1995 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

The first election to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 4 May 1995.^[1] It was followed by the 1999 elections. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales. Labour won a vast majority of the seats.^[2]

Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the first 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 1995

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	29
	Conservative	0				0.0
	Liberal Democrats	0				0.0
	Plaid Cymru	0				0.0
	Green	0				0.0
	Independent	2
	Independent Residents	2

Results

Bedlinog (two seats)

Bedlinog 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Williams	692
	Labour	Helen Thomas	660
	Independent	R. Barrar	457
	Independent	G. Roberts	347
Turnout				41.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cyfarthfa (three seats)

Cyfarthfa 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Residents	Les Elliott	1,118
	Labour	Ms C. Evans	1,030
	Labour	Ms J. Jones	864
	Independent Residents	Len Goodwin	823
	Labour	W. King	732
	Independent Residents	M. Popp	608
Turnout				37.6
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Dowlais (four seats)

Dowlais 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Thomas	1,299
	Labour	Tom Lewis	1,043
	Labour	John Pritchard	984
	Independent Residents	W. Healy	968
	Labour	Harry Harbord	953
	Independent Residents	H. Len Hargreaves	883
	Independent	Julian Amos	552
	Independent Residents	Ms A. Maliphant	535
Turnout				36.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Gurnos (four seats)

Gurnos 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cleary	1,020
	Labour	William Smith	993
	Labour	O. Griffiths	914
	Labour	Dave Jarrett	888
	Independent Residents	Ms D. Johnson	256
	Independent Residents	Ms R. Thomas	180
Turnout				29.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr Vale (two seats)

Merthyr Vale 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lewis	1,201
	Labour	Enos Sims	1,089
	Independent	Jeff. Edwards	1,033
	Independent	A. Treen	486
Turnout				60.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Park (three seats)

Park 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Leon Stanfield	795
	Labour	Dave Phillips	782
	Labour	Elizabeth Tate	751
	Independent Residents	J. Johnson	579
	Independent Residents	Ms J. Jones	478
	Independent Residents	Ms K. Thomas	441
Turnout				39.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Penydarren (three seats)

Penydarren 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Mahoney	998
	Labour	P. Saunders	962
	Labour	M. Keane	868
	Independent Residents	D. James	814
	Independent Residents	Ms D. Edwards	652
Turnout				40.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Plymouth (three seats)

Plymouth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Jones	1,460
	Labour	D. Games	1,335
	Labour	J. Handley	1,017
	Independent Residents	B. Griffiths	636
	Independent	M. Elliott	508
Turnout				47.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Town (four seats)

Town 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms L. Matthews	1,376
	Labour	I. Clark	1,354
	Labour	C. Jones	1,255
	Labour	T. Davies	1,214
	Plaid Cymru	W. Thomas	1,171
	Independent	C. Davies	643
	Independent Residents	J. Rees	471
	Independent	Ms S. Baynham	447
Turnout				43.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Treharris (four seats)

Treharris 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms G. Evans	1,299
	Labour	A. Jones	1,228
	Independent	E. Galsworthy	1,040
	Labour	D. Scully	766
	Green	K. Williams	365
Turnout				38
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Vaynor (two seats)

Vaynor 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Baynham	933
	Labour	Ms C. Rogers	902
	Labour	M. Chambers	663
	Independent	B. Wilson	353
Turnout				55.8
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995.
2. "Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 June 2016.