The first election to the Powys County Council following local government reorganisation was held in May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election.
Results Overview
Independents won an overwhelming majority on the Council.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | ||||||||
Conservative | 3 | ||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | ||||||||
Plaid Cymru | 1 | ||||||||
Independent | 62 | ||||||||
Green |
Ward Results (Brecknockshire)
Aber-craf (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cyril Gwyn Gwillim* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Builth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L. Jarman-Harris* | 505 | |||
Green | R. Bramhall | 397 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Bwlch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Betty Lucille Greet | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Crickhowell (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas John Probert* | 644 | |||
Conservative | M. Taylor | 517 | |||
Independent | H.E. Francis* | 414 | |||
Labour | G.R. Strange | 354 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cwmtwrch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bryan Wyn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Felin-fach (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H Jean Whittall | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Gwernyfed (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | O.V. James* | 375 | |||
Independent | K.M. Griffiths* | 275 | |||
Majority | 100 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Hay (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.M. Like* | 384 | |||
Independent | R.G.W. Booth | 342 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanafanfawr, Erwood (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Eiros Davies* | 411 | |||
Independent | E.T.R. Jones* | 367 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanfyrnach, Talybont-on-Usk (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.M.J. James | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llangammarch, Llanwrtyd Wells (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Timothy John Van Rees* | 576 | |||
Independent | I.D. Jones* | 277 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llangattock (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rowland Edgar Price Williams* | unopposed | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llangors (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roger Hugh Williams* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Llangynidr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E. Meredith* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Maescar / Llywel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Thomas Morgan* | 522 | |||
Independent | H.G. Jones* | 394 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
St Davids Within (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Marilyn Roberts* | 675 | |||
Independent | S. Cholewka | 131 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
St John (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher John Mann* | 811 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Mark Morgan* | 625 | |||
Independent | E.I. Bassin* | 613 | |||
Liberal Democrats | D.J. Leboff | 176 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
St Mary (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P.M. Norbury* | 748 | |||
Independent | Susan Dawn Francis* | 547 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Joseph Bell | 379 | |||
Labour | O.C. Williams | 358 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Talgarth (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | I.B. Lewis* | 739 | |||
Independent | H.L. Evans* | 593 | |||
Independent | F.E. Hussin | 173 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Tawe Uchaf (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.M. Jones* | 495 | |||
Independent Labour | H. Pattrick* | 359 | |||
Liberal Democrats | D.C. Evans | 218 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ynyscedwyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V.J. Gibbs | 659 | |||
Independent | J.L. Clee | 456 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Yscir (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dorothy Gillian Thomas* | 273 | |||
Independent | A.M. Leonard* | 215 | |||
Majority | 58 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Ystradgynlais (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.B.L. James* | unopposed | |||
Labour | B.R. Watkins* | unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ward Results (Montgomeryshire)
Banwy (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.K. Roberts | 214 | |||
Independent | R.G. Bebb* | 210 | |||
Majority | 4 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Berriew (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S.G. Pritchard* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Caaersws, Carno (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.E. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Churchstoke (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G.C. Hamer | 337 | |||
Independent | W.S. Morgan | 211 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Dolforwyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D.G. Edwards* | unopposed | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Forden (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.J. Owens* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Glantwymyn, Cadfarch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwilym Pughe Vaughan* | 715 | |||
Independent | D.L. James* | 210 | |||
Majority | 505 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Guilsfield Within (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.G. Palin* | 240 | |||
Independent | H. Woodcock | 156 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Guilsfield Without (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.R. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Kerry (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | M.I. Brench* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Llanbrynmair (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hedd Bleddyn Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llandinam (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L.R.E. Davies | ||||
Independent | G.A Sylvester | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llandrinio (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Graham Brown* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llandysilio (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.H. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanfair Caereinion (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | E.B. Bennett* | 307 | |||
Independent | R.B. Jones | 253 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Llanfihangel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Barry Thomas | 287 | |||
Independent | T. Jones* | 207 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanfyllin (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.E. Bowen* | 389 | |||
Independent | T.O. Lewis* | 132 | |||
Independent | D.B. Goodman | 87 | |||
Independent | H.G. Rees | 47 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanidloes (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Morgan* | 883 | |||
Independent | V.W. Hollis* | 720 | |||
Labour | M. Evitts | 346 | |||
Green | S.M. Walker | 201 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.A. O'Connor | 356 | |||
Independent | R.W. Edwards | 282 | |||
Independent | J.H. Hughes | 156 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Llansantffraid (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | N. Roberts* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanwddyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G.T. Tibbott* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Machynlleth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.M. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Meifod (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | H.L. Gwalchmai | 245 | |||
Independent | O.M. Dodd | 135 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Mochdre (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.M. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Montgomery (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | B.P. Richards* | 247 | |||
Independent | G.W. Roberts | 189 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Newtown Central (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Reg Taylor* | 367 | |||
Independent | J.W. Griffiths | 297 | |||
Independent | N.P. Jackson* | 281 | |||
Independent | V.A. Moore | 236 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J.D. Napier* | 198 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Newtown East (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | L.H. Williams* | 219 | |||
Labour | R.J. Lloyd | 124 | |||
Plaid Cymru | S.A. Frisby | 59 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | K. Jones* | 625 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Murray | 40 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | K. Moris | 194 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G.E. Jones | 183 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Newtown South (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.A. Dean Mackeen* | 213 | |||
Liberal Democrats | I.B. Barclay* | 205 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R.G. Edwards | 53 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Rhiwcynon (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joy P. Shearer* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Trefeglwys, Llangurig (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G.T. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Trewern (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P.E. Astley* | 330 | |||
Conservative | M.L.G. Robinson | 129 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Welshpool Castle (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.S.R. Watson | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Welshpool Gungrog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.E.H. Taylor* | 430 | |||
Independent | J.A. Corfield | 301 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Welshpool Llanerchyddol (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ann Holloway* | 402 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M.S. Squibb* | 314 | |||
Labour | A.G.D. Swift | 88 | |||
Independent | J.D. Moris | 75 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Ward Results (Radnorshire)
Clyro, Painscastle (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | C.J. Gibson-Watt | 284 | |||
Independent | R.C. Bagley* | 218 | |||
Independent | R. Bailey* | 108 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P.D. Speake | 202 | |||
Independent | D.L. Hughes-Jones* | 184 | |||
Green | R.G. Prince | 60 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Glasbury (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Margaret Elizabeth Morris | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Glascwm, Llanelwedd (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G.M. Worts | ||||
Green | H.W. Richards | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Knighton (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.W. Shaw* | 962 | |||
Conservative | T.A. Johnson* | 556 | |||
Independent | E. Petley* | 451 | |||
Labour | K.J. Kell* | 334 | |||
Independent | P.J. Waters | 227 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Fred Barker* | 401 | |||
Independent | M.G. Lewis | 193 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanbister, Beguildy (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A.V. Allen* | 584 | |||
Independent | W.V.S. Corbett* | 149 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llandrindod East/West (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.C. Lennox-Boyd* | 215 | |||
Independent | K.J. Richards | 204 | |||
Green | K.W. Curry* | 122 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Sian Maredudd | 22 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llandrindod North (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.W. Bevan* | 470 | |||
Independent | A.M. Nicholas* | 191 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llandrindod South (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.B. Oakley | 331 | |||
Liberal Democrats | D.V. Law | 293 | |||
Independent | C.B. Davies* | 202 | |||
Green | A.M. Walker | 48 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanfihangel Rhuditon, Llangunllo (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Emlyn Kinsey Pugh* | 280 | |||
Independent | W.G. Lewis | 256 | |||
Independent | P.G. Harrison* | 157 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Llanyre (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.D.A. Thompson* | unopposed | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Old Radnor, New Radnor, Gladestry (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M. Jones* | 376 | |||
Independent | M.B. Gwatkin | 277 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Presteigne (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Garry Richard Banks* | 660 | |||
Independent | E.M. Davies* | 437 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Rhayader (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Andreas Bufton | 503 | |||
Independent | M.A. Pugh* | 401 | |||
Independent | J.L. Davies* | 143 | |||
Green | J.E. Davis | 44 | |||
Independent | D.H. Stephens | 10 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
St Harmon, Nantmel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L.V. Lewis | 248 | |||
Independent | W.A. Lewis | 245 | |||
Independent | D.O. Evans | 157 | |||
Independent | E.F. Phillips | 114 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
By-Elections 1995-1999
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References
- "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995. pp. 5–6.
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