The second election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1977.[1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1981 election.
Boundary changes edit
There were no boundary changes but the balance of representation in the Penarth wards appears to have changed with the North/Central ward gaining a seat and the West ward losing one.
Candidates edit
Conservative and Labour candidates contested the vast majority of seats. In contrast with four years previously there were more Liberal candidates together with a smaller number of Plaid Cymru candidates and Independents.
Outcome edit
When the authority was established the Conservatives had hoped to win control but failed to do so in 1973. However, they won control at this election, with sweeping gains across Cardiff and the Vale, including some seats which the party had not fully contested at the previous election. Defeated candidates included the leader of the council, Jack Leonard.[citation needed]
Ward Results edit
Adamsdown (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Evans* | 1,011 | |||
Labour | John Iorwerth Jones* | 929 | |||
Conservative | B. Jones | 763 | |||
Conservative | D. Jones | 647 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Barry, Baruc (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Jones | 1,651 | |||
Labour | J. Davies* | 854 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry, Buttrills (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Evans | 691 | |||
Labour | R. Williams* | 345 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry, Cadoc (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Whitchurch | 1,015 | |||
Labour | C. Price | 750 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry, Castleland (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Williams | 729 | |||
Labour | T. Thompson | 609 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry, Court (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Davies | 1,211 | |||
Conservative | M. Walnycki | 998 | |||
Labour | M. Webber* | 907 | |||
Labour | T. Cornwall | 901 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry, Dyfan (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Hinds* | ||||
Labour | C. Watkins | ||||
Conservative | Ronnie Boon | ||||
Conservative | W. Woodham | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Barry, Illtyd (one seat) edit
Councillor Tresize had sat for the Cadoc Ward at the previous election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Mackillican* | 1,427 | |||
Labour | H. Tresize* | 904 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Canton (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bella Brown* | 1,756 | |||
Conservative | Trevor Tyrrell* | 1,540 | |||
Labour | P. Thomas | 813 | |||
Labour | A. Davis | 647 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Lee | 365 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | C. Chedzey | ||||
Conservative | W. Clarke | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Jones* | 2,197 | |||
Conservative | M. Box | 2,019 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Dixon | 1,413 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Chris Franks | 1,012 | |||
Liberal | J. Baker | 391 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Rush* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Lewis | 1,087 | |||
Independent | J. Howell* | 602 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Cardiff South (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Dunleavy* | 1,360 | |||
Labour | J. Smith* | 1,289 | |||
Conservative | E. Williams | 1,024 | |||
Conservative | E. Canning | 960 | |||
Ratepayers | E. Shelley | 317 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Roberts | 192 | |||
Communist | J. Richards | 960 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cathays (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Chichister | 2,109 | |||
Conservative | J. Jones | 2,100 | |||
Conservative | S. Taylor | 1,971 | |||
Labour | Emyr Currie-Jones* | 1,618 | |||
Labour | John Charles Edwards* | 1,560 | |||
Labour | D. Dixon | 1,382 | |||
Ratepayers | R. Castle | 548 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T. O'Neill | 430 | |||
Liberal | G. Snell | 412 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Wilson | 367 | |||
Liberal | D. Giles | 350 | |||
Liberal | D. Rees | 320 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Smith | 305 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Central (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Marles | 1,043 | |||
Conservative | C. Thomas | 989 | |||
Labour | Gordon William Fish* | 937 | |||
Labour | William Herbert* | 863 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Griffiths | 273 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Riley | 266 | |||
Liberal | P. Davies | 125 | |||
Liberal | J. Blaine | 120 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Cowbridge No.1 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Thomas | 2,018 | |||
Liberal | R. Carden | 673 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cowbridge No.2 (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Barrat | 1,822 | |||
Independent | J. George* | 1,718 | |||
Conservative | N. Barker | 1,546 | |||
Labour | D. Percy* | 1,019 | |||
Labour | J. Jordon | 688 | |||
Independent | G. Rees | 575 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ely (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Carling* | 2,660 | |||
Labour | Robert Morgan* | 2,492 | |||
Labour | Albert Buttle* | 2,470 | |||
Labour | H. Gough | 2,401 | |||
Conservative | W. Clode | 1,987 | |||
Conservative | S. Jose | 1,773 | |||
Conservative | R. Symes | 1,726 | |||
Conservative | J. Bushrod | 1,702 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gabalfa (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Merridew | 2,002 | |||
Labour | Michael Parry* | 1,982 | |||
Conservative | C. Saunders | 1,850 | |||
Labour | Emrys Pride* | 1,826 | |||
Conservative | G. Tatham | 1,708 | |||
Labour | M. Mathewson | 1,522 | |||
Ratepayers | V. Kempton | 668 | |||
Plaid Cymru | L. Hayden | 354 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Wilson | 351 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Grangetown (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Mountstephen | 1,538 | |||
Conservative | L. Quinn | 1,334 | |||
Labour | D. Lydiard | 1,313 | |||
Labour | B. Matthewson* | 1,197 | |||
Plaid Cymru | S. Crouch | 325 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Lysaght* | ||||
Plaid Cymru | M. Nightingale | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llandaff (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Jones* | 2,937 | |||
Conservative | Julius Hermer* | 2,889 | |||
Conservative | H. Ferguson-Jones* | 2,801 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Petty | 937 | |||
Labour | G. Rhoden | 774 | |||
Labour | H. Rhoden | 758 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanishen (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Cronin* | 4,382 | |||
Conservative | B. Rees | 4,368 | |||
Conservative | G. Tathem | 4,357 | |||
Conservative | G. Scott-Dickens | 4,314 | |||
Labour | V. Davies | 1,194 | |||
Labour | B. Williams | 1,145 | |||
Labour | E. Williams | 1,024 | |||
Liberal | J. Thomas | 894 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Edwards | 559 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. May | 536 | |||
Plaid Cymru | S. Doyle | 527 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth North/Central (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Kelly-Owen | 919 | |||
Labour | D. Foulkes* | 660 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 600 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Penarth South Ward (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Sanders | 2,086 | |||
Conservative | W. Goddard | 2,072 | |||
Labour | H. Rees | 420 | |||
Labour | P. Gray | 419 | |||
Liberal | S. Baker | 279 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Penarth West (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Lloyd | 2,193 | |||
Conservative | S. Thomas | 2,175 | |||
Labour | D. Foulkes | 1,432 | |||
Labour | A. Rees | 1,251 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 600 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Penylan (five seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stefan Terlezki* | 7,308 | |||
Conservative | C. Peterson | 7,237 | |||
Conservative | Peter Meyer | 7,167 | |||
Conservative | M. Hallinan | 6,917 | |||
Conservative | A. Thomas | 6,791 | |||
Labour | M. Jones | 1,702 | |||
Labour | C. O'Brien | 1,667 | |||
Labour | S. Simpson | 1,579 | |||
Labour | L. Green | 1,577 | |||
Labour | P. Wing | 1,559 | |||
Ratepayers | A. Dickson | 1,441 | |||
Liberal | D. Thomas | 1,184 | |||
Liberal | P. Linsey | 868 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Couch | 838 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Morgan | 831 | |||
Liberal | D. Hill | 812 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Cravos | 798 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Alun Ogwen | 767 | |||
Liberal | C. Mitchell | 742 | |||
Plaid Cymru | H. Phillips | 724 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 99 |
Plas Mawr (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Tyrrell* | ||||
Conservative | R. Wheeler | ||||
Conservative | B. Hall | ||||
Plaid Cymru | D. Davies | ||||
Conservative | J. Phillips | ||||
Labour | Hubert Harding* | ||||
Conservative | W. Jones | ||||
Labour | John Leonard* | ||||
Labour | Albert Huish* | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Plasnewydd (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Olwen Watkin* | 2,031 | |||
Conservative | S. James* | 1,799 | |||
Labour | T. Richards | 872 | |||
Labour | R. Harrod | 866 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Evans | 480 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Cadwaladr | 419 | |||
Liberal | K. James | 246 | |||
Ratepayers | C. Braygrove | 207 | |||
Liberal | P. Jarma | 182 | |||
Communist | R. Spencer | 91 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rhiwbina (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Davies* | 3,738 | |||
Conservative | W. Bain* | 3,696 | |||
Conservative | Gareth Neale* | 3,620 | |||
Ratepayers | E. Penfold | 1,018 | |||
Labour | C. Beach | 691 | |||
Labour | R. Woolfe | 640 | |||
Labour | W. Walker | 573 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Davies | 549 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W. Hughes | 513 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Williams | 459 | |||
Liberal | G. White | 430 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Riverside (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. McAndrews | 1,554 | |||
Conservative | R. Souza | 1,548 | |||
Labour | G. Odgers | 1,100 | |||
Labour | D. Toogood | 1,054 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Roath (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Hermer* | 2,936 | |||
Conservative | F. McCarthy* | 2,889 | |||
Conservative | R. Richards* | 2,831 | |||
Labour | T. Tucker | 932 | |||
Liberal | R. Thomas | 757 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Bowman | 641 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rumney (five seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Llewellyn | 3,275 | |||
Labour | J. Jones | 3,016 | |||
Conservative | C. Nicholson | 2,965 | |||
Conservative | S. Woods | 2,933 | |||
Conservative | N. Smith | 2,930 | |||
Labour | M. Mullins | 2,844 | |||
Labour | D. Evans* | 2,822 | |||
Conservative | T. Fitzgerald | 2,805 | |||
Labour | David Seligman* | 2,648 | |||
Conservative | J. Wright | 2,573 | |||
Ratepayers | J. Walker | 1,154 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Splott (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Manuel Delgado* | 1,457 | |||
Labour | Gordon Houlston | 1,353 | |||
Labour | John Brooks* | 1,349 | |||
Conservative | F. Chichister | 1,252 | |||
Conservative | A. Kelly | 1,247 | |||
Conservative | K. Wilcox | 1,127 | |||
Ratepayers | R. Warburton | 520 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitchurch (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Purnell* | 3,779 | |||
Conservative | R. Evans* | 3,718 | |||
Conservative | W. Richards | 3,588 | |||
Labour | H. Davies | 1,035 | |||
Labour | H. Bartlett | 1,016 | |||
Labour | W. Davies | 1,005 | |||
Ratepayers | P. Dyer | 911 | |||
Plaid Cymru | H. Davies | 554 | |||
Liberal | S. Davies | 509 | |||
Liberal | S. Soffa | 333 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
KEY
- indicates sitting councillor for the ward
+ indicates sitting councillor but for different ward
References edit
- ^ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 May 2019.