1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

1999 Welsh local government election April 2022 The second election to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 6 May 1999.Results Western Mail 8 May 1999 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. Labour lost thirteen seats and their majority on the council.Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merthyr-Tydfil-1995-2012.pdf The Elections Cente, Plymouth University 9 June 2016 1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election Wales Parliamentary no yes 1995 2004 All 33 seats to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 17 4 May 1999 Welsh Labour Labour Independent Independent N/A N/A 29 16 13 4 13 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Labour Labour Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru N/A 4 N/A N/A 0 4 N/A 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 Labour Party (UK) 16 0 13 -13 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 781 Plaid Cymru 4 4 0 +4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 189 Independent (politician) 13 9 0 +9 |} Results Bedlinog (two seats) Bedlinog 1999 Independent (politician) Leighton Smart 828 Labour Party (UK) Helen Thomas* 664 Labour Party (UK) Ian Thomas 392 56.2 +14.7 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cyfarthfa (three seats) Cyfarthfa 1999 Independent (politician) Les Elliott* 1,483 Independent (politician) Len Goodwin 1,140 Independent (politician) Lynda Williams 989 Labour Party (UK) S. Paul Brown 754 Labour Party (UK) Alison. Chaplin 679 Labour Party (UK) Pamela. Watkins 517 47.6 +10.0 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Dowlais (four seats) Pritchard had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995. Dowlais 1999 Independent (politician) H. Len Hargreaves 947 Labour Party (UK) Ray Thomas* 878 Independent (politician) John Pritchard* 823 Independent (politician) Phillip Owens 822 Independent (politician) Julian Amos 806 Plaid Cymru Alan Cowdell 804 Labour Party (UK) Tom Lewis* 769 Labour Party (UK) Mike Sullivan* 727 Labour Party (UK) Harry Harbord 712 41.0 +4.6 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) 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 Independent (politician) Dave Phillips* 743 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Driscoll* 681 Labour Party (UK) Allan Davies 635 Labour Party (UK) William Smith* 619 Independent (politician) John Mantle 548 Labour Party (UK) Dave Jarrett* 531 35.8 +6.8 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Merthyr Vale (two seats) Merthyr Vale 1999 Independent (politician) Jeff Edwards 1,266 Labour Party (UK) David Lewis* 896 Labour Party (UK) Enos Sims* 672 72.0 +11.1 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 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 Labour Party (UK) Brendan Toomey 783 Labour Party (UK) J. Leon Stanfield* 731 Labour Party (UK) Louise Garcia 652 Independent (politician) Ann. Amos 596 Plaid Cymru Marion Morris 592 Plaid Cymru Elizabeth Tate* 484 Liberal Democrats (UK) Huw Eynon 408 68.6 +28.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penydarren (three seats) Penydarren 1999 Independent (politician) D. James 1,117 Labour Party (UK) P. Saunders* 931 Labour Party (UK) T. Mahoney* 851 Labour Party (UK) I. Jones 752 50.3 +10.2 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plymouth (three seats) Plymouth 1999 Labour Party (UK) H. Jones* 1,190 Labour Party (UK) R. Clark 1,024 Labour Party (UK) D. Games* 966 Plaid Cymru H. Voyle 935 Independent (politician) A. Challis 852 77.5 +30.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Town (four seats) Town 1999 Plaid Cymru W. Thomas 1,421 Plaid Cymru V. Pugh 1,183 Plaid Cymru D. Griffiths 1,101 Plaid Cymru Ms S. Pengelly 983 Labour Party (UK) I. Clark* 969 Labour Party (UK) C. Jones* 931 Labour Party (UK) Ms L. Matthews* 929 Labour Party (UK) T. Davies* 841 Independent (politician) A. Green 590 56.7 +13.1 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Treharris (four seats) Galsworthy had been elected as an Independent in 1995. Treharris 1999 Labour Party (UK) E. Galsworthy* 889 Labour Party (UK) Ms G. Evans* 821 Independent (politician) R. Whitehouse 819 Labour Party (UK) A. Jones* 771 Independent (politician) Ms M. Shankland 664 Plaid Cymru R. Hughes 595 Independent (politician) M. Moran 407 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Richards 373 Independent (politician) J. Gilbert 301 Green Party of England and Wales K. Williams 189 59.3 +20.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Vaynor (two seats) Vaynor 1999 Independent (politician) A. Baynham* 1,050 Independent (politician) M. Vaughan 765 Labour Party (UK) C. Owen 318 Labour Party (UK) G. Watkins 257 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Evans 171 58.8 +3.0 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) References 1999 Category:1999 Welsh local elections