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.

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
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	B. Fitzgerald*	1,399
Labour	A. Christopher*	1,364
Plaid Cymru	C.M. Badham	459
Plaid Cymru	G. Lewis	458
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
	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
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
	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
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
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	S.M. Imtiaz*	1,437
Labour	M. Forey*	1,292
Plaid Cymru	D.A. Walters	728
Plaid Cymru	S. Thomas	710
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 1995
	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
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Beddau (one seat)

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

Brynna (one seat)

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

Church Village (one seat)

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

Cilfynydd (one seat)

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

Cwmbach (one seat)

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

Cwm Clydach (one seat)

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

Cymmer (two seats)

Treherbert 1995
	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
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gilfach Goch (one seat)

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

Glyncoch (one seat)

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

Graig (one seat)

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

Hawthorn (one seat)

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

Hirwaun (one seat)

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

Llanharan (one seat)

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

Llanharry (one seat)

Janet Davies, leader of the Taff Ely Borough Council since 1995, was defeated by a Labour opponent.

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

Llantrisant (one seat)

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

Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

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

Llwynypia (one seat)

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

Maerdy (one seat)

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

Mountain Ash East (one seat)

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

Mountain Ash West (two seats)

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

Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 1995
	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
Labour win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Pentre (three seats)

Pentre 1995
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal Democrat	P.W. Rogers	987
Labour	J.D. Mortimer	822
Independent	M.H. Kinnear*	683
Labour	P.E. Luckock	669
Independent	D.A. Byrne	346
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Penygraig (two seats)

Penygraig 1995
	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
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penywaun (one seat)

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

Pontyclun (one seat)

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

Pontypridd (one seat)

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

Porth (two seats)

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

Rhigos (one seat)

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

Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 1995
	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
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

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

Rhydfelen Lower (one seat)

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

Taffs Well (one seat)

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

Talbot Green (one seat)

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

Tonteg (two seats)

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

Tonypandy (one seat)

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

Tonyrefail East (two seats)

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

Tonyrefail West (one seat)

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

Trallwn (one seat)

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

Trealaw (one seat)

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

Trefforest (one seat)

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

Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 1995
	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
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 1995
	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
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 1995
	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
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

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

Ynyshir (one seat)

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

Ynysybwl (one seat)

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

Ystrad (three seats)

Treherbert 1995
	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
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

↑ "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995.

Council elections in the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan

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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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