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1999 Welsh local elections

1999 Welsh local elections
← 1995 6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) 2004 →
All 1,270 seats to 22 Welsh councils
  First party Second party
 
Leader Alun Michael Dafydd Wigley
Party Labour Plaid Cymru
Leader since 20 February 1999 1991
Seats won 563 205
Seat change Decrease163 Increase92
Popular vote 338,470 179,212
Popular vote (%) 34.4% 18.2%
Swing (pp) Decrease9.2% Increase5.7%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Richard Livsey William Hague
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader since 1997 19 June 1997
Seats won 98 75
Seat change Increase19 Increase33
Popular vote 132,091 99,565
Popular vote (%) 13.4% 10.1%
Swing (pp) Increase3.2% Increase2.0%

The 1999 Welsh local elections, were held on 6 May in 22 local authorities, as part of the wider 1999 UK local elections.

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