# 1999 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

The second election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales and the first elections to the National Assembly for Wales were held.

## Boundary Changes

An additional seat was created in the Pontyclun ward while the Rhydfelen Lower ward was abolished.

## Overview

All 75 council seats were up for election. Plaid Cymru won control of the authority from Labour.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election result 1999 :
| Party | Seats |
| Labour | 26 |
| Conservative | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Plaid Cymru | 38 |
| Independent | 0 |
| Green | 0 |
| Independent Labour | |
| Other parties | 7 |

## Ward Results
### Aberaman North (two seats)

Aberaman North 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Christopher* | 1,106 | |
| | Labour | Bryan Fitzgerald* | 926 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Graham Lewis | 651 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Clive M. Badham | 619 | |
| | Green | Ian Headford | 112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aberaman South (two seats)

Aberaman South 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Julie P. Williams | 1,135 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | B. John Walter Codd* | 1,120 | |
| | Labour | Elaine O'Sullivan | 770 | |
| | Labour | John Rosser | 724 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Abercynon (two seats)

Abercynon 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labour | Stuart G. Gregory* | 1,722 | |
| | Labour | Albert L. Davies* | 1,007 | |
| | Labour | Philip C. Brown | 651 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | John Horsman | 503 | |
| | Green | John Matthews | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.6 |
| | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aberdare East (two seats)

Aberdare East 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Shah M. Imtiaz* | 1,104 |
| | Labour | Michael Forey* | 1,027 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Raymond Davies | 710 |
| | Plaid Cymru | David A. Walters | 839 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin D. Evans | 397 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David M. Gee | 240 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Elizabeth Walters | 1,728 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Nuzhat Imtiaz | 1,348 |
| | Plaid Cymru | W. John Daniel* | 1,283 |
| | Labour | Christine Griffiths | 1,245 |
| | Labour | Kenneth J. Hawkins | 1,026 |
| | Labour | Felicity A. Williams | 961 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |

### Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Daniel I. Williams* | 533 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Diana Watkins | 410 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Verity Belzak | 220 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Anthony D. Hughes* | 785 |
| | Labour | Teresa Bates | 322 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Stacey* | 562 | 52.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | John Edwards | 517 | 47.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Belzak | 433 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | W.E. Morgan* | 354 | 34.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G.R. Davies | 243 | 23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. Jones | 728 | 54.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | E.L. Smith | 604 | 45.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Cwm Clydach 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | K. Roberts | 798 | 68.9 |
| | Labour | E.T. Jones* | 326 | 28.1 |
| | Green | K. Jakeway | 35 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Y. Caple | 1,135 |
| | Labour | E. Davies* | 913 |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Inkpen | 803 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Skates | 432 |
| | Green | S. Pritchard | 221 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | A. Davies* | 1,213 |
| | Plaid Cymru | V. Thomas | 955 |
| | Labour | K. Rees* | 539 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Evans | 335 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Roberts had been elected as a Residents' candidate in 1995
Gilfach Goch 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Aurfron Roberts* | 930 | 64.4 |
| | Independent | G. Jury | 514 | 35.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J.G. Burford* | 564 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Cotton | 198 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Thornton | 56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Graig (one seat)

Graig 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J. Cass* | 366 |
| | Independent | R.G. Fox | 284 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Day | 178 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | B. Gooch | 384 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Hillard | 327 |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Francis | 250 |
| | Independent | A.J. Wells* | 219 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | L.M. Lewis | 780 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | W.A. Myring* | 643 | 45.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Powell | 405 | 42.6 |
| | Labour | T. Morgan | 378 | 39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Wewell | 167 | 17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Llanharry (one seat)

Llanharry 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | V. Williams | 577 | 64.2 |
| | Labour | J. Beecher | 322 | 35.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | I. Wilkins* | 1,106 | 65.8 |
| | Labour | G. Holmes | 575 | 34.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

Llantwit Fardre 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | B.P. Channon | 802 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D.R. Watkins | 775 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Orsi | 649 |
| | Labour | M.W. Kear* | 502 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Orsi | 485 |
| | Labour | D.F. Stone* | 436 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Lewis | 556 | 61.3 |
| | Labour | S. Jones | 351 | 38.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gerwyn Evans | 763 | 59.5 |
| | Labour | Bryn Jones* | 519 | 40.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman* | 880 | 78.3 |
| | Labour | P. Dower | 244 | 21.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | C.T. Benney* | 879 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Davies | 777 |
| | Labour | K. Morgan | 598 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | K. Evans | 925 |
| | Labour | J. Ward | 914 |
| | Labour | T. Dower* | 849 |
| | Independent | N. Thomas | 758 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | L. Jones | 1,271 |
| | Labour | E. Jenkins | 859 |
| | Labour | J. Jenkins* | 723 |
| | Independent | A. Thomas | 604 |
| | Green | J. Williams | 213 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Penygraig (two seats)

Penygraig 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Davies | 1,129 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Hughes | 1,066 |
| | Labour | W. Weeks | 938 |
| | Labour | K. Privett | 933 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | H. James | 435 | 51.2 |
| | Labour | D. Barnsley* | 415 | 48.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Pontyclun (two seats)

An additional seat was created in this ward.
Pontyclun 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Huish* | 1,031 | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Norman | 766 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Merfyn Rea | 658 | | |
| | Independent | J. Dilworth | 520 | | |
| | Labour | C. Thomas | 360 | | |
| | Labour | C. Morgan | 340 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. O'Farrell | 645 | 47.9 |
| | Labour | P.G. James* | 538 | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Howell | 164 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Porth (two seats)

Porth 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Rogers | 1,136 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Julie Williams | 987 |
| | Labour | G. Abbott | 831 |
| | Labour | N.G. Stonelake* | 775 |
| | Green | K. Pritchard | 183 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Rhigos (one seat)

Rhigos 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Moses* | unopposed | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Beard | 865 |
| | Labour | C. Leyshon | 699 |
| | Labour | W. Leyshon | 661 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Summers | 653 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Hoppery | 370 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Williams | 299 |
| | Green | H O'Callaghan | 81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,628 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H.J. Cox* | 453 | 41.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Salisbury | 315 | 29.2 |
| | Independent | R. Baldwin | 237 | 21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Williams | 75 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Hobson | 802 | 62.2 |
| | Labour | J.D. Lintern* | 487 | 37.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Talbot Green (one seat)

Thorngate had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.
Talbot Green 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | C.R. Thorngate* | 533 | 54.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | W. Owen | 213 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | K. Bates | 147 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Ruddick | 80 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Bunn | 913 |
| | Labour | W.J. David* | 789 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Jones | 741 |
| | Labour | M. Lloyd* | 710 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Denton | 542 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Tonypandy (one seat)

Tonypandy 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | K. Jones | 748 | 52.3 |
| | Labour | A. Edwards* | 509 | 35.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Allsop | 172 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | R. Roberts* | 891 |
| | Labour | R. B. McDonald* | 861 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Helen Prosser | 763 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Southgate | 421 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Hanagan | 943 | 80.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Bruton | 231 | 19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 60.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Powell | 823 | 53.2 |
| | Labour | A.W. Bevan* | 468 | 30.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Gregory | 256 | 16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Winter | 574 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | S. Carnell | 541 | 38.7 |
| | Independent | A. Tree | 283 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Treforest (one seat)

Treforest 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Webber | 392 | 35.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A.W. Richards | 327 | 29.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Southgate | 264 | 23.9 |
| | Independent | A.O. Otley | 121 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Rhys Davies* | 1,972 |
| | Plaid Cymru | L. Jones | 1,591 |
| | Labour | R.J. Bundock* | 777 |
| | Labour | M.A. Phillips | 620 |
| | Independent | M. Lewis | 220 |
| | Green | C. Jakeway | 72 |
| | Green | S. Latham | 47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Cennard Davies | 1,963 |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Hancock | 1,765 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Ashton | 1,761 |
| | Labour | R. Davies | 1,426 |
| | Labour | M. Williams* | 1,224 |
| | Labour | D.M. Lewis* | 1,080 |
| | Green | N. Phillips | 226 |
| | Green | C. Headford | 193 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D.R. Bevan* | 1,014 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Brittain | 977 | |
| | Labour | L. Adams | 908 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C.J. Willis* | 890 | 75.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Humphreys | 285 | 24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 51.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Langford | 870 | 62.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. James | 530 | 37.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Arnold | 745 | 45.7 |
| | Labour | G. Crocker | 504 | 30.9 |
| | Independent | D.S. Breeze | 380 | 22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Syd Morgan* | 1,775 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,687 | |
| | Labour | Chris Evans | 694 | |
| | Labour | J. Scobie | 500 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |