1999 Welsh local elections

April 2022 none 1999 Welsh local elections Wales parliamentary no 1995 Welsh local elections 1995 2004 Welsh local elections 2004 All 1,270 seats to 22 Welsh councils yes 1999 05 06 Popular vote Popular vote (%) Swing (pp) Alun Michael official portrait.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alun Michael 20 February 1999 Welsh Labour 563 163 338,470 34.4% 9.2% Official portrait of Dafydd Wigley AM.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Dafydd Wigley 24 September 1991 Plaid Cymru 205 92 179,212 18.2% 5.7% Richard_Livsey (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Richard Livsey 1997 Welsh Liberal Democrats 98 19 132,091 13.4% 3.2% Rodrogers1999.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Rod Richards 10 November 1998 Welsh Conservative Party 75 33 99,565 10.1% 2.0% 400px Colours denote the winning party with outright control (left), and the largest party by ward (right) Local elections in Wales were held on 6 May 1999 to elect members to the twenty-two local authorities. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 1995. The inaugural election to the National Assembly for Wales took place on the same day as well. Wales-Wide Results Party Votes Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Local Elections Handbook 1999 2004 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1999-complete.pdf 15 December 2016 % +/- Councils +/- Seats +/- Welsh Labour Party338,47034.4%9.2%86563163 Independent (politician)187,34519.1%1.2%312953 Plaid Cymru179,21218.2%5.7%3220592 Welsh Liberal Democrats132,09113.4%3.2%09819 Welsh Conservative Party99,56510.1%2.0%07533 Wales Green Party8,3280.8%0.3%011 Other37,7883.8%0.2%03313 No overall control n/a n/a n/a 8 5 n/a n/a Results by authority In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election. Council Previous control Result DetailsBlaenau Gwent Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsBridgend Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsCaerphilly Welsh Labour Party Plaid Cymru gainDetailsCardiff Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsCarmarthenshire No overall control No overall control holdDetailsCeredigion Independent (politician) No overall control gainDetailsConwy No overall control No overall control holdDetailsDenbighshire No overall control No overall control holdDetailsFlintshire Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsGwynedd Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru holdDetailsIsle of Anglesey Independent (politician) Independent (politician) holdDetailsMerthyr Tydfil Welsh Labour Party No overall control gainDetailsMonmouthshire Welsh Labour Party No overall control gainDetailsNeath Port Talbot Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsNewport Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsPembrokeshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) holdDetailsPowys Independent (politician) Independent (politician) holdDetailsRhondda Cynon Taf Welsh Labour Party Plaid Cymru gainDetailsSwansea Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsTorfaen Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party holdDetailsVale of Glamorgan Welsh Labour Party No overall control gainDetailsWrexham Welsh Labour Party No overall control gainDetails References expanded Welsh local elections Welsh 1999 Welsh local elections