1995 Welsh local elections

none April 2022 1995 Welsh local elections Wales parliamentary no 1993 Welsh local elections 1993 1999 Welsh local elections 1999 All 1,272 seats to 22 Welsh councils yes 1995 05 04 Popular vote Popular vote (%) Swing (pp) Tony Blair in 1995.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair 21 July 1994 Welsh Labour 726 404,013 43.6% Wigley, Dafydd (53965497188) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Dafydd Wigley 24 September 1991 Plaid Cymru 113 115,900 12.5% Official portrait of Lord Carlile of Berriew crop 2.jpg 160 120 160 23 23 center Blank Alex Carlile 1992 Welsh Liberal Democrats 79 95,376 10.2% John Major Feb. 1993.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Major 27 November 1990 Welsh Conservatives 42 75,448 8.1% 400px Colours denote the winning party with outright control (left), and the largest party by ward (right) Local elections in Wales were held on 4 May 1995 to elect members to the twenty-two newly created local authorities. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 1993. Wales-wide Results Party Votes Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Local Elections Handbook 1995 2004 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-1995-complete.pdf 15 December 2016 viii % +/- Councils +/- Seats +/- Welsh Labour Party404,01343.6%14726 Independent (politician)188,35220.3%4292 Plaid Cymru115,90012.5%1113 Welsh Liberal Democrats95,37610.2%079 Welsh Conservative Party75,4488.1%042 Wales Green Party10,1611.1%00 Other36,9664.0%020 No overall control n/a n/a n/a 3 n/a n/a Result In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election. Council Previous control Result DetailsAberconwy and Colwyn† NoneNew Council No overall controlDetailsAnglesey† NoneNew Council Independent (politician)DetailsBlaenau Gwent NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsBridgend NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsCaernarfonshire and Merionethshire† NoneNew Council Plaid CymruDetailsCaerphilly NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsCardiff NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsCardiganshire† NoneNew Council Independent (politician)DetailsCarmarthenshire NoneNew Council No overall controlDetailsDenbighshire NoneNew Council No overall controlDetailsFlintshire NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsMerthyr Tydfil NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsMonmouthshire NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsNeath and Port Talbot† NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsNewport NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsPembrokeshire NoneNew Council Independent (politician)DetailsPowys NoneNew Council Independent (politician)DetailsRhondda Cynon Taf NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsSwansea NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsTorfaen NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsVale of Glamorgan NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetailsWrexham NoneNew Council Welsh Labour PartyDetails †Council was renamed shortly after election. Notes References External links expanded Category:1995 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1995 United Kingdom local elections 1995 Category:May 1995 in the United Kingdom