Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, 1995

The first election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 4 May 1995.[1] 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, Rhondda Borough Council and Swansea City Council although the number of members elected for individual wards was reduced. Conservative candidates were heavily defeated.[2]

Neath and Port Talbot County Borough Council election result 1995
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour
  Conservative
  Liberal Democrat
  Plaid Cymru
  Independent
  Green 0

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

Aberavon (three seats)

Aberavon 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Democratic Tony Taylor 1,080
Labour Ken Johnson 955
Labour Andrew Jones 898
Social Democratic Jeff Dinham 889
Labour John Sparks 794
Social Democratic John Sullivan 765
Social Democratic win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Aberdulais (one seat)

Aberdulais 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 701
Liberal Democrat Bryan Cummings 86
Labour win (new seat)

Alltwen (one seat)

Alltwen 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lewis 646
Plaid Cymru Dewi Evans 403
Labour win (new seat)

Baglan (three seats)

Baglan 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Harris 1,455
Ratepayers Ted Wheatley 1,370
Ratepayers Glenys Crompton 1,333
Labour Leslie Rees 1,287
Ratepayers John Awbery 1,262
Labour Marian Golding 1,212
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Blaengwrach (one seat)

Blaengwrach 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hughes 510
Plaid Cymru Carolyn Edwards 388
Labour win (new seat)

Briton Ferry East (one seat)

Briton Ferry East 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Morgan 734
Plaid Cymru Sylvia Tudor 250
Independent Graham Thompson 142
Labour win (new seat)

Briton Ferry West (one seat)

Briton Ferry West 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Atherton unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Bryn and Cwmavon (three seats)

Bryn and Cwmavon 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mel John 1,711
Labour Gaynor Williams 1,437
Labour Tom Morgans 1,296
Liberal Democrat Marilyn Harris 942
Independent Labour Bryn Roblin 904
Liberal Democrat Raymond Pursey 585
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bryncoch North (one seat)

Bryncoch North 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Royston Jones 479
Plaid Cymru Philip Cockwell 444
Labour win (new seat)

Bryncoch South (two seats)

Bryncoch South 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iris Hobbs 915
Labour Kenneth Palmer 819
Plaid Cymru Gareth Richards 509
Plaid Cymru Martyn Peters 485
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cadoxton (one seat)

Cadoxton 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Hughes 481
Liberal Democrat Roger Parkinson 57
Labour win (new seat)

Cimla (two seats)

Cimla 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reg Teale 921
Liberal Democrat John Warman 761
Labour David George Williams 543
Plaid Cymru William Havard 151
Plaid Cymru Raymond Pooley 120
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Coedffranc Central (two seats)

Coedffranc Central 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wales Democratic Left Glaslyn Morgan 787
Independent Betsan Powell 760
Labour David Davies 732
Labour Jim Bond 501
[[|N/A]] win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Coedffranc North (one seat)

Coedffranc North 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Keith Davies 379
Independent Jean Phillips 277
Labour Beryl Florance 248
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Coedffranc West (one seat)

Coedffranc West 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Williams 590
Liberal Democrat Robert Lloyd 170
Labour win (new seat)

Crynant (one seat)

Crynant 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyn Harper unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Crynant 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Idwal Griffiths unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Cymmer (one seat)

Coedffranc West 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Stokes 718
Independent Mairwen Goodridge 551
Labour win (new seat)

Dyffryn (one seat)

Dyffryn 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Stephen Absalom 759
Labour Norman Thomas 504
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Glyncorrwg (one seat)

Glyncorrwg 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glyn Rawlins unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Glynneath (two seats)

Glynneath 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Del Morgan 977
Labour David Williams 976
Labour Jacqueline Joseph 617
Plaid Cymru Horace Lewis 542
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995.
  2. ↑ "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.