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.
Wales-Wide Results
Party Votes % +/- Councils +/- Seats +/- 338,47034.4%9.2%86563163 187,34519.1%1.2%312953 179,21218.2%5.7%3220592 132,09113.4%3.2%09819 99,56510.1%2.0%07533 8,3280.8%0.3%011 37,7883.8%0.2%03313 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.
Council Previous control Result DetailsBlaenau Gwent holdDetailsBridgend holdDetailsCaerphilly gainDetailsCardiff holdDetailsCarmarthenshire holdDetailsCeredigion gainDetailsConwy holdDetailsDenbighshire holdDetailsFlintshire holdDetailsGwynedd holdDetailsIsle of Anglesey holdDetailsMerthyr Tydfil gainDetailsMonmouthshire gainDetailsNeath Port Talbot holdDetailsNewport holdDetailsPembrokeshire holdDetailsPowys holdDetailsRhondda Cynon Taf gainDetailsSwansea holdDetailsTorfaen holdDetailsVale of Glamorgan gainDetailsWrexham gainDetails
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