1995 Cardiff Council election

1995 Cardiff Council election

4 May 1995

All 67 seats to Cardiff Council
34 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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PartyLabourLiberal DemocratsConservative
Seats won5691
Seat changeN/AN/AN/A
Popular vote133,99240,63338,851

 Fourth party
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PartyPlaid Cymru
Seats won1
Seat changeN/A
Popular vote7,428

Council control before election

N/A

Council control after election

Labour

The 1995 Cardiff Council election was the first election to the new unitary County Council of the City and County of Cardiff following the re-organization of local government in Wales. It was held on Thursday 4 May 1995.[1] It was followed by the 1999 elections. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales. Labour won a majority of the seats.[2] It was preceded in Cardiff by the 1991 elections to Cardiff City Council and the 1993 elections to South Glamorgan County Council.

Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the first elections held following local government reorganisation, which created new 'super authorities' and would lead to the abolition of South Glamorgan County Council on 1 April 1996. Cardiff councillors would act in a shadow capacity to the new Cardiff Council, until the following April.[3]

The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Cardiff City Council. In addition, the Creigiau ward which was previously within Taff Ely Borough Council was included within the new authority.

Candidates

All 67 seats were contested by the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, whilst the Conservative Party contested 58, and Plaid Cymru contested 28. The majority of the sitting members on the two previous authorities stood for election.

Members of the Cardiff City Council[4] prior to the election are denoted with *

Members of South Glamorgan County Council[5] prior to the election are denoted with +

Outcome

Labour won an overwhelming majority, including wards that had been held on predecessor councils by the Conservatives for many years. A number of long-serving Conservative councillors failed to be elected. The Liberal Democrats captured wards where they had been successful in the past but the party also lost some ground. Plaid Cymru had their first Cardiff councillor elected for 27 years, in the Creigiau ward.[1]

Cardiff Council election result 1995 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Labour5656N/AN/A83.558.31133,992N/A
 Liberal Democrats99N/AN/A13.417.6840,633N/A
 Conservative11N/AN/A1.516.9138,851N/A
 Plaid Cymru11N/AN/A1.53.237,428N/A
 Independent00N/AN/A0.02.034,676N/A
 Green00N/AN/A0.01.673,839N/A
 Communist00N/AN/A0.00.17391N/A

Ward results

Adamsdown (2 seats)

Adamsdown[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKenneth Hutchings+ 1,201 47.5 N/A
LabourL. Glaister* 954
Liberal DemocratsNigel Howells73329.0N/A
Liberal DemocratsJohn Dixon688
IndependentWilliam Herbert*42216.7N/A
Plaid CymruSteffan Wiliam1244.9N/A
CommunistF. Rawlings461.8N/A
Turnout40.5N/A
Registered electors5,413
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Former city mayor, Bill Herbert, was rejected as Labour's candidate in favour of South Glamorgan councillor and county highways chairman, Ken Hutchings. Herbert stood as an Independent.[6]

Butetown (1 seat)

Butetown[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBen Foday+ 648 78.3 N/A
Plaid CymruM. Chambers698.3N/A
ConservativeRonald Thomas637.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsK. Hassan485.8N/A
Turnout31.1N/A
Registered electors2,676
Labour win (new seat)

Caerau (2 seats)

Caerau[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJacqui Gasson*+ 1,562 48.8 N/A
LabourHarry Ernest* 1,488 46.5 N/A
LabourJulie Mawn1,282
Liberal DemocratsRoger Burley+1,268
ConservativeH. Evans932.9N/A
ConservativeWendy Rees92
Plaid CymruC. Woodard561.8N/A
Turnout41.2N/A
Registered electors7,478
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Canton (3 seats)

Canton[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKevin Brennan* 2,716 51.6 N/A
LabourCherry Short*+ 2,431
LabourDavid Thomas* 2,358
Liberal DemocratsC. Warren1,21823.1N/A
Liberal DemocratsA. Wigley730
Liberal DemocratsS. White719
ConservativeN. Durbin54210.3N/A
Plaid CymruP. Daley4448.4N/A
GreenVivien Turner3446.5N/A
Turnout41.7N/A
Registered electors10,394
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cathays (3 seats)

Cathays[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSarah Merry 2,022 40.6 N/A
Liberal DemocratsFred Hornblow* 1,884 37.8 N/A
LabourKathryn-Ann Slade 1,837
LabourGerard Moreton1,723
Liberal DemocratsSimon Wakefield1,701
Liberal DemocratsRobin Rowland+1,662
GreenN. Clark4919.9N/A
Plaid CymruTerence O'Neill4479.0N/A
CommunistRobert Griffiths1372.8N/A
Turnout37.8N/A
Registered electors11,485
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Creigiau (1 seat)

Creigiau[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDelme Bowen 436 43.2 N/A
LabourS. Jones22622.4N/A
IndependentA. Thomas-Barton22322.1N/A
ConservativeJ. Greenwood10110.0N/A
Liberal DemocratsJ. Frankham-Barnes242.4N/A
Turnout48.6N/A
Registered electors2,078
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Cyncoed (3 seats)

Cyncoed[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJenny Randerson* 2,718 56.8 N/A
Liberal DemocratsT. Pickets*+ 2,694
Liberal DemocratsJ. Pryce 2,531
ConservativeA. Baker1,12323.5N/A
ConservativeJ. Dickson1,113
ConservativeS. Williams1,048
LabourDiane Owen66413.9N/A
LabourJ. Anderson658
LabourC. Bonnett597
Plaid CymruW. Vernon1573.3N/A
GreenD. Corker1232.6N/A
Turnout52.2N/A
Registered electors8,777
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ely (3 seats)

Ely[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBrian Finn 2,383 77.6 N/A
LabourT. Davies* 2,200
LabourRussell Goodway+ 2,053
ConservativeM. Rees2829.3N/A
ConservativeJ. Osmond278
ConservativeD. Philpott249
Liberal DemocratsS. Coles2317.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsA. Burns202
Liberal DemocratsS. Kinch198
Plaid CymruL. Haries1685.5N/A
Turnout29.0N/A
Registered electors10,696
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Fairwater (3 seats)

Fairwater[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMaxwell Phillips* 2,576 72.4 N/A
LabourT. Ward* 2,464
LabourDerek Rees+ 2,311
ConservativeD. Marks40111.3N/A
ConservativeC. Trigg361
Liberal DemocratsJ. Evans3509.8N/A
ConservativeR. Trigg343
Liberal DemocratsPeter Borrow258
Liberal DemocratsS. Pye240
Plaid CymruH. Jones2336.5N/A
Turnout34.0N/A
Registered electors10,182
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gabalfa (1 seat)

Gabalfa[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJean Wilkinson 1,221 70.2 N/A
ConservativeV. Kempton18910.9N/A
Liberal DemocratsCathy Pearcy1589.1N/A
Plaid CymruA. Fearon1186.8N/A
GreenJ. Rowlands533.0N/A
Turnout32.7N/A
Registered electors5,330
Labour win (new seat)

Grangetown (3 seats)

Grangetown[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Smith* 2,244 58.5 N/A
LabourPeter Perkins+ 2,196
LabourLynda Thorne* 2,168
ConservativeW. Jones61416.0N/A
ConservativeA. Mountstephen570
ConservativeW. Selwood549
IndependentC. Dimond3679.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsM. Islam2436.3N/A
Liberal DemocratsL. Luxton227
Plaid CymruD. Williams2145.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsM. Verma183
GreenK. Shaw1524.0N/A
Turnout35.8N/A
Registered electors9,621
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Heath (3 seats)

Heath[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGraham Hinchey+ 1,892 35.6 N/A
LabourR. Longworth 1,813
Liberal DemocratsFenella Bowden 1,786 33.6 N/A
LabourPaul Mitchell1,765
Liberal DemocratsJ. James1,689
Liberal DemocratsG. Harris1,677
ConservativeTony John+1,20422.7N/A
ConservativeGreville Tatham*1,160
ConservativeWayne Warlow1,037
GreenM. Evans2214.2N/A
Plaid CymruNans Couch2053.9N/A
Turnout54.1N/A
Registered electors9,358
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lisvane and St Mellons (1 seat)

Lisvane and St Mellons[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJ. Richards* 1,099 55.7 N/A
LabourI. Rees46623.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsJ. Miller27914.1N/A
Plaid CymruJ. Jones723.6N/A
GreenH. O'Connor582.9N/A
Turnout39.8N/A
Registered electors4,969
Conservative win (new seat)

Llandaff (2 seats)

Llandaff[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGregory Owens 1,568 44.0 N/A
LabourJohn Sheppard 1,460
ConservativeJulius Hermer*+1,17332.9N/A
ConservativeM. Jones*1,121
Plaid CymruKeith Bush3399.5N/A
Liberal DemocratsE. Williams3038.5N/A
Liberal DemocratsM. Kettle296
GreenF. James1845.2N/A
Turnout47.2N/A
Registered electors7,074
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llandaff North (2 seats)

Llandaff North[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAnthony Earle 1,850 71.7 N/A
LabourM. Matthewson* 1,755
ConservativeJ. Marshall26810.4N/A
Liberal DemocratsA. James2539.8N/A
ConservativeP. Gough225
Liberal DemocratsD. Wright137
Plaid CymruE. Eckley1224.7N/A
GreenR. Thomas873.4N/A
Turnout41.5N/A
Registered electors5,978
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llanishen (3 seats)

Llanishen[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGarry Hunt* 3,367 57.9 N/A
LabourNicholas Butler+ 3,240
LabourChristopher Bettinson+ 3,167
ConservativeP. Tatham*1,53226.3N/A
ConservativeE. Morgan-Roberts1,148
ConservativeJ. Strong1,138
Liberal DemocratsJ. Brent61610.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsVeronica Hallett593
Liberal DemocratsW. Monkley443
Plaid CymruW. Cross3015.2N/A
Turnout48.6N/A
Registered electors11,331
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llanrumney (3 seats)

Llanrumney[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGillian Bird* 2,445 67.4 N/A
LabourBrian James* 2,306
LabourJohn Phillips* 2,112
IndependentD. Stephanakis36510.1N/A
ConservativeE. Woods2697.4N/A
ConservativeJ. Summerhayes261
ConservativeF. Prew215
GreenP. Llewellyn2145.9N/A
Plaid CymruE. Lewis1815.0N/A
Liberal DemocratsPhilip Bramhall1524.2N/A
Liberal DemocratsK. Ali77
Liberal DemocratsA. Ali75
Turnout36.3N/A
Registered electors8,664
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pentwyn (3 seats)

Pentwyn[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourVita Jones+ 2,556 69.7 N/A
LabourBrian Pinnell 2,249
LabourJames Regan 2,223
Liberal DemocratsP. Ribton56915.5N/A
Liberal DemocratsJ. Walklett558
Liberal DemocratsD. Hourahane486
ConservativeJ. Goodwin2857.8N/A
Plaid CymruG. Davies2567.0N/A
ConservativeA. Dickson238
ConservativeC. Peterson236
Turnout31.3N/A
Registered electors11,299
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pentyrch (1 seat)

Pentyrch[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourChristine Priday 616 43.2 N/A
Plaid CymruColin Palfrey42629.9N/A
IndependentM. Henderson32823.0N/A
GreenA. Jones382.7N/A
Liberal DemocratsJ. Kenner171.2N/A
Turnout52.9N/A
Registered electors2,716
Labour win (new seat)

Plasnewydd (4 seats)

Plasnewydd[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourA. Cox* 3,121 56.2 N/A
LabourSusan Lent+ 3,103
LabourP. Morris* 2,883
LabourJulie Morgan+ 2,845
Plaid CymruE. Parish67612.2N/A
Liberal DemocratsD. Powell65411.8N/A
Liberal DemocratsMark Stephens610
GreenChris Von Ruhland55810.0N/A
Liberal DemocratsRodney Berman550
Liberal DemocratsA. Veasey517
ConservativeD. Munton3917.0N/A
ConservativeD. Shorter388
ConservativeJ. Munton371
ConservativeM. Williams358
CommunistC. Eliassen1552.8N/A
Turnout35.2
Registered electors12,949
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Radyr & St Fagans (1 seat)

Radyr & St Fagans[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMarion Drake+ 1,421 67.6 N/A
ConservativeC. Kolmar50223.9N/A
Liberal DemocratsS. Barker914.3N/A
Plaid CymruEluned Bush874.1N/A
Turnout51.9N/A
Registered electors4,043
Labour win (new seat)

Rhiwbina (3 seats)

Rhiwbina[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourP. Owen 2,198 41.0 N/A
LabourF. Bowrhay 2,178
LabourS. Moore 2,095
ConservativeM. Davies*1,92135.8N/A
ConservativeJeffrey Sainsbury*1,900
ConservativeGareth Neale*+1,875
Liberal DemocratsR. Nute76814.3N/A
Liberal DemocratsJ. Nute764
Liberal DemocratsP. Wilkins694
Plaid CymruFalmai Griffiths2915.4N/A
GreenS. Fletcher1823.4N/A
Turnout54.5N/A
Registered electors9,389
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Riverside (3 seats)

Riverside[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourR. Brown* 2,346 58.4 N/A
LabourSue Essex* 2,341
LabourJ. Singh+ 2,143
Plaid CymruPenny Bestic54013.5N/A
GreenP. Lukes44811.2N/A
Liberal DemocratsN. Roberts3488.7N/A
ConservativeW. Donaldson3328.3N/A
ConservativeM. Evans322
Liberal DemocratsR. Hewlett191
Liberal DemocratsR. Fawcett172
Turnout37.2N/A
Registered electors9,008
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Roath (3 seats)

Roath[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsFreda Salway* 2,101 47.0 N/A
Liberal DemocratsM. Michaelis* 2,081
Liberal DemocratsR. Michaelis+ 2,024
LabourRalph Rees1,20426.9N/A
LabourW. Cookson1,150
LabourR. Surridge1,034
ConservativeG. Hughes66915.0N/A
ConservativeJ. Baker662
ConservativeD. Williams602
Plaid CymruT. Davies2786.2N/A
GreenP. Ward2184.9N/A
Turnout41.2N/A
Registered electors10,112
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Rumney (2 seats)

Rumney[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourD. Francies 1,557 61.1 N/A
LabourS. Pantak 1,281
IndependentJ. Sage56722.3N/A
IndependentU. Natale546
ConservativeA. McCarthy26310.3N/A
ConservativeA. Hollands241
Liberal DemocratsT. Lewis953.7N/A
Plaid CymruD. Reeves652.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsR. Verma56
Turnout36.5N/A
Registered electors6,736
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Splott (2 seats)

Splott[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGordon Houlston+ 2,414 62.3 N/A
LabourClarissa Holland 2,336
IndependentM. Cook+1,00325.9N/A
IndependentM. Cook870
Plaid CymruA. O'Neill1584.1N/A
ConservativeF. Arnold1253.2N/A
Liberal DemocratsK. Chubb1193.1N/A
ConservativeA. Thomas111
Liberal DemocratsJ. Febbo94
CommunistD. Macaskill531.4N/A
Turnout46.6N/A
Registered electors8,167
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Trowbridge (2 seats)

Trowbridge[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourW. Bowen+ 1,907 75.0 N/A
LabourD. English* 1,658
ConservativeR. Hollands2319.1N/A
ConservativeJ. McCarthy177
Liberal DemocratsM. Barradine1756.9N/A
Liberal DemocratsC. Elliott171
GreenK. Moss1234.8N/A
Plaid CymruJ. Davies1054.1N/A
Turnout27.8N/A
Registered electors9,016
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais (4 seats)

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourW. Salmon+ 3,592 48.6 N/A
LabourA. Fennessy+ 3,416
LabourK. Price 3,166
LabourR. Pearson 3,132
ConservativeW. Griffiths*1,98026.8N/A
ConservativeBrian John Griffiths*1,676
ConservativeVictor Riley*1,676
ConservativeD. Morgan1,458
Plaid CymruGareth Pierce86011.6N/A
Liberal DemocratsS. Spear6138.3N/A
Liberal DemocratsA. Evans612
Liberal DemocratsG. Mellem569
Liberal DemocratsG. Hallett507
GreenS. Martin3454.7N/A
Turnout52.5N/A
Registered electors11,878
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

By-elections between 1995 and 1999

Fairwater

Fairwater by-election, 10 April 1997[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMichael Michael 1,527 70.9 −1.5
Conservative38818.0+6.7
Liberal Democrats23711.0+1.2
Majority1,13952.9N/A
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour holdSwing

Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd by-election, 18 September 1997[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeoff Mungham 1,944 46.3 −9.9
Liberal Democrats1,39833.3+21.5
Conservative45710.9+3.9
Green2606.2−3.9
Socialist Labour1403.3N/A
Majority54613.0N/A
Turnout30.3−4.9
Registered electors
Labour holdSwing

The by-election was called following the election of Cllr. Julie Morgan as the Member for the Parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North.

Rhiwbina

Rhiwbina by-election, 3 September 1998[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGareth Neale 1,881 45.5 +9.7
Labour1,09626.5−14.5
Liberal Democrats96623.3+9.0
Plaid Cymru1894.5−0.9
Majority78519.0N/A
Turnout43.3−11.2
Registered electors
Conservative gain from LabourSwing

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cardiff - Plaid's return to the capital - Results". South Wales Echo. 5 May 1995. pp. 6–7.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Voters go to the polls". South Wales Echo. 4 May 1995. p. 3. Voters went to the polls today as local government in Wales undergoes its biggest shake up for 21 years. Twenty two new super-councils will take over the functions of 37 district and eight county authorities, which are being abolished from April next year... Until April next year, the councillors will act in a shadow capacity and many will serve on two or three authorities at the same time.
  4. ^ "Cardiff Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Former mayor rejected". South Wales Echo. 5 May 1995. p. 6.
  7. ^ a b c "Cumulative Index by Authority". Edkins Family Index. Edkins Family. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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