The second election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 6 May 1999.
Most sitting members of West Glamorgan County council sought election to the new authority.
Former Communist Glaslyn Morgan was elected as Democratic Left candidate in 1995 but subsequently joined Plaid Cymru.
Plaid Cymru won the seat in 1995 but lost it at a subsequent by-election.
Patricia Jane Thomas had held the seat in a by-election since 1995.