823
Independent Phillip Owens822
Independent Julian Amos806
Plaid Cymru Alan Cowdell804
Labour Tom Lewis*769
Labour Mike Sullivan*727
Labour Harry Harbord712
Turnout 41.0+4.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Gurnos (four seats)

Labour won all four seats in 1995 when Phillips had been elected as a Labour councilor for the Park ward.

Gurnos 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dave Phillips*743
Labour Bernard Driscoll*681
Labour Allan Davies635
Labour William Smith*619
Independent John Mantle548
Labour Dave Jarrett*531
Turnout 35.8+6.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr Vale (two seats)

Merthyr Vale 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jeff Edwards1,266
Labour David Lewis*896
Labour Enos Sims*672
Turnout 72.0+11.1
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Park (three seats)

Labour won all three seats in 1995 but one of the sitting members joined Plaid Cymru while another stood as an Independent candidate in the Gurnos ward.

Park 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brendan Toomey783
Labour J. Leon Stanfield*731
Labour Louise Garcia652
Independent Ann. Amos596
Plaid Cymru Marion Morris592
Plaid Cymru Elizabeth Tate*484
Liberal Democrats Huw Eynon408
Turnout 68.6+28.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penydarren (three seats)

Penydarren 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. James1,117
Labour P. Saunders*931
Labour T. Mahoney*851
Labour I. Jones752
Turnout 50.3+10.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plymouth (three seats)

Plymouth 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Jones*1,190
Labour R. Clark1,024
Labour D. Games*966
Plaid Cymru H. Voyle935
Independent A. Challis852
Turnout 77.5+30.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Town (four seats)

Town 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru W. Thomas1,421
Plaid Cymru V. Pugh1,183
Plaid Cymru D. Griffiths1,101
Plaid Cymru Ms S. Pengelly983
Labour I. Clark*969
Labour C. Jones*931
Labour Ms L. Matthews*929
Labour T. Davies*841
Independent A. Green590
Turnout 56.7+13.1
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Treharris (four seats)

Galsworthy had been elected as an Independent in 1995.

Treharris 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Galsworthy*889
Labour Ms G. Evans*821
Independent R. Whitehouse819
Labour A. Jones*771
Independent Ms M. Shankland664
Plaid Cymru R. Hughes595
Independent M. Moran407
Liberal Democrats C. Richards373
Independent J. Gilbert301
Green K. Williams189
Turnout 59.3+20.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Vaynor (two seats)

Vaynor 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Baynham*1,050
Independent M. Vaughan765
Labour C. Owen318
Labour G. Watkins257
Communist R. Evans171
Turnout 58.8+3.0
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Results". Western Mail. 8 May 1999.
  2. "Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 June 2016.