1999 Welsh local elections
# 1999 Welsh local elections

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

## Wales-Wide Results

| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 338,470 | 34.4% | 9.2% | 8 | 6 | 563 | 163 |
| Independent | 187,345 | 19.1% | 1.2% | 3 | 1 | 295 | 3 |
| Plaid Cymru | 179,212 | 18.2% | 5.7% | 3 | 2 | 205 | 92 |
| Liberal Democrats | 132,091 | 13.4% | 3.2% | 0 | | 98 | 19 |
| Conservative | 99,565 | 10.1% | 2.0% | 0 | | 75 | 33 |
| Green | 8,328 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 37,788 | 3.8% | 0.2% | 0 | | 33 | 13 |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a |

## Result

In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.

| Council | Previous control | Result | Details |
| - | - | - | - |
| Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Bridgend | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Caerphilly | Labour | Plaid Cymru gain | Details |
| Cardiff | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Carmarthenshire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details |
| Ceredigion | Independent | No overall control gain | Details |
| Conwy | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details |
| Denbighshire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details |
| Flintshire | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Gwynedd | Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru hold | Details |
| Isle of Anglesey | Independent | Independent hold | Details |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Labour | No overall control gain | Details |
| Monmouthshire | Labour | No overall control gain | Details |
| Neath Port Talbot | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Newport | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Pembrokeshire | Independent | Independent hold | Details |
| Powys | Independent | Independent hold | Details |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Labour | Plaid Cymru gain | Details |
| Swansea | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Torfaen | Labour | Labour hold | Details |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Labour | No overall control gain | Details |
| Wrexham | Labour | No overall control gain | Details |
