1999 Welsh local elections
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Local elections in Wales were held on 6 May 1999 to elect members to the twenty-two local authorities. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 1995. The inaugural election to the National Assembly for Wales took place on the same day as well.
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6 May 1999
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Wales-Wide Results
| Party | Votes[1] | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 338,470 | 34.4% |  9.2% |
8 | 6 |
563 | 163 | |
| Independent | 187,345 | 19.1% | 1.2% |
3 | 1 |
295 |  3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 179,212 | 18.2% | 5.7% |
3 | 2 |
205 | 92 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 132,091 | 13.4% | 3.2% |
0 |  |
98 | 19 | |
| Conservative | 99,565 | 10.1% | 2.0% |
0 | |
75 | 33 | |
| Green | 8,328 | 0.8% | 0.3% |
0 | |
1 | 1 | |
| Other | 37,788 | 3.8% | 0.2% |
0 | |
33 | 13 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | 5 |
n/a | n/a | |
Results by authority
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.