1976 Cardiff City Council election

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The 1976 Cardiff City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 to elect councillors to Cardiff District Council (later to become known as Cardiff City Council) in Cardiff, Wales. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. This was the second election to the district council.

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The previous Cardiff City Council elections took place in 1973 and the next full elections took place in 1979.

The 1976 election saw the Labour Party lose their majority to the Conservative Party.

Background

206 Candidates from 6 parties ran. No party ran a full slate of candidates. The Conservative Party ran 73 candidates, the Labour Party ran 69 candidates, Plaid Cymru ran 33 candidates and the Liberal Party ran 21 candidates. [1]

Results

Contests took place in all except one of the wards at this election. [1]

Cardiff District Council election result 1976 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 44132+1158.7
  Labour 29013-1338.7
  Ratepayers 2+20+22.6
  Liberal 000±0.00.0
  Plaid Cymru 000±0.00.0
  Communist 000±0.00.0

Results by ward

Adamsdown (3 seats)

Adamsdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Evans 1,116 59.9 −14.3
Labour R. M. Costley 996
Labour I. Jones 992
Conservative B. Jones74740.1+20.2
Conservative D. Jones586
Turnout 33.4+8.1
Registered electors 5,573
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canton (3 seats)

Canton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bella Brown 1,901 62.4 +12.8
Conservative Trevor Tyrell 1,628
Conservative D. Davey 1,483
Labour N. Jenkins1,14637.6−12.8
Labour P. W. Thomas1,126
Labour R. Bassett0
Plaid Cymru R. Lee00.0N/A
Turnout 42.8+8.0
Registered electors 7,115
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cathays (3 seats)

Cathays [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Allinson 1,529 30.4 −14.2
Conservative L. Jones 1,419 28.2 +1.0
Labour John Charles Edwards 1,390
Labour J. Davies1,366
Conservative M. Keigwyn1,329
Conservative D. Thomas1,248
Ratepayers R. Castle1,04620.8N/A
Ratepayers G. Parsons900
Ratepayers V. Kempton834
Liberal Mike German 59311.8−4.3
Liberal J. Roberts531
Liberal G. Snell467
Plaid Cymru T. O'Neill44812.1−3.2
Plaid Cymru D. Thomas403
Plaid Cymru B. Smith352
Turnout 39.5+14.8
Registered electors 9,268
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central (3 seats)

Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon William Fish 1,010 37.5 −24.7
Labour William Herbert 1,209
Conservative D. Marles 946 35.2 −2.6
Conservative G. Scott-Dickens928
Labour David Seligman870
Conservative C. Thomas850
Ratepayers D. Guy48718.1N/A
Plaid Cymru D. O'Neill2479.2N/A
Liberal P. Davies00.0N/A
Plaid Cymru P. Riley00.0
Plaid Cymru D. Hopkins00.0
Turnout 47.9+14.5
Registered electors 5,620
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ely (6 seats)

Ely [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Carling 2,362 53.0 −14.3
Labour M. Buttle 2,458
Labour Reverend Robert H. Morgan 2,402
Labour Thomas Clifford Lee 2,258
Labour J. Sloman 2,218
Labour Charlie Gale 2,218
Conservative W. Clode1,74536.9+14.4
Conservative A. Fitzpatrick1,602
Conservative F. Phillips1,596
Conservative M. Jones1,557
Conservative M. Warren1,545
Conservative R. Wheeler1,464
Plaid Cymru G. Dowling47910.1−0.1
Plaid Cymru J. Syms416
Plaid Cymru E. J. Maynard346
Plaid Cymru J. Storn333
Turnout 32.9+8.7
Registered electors 14,405
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gabalfa (3 seats)

Gabalfa [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Kingwell 2,184 45.8 +12.1
Labour Michael Parry 2,043 43.0 −23.2
Conservative T. Merridew 1,989
Labour Emrys Pride1,971
Conservative G. Tatham1,795
Labour Arthur Brown1,736
Plaid Cymru G. Doyle52811.1N/A
Plaid Cymru C. Schoen402
Turnout 49.0+23.9
Registered electors 9,707
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Grangetown (3 seats)

Grangetown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. P. O'Reilly 1,737 57.0 +9.0
Conservative B. Moorcraft 1,671
Conservative Gwendoline Judd 1,647
Labour M. Matthewson1,30943.0−9.0
Labour D. Lydiard1,280
Labour Harold Bartlett1,233
Turnout 41.8+8.7
Registered electors 7,279
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (1 seat)

Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. H. Davies 1,127 88.7 N/A
Liberal C. Mitchell14411.3N/A
Turnout 41.8N/A
Registered electors 1,735
Conservative hold Swing

Llandaff (3 seats)

Llandaff [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Jones 2,998 67.1 +8.1
Conservative J. Hermer 2,922
Conservative H. Jones 2,838
Plaid Cymru Anne-Marie Petty76020.1−3.1
Labour A. Saunders71115.9−5.0
Labour J. Leno702
Turnout 49.1+15.7
Registered electors 9,099
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Llanishen (6 seats)

Llanishen [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey Sainsbury 3,660 35.4 −1.1
Conservative Ronald Watkiss 3,652
Conservative D. O'Neill 3,648
Conservative Lionel Pugh 3,636
Conservative N. Morgan 3,476
Ratepayers C. Milsom 3,339 32.3 N/A
Conservative William Barraby3,318
Liberal O. Langdon1,30712.6N/A
Labour T. Morris1,17311.3−14.1
Labour M. Walker1,122
Labour P. Phillips1,113
Plaid Cymru R. Edwards8568.3−2.4
Plaid Cymru S. Doyle807
Turnout 78.1+28.4
Registered electors 13,239
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing

Penylan (6 seats)

Penylan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stefan Terlezki 7,244 65.3 +15.3
Conservative L. Gower 6,974
Conservative M. Newman 6,893
Conservative A. Austin 6,886
Conservative G. A. S. Turnbull 6,876
Conservative A. Thomas 6,571
Liberal T. Thomas1,57014.1−19.2
Labour M. Jones1,55114.0−2.7
Labour P. Wing1,541
Labour K. O'Brien1,528
Labour R. Pound1,491
Labour G. Bayliss1,477
Labour K. Gaskell1,152
Liberal P. Lindsey1,129
Liberal R. Crowley1,106
Liberal B. Jones1,063
Liberal D. Hill970
Liberal R. Ashford924
Plaid Cymru K. Bush7336.6N/A
Plaid Cymru E. Bush731
Plaid Cymru A. Couch730
Plaid Cymru H. Phillips712
Plaid Cymru P. Cravos704
Plaid Cymru S. Price672
Turnout 48.6+7.9
Registered electors 22,826
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Plasmawr (6 seats)

Plasmawr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Huish 2,068 39.4 −18.0
Conservative W. Hall 2,047 39.0 +14.0
Conservative F. Lloyd 2,017
Labour H. Davies 1,996
Conservative D. Pepler 1,993
Labour M. Phillips 1,976
Labour F. Tyrrell1,958
Conservative L. Skye1,908
Conservative B. Pearce1,888
Labour J. Leonard1,878
Conservative D. McIntyre1,870
Labour B. Shorten1,859
Plaid Cymru D. Davies1,13121.6+4.0
Turnout 37.2+12.4
Registered electors 14,094
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plasnewydd (3 seats)

Plasnewydd [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Watkins 1,901 40.2 +9.5
Conservative S. James 1,874
Conservative D. J. Evans 1,807
Labour P. Norton89725.7−2.2
Labour J. Truran857
Labour J. Bonar809
Plaid Cymru Owen John Thomas 67417.6−0.7
Plaid Cymru M. Coughlin611
Plaid Cymru R. Griffiths571
Liberal G. German2606.8−9.0
Liberal P. Jarman239
Liberal A. Verma188
Communist J. Roxburgh922.4N/A
Turnout 46.2−0.3
Registered electors 8,275
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Radyr, St Fagans, Tongwynlais (2 seats)

Radyr, St Fagans, Tongwynlais [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. B. ClarkeUnopposed
Conservative G. W. MillardUnopposed
Turnout 00.0N/A
Registered electors 4,590
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rhiwbina (3 seats)

Rhiwbina [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William John A. Bain 3,372 58.8 +18.1
Conservative Martin Davies 3,359
Conservative G. Jones 3,222
Liberal H. J. O'Brien98617.2−15.1
Liberal O. Davies793
Plaid Cymru K. Davies69414.7−2.6
Labour C. Beech67811.8−0.5
Liberal G. White676
Labour E. Woolfe628
Plaid Cymru B. Williams582
Labour R. Armstrong572
Plaid Cymru N. Davies552
Turnout 54.7+8.2
Registered electors 10,482
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Riverside (3 seats)

Riverside [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Davies 1,565 39.6 −8.1
Ratepayers L. Mathias 1,254 31.7 N/A
Conservative S. Doxsey 1,253
Conservative Alec Johnson1,150
Ratepayers P. Powell941
Labour A. Dixon74618.9−10.6
Labour D. Toogood588
Labour K. Mullins573
Plaid Cymru G. Petty3929.0−0.6
Plaid Cymru J. Kuczy's337
Turnout 54.4+12.0
Registered electors 7,276
Conservative hold Swing
Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Roath (3 seats)

Roath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Lloyd-Edwards 3,062 59.0 +10.0
Conservative Gerald Brinks 2,706
Conservative R. Richards 1,636
Labour T. Tucker88617.1±0.0
Plaid Cymru G. Bowman64512.4+3.7
Liberal J. McWilliam59411.5−13.7
Liberal P. Verma318
Turnout 42.0+6.2
Registered electors 10,348
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rumney (6 seats)

Rumney [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Llewellyn 2,980 52.7 +6.3
Labour V. Jones 2,843
Labour Alun Michael 2,747
Labour John Randall Phillips 2,693
Labour John Reynolds 2,685
Labour F. Yeomans 2,681
Conservative C. Nicholson2,51331.5−1.2
Conservative R. Mitchell2,502
Ratepayers R. Potter2,49731.3N/A
Conservative L. Quinn2,409
Conservative J. Wright2,397
Conservative L. Hunt2,366
Turnout 42.0+15.3
Registered electors 19,033
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South (3 seats)

South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Smith 1,387 56.1 −4.7
Labour Philip Dunleavy 1,363
Labour P. H. Bowen 1,230
Conservative E. Williams1,08443.9+4.7
Conservative E. Canning1,061
Conservative S. Cooper1,033
Turnout 38.3+1.0
Registered electors 6,447
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Splott (3 seats)

Splott [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Ormonde 1,483 41.9 −24.0
Labour C. Williams 1,325
Labour L. Bonar 1,136
Conservative T. Kelly1,01528.7+1.3
Conservative F. Chichester968
Ratepayers R. Warburton88725.1N/A
Conservative K. Wilcox876
Communist S. Garrett-Jones1514.3−2.4
Turnout 47.5+15.0
Registered electors 7,437
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whitchurch (3 seats)

Whitchurch [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Purnell 3,688 50.3 ±0.0
Conservative Victor Riley 3,526
Conservative T. Davies 3,429
Labour G. Howell1,43219.5−30.2
Labour R. Bowler1,388
Plaid Cymru E. Ogwen1,36618.6N/A
Labour P. Owen1,360
Liberal S. Davies84611.5N/A
Liberal S. Sofia492
Turnout 70.3+19.9
Registered electors 10,437
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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