1973 South Glamorgan County Council election

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

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Candidates

Conservative and Labour candidates contested the vast majority of seats. In contrast there were relatively few Liberal and Plaid Cymru candidates. In Cardiff, many members of the previous County Borough Council sought election to both the new South Glamorgan authority and the new Cardiff City Council (where the elections were held a few weeks later).

Outcome

Glamorgan was the only county to be divided as a result of local government re-organization in England and Wales from 1 April 1974. Previous proposals proposed by the Labour Party had envisaged a division into two new counties, East and West. However, the Conservatives favoured the creation of South Glamorgan given that they entertained hopes of winning control.[ citation needed ]

The first elections were in May 1973 and councillors would act in a shadow capacity for the next 11 months, setting up the various functions, until the new council came into effect. [2] Labour won a small majority (though subsequently allocated themselves 15 of the 20 seats on the steering committee), [3] largely as a result of winning most of the seats in Cardiff and also in the port of Barry.

Summary of results

This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. This was the inaugural county election and therefore no comparison can be made with the previous elections.

This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 80 councillors were elected.

1973 South Glamorgan County Council: elected members
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 42N/A
  Conservative 36N/A
  Liberal 0N/A
  Plaid Cymru 0N/A
  Independent 2N/A

Ward Results

Adamsdown (two seats)

Adamsdown 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Evans 1,295
Labour John Iorwerth Jones 1,262
Conservative E.C. Canning387
Liberal H. Edwards304
Independent Thelma Mackie66
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Barry, Baruc (one seat)

Barry, Baruc 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davies 1,298
Conservative T. Holmes1,058
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Barry, Buttrills (one seat)

Barry, Buttrills 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Williams 1,021
Conservative A. Barbrouk576
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Barry, Cadoc (one seat)

Barry, Cadoc 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Tresize 895
Conservative R. Potter549
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Barry, Castleland (one seat)

Barry, Castleland 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Clease 939
Conservative R. Hinsley550
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Barry, Court (two seats)

Barry, Court 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Dunkley 1,370
Labour M. Webber 1,328
Conservative H. Charles590
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Barry, Dyfan (two seats)

Barry, Dyfan 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Hinds 1,323
Labour T. Lewis 1,183
Liberal I. Morgan1,018
Conservative H. Pascoe868
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Barry, Illtyd (one seat)

Barry, Castleland 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Mackillican 1,023
Labour Maureen Elsworth1,022
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Mackillican won by one vote after four recounts. This was the smallest majority in the country at these elections. Mrs Elsworth had won the Illtyd ward for the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council in 1972 by only four votes. [4]

Canton (two seats)

Canton 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bella Brown 1,459
Conservative Trevor Tyrrell 1,273
Labour George E. Bayliss1,258
Labour Dengar Robinson Evans1,225
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat)

Cardiff Rural No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Jones 1,081
Labour G. Bailey805
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Cardiff Rural No.3 (two seats)

Cardiff Rural No.3 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Jones 1,955
Conservative E. Jenkins 1,912
Labour D. Roberts1,087
Labour W. Smith922
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe (one seat)

Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. RushUnopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose (one seat)

Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Howell 795
Conservative H. James621
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Cardiff South (two seats)

Cardiff South 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Dunleavy 1,600
Labour F. Smith 1,554
Conservative T. Roche994
Conservative F. Arnold829
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cathays (three seats)

Cathays 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Allinson 2,347
Labour John Charles Edwards 2,289
Labour Emyr Currie-Jones 2,266
Conservative I. Jones1,410
Conservative G. Miles1,229
Conservative M. Rivlin1,169
Plaid Cymru A. Littlejohns732
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Central (two seats)

Central 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon William Fish 1,389
Labour William Herbert 1,343
Conservative L. Walters840
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cowbridge No.1 (one seat)

Cowbridge No.1 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. ThomasUnopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Cowbridge No.2 (two seats)

Cowbridge No.2 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. George 1,723
Labour D. Percy 1,023
Independent K. Berry946
Conservative P. Jones850
Labour J. Barnett504
Conservative W. Cain496
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ely (four seats)

Ely 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert W. Buttle 2,696
Labour William Carling 2,662
Labour Robert Morgan 2,627
Labour Thomas Clifford Lee 2,487
Conservative W. Clode1,013
Conservative A. Fitzpatrick940
Conservative J. Phillips931
Conservative Joan Joshua888
Plaid Cymru E. Maynard570
Plaid Cymru J. Storm504
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gabalfa (three seats)

Gabalfa 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Parry 2,357
Labour Emrys Pride 2,351
Labour Arthur Brown 2,315
Conservative D. Hulston1,083
Plaid Cymru B. Davies509
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Grangetown (two seats)

Grangetown 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Bartlett 1,423
Labour B. Matthewson 1,401
Conservative G. Judd968
Independent R. Aldridge454
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat)

Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. LysaghtUnopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Llandaff (three seats)

Llandaff 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Ferguson-Jones 2,322
Conservative M. Jones 2,217
Conservative Julius Hermer 2,158
Plaid Cymru A. Petty897
Labour N. Maylin837
Labour A. Saunders832
Labour I. Berridge668
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Llanishen (four seats)

Llanishen 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey Sainsbury 3,059
Conservative Lionel Pugh 2,960
Conservative Ronald Watkiss 2,935
Conservative T. Cronin 2,912
Labour M. Beasley2,093
Labour H. Davies2,083
Labour M. Powell-Davies1,950
Liberal O. Langdon1,813
Labour E. Singer1,790
Plaid Cymru R. Edwards844
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Penarth North/Central (two seats)

Penarth North/Central 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Jones 1,634
Conservative A. Sanders 1,605
Labour E. Symonds686
Labour D. Eves676
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Penarth South Ward (two seats)

Penarth South Ward 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Foulkes 1,887
Conservative E. Lloyd 1,753
Labour T. Mules1,676
Conservative T. Murphy1,643
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Penarth West (one seat)

Penarth West 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Cox 883
Conservative E. Parsons713
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Penylan (five seats)

Penylan 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stefan Terlezki 4,688
Conservative G. Turnbull 4,238
Conservative C. Peterson 4,153
Conservative Peter Meyer 4,108
Conservative Mary Hallinan 3,801
Liberal J. Davies3,269
Liberal B. Williams3,146
Liberal David Rees3,011
Labour Y. Roblin2,885
Liberal A. Myranthis2,654
Labour C. O'Brien2,629
Labour V. Jones2,391
Labour R. Maggs2,034
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Plas Mawr (four seats)

Plas Mawr 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hubert Harding 2,701
Labour Frederick Tyrrell 2,521
Labour Albert Huish 2,339
Labour John Leonard 2,191
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Hughes 1,513
Conservative W. Hall1,177
Conservative F. Jones1,156
Conservative D. Norman1,143
Conservative P. Baynham933
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Plasnewydd (two seats)

Plasnewydd 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Olwen Watkin 1,856
Conservative S. James 1,615
Labour P. Troy1,314
Labour A. Mills1,251
Plaid Cymru Phil Richards831
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rhiwbina (three seats)

Rhiwbina 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Bain 2,541
Conservative M. Davies 2,450
Conservative Gareth Neale 2,357
Liberal G. Davies1,862
Liberal H. O'Brien1,755
Plaid Cymru H. Davies1,737
Liberal S. Cotsen1,668
Labour M. Mullins985
Labour B. Morris973
Labour D. Rees885
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Riverside (two seats)

Riverside 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Donovan 1,309
Conservative G. Jones 1,133
Labour F. Beatson1,007
Labour D. Toogood978
Plaid Cymru R. Lee410
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Roath (three seats)

Roath 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. McCarthy 2,416
Conservative A. Richards 2,351
Conservative I. Hermer 2,346
Labour T. O'Callaghen1,193
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rumney (five seats)

Rumney 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Evans 3,585
Labour J. Rees 3,504
Labour L. Goodrum 3,474
Labour W. Kitson 3,363
Labour David Seligman 3,012
Independent T. Laurie2,055
Independent RatepayerD. Sandford-Hill1,520
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Splott (five seats)

Splott 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Manuel Delgado 2,145
Labour John Brooks 1,900
Labour R. Harry 1,852
Conservative D. O'Connell861
Communist S. Garrett-Jones166
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whitchurch (three seats)

Whitchurch 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Evans 3,142
Labour Philip Norton 3,066
Conservative A. Purnell 2,941
Conservative Victor Riley2,858
Labour A. Donne2,576
Labour D. Weeks2,405
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

KEY

o indicates sitting councillor on Cardiff City Council prior to 1973 election

A indicates sitting alderman on Cardiff City Council prior to 1973 election

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References

  1. ↑ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ↑ John O'Sullivan (11 April 1973). "All set for vital battle of South Glamorgan". South Wales Echo . p. 19.
  3. ↑ John O'Sullivan (3 May 1973). "We will mastermind the policy - Labour". South Wales Echo . p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Beaten ...by just one vote". South Wales Echo. 13 April 1973. p. 1.
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