The first election to
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is the governing body for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
History
The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was governed by a local boar ...
following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 4 May 1995.
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 vast majority of the seats.
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
Mid Glamorgan County Council () was the upper-tier authority for the Welsh county of Mid Glamorgan between its creation in 1974 and its abolition in 1996.
History
Local government in England and Wales was reorganised in 1974 under the Local Gover ...
. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council.
Results
Bedlinog (two seats)
Cyfarthfa (three seats)
Dowlais (four seats)
Gurnos (four seats)
Merthyr Vale (two seats)
Park (three seats)
Penydarren (three seats)
Plymouth (three seats)
Town (four seats)
Treharris (four seats)
Vaynor (two seats)
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1995
1995
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1995 Welsh local elections