The 1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1989 and was the fifth full election to Mid Glamorgan County Council.[1] It was preceded by the 1985 election and followed by the 1993 election.
There were extensive boundary changes at this election, following The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. The number of wards were increased to 74,[2] each electing one councillor.
Overview edit
The Labour Party retained overall control winning 65 of the 74 seats.[1]
* existing councillor, for the same ward
o existing councillor, though because of boundary changes not for the same ward
Ward Results edit
Aberaman North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Fitzgerald° | 1,369 | 85.5 | ||
Democrat | K. Gray | 233 | 14.5 | ||
Majority | 70.9 | ||||
Turnout | 39.7 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Aberaman South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Reed° | 841 | 54.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | P. Richards | 635 | 41.4 | ||
Democrat | Ms M. Gee | 58 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 13.4 | ||||
Turnout | 40.5 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Abercynon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Davies° | 855 | 59.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Morgan | 574 | 40.2 | ||
Majority | 19.7 | ||||
Turnout | 28.8 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Aberdare East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Llywellyn° | 1,145 | 75.5 | ||
Democrat | D. Gee | 372 | 24.5 | ||
Majority | 51.0 | ||||
Turnout | 28.8 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Aberdare West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mervyn Prowle° | 1,143 | 55.0 | ||
Plaid Cymru | W. Daniel | 643 | 30.9 | ||
Conservative | E. Evans | 293 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | 24.1 | ||||
Turnout | 31.6 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Aber Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Phillips° | 1,065 | 49.8 | ||
Ratepayers | J. Davies | 574 | 26.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Ms E. Prendergast | 500 | 23.4 | ||
Majority | 23.0 | ||||
Turnout | 44.7 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bargoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Coleman° | 1,901 | 75.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | W. Hyde | 622 | 24.7 | ||
Majority | 50.7 | ||||
Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bedwas edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Woodyatt | 1,329 | 42.8 | ||
Independent | Angus Donaldson° | 1,068 | 34.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru | P. Bevan | 635 | 20.5 | ||
Green | J. Grayland | 70 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 8.4 | ||||
Turnout | 43.9 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bedwellty edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Collis | 1,569 | 65.5 | ||
Independent | T. Evans | 825 | 34.5 | ||
Majority | 31.0 | ||||
Turnout | 40.9 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bettws edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Morgan° | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Brackla edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLD | R. Matthews | 617 | 51.5 | ||
Conservative | Ms P. Hacking | 576 | 48.3 | ||
Majority | 3.2 | ||||
Turnout | 23.5 | ||||
SLD win (new seat) |
Caerau edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Hart° | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cascade edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Morgan° | 994 | 59.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Smith | 671 | 40.3 | ||
Majority | 19.4 | ||||
Turnout | 38.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cornelly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Davies° | 1,947 | 88.3 | ||
Conservative | M. Powell | 258 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 76.6 | ||||
Turnout | 44.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cwm Garw edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Hughes° | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cwm Ogwr edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Lock° | 1,656 | 54.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,388 | 45.6 | ||
Majority | 8.8 | ||||
Turnout | 46.8 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cwmbach edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Jones | 1,050 | 61.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | T. Jones | 662 | 38.7 | ||
Majority | 22.6 | ||||
Turnout | 45.1 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Cyfarthfa edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ms M. Phillips* | 1,416 | 69.4 | ||
Labour | D. Morrison | 623 | 30.6 | ||
Majority | 38.8 | ||||
Turnout | 42.6 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Cymmer edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Ellis* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Darren Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Edwards° | 1,866 | 76.0 | ||
Plaid Cymru | G. Howells | 588 | 24.0 | ||
Majority | 52.0 | ||||
Turnout | 41.6 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Dowlais edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Lewis | 1,113 | 48.5 | ||
Ratepayers | W. Healy | 1,018 | 44.3 | ||
Independent | A. Cowdell | 165 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 95 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Ferndale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Davies* | 1,923 | 52.5 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Glyn James* | 1,738 | 47.5 | ||
Majority | 5.0 | ||||
Turnout | 53.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Gurnos edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Cleary* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Hirwaun edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Thomas° | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Laleston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Jenkins° | 1,302 | 58.4 | ||
Conservative | G. Down | 642 | 28.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Laura McAllister | 285 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | 29.6 | ||||
Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Litchard edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Ing | 1,959 | 58.1 | ||
Conservative | David Unwin | 1,410 | 41.9 | ||
Majority | 16.3 | ||||
Turnout | 43.9 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Llanbradach edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Colin Mann | 959 | 49.5 | ||
Labour | R. Dancock | 841 | 43.4 | ||
Green | G. Brown | 137 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 6.1 | ||||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Llanharan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Waters° | 1,431 | 70.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru | V. Williams | 595 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 41.2 | ||||
Turnout | 33.9 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Llantrisant Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Thomas° | 1,052 | 58.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | 542 | 30.0 | ||
SLD | D. Morgan | 212 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 28.3 | ||||
Turnout | 36.5 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Llantwit Fardre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Lodwig° | 922 | 55.9 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Watkins | 430 | 26.1 | ||
Independent | R. Bunnage | 198 | 12.0 | ||
SLD | D. Ball | 100 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 29.8 | ||||
Turnout | 28.1 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Machen edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Davies° | 1,625 | 64.9 | ||
Independent | H. Morgan | 880 | 35.1 | ||
Majority | 29.8 | ||||
Turnout | 48.9 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Maesteg East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeff Jones° | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Maesteg West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Jenkins° | 1,703 | 86.6 | ||
Conservative | S. Maddern | 263 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 73.2 | ||||
Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Merthyr Vale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. O'Brien° | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Mountain Ash edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman° | 1,759 | 67.7 | ||
Labour | P. Bowen | 838 | 32.2 | ||
Majority | 35.5 | ||||
Turnout | 44.2 | ||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Nelson edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Lewis° | 1,508 | 71.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru | P. Williams | 604 | 28.6 | ||
Majority | 42.8 | ||||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newcastle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Davies° | 1,678 | 54.1 | ||
Conservative | F. Bertorelli | 1,421 | 45.9 | ||
Majority | 8.3 | ||||
Turnout | 39.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newcastle Higher edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Gronow° | 1,287 | 61.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Padmore | 519 | 24.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru | B. Williams | 292 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 36.6 | ||||
Turnout | 43.2 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Chambers* | 1,463 | 50.7 | ||
Ratepayers | Eddie Thomas | 1,070 | 37.1 | ||
Plaid Cymru | G. Leyshon | 353 | 12.2 | ||
Majority | 13.6 | ||||
Turnout | 49.2 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Pencoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Philpin° | 1,957 | 72.1 | ||
Conservative | B. Rice | 756 | 27.9 | ||
Majority | 44.2 | ||||
Turnout | 39.1 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Penrhiwceiber edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Edwards° | 1,104 | 61.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | S. Watts | 681 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 23.6 | ||||
Turnout | 35.2 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Pentre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Thomas | 1,111 | 58.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru | M. Powell | 782 | 41.3 | ||
Majority | 17.4 | ||||
Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
References edit
- ^ a b "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 8 April 2019.