1999 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

The second election to Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 and the first elections to the National Assembly for Wales were held.

Boundary Changes

An additional seat was created in the Pontyclun ward while the Rhydfelen Lower ward was abolished.

Overview

All 75 council seats were up for election. Plaid Cymru won control of the authority from Labour.[2]

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	26
	Conservative	0
	Liberal Democrats	4
	Plaid Cymru	38
	Independent	0
	Green	0
	Independent Labour
	Other parties	7

Ward Results

Aberaman North (two seats)

Aberaman North 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Christopher*	1,106
	Labour	Bryan Fitzgerald*	926
	Plaid Cymru	Graham Lewis	651
	Plaid Cymru	Clive M. Badham	619
	Green	Ian Headford	112
Turnout				48.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberaman South (two seats)

Aberaman South 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Julie P. Williams	1,135
	Plaid Cymru	B. John Walter Codd*	1,120
	Labour	Elaine O'Sullivan	770
	Labour	John Rosser	724
Turnout				52.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Abercynon (two seats)

Abercynon 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Stuart G. Gregory*	1,722
	Labour	Albert L. Davies*	1,007
	Labour	Philip C. Brown	651
	Plaid Cymru	John Horsman	503
	Green	John Matthews	195
Turnout				71.6
	Independent Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberdare East (two seats)

Aberdare East 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shah M. Imtiaz*	1,104
	Labour	Michael Forey*	1,027
	Plaid Cymru	Raymond Davies	710
	Plaid Cymru	David A. Walters	839
	Liberal Democrats	Colin D. Evans	397
	Liberal Democrats	David M. Gee	240
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Elizabeth Walters	1,728
	Plaid Cymru	Nuzhat Imtiaz	1,348
	Plaid Cymru	W. John Daniel*	1,283
	Labour	Christine Griffiths	1,245
	Labour	Kenneth J. Hawkins	1,026
	Labour	Felicity A. Williams	961
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel I. Williams*	533
	Plaid Cymru	Diana Watkins	410
	Liberal Democrats	Verity Belzak	220
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Anthony D. Hughes*	785
	Labour	Teresa Bates	322
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stacey*	562	52.1
	Plaid Cymru	John Edwards	517	47.9
Majority
Turnout				46.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Belzak	433	42.0
	Labour	W.E. Morgan*	354	34.4
	Plaid Cymru	G.R. Davies	243	23.6
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Jones	728	54.7
	Plaid Cymru	E.L. Smith	604	45.3
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Cwm Clydach 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	K. Roberts	798	68.9
	Labour	E.T. Jones*	326	28.1
	Green	K. Jakeway	35	3.0
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Caple	1,135
	Labour	E. Davies*	913
	Plaid Cymru	S. Inkpen	803
	Liberal Democrats	A. Skates	432
	Green	S. Pritchard	221
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Davies*	1,213
	Plaid Cymru	V. Thomas	955
	Labour	K. Rees*	539
	Liberal Democrats	C. Evans	335
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Roberts had been elected as a Residents' candidate in 1995

Gilfach Goch 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aurfron Roberts*	930	64.4
	Independent	G. Jury	514	35.6
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.G. Burford*	564
	Plaid Cymru	A. Cotton	198
	Liberal Democrats	S. Thornton	56
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Graig (one seat)

Graig 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cass*	366
	Independent	R.G. Fox	284
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Day	178
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Gooch	384
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hillard	327
	Plaid Cymru	E. Francis	250
	Independent	A.J. Wells*	219
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	L.M. Lewis	780	54.8
	Labour	W.A. Myring*	643	45.2
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	G. Powell	405	42.6
	Labour	T. Morgan	378	39.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Wewell	167	17.6
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Llanharry (one seat)

Llanharry 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	V. Williams	577	64.2
	Labour	J. Beecher	322	35.8
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	I. Wilkins*	1,106	65.8
	Labour	G. Holmes	575	34.2
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

Llantwit Fardre 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	B.P. Channon	802
	Plaid Cymru	D.R. Watkins	775
	Liberal Democrats	G. Orsi	649
	Labour	M.W. Kear*	502
	Liberal Democrats	L. Orsi	485
	Labour	D.F. Stone*	436
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	P. Lewis	556	61.3
	Labour	S. Jones	351	38.7
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Gerwyn Evans	763	59.5
	Labour	Bryn Jones*	519	40.5
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Pauline Jarman*	880	78.3
	Labour	P. Dower	244	21.7
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	C.T. Benney*	879
	Plaid Cymru	A. Davies	777
	Labour	K. Morgan	598
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	K. Evans	925
	Labour	J. Ward	914
	Labour	T. Dower*	849
	Independent	N. Thomas	758
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	L. Jones	1,271
	Labour	E. Jenkins	859
	Labour	J. Jenkins*	723
	Independent	A. Thomas	604
	Green	J. Williams	213
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Penygraig (two seats)

Penygraig 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D. Davies	1,129
	Plaid Cymru	C. Hughes	1,066
	Labour	W. Weeks	938
	Labour	K. Privett	933
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	H. James	435	51.2
	Labour	D. Barnsley*	415	48.8
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Pontyclun (two seats)

An additional seat was created in this ward.

Pontyclun 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Jonathan Huish*	1,031
	Independent	Gordon Norman	766
	Plaid Cymru	Merfyn Rea	658
	Independent	J. Dilworth	520
	Labour	C. Thomas	360
	Labour	C. Morgan	340
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Independent win (new seat)

Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D. O'Farrell	645	47.9
	Labour	P.G. James*	538	39.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Howell	164	12.2
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Porth (two seats)

Porth 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D. Rogers	1,136
	Plaid Cymru	Julie Williams	987
	Labour	G. Abbott	831
	Labour	N.G. Stonelake*	775
	Green	K. Pritchard	183
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Rhigos (one seat)

Rhigos 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	R. Moses*	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	C. Beard	865
	Labour	C. Leyshon	699
	Labour	W. Leyshon	661
	Plaid Cymru	D. Summers	653
	Liberal Democrats	T. Hoppery	370
	Liberal Democrats	G. Williams	299
	Green	H O'Callaghan	81
Turnout			3,628
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H.J. Cox*	453	41.9
	Plaid Cymru	C. Salisbury	315	29.2
	Independent	R. Baldwin	237	21.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Williams	75	6.9
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	A. Hobson	802	62.2
	Labour	J.D. Lintern*	487	37.8
Majority				24.4
Turnout				47.0
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Talbot Green (one seat)

Thorngate had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.

Talbot Green 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C.R. Thorngate*	533	54.8
	Plaid Cymru	W. Owen	213	21.9
	Labour	K. Bates	147	15.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Ruddick	80	8.2
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	J. Bunn	913
	Labour	W.J. David*	789
	Plaid Cymru	C. Jones	741
	Labour	M. Lloyd*	710
	Liberal Democrats	A. Denton	542
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tonypandy (one seat)

Tonypandy 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	K. Jones	748	52.3
	Labour	A. Edwards*	509	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	W. Allsop	172	12.0
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Roberts*	891
	Labour	R. B. McDonald*	861
	Plaid Cymru	Helen Prosser	763
	Liberal Democrats	M. Southgate	421
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Hanagan	943	80.3
	Liberal Democrats	H. Bruton	231	19.7
Majority				60.6
Turnout				33.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Powell	823	53.2
	Labour	A.W. Bevan*	468	30.3
	Plaid Cymru	C. Gregory	256	16.5
Majority				22.9
Turnout				51.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	R. Winter	574	41.1
	Labour	S. Carnell	541	38.7
	Independent	A. Tree	283	20.2
Majority				2.4
Turnout				44.3
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Treforest (one seat)

Treforest 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Webber	392	35.5
	Plaid Cymru	A.W. Richards	327	29.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Southgate	264	23.9
	Independent	A.O. Otley	121	11.0
Majority				5.9
Turnout				35.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Rhys Davies*	1,972
	Plaid Cymru	L. Jones	1,591
	Labour	R.J. Bundock*	777
	Labour	M.A. Phillips	620
	Independent	M. Lewis	220
	Green	C. Jakeway	72
	Green	S. Latham	47
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Cennard Davies	1,963
	Plaid Cymru	E. Hancock	1,765
	Plaid Cymru	R. Ashton	1,761
	Labour	R. Davies	1,426
	Labour	M. Williams*	1,224
	Labour	D.M. Lewis*	1,080
	Green	N. Phillips	226
	Green	C. Headford	193
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.R. Bevan*	1,014
	Plaid Cymru	M. Brittain	977
	Labour	L. Adams	908
Turnout				53.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C.J. Willis*	890	75.7
	Plaid Cymru	R. Humphreys	285	24.3
Majority				51.5
Turnout				43.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Langford	870	62.1
	Plaid Cymru	D. James	530	37.9
Majority				24.3
Turnout				51.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D. Arnold	745	45.7
	Labour	G. Crocker	504	30.9
	Independent	D.S. Breeze	380	22.3
Majority				14.8
Turnout				44.6
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Syd Morgan*	1,775
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones	1,687
	Labour	Chris Evans	694
	Labour	J. Scobie	500
Turnout				51.3
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

References

1. "Results". Western Mail. 8 May 1999.
2. "Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 May 2016.