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 edit
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, Neath Borough Council and Swansea City Council although the number of members elected for individual wards was reduced. Conservative candidates were heavily defeated.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||||||
Conservative | |||||||||
Liberal Democrats | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | |||||||||
Other parties | 5 | ||||||||
SDP | 2 | ||||||||
Green | 0 |
Candidates edit
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 edit
Aberavon (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | Anthony Taylor | 1,080 | |||
Labour | Ken Johnson | 955 | |||
Labour | Andrew Brian Jones | 898 | |||
SDP | Jeffrey Dinham | 889 | |||
Labour | John Sparks | 794 | |||
SDP | Thomas John Sullivan | 765 | |||
Turnout | 46.9 | ||||
SDP win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Aberdulais (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Jones | 701 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Cummings | 86 | |||
Majority | 615 | ||||
Turnout | 54.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Alltwen (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Lewis | 646 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dewi Evans | 403 | |||
Majority | 243 | ||||
Turnout | 60.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Baglan (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Harris+ | 1,455 | |||
Ratepayers | Arthur Edward Wheatley | 1,370 | |||
Ratepayers | Glenys Crompton | 1,333 | |||
Labour | Leslie Rees | 1,287 | |||
Ratepayers | John Awbery | 1,262 | |||
Labour | Marian Golding | 1,212 | |||
Turnout | 52.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
Ratepayers win (new seat) |
Blaengwrach (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Hughes | 510 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Carolyn Edwards | 388 | |||
Majority | 122 | ||||
Turnout | 58.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Briton Ferry East (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Morgan | 734 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Sylvia Tudor | 250 | |||
Independent | Graham Thompson | 142 | |||
Majority | 484 | ||||
Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Briton Ferry West (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Atherton | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bryn and Cwmavon (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mel John+ | 1,711 | |||
Labour | Gaynor Williams | 1,437 | |||
Labour | Tom Morgans | 1,296 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Harris | 942 | |||
Independent Labour | Bryn Roblin | 904 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Pursey | 585 | |||
Turnout | 51.8 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bryncoch North (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Royston Jones | 479 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Philip Cockwell | 444 | |||
Majority | 35 | ||||
Turnout | 48.4 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bryncoch South (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Iris Hobbs | 915 | |||
Labour | Kenneth Palmer | 819 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gareth Richards | 509 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Martyn Peters | 485 | |||
Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cadoxton (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Hughes | 481 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Parkinson | 57 | |||
Majority | 424 | ||||
Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cimla (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reg Teale | 921 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Warman | 761 | |||
Labour | David George Williams | 543 | |||
Plaid Cymru | William Havard | 151 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Raymond Pooley | 120 | |||
Turnout | 40.5 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Coedffranc Central (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales Democratic Left | Glaslyn Morgan | 787 | |||
Independent | Betsan Powell | 760 | |||
Labour | David Davies | 732 | |||
Labour | Jim Bond | 501 | |||
Turnout | 49.9 | ||||
Others win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Coedffranc North (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Keith Davies | 379 | |||
Independent | Jean Phillips | 277 | |||
Labour | Beryl Florance | 248 | |||
Majority | 102 | ||||
Turnout | 47.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Coedffranc West (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Williams | 590 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Lloyd | 170 | |||
Majority | 420 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Crynant (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lyn Harper | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cwmllynfell (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Idwal Griffiths | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cymmer (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Stokes | 718 | |||
Independent | Mairwen Goodridge | 551 | |||
Majority | 167 | ||||
Turnout | 51,0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Dyffryn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Stephen Absalom | 759 | |||
Labour | Norman Thomas | 504 | |||
Majority | 255 | ||||
Turnout | 51.0 | ||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Glyncorrwg (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glyn Rawlins | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Glynneath (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Del Morgan | 977 | |||
Labour | David Williams | 976 | |||
Labour | Jacqueline Joseph | 617 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Horace Lewis | 542 | |||
Turnout | 56.0 | ||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Godre'r Graig (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Mainwaring | 342 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Rosalyn Davies | 246 | |||
Majority | 96 | ||||
Turnout | 49.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Gwaun Cae Gurwen (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwenda Thomas | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Gwynfi (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Labour | David Evans | 640 | |||
Labour | Malcolm Reeves | 263 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Others win (new seat) |
Lower Brynamman (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arwyn Woolcock | 468 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Will John Evans | 211 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Margam (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Mason | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Neath East (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Cotton | 1,543 | |||
Labour | Charles Henrywood | 1,520 | |||
Labour | Mel Pearson | 1,477 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Joyce Chambers-Rennison | 293 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Neath North (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Evans | 722 | |||
Labour | Derek Vaughan | 682 | |||
Independent Labour | Clive Thomas | 680 | |||
Independent Labour | Margaret Williams | 656 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Janet Francis | 180 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Susan Griffiths | 133 | |||
Conservative | Gwilym Levell | 96 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Neath South (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Gunter | 1,038 | |||
Labour | Peter Rees | 927 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Moth | 316 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Onllwyn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Thomas | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Pelenna (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Jones | 408 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Rosalind Thomas | 206 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Pontardawe (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rhys Daniel | 1,051 | |||
Labour | Des Flook | 1,036 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Morgan | 491 | |||
Independent | Huw Llewelyn Williams | 462 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Francis Little | 137 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Port Talbot (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | Pamela Spender | 906 | |||
Labour | Jennifer Dando | 839 | |||
Labour | Viv Lewis | 822 | |||
Independent | Ted Miles | 792 | |||
Labour | Richard Thomas | 774 | |||
Ratepayers | David Williams | 739 | |||
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Others win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Resolven (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Desmond Davies | 874 | |||
Independent Labour | Dennis Williams | 333 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Trefor Jones | 278 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Rhos (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Thomas | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sandfields East (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Noel Crowley | 1,840 | |||
Labour | Colin Crowley | 1,809 | |||
Labour | Hilda Mears | 1,800 | |||
World's Greatest Lover | Captain Beany | 262 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sandfields West (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Olga Jones | 1,461 | |||
Labour | Eric Goodger | 1,413 | |||
Labour | William Harris | 1,405 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Kelvin Edwards | 535 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Seven Sisters (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Lloyd | 765 | |||
Independent | Stuart Jones | 290 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Alison Holloway | 72 | |||
Majority | |||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Taibach (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Owen | unopposed | |||
Labour | John Rogers | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Tonna (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ronald Boulden | 602 | |||
Labour | Doreen Jones | 364 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Trebanos (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dan Young | 334 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Walter Conibeer | 204 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ystalyfera (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Alun Llywelyn | 901 | |||
Labour | Jackie Myers | 647 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |