Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, 1999

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The second election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 6 May 1999. [1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Local governing body in Wales

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local governing body for Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK. Since its creation in 1996 it has been controlled by the Labour party.

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Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the second elections held following local government reorganisation.

Neath and Port Talbot County Borough Council election result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour
  Conservative
  Liberal Democrat
  Plaid Cymru
 Other parties5
  Social Democratic 2
  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

Aberavon (three seats)

Aberavon 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social Democratic Anthony Taylor*1,191
Social Democratic Jeffrey Dinham973
Social Democratic Thomas John Sullivan852
Labour Andrew Brian Jones*640
Labour Kenneth John Price635
Labour John Malcolm Slater616
Turnout
Social Democratic hold Swing
Social Democratic gain from Labour Swing
Social Democratic gain from Labour Swing

Aberdulais (one seat)

Aberdulais 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Elwyn Jones*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Alltwen (one seat)

Alltwen 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Lewis*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Baglan (three seats)

Baglan 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
RatepayersArthur Edward Wheatley*1,358
Labour Malcolm David Harris*1,292
RatepayersPaul Ernest Evans1,219
RatepayersElwyn John Tyrell1,120
Labour Marian Aerona Golding1,100
Labour Leslie Rees1,047
Conservative Wayne Morris293
Turnout
Other parties hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Other parties hold Swing

Blaengwrach (one seat)

Blaengwrach 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Carolyn Edwards397
Labour David Michael Hughes*369
Majority28
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Briton Ferry East (one seat)

Briton Ferry East 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colin Morgan*674
Liberal Democrat Ian David Sherwood375
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Briton Ferry West (one seat)

Briton Ferry West 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stanley Atherton659
Liberal Democrat Gary Lewis255
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bryn and Cwmavon (three seats)

Bryn and Cwmavon 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gaynor Elizabeth Williams*1,028
Labour Thomas David Morgans*948
Independent Labour Thomas D. Mel John*884
Liberal Democrat Marilyn Harris874
Labour Elizabeth Williams809
Independent Brinley Roblin734
Liberal Democrat Terence John Rogers607
Ratepayers and TenantsPaul Parry495
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing

Bryncoch North (one seat)

Bryncoch North 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard David Matthews531
Plaid Cymru David Wyn Thomas321
Liberal Democrat Thomas R. Parkinson155
Majority210
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bryncoch South (two seats)

Bryncoch South 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Gareth Ifan Richards983
Labour Patricia Margaret Phillips902
Labour Kenneth Carl Palmer*863
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cadoxton (one seat)

Cadoxton 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Valdo Funning331
Plaid Cymru Robert Joseph King261
Majority70
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cimla (two seats)

Cimla 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Warman*893
Labour Reginald Valentine Teale*804
Labour David George Williams475
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coedffranc Central (two seats)

Former Communist Glaslyn Morgan was elected as Democratic Left candidate in 1995 but subsequently joined Plaid Cymru.

Coedffranc Central 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Glaslyn Morgan*701
Independent Betsan Powell*663
Labour Arthur Pendry Hodge Davies529
Labour David Reginald Davies440
Independent Labour Maureen Bond271
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Coedffranc North (one seat)

Coedffranc North 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Keith Davies*434
Labour Darren Jones382
Majority52
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Coedffranc West (one seat)

Coedffranc West 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Henry Marney Bebell314
Plaid Cymru Huw John Jenkins Phillips249
Liberal Democrat Robert Charles Lloyd141
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Crynant (one seat)

Crynant 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Albert D. Lyn Harper*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Cwmllynfell 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Idwal Griffiths*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Cymmer (one seat)

Cymmer 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Mairwen Goodridge623
Labour David Thomas Stokes*511
Majority112
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Dyffryn (one seat)

Plaid Cymru won the seat in 1995 but lost it at a subsequent by-election.

Dyffryn 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru David Martyn Peters746
Labour Norman Richard Thomas*432
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Glyncorrwg (one seat)

Glyncorrwg 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Horace Glyn Rawlinsunopposed
Labour hold Swing

Glynneath (two seats)

Glynneath 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru John Delwyn Morgan*987
Plaid Cymru Horace Thomas Lewis716
Labour David Morgan Williams*653
Labour Jacqueline Joseph460
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Godre'r Graig (one seat)

Godre'rgraig 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jackie Myers312
Plaid Cymru Rosalyn Davies262
Majority50
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Gwaun Cae Gurwen (one seat)

Gwaun Cae Gurwen 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Catrin Bevan731
Labour Guy Silvanus Jones445
Independent David Gerald Oswald Jones87
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Gwynfi (one seat)

Gwynfi 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colin Robert Day446
Independent Labour David Henry Evans*392
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing

Lower Brynamman (one seat)

Lower Brynamman 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Arwyn N. Woolcock*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Margam (one seat)

Margam 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stanley John Mason*378
Official Ratepayer and TenantsTerrence James Ward197
Liberal Democrat Robert Tudor Jones195
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Neath East (three seats)

Neath East 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandra Miller1,022
Labour Sheila Marlene Penry1,003
Labour Charles Edward Henrywood*738
Plaid Cymru Brendan S.D. MacMathail590
Liberal Democrat Richard John Moth402
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Neath North (two seats)

Clive Thomas had captured a seat from Labour at a by-election.

Neath North 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Derek Vaughan*1,114
Labour Emmanuel Loaring738
Independent Labour Clive Henry Thomas*690
Independent Labour Thomas Anthony Phillips456
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing

Neath South (two seats)

Neath South 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Malcolm B. Gunter*unopposed
Labour Peter Albert Rees*unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Onllwyn (one seat)

Onllwyn 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Huw Thomas*378
Liberal Democrat David Rees Davies215
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Pelenna (one seat)

Pelenna 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Malcolm Isaac Jones*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pontardawe (two seats)

Pontardawe 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Dewi Richard Evans895
Plaid Cymru Robert Lewis Williams647
Labour Michael Lloyd-James623
Labour John Paul Jenkins617
Independent Huw Llewelyn Williams499
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Port Talbot (three seats)

Port Talbot 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Ratepayers and TenantsPamela Edith Spender*1,056
Ratepayers and TenantsSylvan Rees Thomas977
Ratepayers and TenantsAndrew James Tutton709
Labour Christopher Mainwaring604
Labour Steffan ap Dafydd574
Labour Jennifer M. Braemar-Blood*518
Independent Ann Marie Thomas490
Plaid Cymru Stanley George Davies429
Turnout
Others hold Swing
Others gain from Labour
Others gain from Labour

Resolven (one seat)

Resolven 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Desmond William Davies850
Plaid Cymru Conway Gillard411
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rhos (one seat)

Rhos 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Michael Thomas543
Liberal Democrat Frank Little450
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sandfields East (three seats)

Sandfields East 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Leila Helen James1,252
Labour Thomas P. Noel Crowley*1,170
Labour Colin Joseph Crowley*1,147
Labour Patricia Irene Jones806
Ratepayer and TenantsLeigh Davies736
RatepayerRaymond T. Pursey598
Liberal Democrat Thomas Leslie Hunt572
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sandfields West (three seats)

Patricia Jane Thomas had held the seat in a by-election since 1995.

Sandfields West 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Olga Jones*1,235
Labour Patricia Jane Thomas*1,173
Labour William John Harris*1,128
Ratepayer and TenantsStephen Griffiths950
Plaid Cymru Kelvin Peter Edwards824
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Seven Sisters (one seat)

Seven Sisters 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Gary Lloyd*603
Independent Stuart Lloyd Jones249
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Taibach (two seats)

Taibach 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Rogers*1,220
Labour Clive Owen*1,121
Ratepayer and TenantsScott J. Sullivan639
Ratepayer and TenantsJohn D. Sullivan548
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tonna (one seat)

Tonna 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Neville Miles639
Plaid Cymru Heath Joy Evans288
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Trebanos (one seat)

Trebanos 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joseph Denzil Edwards412
Liberal Democrat Alexander Eric Tyrrell91
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Ystalyfera (one seat)

Ystalyfera 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Alun Llywelyn997
Labour Ifan Huw Irranca-Davies 487
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

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