City and County of Swansea Council election, 1995

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The first election to the City and County of Swansea Council was held on 4 May 1995. [1] It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

City and County of Swansea Council

The City and County of Swansea Council is the governing body for one of the Principal Areas of Wales covering Swansea, Gower and the surrounding area. The council consists of 72 councillors representing 36 electoral wards.

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Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the first elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of West Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Lliw Valley Borough Council and Swansea City Council although the number of members elected for individual wards was reduced. Conservative candidates were heavily defeated. [2]

West Glamorgan preserved county and former administrative county of Wales

West Glamorgan is a preserved county and former administrative county of Wales, one of the divisions of the ancient county of Glamorgan.

Lliw Valley

The Borough of Lliw Valley was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was formed by the merger of the Llwchwr urban district and Pontardawe Rural District, under the Local Government Act 1972.

District of Swansea

The Swansea district was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales, from 1974 to 1996. It was formed from the areas of the county borough of Swansea and Gower Rural District, from the administrative county of Glamorgan.

City and County of Swansea Council election result 1995
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour
  Conservative
  Liberal Democrat
  Plaid Cymru
  Independent
  Green 0

Candidates

Most sitting members of West Glamorgan County council sought election to the new authority. A number were also members of the previous district councils but others contested a ward against a sitting district councillor.

Results

Bishopston (one seat)

Bishopston 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Fred T. Hughes* 641
Independent Keith Edmund Marsh 582
Labour C.E. Lowit 164
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Bonymaen (two seats)

Bonymaen 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mair Eluned Gibbs 1,185
Labour David Watkins 1,044
Liberal Democrat Brian Charles Thomas 186
Liberal Democrat Trevor Warden 140
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle (three seats)

Castle 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Alan Lloyd 1,756
Labour Barbara Joyce Hynes 1,723
Labour Dereck John Roberts 1,623
Liberal Democrat Robert Speht 592
Green Benjamin David Grigg 515
Liberal Democrat Cynthia Wharrad 463
Wales Militant Labour Mark Evans 378
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clydach (one seat)

Clydach 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bryan Edwin Ayres 540
Plaid Cymru James Vernon Davies 351
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Cockett (four seats)

Cockett 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lilian Maud Hopkin 2,414
Labour Victor Cyril Alexander 2,194
Labour David Anthony 2,104
Labour Denzil Porter 1,953
Plaid Cymru David Rhys Lloyd 1,240
Liberal Democrat Stuart Ball 458
Liberal Democrat Ken Shingleton 411
Liberal Democrat Philip Stanford 409
Liberal Democrat Arthur Westwood 316
Conservative Timothy Mark Phillips 286
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cwmbwrla (two seats)

Cwmbwrla 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Malcolm Black 2,130
Liberal Democrat Christopher Ashleigh Holley 1,947
Labour John James 808
Labour Wayne Beard 782
Conservative Sarah John 75
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Dulais East (one seat)

Dulais East 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Phil Downing 409
Independent Cled Morgan 338
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Dunvant (one seat)

Dunvant 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Veronica Wood 784
Liberal Democrat John Newbury 751
Conservative Bob Simmonds 123
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Fairwood (one seat)

Fairwood 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Gunther Bushell* 566
Labour R.B. Hart 286
Conservative J.G. Bennett 124
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Gorseinon Central (one seat)

Gorseinon Central 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Morlais ThomasUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Gorseinon East (one seat)

Gorseinon East 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Glyn SeabourneUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Gower (one seat)

Gower 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Richard David Lewis* 601
Liberal Democrat H.W. Evans 485
Labour N. Davies 204
Conservative L.D. Morgan 139
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Gowerton East (one seat)

Gowerton East 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ronald Morgan Thomas 371
Conservative Peter Davies 278
Liberal Democrat Chris Stockton 63
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Gowerton West (one seat)

Gowerton West 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Harry Thomas 494
Conservative Lyndon Jones 271
Liberal Democrat Robert Dickens 72
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Killay North (one seat)

Killay North 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Perry Stephen Buck 507
Conservative Goorge Smith Gunn* 409
Liberal Democrat P.S. Bushell 331
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Killay South (one seat)

Killay South 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gerald Glyn Clement 548
Labour R.S. Johnson 301
Conservative P. Williams* 220
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Kingsbridge (two seats)

Kingsbridge 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Gethin Evans 991
Labour Len Howell 850
Liberal Democrat Claire Barker 315
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Landore (two seats)

Landore 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Holland William Ayres 1,062
Labour Derek Herbert Cox 1,000
Liberal Democrat Eric Chapman 400
Liberal Democrat Caroline Freeman 373
Independent Norman Gates 221
Independent Labour Dai John 172
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llangyfelach (two seats)

Llangyfelach 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David Gareth Sullivan 866
Independent Audrey R.A. Clement 772
Labour Aneurin Rees 490
Labour John Martin 343
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llansamlet(three seats)

Llansamlet 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lawrence David Bailey 1,647
Labour June Evans 1,636
Labour Paul Lloyd 1,492
Liberal Democrat George Jowett 296
Liberal Democrat Caroline Spooner 266
Liberal Democrat Valerie Sullivan 252
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lower Loughor (one seat)

Lower Loughor 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Daniel Raymond James 480
Independent Ritchie Evans 138
Liberal Democrat Diana Barker 66
Labour win (new seat)

Mawr (one seat)

Mawr 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid dros GymruIoan Merritt Richard 511
Labour Fred Wilson 225
Independent Alun Lewis 73
Others win (new seat)

Mayals(one seat)

Mayals 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Beryl Marshall 529
Conservative Paul Valerio 260
Independent David Charles Evans 219
Labour Bob Sykes 172
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Morriston (four seats)

Morriston 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Francis-Davies 2,952
Labour William John F. Davies 2,886
Labour Michael John Hedges 2,875
Labour Robert John Lloyd 2,836
Liberal Democrat Michael Cunningham 825
Liberal Democrat David Saunders 753
Liberal Democrat Rebecca Storey 561
Conservative James Draper 390
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mynyddbach (three seats)

Mynyddbach 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ceinwen Thomas 2,382
Labour Doreen Jones 2,259
Labour Byron George Owen 2,209
Liberal Democrat Michael Farrington 428
Liberal Democrat Ted Spooner 385
Liberal Democrat Cynthia Rix 360
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newton (one seat)

Newton 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Mary Waller 733
Conservative Rod Dove 282
Labour David Harris 220
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Oystermouth (one seat)

Oystermouth 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joan Thyrza Peters 441
Labour Chris Stilwell 379
Liberal Democrat Stephen Evans 337
Independent Malcolm Prosser 173
Conservative win (new seat)

Penclawdd (one seat)

Penclawdd 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Howard John Morgan unopposed
Independent win (new seat)

Penderry (four seats)

Penderry 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trevor Burtonshaw 1,696
Labour Grenville Phillips 1,692
Labour Tom Jones 1,678
Labour June Elizabeth Burtonshaw 1,672
Liberal Democrat Sarah Bellow 309
Liberal Democrat Arran John Coole 285
Liberal Democrat Kerry Rix 256
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pennard(one seat)

Pennard 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Margaret Smith* 911
Labour Mark C. Child 293
Independent win (new seat)

Penyrheol (two seats)

Penyrheol 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Thomas Vernon DaviesUnopposed
Labour David Islwyn Elfed JonesUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pontarddulais(one seat)

Pontarddulais 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gareth Williams 615
Independent Byron Lewis 171
Labour win (new seat)

Sketty (four seats)

Sketty 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Rosina June Stanton 2,959
Labour Mehar Chand Verma 1,944
Labour Gordon Carruthers 1,794
Labour Clive Morgan 1,764
Labour Bob Davies 1,707
Conservative Bob Massey-Shaw 1,634
Conservative John Philip Glew 1,560
Conservative Alan Preece 1,430
Liberal Democrat Mike Day 1,373
Conservative Thomas Huw Rees 1,338
Liberal Democrat Elwyn Jones 1,059
Liberal Democrat Roger Thomas 845
Liberal Democrat Les Wharrad 621
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Thomas (two seats)

St Thomas 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Cyril Johnstone 1,401
Labour Alan Richards 1,303
Wales Militant Labour Ronnie Job 401
Wales Militant Labour Roy Davies 310
Liberal Democrat Kevin Parry 158
Liberal Democrat Nick Barlow 116
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Talybont (one seat)

Talybont 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Treharne Miles 528
Independent Owen Leroy Evans 334
Labour win (new seat)

Townhill (two seats)

Townhill 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tyssul Lewis 1,538
Labour David Hopkins 1,391
Liberal Democrat Beryl Edwards 703
Liberal Democrat Bob Taylor 430
Wales Militant Labour Dave Warren 149
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Uplands (four seats)

Uplands 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bill Richards 2,083
Labour David Phillips 2,007
Labour Nortridge Perrott 1,994
Labour Maureen Stuckey 1,879
Conservative Dick Phillips 1,596
Conservative Jean Taverner 1,431
Conservative Brian Hill-Mackintosh 1,202
Conservative Paul Tate 1,179
Green David Howells 565
Liberal Democrat Lilian Pritchard 495
Liberal Democrat Robert Ackland 412
Liberal Democrat Beverley Dugdale 395
Liberal Democrat Dave Morris 384
Natural Law Tim Rees 139
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Upper Loughor (two seats)

Upper Loughor 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gordon Dennis 653
Labour David Evans 632
Independent William John Griffiths 281
Liberal Democrat Linda Evans 151
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Vardre (one seat)

Vardre 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Cadwallader 567
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Owen 160
Labour win (new seat)

West Cross (two seats)

West Cross 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martin Caton 1,539
Labour Des Thomas 1,475
Conservative Lynne Davies 649
Liberal Democrat Chris Davies 349
Liberal Democrat Evelyn Pope 304
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995.
  2. "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.