1995 City and County of Swansea Council election

1995 Welsh local government election April 2022 The first election to the City and County of Swansea Council was held on 4 May 1995.Election Results Western Mail 6 May 1995 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. 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.Election Special South Wales Evening Post 5 May 1995 City and County of Swansea Council election result 1995 Swansea Welsh Unitary Council Election Results 1995-2012 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Swansea-1995-2012.pdf The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 24 November 2020 Labour Party (UK) 57 Independent politician 7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 Conservative Party (UK) 1 Plaid Cymru 0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 Plaid dros Gymru 1 511 |} 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 by ward Bishopston (one seat) Bishopston 1995 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fred T. Hughes* 641 Independent (politician) Keith Edmund Marsh 582 Labour Party (UK) C.E. Lowit 164 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bonymaen (two seats) Bonymaen 1995 Labour Party (UK) Mair Eluned Gibbs 1,185 Labour Party (UK) David Watkins 1,044 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Charles Thomas 186 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Warden 140 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle (three seats) Castle 1995 Labour Party (UK) Robert Alan Lloyd 1,756 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Joyce Hynes 1,723 Labour Party (UK) Dereck John Roberts 1,623 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Speht 592 Green Party of England and Wales Benjamin David Grigg 515 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cynthia Wharrad 463 Wales Militant Labour Mark Evans 378 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clydach (one seat) Clydach 1995 Labour Party (UK) Bryan Edwin Ayres 540 Plaid Cymru James Vernon Davies 351 Labour Party (UK) Cockett (four seats) Cockett 1995 Labour Party (UK) Lilian Maud Hopkin 2,414 Labour Party (UK) Victor Cyril Alexander 2,194 Labour Party (UK) David Anthony 2,104 Labour Party (UK) Denzil Porter 1,953 Plaid Cymru David Rhys Lloyd 1,240 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Ball 458 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Shingleton 411 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Stanford 409 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Westwood 316 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Mark Phillips 286 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cwmbwrla (two seats) Cwmbwrla 1995 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Malcolm Black 2,130 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Ashleigh Holley 1,947 Labour Party (UK) John James 808 Labour Party (UK) Wayne Beard 782 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah John 75 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Dulais East (one seat) Dulais East 1995 Labour Party (UK) Phil Downing 409 Independent (politician) Cled Morgan 338 Labour Party (UK) Dunvant (one seat) Dunvant 1995 Labour Party (UK) Veronica Wood 784 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Newbury 751 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Simmonds 123 Labour Party (UK) Fairwood (one seat) Fairwood 1995 Independent (politician) John Gunther Bushell* 566 Labour Party (UK) R.B. Hart 286 Conservative Party (UK) J.G. Bennett 124 Independent (politician) Gorseinon Central (one seat) Gorseinon Central 1995 Labour Party (UK) Morlais Thomas unopposed Labour Party (UK) Gorseinon East (one seat) Gorseinon East 1995 Labour Party (UK) Glyn Seabourne unopposed Labour Party (UK) Gower (one seat) Gower 1995 Independent (politician) Richard David Lewis* 601 Liberal Democrats (UK) H.W. Evans 485 Labour Party (UK) N. Davies 204 Conservative Party (UK) L.D. Morgan 139 Independent (politician) Gowerton East (one seat) Gowerton East 1995 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Morgan Thomas 371 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Davies 278 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Stockton 63 Labour Party (UK) Gowerton West (one seat) Gowerton West 1995 Labour Party (UK) Harry Thomas 494 Conservative Party (UK) Lyndon Jones 271 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Dickens 72 Labour Party (UK) Killay North (one seat) Killay North 1995 Labour Party (UK) Perry Stephen Buck 507 Conservative Party (UK) Goorge Smith Gunn* 409 Liberal Democrats (UK) P.S. Bushell 331 Labour Party (UK) Killay South (one seat) Killay South 1995 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerald Glyn Clement 548 Labour Party (UK) R.S. Johnson 301 Conservative Party (UK) P. Williams* 220 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kingsbridge (two seats) Kingsbridge 1995 Labour Party (UK) William Gethin Evans 991 Labour Party (UK) Len Howell 850 Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Barker 315 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Landore (two seats) Landore 1995 Labour Party (UK) Holland William Ayres 1,062 Labour Party (UK) Derek Herbert Cox 1,000 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Chapman 400 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Freeman 373 Independent (politician) Norman Gates 221 Independent Labour Dai John 172 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llangyfelach (two seats) Llangyfelach 1995 Independent (politician) David Gareth Sullivan 866 Independent (politician) Audrey R.A. Clement 772 Labour Party (UK) Aneurin Rees 490 Labour Party (UK) John Martin 343 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Llansamlet (three seats) Llansamlet 1995 Labour Party (UK) Lawrence David Bailey 1,647 Labour Party (UK) June Evans 1,636 Labour Party (UK) Paul Lloyd 1,492 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Jowett 296 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Spooner 266 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Sullivan 252 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lower Loughor (one seat) Lower Loughor 1995 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Raymond James 480 Independent (politician) Ritchie Evans 138 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Barker 66 Labour Party (UK) Mawr (one seat) Mawr 1995 Plaid dros Gymru Ioan Merritt Richard 511 Labour Party (UK) Fred Wilson 225 Independent (politician) Alun Lewis 73 |- style="background:#f6f6f6;" ! style="background:white;"| | colspan="5" | Plaid dros Gymru win (new seat) |- Mayals (one seat) Mayals 1995 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beryl Marshall 529 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Valerio 260 Independent (politician) David Charles Evans 219 Labour Party (UK) Bob Sykes 172 Liberal Democrats (UK) Morriston (four seats) Morriston 1995 Labour Party (UK) Robert Francis-Davies 2,952 Labour Party (UK) William John F. Davies 2,886 Labour Party (UK) Michael John Hedges 2,875 Labour Party (UK) Robert John Lloyd 2,836 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Cunningham 825 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Saunders 753 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rebecca Storey 561 Conservative Party (UK) James Draper 390 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mynyddbach (three seats) Mynyddbach 1995 Labour Party (UK) Ceinwen Thomas 2,382 Labour Party (UK) Doreen Jones 2,259 Labour Party (UK) Byron George Owen 2,209 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Farrington 428 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ted Spooner 385 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cynthia Rix 360 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newton (one seat) Newton 1995 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Mary Waller 733 Conservative Party (UK) Rod Dove 282 Labour Party (UK) David Harris 220 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oystermouth (one seat) Oystermouth 1995 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Thyrza Peters 441 Labour Party (UK) Chris Stilwell 379 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Evans 337 Independent (politician) Malcolm Prosser 173 Conservative Party (UK) Penclawdd (one seat) Penclawdd 1995 Independent (politician) Howard John Morgan unopposed Independent (politician) Penderry (four seats) Penderry 1995 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Burtonshaw 1,696 Labour Party (UK) Grenville Phillips 1,692 Labour Party (UK) Tom Jones 1,678 Labour Party (UK) June Elizabeth Burtonshaw 1,672 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Bellow 309 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arran John Coole 285 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kerry Rix 256 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penllergaer (one seat) Penllergaer 1995 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Lawlor 489 59.2 Independent (politician) D. Morgan 337 40.8 Labour Party (UK) Pennard (one seat) Pennard 1995 Independent (politician) Margaret Smith* 911 Labour Party (UK) Mark C. Child 293 Independent (politician) Penyrheol (two seats) Penyrheol 1995 Labour Party (UK) David Thomas Vernon Davies unopposed Labour Party (UK) David Islwyn Elfed Jones unopposed Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pontarddulais (one seat) Pontarddulais 1995 Labour Party (UK) Gareth Williams 615 Independent (politician) Byron Lewis 171 Labour Party (UK) Sketty (four seats) Sketty 1995 Independent (politician) Rosina June Stanton 2,959 Labour Party (UK) Mehar Chand Verma 1,944 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Carruthers 1,794 Labour Party (UK) Clive Morgan 1,764 Labour Party (UK) Bob Davies 1,707 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Massey-Shaw 1,634 Conservative Party (UK) John Philip Glew 1,560 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Preece 1,430 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Day 1,373 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Huw Rees 1,338 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elwyn Jones 1,059 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Thomas 845 Liberal Democrats (UK) Les Wharrad 621 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Thomas (two seats) St Thomas 1995 Labour Party (UK) Cyril Johnstone 1,401 Labour Party (UK) Alan Richards 1,303 Wales Militant Labour Ronnie Job 401 Wales Militant Labour Roy Davies 310 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Parry 158 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Barlow 116 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Talybont (one seat) Talybont 1995 Labour Party (UK) John Treharne Miles 528 Independent (politician) Owen Leroy Evans 334 Labour Party (UK) Townhill (two seats) Townhill 1995 Labour Party (UK) Tyssul Lewis 1,538 Labour Party (UK) David Hopkins 1,391 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beryl Edwards 703 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Taylor 430 Wales Militant Labour Dave Warren 149 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Uplands (four seats) Uplands 1995 Labour Party (UK) Bill Richards 2,083 Labour Party (UK) David Phillips 2,007 Labour Party (UK) Nortridge Perrott 1,994 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Stuckey 1,879 Conservative Party (UK) Dick Phillips 1,596 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Taverner 1,431 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Hill-Mackintosh 1,202 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Tate 1,179 Green Party of England and Wales David Howells 565 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lilian Pritchard 495 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Ackland 412 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverley Dugdale 395 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Morris 384 Natural Law Party Tim Rees 139 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upper Loughor (two seats) Upper Loughor 1995 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Dennis 653 Labour Party (UK) David Evans 632 Independent (politician) William John Griffiths 281 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Evans 151 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Vardre (one seat) Vardre 1995 Labour Party (UK) Graham Cadwallader 567 Plaid Cymru Ieuan Owen 160 Labour Party (UK) West Cross (two seats) West Cross 1995 Labour Party (UK) Martin Caton 1,539 Labour Party (UK) Des Thomas 1,475 Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Davies 649 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Davies 349 Liberal Democrats (UK) Evelyn Pope 304 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1995 Category:1995 Welsh local elections Category:20th century in Swansea