1973 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

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The first election to Mid Glamorgan County Council was held in April 1973. [1] It was followed by the 1977 election.

Contents

The new authority came into effect from 1 April 1974 following the division of the former Glamorgan County Council into three new authorities.

Candidates

The Labour Party fielded candidates in every ward. A significant proportion of seats were contested by the Conservative Party and Plaid Cymru with fewer candidates fielded by the Liberal Party.

Numerous members of the former Glamorgan County Council stood for election, notably for Labour. These included Alfred Bowen (Bridgend) and Bertie Rowland (Caerphilly).

Fred Riddiford, former Labour councillor for Aberaman on the former Glamorgan authority, contested the seat for Plaid Cymru.

Ward Results

Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)

Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru D. Davies 2,984
Labour J. Powell 2,132
Labour Mervyn Prowle1,936
Plaid Cymru Riddiford1,250
Communist Alastair Wilson1,222
Turnout
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)

Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Glyn Owen 2,405 63.0
Labour W. Parfitt1,41037.0
Majority26.1
Turnout 65.5
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat)

Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru D. Roberts 1,402 59.5
Labour A. Jones95540.5
Majority19.0
Turnout 59.4
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)

Aberdare No.4: Town 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Williams 1,083 55.1
Labour W. Richards88444.9
Majority10.1
Turnout 56.6
Independent win (new seat)

Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)

Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Reed 2,050 62.0
Plaid Cymru Fred Riddiford1,25938.0
Majority23.9
Turnout 54.3
Labour win (new seat)

Abertridwr and Senghennydd

Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayersJ. Davies1,82369.2
Labour T. Mantle81330.8
Majority38.3
Turnout 50.7
Independent win (new seat)

Bedwas and Machen (two seats)

Bedwas and Machen 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Davies 2.994
Labour C. Hobbs 2.701
RatepayersA. Underwood1,682
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bedwellty No.1 (one seat)

Bedwellty No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. ForbesUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Bedwellty No.2 (one seat)

Bedwellty No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Powell 1,648 67.2
Independent M. Lancaster80332.8
Majority34.5
Turnout 57.6
Labour win (new seat)

Bridgend (two seats)

Bridgend 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Bowen 2,447
Conservative A. Parker 2,447
Labour D. Evans1,711
Conservative A. Walters1,643
Independent E. King1,319
Independent W. Davies1,091
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. PhillipsUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)

Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru S. Morgan 1,945 74.8
Labour S. Hawthorn65725.2
Majority49.5
Turnout 58.9
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.4 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bertie Rowland 1,733 61.8
Plaid Cymru Colin Palfrey1,06938.2
Majority23.7
Turnout 41.5
Labour win (new seat)

Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)

Caerphilly No.5 North 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Jewell 914 51.8
Independent L. Waddon85248.2
Majority3.5
Turnout 41.6
Labour win (new seat)

Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)

Caerphilly No.6 South 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Richards 1,182 53.5
Labour G. Snell1,02746.5
Majority7.0
Turnout 50.0
Independent win (new seat)

Caerphilly No.7 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.7 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru R. Davies 921 32.7
Conservative H. Paulley78027.7
Labour G. Lewis61822.0
Independent Labour E. Dobbs49617.6
Majority5.0
Turnout
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Cardiff Rural (one seat)

Cardiff Rural 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Richards 780 54.4
Plaid Cymru P. Enticott65445.6
Majority8.8
Turnout 40.0
Labour win (new seat)

Cowbridge Rural (one seat)

Cowbridge Rural 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. David 1,491 52.7
Labour T. Williams1,34047.3
Majority5.3
Turnout 52.1
Independent win (new seat)

Dowlais (one seat)

Dowlais 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Williams 1,222 50.3
RatepayersW. Healey1,20949.7
Majority130.6
Turnout 51.6
Labour win (new seat)

Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Williams 2,095 68.4
Plaid Cymru G. Thomas97031.6
Majority36.7
Turnout 55.8
Labour win (new seat)

Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour J. Davies 1,036 58.6
Labour J. Hawke73241.4
Majority17.2
Turnout 60.9
Independent Labour win (new seat)

Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.3 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Kedward 1,510 51.4
Plaid Cymru M. Jones1,42648.6
Majority2.9
Turnout 43.4
Labour win (new seat)

Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)

Gelligaer No.4 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Rogers 2,314
Labour W. Bowen 2,160
Plaid Cymru M. Smiga1,202
Plaid Cymru G. Phillips1,147
Turnout 35.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Eason 3,231
Labour L. Lodwig 2,925
Labour E. Tyrrell 2,716
Ratepayers T. John 2,692
Labour D. Powell2,669
RatepayersW. Taylor2,351
RatepayersJ. Bolt2,100
RatepayersD. Pearse1,944
Plaid Cymru T. Morgan1,697
ResidentsA. Williams1,584
ResidentsJ. Johnson1,337
ResidentsA. Pictor1,111
Turnout 47.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 (four seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. McDonaldUnopposed
Labour J. ThomasUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Maesteg No.1 (one seat)

Maesteg No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. HartUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Maesteg No.2 (one seat)

Maesteg No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jennie Gibbs 1,659 65.9
Labour W. Evans85734.1
Majority31.9
Turnout 59.6
Liberal win (new seat)

Maesteg No.3 (one seat)

Maesteg No.3 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Venner 1,718 74.0
Plaid Cymru K. Davies60526.0
Majority47.9
Turnout 45.9
Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)

Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Jones 1,374 60.4
Plaid Cymru M. Llewellyn90139.6
Majority20.8
Turnout 45.5
Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr No.6 (one seat)

Merthyr No.6 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Stanfield 1,614 51.6
Plaid Cymru Emrys Roberts 1,51548.4
Majority3.2
Turnout 74.4
Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr No.7 (one seat)

Merthyr No.7 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. O'Brien 1,468 65.8
Plaid Cymru A. Williams76434.2
Majority31.5
Turnout 69.2
Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr Park (two seats)

Merthyr Park 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru G. Foster 1,977
Labour J. Burns 1,682
Labour D. Williams1,619
Communist A. Jones1,442
Communist C. Dennett404
Turnout 56.9
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr Town (one seat)

Merthyr Town 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Watkins 1,510 60.3
Plaid Cymru P. Williams81132.4
Communist T. Roberts1847.4
Majority27.9
Turnout 51.4
Labour win (new seat)

Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Davies 1,557 53.6
Communist A. Williams1,34846.4
Majority7.2
Turnout 47.3
Labour win (new seat)

Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. BathUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)

Mountain Ash No.3 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist M. Lewis 2,426
Plaid Cymru R. Humphreys 2,332
Labour E. Pritchard1,544
Labour T. Bowden1,210
Turnout 74.3
Communist win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)

Ogmore and Garw No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Sant 1,291 50.5
RatepayersD. Fox1,26449.5
Majority271.0
Turnout 76.1
Labour win (new seat)

Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)

Ogmore and Garw No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru E. Merriman 4,122
Labour T. Price 3,312
Labour M. Jenkins2,748
Turnout 71.9
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penybont No.1 (one seat)

Penybont No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Hayball 1,561 70.6
Conservative K. Morrell65129.4
Majority41.1
Turnout 40.5
Labour win (new seat)

Penybont No.2 (two seats)

Penybont No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Board 958
Labour A. Evans 609
Labour F. Speed448
Turnout 46.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penybont No.3 (one seat)

Penybont No.3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Cattie 981 41.9
Independent T. Williams68129.2
Independent R. Hanson67328.9
Majority12.7
Turnout 37.6
Labour win (new seat)

Penybont No.4 (one seat)

Penybont No.4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. Rawle 1,306 55.5
Conservative B. Smart1,04945.5
Majority10.0
Turnout 36.7
Labour win (new seat)

Penybont No.5 (two seats)

Penybont No.5 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Jones 4,647
Labour E. Davies 4,617
Conservative H. Eastment1,190
Turnout 54.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penybont No.6 (two seats)

Penybont No.6 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Squire 2,724
Independent W. Barnett 2,102
Labour W. Bowcher2,024
Independent G. Walters1,528
Turnout 63.7
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Penydarren (one seat)

Penydarren 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Mahoney 1,540 56.0
Plaid Cymru B. Walters77728.3
RatepayersG. Kiley43115.7
Majority27.8
Turnout 58.4
Labour win (new seat)

Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. WilliamsUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)

Pontypridd No.2 Town 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Came 895 58.7
Plaid Cymru A. Withey63141.3
Majority17.3
Turnout 34.7
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.3 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. PeckUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)

Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Meriel Murphy 1,145 61.8
Labour R. Evans70838.2
Majority23.6
Turnout 58.7
Liberal win (new seat)

Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (two seats)

Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davies 1,262
Labour W. Griffiths 870
Independent Labour E. Smith736
Turnout 41.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.6 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. WestonUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hubbard-Miles 1,648
Labour W. Williams1,114
Majority19.3
Turnout 39.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. McBride 1,102 44.3
Independent M. Pope73432.1
Independent R. Fry53823.6
Majority12.2
Turnout 44.8
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)

Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Williams 1,988
Communist Arthur True 1,865
Labour W. Llewellyn1,616
Communist C. True1,315
Turnout 63.2
Labour win (new seat)
Communist win (new seat)

Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)

Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. JonesUnopposed
Labour G. ReesUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)

Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. JenkinsUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)

Rhondda No.4 Ystrad
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Thomas 1,787 73.1
Communist A. Price65626.9
Majority46.3
Turnout 49.1
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.5 (one seat)

Rhondda No.5
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Parry 1,727 57.5
Plaid Cymru D. Morgan1,27942.5
Majority14.9
Turnout 54.2
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.6 (one seat)

Rhondda No.6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Winter 2,012 62.5
Conservative P. Leyshon1,20837.5
Majority25.0
Turnout 54.7
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)

Rhondda No.7 Penygraig
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Richards 1,343 52.2
Communist Annie Powell 1,23247.8
Majority1114.3
Turnout 46.7
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)

Rhondda No.8 Porth 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Ellis 2,252
Labour E. Westwood 2,098
RatepayersD. Austin1,903
Turnout 51.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rhondda No.9 (one seat)

Rhondda No.9 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. McElstrimUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)

Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. WilliamsUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Treharris (one seat)

Treharris 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. RichardsUnopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Byrne 1,042 60.2
Independent A. Williams69039.8
Majority20.3
Turnout 57.2
Labour win (new seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Davies 1,348 90.6
Communist G. Thomas1409.4
Majority81.2
Turnout 56.1
Labour win (new seat)

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