1991 Welsh local elections

1991 Welsh local elections

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All 1367 seats to 37 Welsh district councils
First party Second party   Leader Neil Kinnock Dafydd Wigley Party Labour Plaid Cymru Leader since 2 October 1983 24 September 1991 Seats won 570 112 Popular vote 315,521 96,908 Popular vote (%) 35.0% 10.7%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Richard Livsey John Major Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader since 1988 28 November 1990 Seats won 75 104 Popular vote 78,647 112,346 Popular vote (%) 8.7% 12.5%

Local elections in Wales were held on 2 May 1991 to elect members to the 37 district councils. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections to the upper-tier counties were held in 1989, while the previous election to the second-level districts were held in 1987.

Wales-wide results

Party		Votes[1]	%	+/-	Councils	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Labour	315,521	35.0		17	1	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	1	457
	No overall control	n/a	n/a	n/a	7	4	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.