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1993 Welsh local elections

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All 502 seats to 8 Welsh county councils
First party Second party   Leader John Smith Dafydd Wigley Party Labour Plaid Cymru Leader since 18 July 1992 1991 Seats won 272 41 Popular vote 319,504 89,930 Popular vote (%) 47.1% 13.3%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Alex Carlile John Major Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader since 1992 28 November 1990 Seats won 34 32 Popular vote 73,700 84,909 Popular vote (%) 10.9% 12.5%

The 1993 Welsh local elections, were held on 6 May in 8 local authorities, as part of the wider 1993 UK local elections.

Wales-Wide Results

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Councils	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Labour	319,504	47.1		5		272
	Plaid Cymru	89,930	13.3		0		41
	Liberal Democrats	73,700	10.9		0		34
	Conservative	84,909	12.5		0		32
	Green	4,078	0.6		0		1
	Independents & Other	106,082	13.3		1	1	122
	No overall control	n/a	n/a	n/a	2	1	n/a	n/a

Result

In all 8 Welsh county councils the whole of the council was up for election.

Notes

References

1. "Local Elections Handbook 1993" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 2004. p. v, 2. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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