1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election
Local authority election in Wales
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The second election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 6 May 1999.[1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 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 second elections held following local government reorganisation.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||||||
| Conservative | 293 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | |||||||||
| Plaid Cymru | |||||||||
| Other parties | 5 | ||||||||
| SDP | 2 | ||||||||
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 by ward
Aberavon (three seats)
Aberdulais (one seat)
Alltwen (one seat)
Baglan (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Arthur Edward Wheatley* | 1,358 | |||
| Labour | Malcolm David Harris* | 1,292 | |||
| Ratepayers | Paul Ernest Evans | 1,219 | |||
| Ratepayers | Elwyn John Tyrell | 1,120 | |||
| Labour | Marian Aerona Golding | 1,100 | |||
| Labour | Leslie Rees | 1,047 | |||
| Conservative | Wayne Morris | 293 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Other parties hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Other parties hold | Swing | ||||
Blaengwrach (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Carolyn Edwards | 397 | |||
| Labour | David Michael Hughes* | 369 | |||
| Majority | 28 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Briton Ferry East (one seat)
Briton Ferry West (one seat)
Bryn and Cwmavon (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gaynor Elizabeth Williams* | 1,028 | |||
| Labour | Thomas David Morgans* | 948 | |||
| Independent Labour | Thomas D. Mel John* | 884 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Harris | 874 | |||
| Labour | Elizabeth Williams | 809 | |||
| Independent | Brinley Roblin | 734 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Terence John Rogers | 607 | |||
| Ratepayers and Tenants | Paul Parry | 495 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Bryncoch North (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard David Matthews | 531 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | David Wyn Thomas | 321 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas R. Parkinson | 155 | |||
| Majority | 210 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bryncoch South (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Ifan Richards | 983 | |||
| Labour | Patricia Margaret Phillips | 902 | |||
| Labour | Kenneth Carl Palmer* | 863 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cadoxton (one seat)
Cimla (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Warman* | 893 | |||
| Labour | Reginald Valentine Teale* | 804 | |||
| Labour | David George Williams | 475 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Coedffranc Central (two seats)
Former Communist Glaslyn Morgan was elected as Democratic Left candidate in 1995 but subsequently joined Plaid Cymru.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Glaslyn Morgan* | 701 | |||
| Independent | Betsan Powell* | 663 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Pendry Hodge Davies | 529 | |||
| Labour | David Reginald Davies | 440 | |||
| Independent Labour | Maureen Bond | 271 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Coedffranc North (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Keith Davies* | 434 | |||
| Labour | Darren Jones | 382 | |||
| Majority | 52 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Coedffranc West (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Marney Bebell | 314 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Huw John Jenkins Phillips | 249 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Charles Lloyd | 141 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Crynant (one seat)
Cwmllynfell (one seat)
Cymmer (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mairwen Goodridge | 623 | |||
| Labour | David Thomas Stokes* | 511 | |||
| Majority | 112 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Dyffryn (one seat)
Plaid Cymru won the seat in 1995 but lost it at a subsequent by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | David Martyn Peters | 746 | |||
| Labour | Norman Richard Thomas* | 432 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Glyncorrwg (one seat)
Glynneath (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | John Delwyn Morgan* | 987 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Horace Thomas Lewis | 716 | |||
| Labour | David Morgan Williams* | 653 | |||
| Labour | Jacqueline Joseph | 460 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Godre'r Graig (one seat)
Gwaun Cae Gurwen (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Catrin Bevan | 731 | |||
| Labour | Guy Silvanus Jones | 445 | |||
| Independent | David Gerald Oswald Jones | 87 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Gwynfi (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Robert Day | 446 | |||
| Independent Labour | David Henry Evans* | 392 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | ||||
Lower Brynamman (one seat)
Margam (one seat)
Neath East (three seats)
Neath North (two seats)
Clive Thomas had captured a seat from Labour at a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Derek Vaughan* | 1,114 | |||
| Labour | Emmanuel Loaring | 738 | |||
| Independent Labour | Clive Henry Thomas* | 690 | |||
| Independent Labour | Thomas Anthony Phillips | 456 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | ||||
Neath South (two seats)
Onllwyn (one seat)
Pelenna (one seat)
Pontardawe (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Dewi Richard Evans | 895 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Robert Lewis Williams | 647 | |||
| Labour | Michael Lloyd-James | 623 | |||
| Labour | John Paul Jenkins | 617 | |||
| Independent | Huw Llewelyn Williams | 499 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Port Talbot (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers and Tenants | Pamela Edith Spender* | 1,056 | |||
| Ratepayers and Tenants | Sylvan Rees Thomas | 977 | |||
| Ratepayers and Tenants | Andrew James Tutton | 709 | |||
| Labour | Christopher Mainwaring | 604 | |||
| Labour | Steffan ap Dafydd | 574 | |||
| Labour | Jennifer M. Braemar-Blood* | 518 | |||
| Independent | Ann Marie Thomas | 490 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Stanley George Davies | 429 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Others hold | Swing | ||||
| Others gain from Labour | |||||
| Others gain from Labour | |||||
Resolven (one seat)
Rhos (one seat)
Sandfields East (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Leila Helen James | 1,252 | |||
| Labour | Thomas P. Noel Crowley* | 1,170 | |||
| Labour | Colin Joseph Crowley* | 1,147 | |||
| Labour | Patricia Irene Jones | 806 | |||
| Ratepayer and Tenants | Leigh Davies | 736 | |||
| Ratepayer | Raymond T. Pursey | 598 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Leslie Hunt | 572 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sandfields West (three seats)
Patricia Jane Thomas had held the seat in a by-election since 1995.
Seven Sisters (one seat)
Taibach (two seats)
Tonna (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Neville Miles | 639 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Heath Joy Evans | 288 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Trebanos (one seat)
Ystalyfera (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Llywelyn | 997 | |||
| Labour | Ifan Huw Irranca-Davies | 487 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||