City of Cardiff Council election, 1995

The first election to the City of Cardiff Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 4 May 1995.^[1] 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 majority of the seats.^[2]

Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the first elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of South Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Cardiff City Council.

City of Cardiff Council election result 1995
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal Democrat
	Plaid Cymru
	Green
	Independent

Ward Results

Adamstown (two seats)

Adamsdown 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kenneth Hutchings	1,201
	Labour	L. Glaister	954
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Howells	733
	Liberal Democrat	John Dixon	688
	Independent	W. Herbert	422
	Plaid Cymru	Steffan Wiliam	124
	Communist	F. Rawlings	46
Turnout				40.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Butetown (one seat)

Butetown 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ben Foday	648	78.3
	Plaid Cymru	M. Chambers	69	8.3
	Conservative	Ronald Thomas	63	7.6
	Liberal Democrat	K. Hassan	48	5.8
Majority
Turnout				31.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Caerau (two seats)

Caerau 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Jacqui Gasson	1,562
	Labour	Harry Ernest	1,488
	Labour	Julie Mawn	1,282
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Burley	1,268
	Conservative	H. Evans	93
	Conservative	Wendy Rees	92
	Plaid Cymru	C. Woodard	56
Turnout				41.2
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Canton (three seats)

Canton 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kevin Brennan	2,716
	Labour	Cherry Short	2,431
	Labour	David Thomas	2,358
	Liberal Democrat	C. Warren	1,218
	Liberal Democrat	A. Wigley	730
	Liberal Democrat	S. White	719
	Conservative	N. Durbin	542
	Plaid Cymru	P. Daley	444
	Green	Vivien Turner	344
Turnout				41.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cathays (three seats)

Cathays 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sarah Merry	2,022
	Liberal Democrat	Fred Hornblow	1,884
	Labour	Kathryn-Ann Slade	1,837
	Labour	Gerard Moreton	1,723
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Wakefield	1,701
	Liberal Democrat	R. Rowland	1,662
	Green	N. Clark	491
	Plaid Cymru	Terence O'Neill	447
	Communist	Robert Griffiths	137
Turnout				37.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Creigiau & St. Fagans (one seat)

Creigiau & St. Fagans 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Delme Bowen	436	43.2
	Labour	S. Jones	226	22.4
	Independent	A. Thomas-Barton	223	22.1
	Conservative	J. Greenwood	101	10.0
	Liberal Democrat	J. Frankham-Barnes	24	2.4
Majority
Turnout				48.6
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Cyncoed ( seats)

Cyncoed 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Jenny Randerson	2,718
	Liberal Democrat	T. Pickets	2,694
	Liberal Democrat	J. Owen Pryce	2,531
	Conservative	A. Baker	1.123
	Conservative	J. Dickson	1,113
	Conservative	S. Williams	1,048
	Labour	Diane Owen	664
	Labour	J. Anderson	658
	Labour	C. Bonnett	597
	Plaid Cymru	W. Vernon	157
	Green	D. Corker	123
Turnout				52.2
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Ely (three seats)

Ely 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Brian Finn	2,383
	Labour	T. Davies	2,200
	Labour	Russell Goodway	2,053
	Conservative	M. Rees	282
	Conservative	J. Osmond	278
	Conservative	D. Philpott	249
	Liberal Democrat	S. Coles	231
	Liberal Democrat	A. Burns	202
	Liberal Democrat	S. Kinch	198
	Plaid Cymru	L. Haries	168
Turnout				29.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Fairwater (three seats)

Fairwater 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Maxwell Phillips	2,576
	Labour	T. Ward	2,464
	Labour	Derek Rees	2,311
	Conservative	D. Marks	401
	Conservative	C. Trigg	361
	Liberal Democrat	J. Evans	350
	Conservative	R. Trigg	343
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Borrow	258
	Liberal Democrat	S. Pye	240
	Plaid Cymru	H. Jones	233
Turnout				34.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gabalfa (one seat)

Gabalfa 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Wilkinson	1,221	70.2
	Conservative	V. Kempton	189	10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Cathy Pearcy	158	9.1
	Plaid Cymru	A. Fearon	118	6.8
	Green	J. Rowlands	53	3.0
Turnout				32.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Grangetown (three seats)

Grangetown 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Smith	2,244
	Labour	P. Perkins	2,196
	Labour	L. Thorne	2,168
	Conservative	W. Jones	614
	Conservative	A. Mountstephen	570
	Conservative	W. Selwood	549
	Independent	C. Dimond	367
	Liberal Democrat	M. Islam	243
	Liberal Democrat	L. Luxton	227
	Plaid Cymru	D. Williams	214
	Liberal Democrat	M. Verma	183
	Green	K. Shaw	152	3.0
Turnout				35.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Heath (three seats)

Heath 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Graham Hinchley	1,892
	Labour	R. Longworth	1,813
	Liberal Democrat	Fenella Bowden	1,786
	Labour	Paul Mitchell	1,765
	Liberal Democrat	J. James	1,689
	Liberal Democrat	G. Harris	1,677
	Conservative	A. John	1,204
	Conservative	Greville Tatham	1,160
	Conservative	W. Warlow	1,037
	Green	M. Evans	221
	Plaid Cymru	Nans Couch	205
Turnout				54.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Lisvane and St Mellons (one seat)

Lisvane and St Mellons 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Richards	1,099	55.7
	Labour	I. Rees	466	23.6
	Liberal Democrat	J. Miller	279	14.1
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones	72	3.6
	Green	H. O'Connor	58	2.9
Majority				32.1
Turnout				39.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llandaff (two seats)

Llandaff 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Owens	1,568
	Labour	J. Sheppard	1,460
	Conservative	Julius Hermer	1,173
	Conservative	M. Jones	1,121
	Plaid Cymru	Keith Bush	339
	Liberal Democrat	E. Williams	303
	Liberal Democrat	M. Kettle	296
	Green	F. James	184
Turnout				47.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Llandaff North (two seats)

Llandaff North 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Anthony Earle	1,850
	Labour	M. Matthewson	1,755
	Conservative	J. Marshall	268
	Liberal Democrat	A. James	253
	Conservative	P. Gough	225
	Liberal Democrat	D. Wright	137
	Plaid Cymru	E. Eckley	122
	Green	R. Thomas	87
Turnout				41.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanishen (three seats)

Llanishen 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Garry Hunt	3,367
	Labour	N. Butler	3,240
	Labour	C. Bettinson	3,167
	Conservative	P. Tatham	1,532
	Conservative	E. Morgan-Roberts	1,148
	Conservative	J. Strong	1,138
	Liberal Democrat	J. Brent	616
	Liberal Democrat	V. Hallett	593
	Liberal Democrat	W. Monkley	443
	Plaid Cymru	W. Cross	301
Turnout				48.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanrumney (three seats)

Llanrumney 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Bird	2,445
	Labour	B. James	2,306
	Labour	John Phillips	2,112
	Independent	D. Stephanakis	365
	Conservative	E. Woods	269
	Conservative	J. Summerhayes	261
	Conservative	F. Prew	215
	Green	P. Llewellyn	214
	Plaid Cymru	E. Lewis	181
	Liberal Democrat	P. Bramhall	152
	Liberal Democrat	K. Ali	77
	Liberal Democrat	A. Ali	75
Turnout				36.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pentwyn (three seats)

Pentwyn 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	V. Jones	2,556
	Labour	B. Pinnell	2,249
	Labour	J. Regan	2,223
	Liberal Democrat	P. Ribton	569
	Liberal Democrat	J. Walklett	558
	Liberal Democrat	D. Hourahane	486
	Conservative	J. Goodwin	285
	Plaid Cymru	G. Davies	256
	Conservative	A. Dickson	238
	Conservative	C. Peterson	236
Turnout				31.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pentyrch (one seat)

Pentyrch 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Christine Priday	616	43.2
	Plaid Cymru	Colin Palfrey	426	29.9
	Independent	M. Henderson	328	23.0
	Green	A. Jones	38	2.7
	Liberal Democrat	J. Kenner	17	1.2
Majority				13.3
Turnout				52.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Penylan (three seats)

Penylan 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Freda Salway	2,101
	Liberal Democrat	M. Michaelis	2,081
	Liberal Democrat	R. Michaelis	2,024
	Labour	Ralph Rees	1,204
	Labour	W. Cookson	1,150
	Labour	R. Surridge	1,034
	Conservative	G. Hughes	669
	Conservative	J. Baker	662
	Conservative	D. Williams	602
	Plaid Cymru	T. Davies	278
	Green	P. Ward	218
Turnout				41.2
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Plasnewydd (four seats)

Plasnewydd 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A. Cox	3,121
	Labour	Sue Lent	3,103
	Labour	P. Morris	2,883
	Labour	J. Morgan	2,845
	Plaid Cymru	E. Parish	676
	Liberal Democrat	D. Powell	654
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Stephens	610
	Green	C. Von Ruhland	558
	Liberal Democrat	Rodney Berman	550
	Liberal Democrat	A. Veasey	517
	Conservative	D. Munton	391
	Conservative	D. Shorter	388
	Conservative	J. Munton	371
	Conservative	M. Williams	358
	Communist	C. Eliassen	155
Turnout				35,2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

===Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons (two seats)===

Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dianne Rees	1362
	Conservative	Jane Rogers	1274
	Labour	Georgina Phillips	1092
	Labour	Lisa Stevens	938
	Liberal Democrat	Ronald Michaells	237
	Liberal Democrat	Charles Woodman	233
Turnout			2710	40.3	+1.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Radyr (one seat)

Radyr 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Marion Drake	1,421	67.6
	Conservative	C. Kolmar	502	23.9
	Liberal Democrat	S. Barker	91	4.3
	Plaid Cymru	Eluned Bush	87	4.1
Majority				51.9
Turnout				51.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Rhiwbina (three seats)

Rhiwbina 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. Owen	2,198
	Labour	F. Bowrhay	2,178
	Labour	S. Moore	2,095
	Conservative	M. Davies	1,921
	Conservative	J. Sainsbury	1,900
	Conservative	Gareth Neale	1,875
	Liberal Democrat	R. Nute	768
	Liberal Democrat	J. Nute	764
	Liberal Democrat	P. Wilkins	694
	Plaid Cymru	Falmai Griffiths	291
	Green	S. Fletcher	182
Turnout				54.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Riverside (three seats)

Riverside 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Brown	2,346
	Labour	Sue Essex	2,341
	Labour	J. Singh	2,143
	Plaid Cymru	Penny Bestic	540
	Green	P. Lukes	448
	Liberal Democrat	N. Roberts	348
	Conservative	W. Donaldson	332
	Conservative	M. Evans	322
	Liberal Democrat	R. Hewlett	191
	Liberal Democrat	R. Fawcett	172
Turnout				37.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Rumney (two seats)

Rumney 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. Francies	1,557
	Labour	S. Pantak	1,281
	Independent	J. Sage	567
	Independent	U. Natale	546
	Conservative	A. McCarthy	263
	Conservative	A. Hollands	241
	Liberal Democrat	T. Lewis	95
	Plaid Cymru	D. Reeves	65
	Liberal Democrat	R. Verma	56
Turnout				36.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Splott (two seats)

Splott 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Houlston	2,414
	Labour	C. Holland	2,336
	Independent	Ms M. Cook	1,003
	Independent	M. Cook	870
	Plaid Cymru	A. O'Neill	158
	Conservative	F. Arnold	125
	Liberal Democrat	K. Chubb	119
	Conservative	A. Thomas	111
	Liberal Democrat	J. Febbo	94
	Communist	D. Macaskill	53
Turnout				46.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Trowbridge (two seats)

Trowbridge 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Bowen	1,907
	Labour	D. English	1,658
	Conservative	R. Hollands	231
	Conservative	J. McCarthy	177
	Liberal Democrat	M. Barradine	175
	Liberal Democrat	C. Elliott	171
	Green	K. Moss	123
	Plaid Cymru	J. Davies	105
Turnout				27.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais (four seats)

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Salmon	3,592
	Labour	A. Fennessy	3,416
	Labour	K. Price	3,166
	Labour	R. Pearson	3,132
	Conservative	W. Griffiths	1,980
	Conservative	Brian Griffiths	1,676
	Conservative	V. Riley	1,676
	Conservative	D. Morgan	1,458
	Plaid Cymru	Gareth Pierce	860
	Liberal Democrat	S. Spear	613
	Liberal Democrat	A. Evans	612
	Liberal Democrat	G. Mellem	569
	Liberal Democrat	G. Hallett	507
	Green	S. Martin	345
Turnout				52.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995.
2. "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 June 2016.