Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election, 1995

The first election to Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Mid Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Cynon Valley Borough Council, Rhondda Borough Council and Taff Ely Borough Council although the number of members elected for individual wards was reduced.

Labour won a majority of the seats.^[2]

Rhondda Cynon Taf County BoroughCouncil election result 1995
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	54
	Conservative	0
	Liberal Democrat	1
	Plaid Cymru	14
	Independent	3
	Green	0
	Independent Labour	1
	Others	1

Previous members of Mid Glamorgan Council

Most sitting members of Mid 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

Aberaman North (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Cynon Valley Borough Council.

Aberaman North 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	B. Fitzgerald*	1,399
	Labour	A. Christopher*	1,364
	Plaid Cymru	C.M. Badham	459
	Plaid Cymru	G. Lewis	458
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberaman South (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Cynon Valley Borough Council.

Aberaman South 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	A.D. Griffiths*	958
	Plaid Cymru	B.J. Walter Codd*	936
	Labour	B.R. Loveridge	731
	Labour	J. Rosser	725
	Independent Plaid	H.E. Davies*	550
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Abercynon (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Cynon Valley Borough Council.

Abecynon 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A.L. Davies*	1,288
	Independent Labour	S.G. Gregory*	1,088
	Labour	P.C. Brown*	971
	Plaid Cymru	B. Hicks	624
	Plaid Cymru	D. Surfield	367
	Green	John Matthews	94
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent Labour win (new seat)

Aberdare East (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Cynon Valley Borough Council.

Aberdare East 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	S.M. Imtiaz*	1,437
	Labour	M. Forey*	1,292
	Plaid Cymru	D.A. Walters	728
	Plaid Cymru	S. Thomas	710
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	W.J. Daniel*	1,369
	Labour	J.A. Evans*	1,347
	Plaid Cymru	E.A. Daniel	1,316
	Plaid Cymru	A. Mason*	1,307
	Labour	M. James*	1,114
	Labour	D.E. Morgan*	1,092
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D.I. Williams	830
	Plaid Cymru	M.E. Dobbin*	283
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A.D. Hughes	472
	Labour	S.M. Harry*	445
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	G. Stacey*	609
	Plaid Cymru	R.D. Boundford	422
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W.E. Morgan	496
	Independent	Steve Belzak*	393
	Plaid Cymru	G.R. Davies	135
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	M.M. Evans*	922
	Plaid Cymru	E.L. Smith	331
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Cwm Clydach 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E.T. Jones*	796
	Plaid Cymru	R.W. Jones	439
	Green	S. Davies	46
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Davies*	1,241
	Labour	A.M. Ellis*	1,199
	Plaid Cymru	I. Griffiths	720
	Independent	M.D. Simons	313
	Green	R. Gair	220
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A. Davies	1,511
	Labour	K. Rees	1,105
	Plaid Cymru	V. Thomas	734
	Green	K. Franks	174
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Gilfach Goch 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	A. Roberts	878
	Labour	C.E. Cowley*	517
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J.G. Burford*	756
	Plaid Cymru	M.A. Wiley	279
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Graig (one seat)

Graig 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Cass*	708
	Liberal Democrat	R.G. Fox*	316
	Labour win (new seat)
Majority
Turnout

Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A.J. Wells	327
	Labour	A.J. Jenkins	288
	Plaid Cymru	G.E. Rees*	68
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W.A. Myring*	922
	Plaid Cymru	L.M. Lewis	479
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	G. Waters*	497
	Plaid Cymru	J.R. Dilworth	317
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanharry (one seat)

Janet Davies, leader of the Taff Ely Borough Council since 1991, was defeated by a Labour opponent.

Llanharry 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W.R. Thomas	659
	Plaid Cymru	Janet Davies*	376
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	I. Wilkins	714
	Labour	E.J. Thomas*	698
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

Llantwit Fardre 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D.F. Stone*	741
	Labour	M.W. Kear	729
	Plaid Cymru	D.R. Watkins	661
	Plaid Cymru	B.P. Channon	628
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Emanuel*	663
	Plaid Cymru	C. Coombe	353
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	B. Jones*	1,057
	Plaid Cymru	G. Evans	591
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Pauline Jarman*	764
	Labour	E. Rose	318
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	G. Davies	719
	Plaid Cymru	C.T. Benney*	709
	Plaid Cymru	J.I. Lordac*	670
	Labour	I. Jones	507
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	T. Dower*	1,114
	Plaid Cymru	P.A.M. Butler*	1,032
	Labour	J. Lewis	999
	Plaid Cymru	D.M. Lewis*	792
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Jenkins	1,177
	Labour	D. Thomas	1,083
	Plaid Cymru	R. Davey	674
	Plaid Cymru	M. Davey	623
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Penygraig (two seats)

Penygraig 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Leanne Wood	1,427
	Labour	B. Rowland*	1,204
	Labour	D.M. Davies*	1,135
	Plaid Cymru	D.J. Davies	1,071
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D. Barasley*	833
	Plaid Cymru	G.R. Benney	205
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Pontyclun (one seat)

Pontyclun 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	J.V. Huish*	585
	Labour	M.A. Hayes	551
	Independent Plaid	R.G. Norman	523
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	P.G. James	753
	Plaid Cymru	Clayton F. Jones*	530
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Porth (two seats)

Porth 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	N.G. Stonelake*	1,274
	Labour	L.J. Rees	1,232
	Plaid Cymru	M. Jenkins*	749
	Green	C. Jakeway	274
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Rhigos (one seat)

Rhigos 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	R. Moses*	612
	Labour	J.B. Price	204
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	G.J. Beard	1,035
	Labour	W.J. Williams	943
	Plaid Cymru	R.M. James	535
	Plaid Cymru	C.J. Pritchard	423
	Liberal Democrat	R.M. Deacon	241
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	H.J. Cox*	697
	Independent	V.J. Thomas	184
	Plaid Cymru	W.J. Daniel	90
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Rhydfelen Lower (one seat)

Rhydfelen Lower 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W.J. Chessman	443
	Independent Labour	I. Thomas	108
	Plaid Cymru	A, Carter*	48
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J.D. Lintern	845
	Plaid Cymru	J.E. Williams	615
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Talbot Green (one seat)

Talbot Green 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	C.R. Thorngate	342
	Plaid Cymru	W. Owen	255
	Liberal Democrat	M.K. Marchant	244
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W.J. David	923
	Labour	M. Lloyd*	901
	Plaid Cymru	D.E. Jones	776
	Plaid Cymru	D.R. Reilly	715
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Tonypandy (one seat)

Tonypandy 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A. Edwards*	778
	Independent Labour	D. Morgan*	501
	Plaid Cymru	S. Morris	332
	Green	L. Thomas	43
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R. Roberts*	1,186
	Labour	R. B. McDonald*	1,038
	Residents	J.R. Hughes	505
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D.McDonald	932
	Residents	J.R. Hughes	505
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A.W. Bevan	803
	Liberal Democrat	A. Southgate	508
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W.J. Murphy*	1,075
	Plaid Cymru	D.M. James	280
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Trefforest (one seat)

Trefforest 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	L.S. Whitehead	494
	Plaid Cymru	A.W. Richards	402
	Independent	A.O. Otley*	220
	Labour win (new seat)
Majority
Turnout

Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Rhys Davies*	1,487
	Labour	R.J. Bundock	1,371
	Plaid Cymru	D.H. Rees*	1,357
	Labour	M.A. Phillips	1,311
	Green	K.G. Morris	101
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	K. Winter	2,036
	Labour	D.M. Lewis*	1,704
	Labour	M. Williams*	1,679
	Plaid Cymru	P.J. Jones	1,497
	Plaid Cymru	L. Jones*	1,369
	Plaid Cymru	I.M. Price	1,179
	Green	Kevin Jakeway	160
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	D.R. Bevan*	1,324
	Labour	J. Scobie*	1,173
	Plaid Cymru	M.G.H. Williams	472
	Independent Labour	I.M. Jenkins*	405
	Green	J.A. Powderhill	80
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	C.J. Willis	1,018
	Plaid Cymru	D. Watkins	165
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R. Davies*	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)
Majority
Turnout

Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Christine Chapman	696
	Plaid Cymru	G.I. Jones*	695
	Independent	D.S. Breeze*	204
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Jill Evans*	1,656
	Plaid Cymru	Syd Morgan*	1,299
	Labour	I. Brace	1,122
	Labour	R. David	940
	Natural Law	G.B. Duguay	48
	Green	R.K. Greenhill	46
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References

↑ "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995.
↑ "Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

Council elections in the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan
Bridgend County Borough Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012
Mid Glamorgan County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
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Ogwr Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
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