The third election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1981.[1] It was preceded by the 1977 election and followed by the 1985 election.
Boundary changes edit
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Candidates edit
As in previous elections, Conservative and Labour candidates contested the vast majority of seats, with an increased number of Liberal candidates. There were a smaller number of Plaid Cymru and Ecology Party candidates and a few Independents.
Outcome edit
Having lost control of the authority in 1977, Labour regained control with sweeping gains across the wards. The Liberals also made some advances in central Cardiff.
Ward Results edit
Adamsdown (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Evans* | 1,251 | |||
Labour | Kenneth Hutchings | 1,234 | |||
Conservative | W. Lewis | 344 | |||
Conservative | T. Hobbs | 314 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Barry, Baruc (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Jones* | 1,380 | |||
Labour | C. Short | 889 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Barry, Buttrills (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Lane | 976 | |||
Conservative | E. Evans* | 626 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Barry, Cadoc (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Cook | 1,048 | |||
Conservative | J. Whitchurch* | 850 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Greaves | 80 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Barry, Castleland (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Sharp | 1,012 | |||
Conservative | K. Jones | 431 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Barry, Court (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. James | 1,319 | |||
Labour | Mick Antoniw | 1,198 | |||
Conservative | M. Davies* | 750 | |||
Conservative | M. Walnycki* | 632 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Perriam | 125 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Barry, Dyfan (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Murray | 2,037 | |||
Labour | C. Watkins* | 1,984 | |||
Conservative | J. Donovan | 1,068 | |||
Conservative | R. Gibbons | 1.041 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Barry, Illtyd (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Tabernacle | 1,088 | |||
Conservative | G. Mackillican* | 1,074 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Canton (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Trickway | 1,333 | |||
Conservative | Bella Brown* | 1,328 | |||
Labour | T. Crews | 1,236 | |||
Conservative | Trevor C. Tyrrell* | 1,113 | |||
Liberal | A. Williams | 299 | |||
Liberal | P. Deogan | 274 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Clarke | 1,441 | |||
Labour | B. Edwards | 842 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Jones* | 1,635 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Chris Franks | 1,537 | |||
Conservative | A. Beavan | 1,511 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Roper | 1,030 | |||
Labour | T. Davies | 788 | |||
Liberal | J. Baker | 392 | |||
Liberal | S. Bakes | 370 | |||
Independent | T. Roberts | 128 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Conservative | 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 | K. Bowles | 1,133 | |||
Labour | A. German | 787 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cardiff South (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Perkins | 1,569 | |||
Labour | D. Richards | 1,527 | |||
Conservative | M. Moorcroft | 747 | |||
Conservative | F. Arnold | 694 | |||
Liberal | J. Williams | 152 | |||
Liberal | J. Coley | 142 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cathays (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. Matthews | 2,110 | |||
Liberal | G. Snell | 2,107 | |||
Liberal | David Rees | 1,956 | |||
Labour | T. Sweeney | 1,243 | |||
Labour | A. Thompson | 1,186 | |||
Labour | D. Francies | 1,156 | |||
Conservative | E. Chichister* | 904 | |||
Conservative | M. Adams | 844 | |||
Conservative | B. Jones | 804 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T. O'Neill | 200 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Tilley | 173 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Clancy | 150 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Central (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Champion | 780 | |||
Labour | H. Rhoden | 701 | |||
Liberal | R. Hill | 570 | |||
Liberal | A. Miles | 500 | |||
Conservative | P. Lowes | 446 | |||
Conservative | C. Thomas* | 434 | |||
Ecology | K. Pearson | 128 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cowbridge No.1 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Thomas | 1,787 | |||
Labour | J. Jones | 698 | |||
Liberal | M. Weston | 428 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cowbridge No.2 (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Jones | 1,632 | |||
Conservative | J. George* | 1,625 | |||
Labour | G. Rees | 1,180 | |||
Independent | D. Hardie | 938 | |||
Labour | M. Pember | 904 | |||
Independent | C. Thomson | 719 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Ely (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Morgan* | 2,800 | |||
Labour | H. Gough | 2,607 | |||
Labour | B. Phillips | 2,480 | |||
Labour | Emyr Currie-Jones | 2,478 | |||
Conservative | G. Derrick | 1,023 | |||
Conservative | R. Benson | 1,016 | |||
Conservative | J. Rushrod | 1,010 | |||
Conservative | S. Jose | 997 | |||
Ecology | G. Jones | 720 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gabalfa (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Davies | 2,058 | |||
Labour | A. Hearne | 1,995 | |||
Labour | A. Huish | 1,925 | |||
Conservative | T. Merridew* | 1,393 | |||
Conservative | C. Saunders* | 1,371 | |||
Conservative | V. Kempton | 1,358 | |||
Plaid Cymru | L. Evans | 401 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Grangetown (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Lydiard | 1,679 | |||
Labour | G. Gallagher | 1,626 | |||
Conservative | L. Quinn* | 1,384 | |||
Conservative | N. Leworthy | 1,007 | |||
Liberal | I. Taher | 174 | |||
Liberal | P. Verma | 129 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Lysaght* | 1,273 | |||
Labour | S. Caeser | 680 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llandaff (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julius Hermer* | 2,258 | |||
Conservative | J. Donovan | 2,230 | |||
Conservative | M. Jones* | 2,157 | |||
Labour | G. Rhoden | 1,010 | |||
Labour | D. Jenkins | 998 | |||
Labour | W. Laing | 948 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Jones | 508 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Edwards | 488 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanishen (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Cronin* | 3,351 | |||
Conservative | F. Court | 3,345 | |||
Conservative | B. Rees* | 3,335 | |||
Conservative | G. Tatham* | 3,286 | |||
Labour | C. Jones | 1,894 | |||
Labour | R. Hughes | 1,889 | |||
Labour | D. Elwell | 1,854 | |||
Labour | E. Williams | 1,776 | |||
Ecology | M. Evans | 887 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Balch | 457 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth North/Central (one seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Gray | 843 | |||
Conservative | P. Church | 566 | |||
Liberal | J. Janes | 317 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Penarth South Ward (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Goddard* | 1,525 | |||
Conservative | P. Lloyd | 1,495 | |||
Labour | I. Boyce | 433 | |||
Labour | L. Barrett | 418 | |||
Liberal | A. Jones | 397 | |||
Liberal | M. Jones | 350 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth West (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Thomas* | 1,499 | |||
Labour | E. Tincknell | 1,457 | |||
Conservative | E. Lloyd* | 1,429 | |||
Labour | K. Nelson | 1,415 | |||
Liberal | E. Humphreys | 680 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Packer | 279 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Penylan (five seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Peterson* | 5,136 | |||
Conservative | Peter Meyer* | 5,097 | |||
Conservative | A. Thomas* | 5,047 | |||
Conservative | Stefan Terlezki* | 5,040 | |||
Conservative | M. Wigmore | 4,924 | |||
Liberal | D. Hill | 3,722 | |||
Liberal | P. Bramall | 3,381 | |||
Liberal | I. Foster | 3,372 | |||
Liberal | C, Mitchell | 3,277 | |||
Liberal | G. Sagoo | 2,918 | |||
Labour | C. Evans | 2,186 | |||
Labour | P. Malekin | 2,065 | |||
Labour | M. Phelps | 2,041 | |||
Labour | P. Williams | 2,010 | |||
Labour | D. Richards | 1,998 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Morgan | 652 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Plas Mawr (four seats) edit
Former Labour MP Caerwyn Roderick was among the successful candidates in this ward. Former Penylan councilor Mary Hallinan sought to retain a seat for the Conservatives but was defeated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Longden | 2,743 | |||
Labour | J. Lewis | 2,722 | |||
Labour | Caerwyn Roderick | 2,609 | |||
Labour | G. Brooks | 2,543 | |||
Conservative | B. Hall* | 1,595 | |||
Conservative | H. Phillips | 1,559 | |||
Conservative | E. Clarke | 1,498 | |||
Conservative | Mary Hallinan° | 1,494 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Plasnewydd (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Olwen Watkin* | 1,253 | |||
Labour | F. Dobbs | 1,188 | |||
Conservative | S. James* | 1,149 | |||
Liberal | P. Jarman | 1,049 | |||
Labour | C. Richards | 997 | |||
Liberal | P. Davies | 898 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Owen John Thomas | 291 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Rees | 181 | |||
Communist | R. Macmillan | 97 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Rhiwbina (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Davies* | 2,929 | |||
Conservative | Gareth Neale* | 2,770 | |||
Conservative | W. Bain* | 2,727 | |||
Liberal | S. Crossley | 1,651 | |||
Labour | P. MacCormack | 970 | |||
Labour | J. Cocks | 967 | |||
Labour | A. Davies | 901 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Richards | 368 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Riverside (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Hutt | 1,429 | |||
Labour | D. Campbell | 1,363 | |||
Conservative | R. Souza* | 980 | |||
Conservative | F. Cooper | 941 | |||
Ecology | Peter Bridger | 338 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Roath (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Hermer* | 2,193 | |||
Conservative | F. McCarthy* | 2,167 | |||
Conservative | R. Richards* | 2,156 | |||
Labour | T. Tucker | 976 | |||
Labour | N. Davies | 972 | |||
Labour | A. Rannasut | 877 | |||
Liberal | M. Davies | 792 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Smith | 249 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Smith | 224 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rumney (five seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vita Jones | 4,273 | |||
Labour | W. Bowen | 4,236 | |||
Labour | F. Yeomans | 4,077 | |||
Labour | R. Morris | 4,026 | |||
Labour | A. Pithouse | 4,021 | |||
Conservative | S. Brown | 2,019 | |||
Conservative | I. Davis | 1,924 | |||
Conservative | N. Smith* | 1,910 | |||
Conservative | C. Nicholson* | 1,901 | |||
Conservative | M. Battistea | 1,896 | |||
Liberal | J. Cuff | 888 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Splott (five seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Houlston* | 1,811 | |||
Labour | John Brooks* | 1,734 | |||
Labour | W. Kitson | 1,654 | |||
Conservative | F. Chichister | 809 | |||
Conservative | A. Hopkins | 754 | |||
Conservative | R. Jones | 722 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitchurch (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Purnell* | 2,793 | |||
Conservative | R. Evans* | 2,733 | |||
Conservative | W. Richards* | 2,721 | |||
Labour | C. Fennessy | 1,607 | |||
Labour | B. Bowler | 1,591 | |||
Labour | A. Parsons | 1,486 | |||
Plaid Cymru | I. Williams | 461 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 May 2019.