1991 Welsh local elections

1991 Welsh local elections
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
All 1367 seats to 37 Welsh county councils
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Neil Kinnock Dafydd Wigley Richard Livsey
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats
Leader since 2 October 1983 1991 1988
Seats won 570 112 75
Popular vote 315,521 96,908 78,647
Popular vote (%) 35.0% 10.7% 8.7%
  Fourth party
 
Leader John Major
Party Conservative
Leader since 28 November 1990
Seats won 104
Popular vote 112,346
Popular vote (%) 12.5%

The 1991 Welsh local elections, were held on 2 May in 37 local authorities, as part of the wider 1991 UK local elections.

Wales-Wide Results

Party Votes[1] % +/- Councils +/- Seats +/-
Labour 315,521 35.0 17 Increase1 570
Plaid Cymru 96,908 10.7 0 112
Liberal Democrats 78,647 8.7 0 34
Conservative 112,346 12.5 0 104
Green 10,804 1.7 0 2
Independents & Other 217,743 24.2 13 Increase1 457
No overall control n/a n/a n/a 7 Increase4 n/a n/a

References

  1. ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1991" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 2004. p. ix. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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