1977 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

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The 1977 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1977 and were the second elections to Mid Glamorgan County Council, electing 85 councillors. [1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1981 election.

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Ward results

Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)

Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Powell* 2,009
Labour Mervyn Prowle 1,925
Plaid Cymru G. Edwards1,917
Plaid Cymru S. Edwards1,741
Independent M. Winter285
Turnout 48.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)

Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Glyn Owen* 2,320 59.8 −3.2
Labour H. Cole1,55840.2+3.2
Majority 19.6−6.5
Turnout 65.4−0.1
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat)

Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. Llywelyn 955 56.8 +16.3
Plaid Cymru A. Skitt75343.2−16.3
Majority 13.5
Turnout 59.4−15.6
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)

Aberdare No.4: Town 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Williams 968 58.5 +3.4
Labour W. Price68141.5−3.4
Majority 16.9+6.8
Turnout 47.0−9.6
Independent hold Swing

Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)

Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Reed 1,836 58.9 −3.1
Plaid Cymru D. Barnett1,28141.1+3.1
Majority 17.8−61.1
Turnout 51.0−3.2
Labour hold Swing

Abertridwr and Senghennydd

Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayersJ. Davies1,65074.6+5.4
Labour E. Wright56325.4−5.4
Majority 49.1+10.8
Turnout 42.5−8.2
Ratepayers hold Swing

Bedwas and Machen (two seats)

Bedwas and Machen 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Davies 2,580
Labour C. Hobbs 2,117
Liberal Angus Donaldson2,088
Plaid Cymru T. Davies1,129
Conservative E. Haines902
Plaid Cymru E. Lewis783
Independent I. Edwards542
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed (one seat)

Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru K. Szerard 908 53.6
Labour W. Forbes*78546.4
Majority 7.3
Turnout 56.7−0.1
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg (one seat)

Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru I. Evans 1,440 57.6 +57.6
Labour S. Powell*1,06242.4−24.8
Majority 15.1
Turnout 58.0+0.3
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Bridgend (two seats)

Alfred Bowen, who had represented Bridgend on the old Glamorgan County Council prior to re-organization, lost his seat to the Conservatives.

Bridgend 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Parker* 2,747
Conservative W. Rutter 2,346
Labour Alfred Bowen*1,616
Labour K. Morgan1,474
RatepayersE. King1,281
RatepayersG. Morris980
Plaid Cymru D. Jones491
Plaid Cymru E. Lewis467
Turnout 53.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Lewis 1,040 51.0 +51.0
Plaid Cymru A. Jewell74236.4+36.4
Conservative E. Evans25712.6+12.6
Majority 14.6
Turnout 64.8
Labour hold Swing

Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)

Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Colin Mann 1,249 51.0 −23.8
Labour E. White81533.3+8.1
Conservative E. Edwards38715.8+15.8
Majority 17.7−31.8
Turnout 55.4−3.5
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)

Lindsay Whittle unseated Bertie Rowland, who had represented Caerphilly on the former Glamorgan County Council.

Caerphilly No.4 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Whittle 1,340 38.2 +2.3
Labour Bertie Rowland*1,33140.2−21.6
Conservative R. Lea64019.3+19.3
Majority 90.3
Turnout 48.9+7.4
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)

Caerphilly No.5 North 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Jewell 1,012 51.2 −0.6
Plaid Cymru A. Hallett67434.1+34.1
Conservative B. Williams1467.4+7.4
RatepayersV. Evans1467.4+7.4
Majority 17.1+13.6
Turnout 46.5+4.9
Labour hold Swing

Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)

Caerphilly No.6 South 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Richards 781 33.4 −20.1
Labour G. Snell65227.9−18.6
RatepayersA. Goodchild46519.9+19.9
Independent M. Ryland44318.9+18.9
Majority 5.5−1.5
Turnout 52.8+2.8
Independent hold Swing

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
Majority 5.0
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Cardiff Rural (one seat)

Cardiff Rural 1973
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Richards 701 36.3 −18.1
Plaid Cymru P. Enticott62232.2−13.4
Conservative P. Dawkins34718.0+18.0
RatepayersA. Skelhorne26013.5+13.5
Majority 4.1−4.7
Turnout 53.7+13.7
Labour hold Swing

Cowbridge Rural (one seat)

Cowbridge Rural 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. David 1,618 62.6 +9.9
Plaid Cymru Janet Davies 96637.4+37.4
Majority 25.2+19.9
Turnout 47.5−4.6
Independent hold Swing

Dowlais (one seat)

Dowlais 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Lewis 1,245 47.9 −2.4
Plaid Cymru P. Jones1,21446.7+46.7
Liberal D. Smith1405.4+5.4
Majority 311.2+0.6
Turnout 55.0+3.4
Labour hold Swing

Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru G. Howells 1,492 47.4 +15.8
Labour B. Williams*1,44946.0−22.4
Conservative W. Morgan2106.7+6.7
Majority 1.4
Turnout 57.2+1.4
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)

Davies was elected as an Independent Labour candidate in 1973.

Gelligaer No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davies 1,087 68.1 +26.7
Plaid Cymru G. Roberts50931.9+31.9
Majority 36.2
Turnout 54.9−6.0
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing

Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.3 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru J. Jones 1,710 48.2 −0.4
Labour I. Jenkins1,49042.0−9.4
Conservative B. Newman3519.9+9.9
Majority 6.2
Turnout 52.3+8.9
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)

Gelligaer No.4 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Rogers* 2,803
Labour W. Bowen* 2,693
Plaid Cymru A. Evans1,533
Plaid Cymru N. Turner1,441
Conservative C. Collins550
Conservative R. Owen529
Turnout 49.0+13.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Eason* 3,398
Ratepayers T. John* 3,098
Labour L. Lodwig* 3,067
Labour A. Tyrrell* 2,801
Labour N. James2,747
Conservative R. Bunnage2,636
Conservative D. Pearse2,594
RatepayersD. Brown2,446
Plaid Cymru T. Jones2,332
Plaid Cymru T. Phillips2,252
Plaid Cymru D. Morris2,130
Plaid Cymru R. Kennard2,038
Liberal R. Verallo884
Turnout 63.8
Labour hold Swing
Ratepayers hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 (two seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. McDonald 2,867
Labour J. Thomas 2,167
Independent E. Brinson1,357
Plaid Cymru D. Davies1,305
Plaid Cymru J. Jones1,199
Conservative A. Farnworth368
Turnout 58.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Maesteg No.1 (one seat)

Maesteg No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. Hart 2,023 69.7
Plaid Cymru D. Lewis67823.3
Conservative M. Rixon2037.0
Majority 46.3
Turnout 54.3
Labour hold Swing

Maesteg No.2 (one seat)

Maesteg No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jennie Gibbs 1,365 59.5 −6.4
Labour W. Hayes75833.0−1.1
Conservative K. Rowe1727.5
Majority 26.4−5.5
Turnout 54.3−5.3
Liberal hold Swing

Maesteg No.3 (one seat)

Maesteg No.3 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Venner 1,428 56.5 −17.5
Plaid Cymru T. Pearson72028.5+2.5
Conservative G. Jones37815.0
Majority 28.0−19.9
Turnout 49.8+3.9
Labour hold Swing

Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)

Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru M. Phillips 1,474 53.9
Labour D. Jones*1,08339.6
Liberal D. Williams1656.5
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Merthyr No.6 (one seat)

Merthyr No.6 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Griffiths 1,614
Plaid Cymru B. Richards1,192
Communist R. Evans106
Majority
Turnout 69.1−5.3
Labour hold Swing

Merthyr No.7 (one seat)

Merthyr No.7 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. O'Brien 1,344
Plaid Cymru J. Gough980
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Merthyr Park (two seats)

Merthyr Park 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Burns* 1,956
Plaid Cymru G. Foster* 1,840
Labour D. Williams1,584
Plaid Cymru C. Mathews1,521
Conservative C. Thomas620
Communist A. Jones539
Liberal G. Cooper288
Communist C. Dennett161
Liberal D. Bettel-Higgins152
Turnout 60.1+3.1
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Merthyr Town (one seat)

Merthyr Town 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Davies 1,277
Plaid Cymru L. Smith813
Conservative D. Davies582
Communist T. Roberts112
Liberal O. Bettel-Higgins35
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Davies* 1,662
Plaid Cymru C. Jones1,086
Communist A. Williams974
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru N. Thomas 1,066
Independent P. Brocklebank877
Labour F. Brooks789
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)

Mountain Ash No.3 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Lloyd 1,940
Plaid Cymru R. Humphreys* 1,797
Plaid Cymru G. Owens1,736
Labour H. Evans1,734
Turnout
Labour gain from Communist Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)

Ogmore and Garw No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayersDanny Mordecai1,263
Labour M. David948
Plaid Cymru G. Jones148
Majority
Turnout
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing

Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)

Ogmore and Garw No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Price* 2,476
Plaid Cymru E. Merriman* 2,428
Labour A. Lock2,364
Plaid Cymru J. Jones1,590
Conservative J. Fenwick569
Conservative M. Eade487
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Penybont No.1 (one seat)

Penybont No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Walters 1,081 38.3
Labour E. Hayball*1,00235.5
RatepayersI. Evans51418.2
Plaid Cymru P. Tomlin2278.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Penybont No.2 (one seat)

Penybont No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Board 1,064
Independent D. Thomas783
Liberal S. Clark375
Independent D. Davies149
Turnout 55.1
Conservative hold Swing

Penybont No.3 (one seat)

Penybont No.3 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Spurgeon 1,195 41.9
Labour A. Cattle1,18641.6
Plaid Cymru D. Williams47016.5
Majority
Turnout 45.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Penybont No.4 (one seat)

Penybont No.4 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Unwin 1,253 41.3
Labour G. Stevens75524.9
RatepayersA. Elliott65121.5
Plaid Cymru S. Thomas37312.3
Majority
Turnout 47.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Penybont No.5 (two seats)

Penybont No.5 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Davies* 2,949
Labour M. Jones* 2,911
Plaid Cymru V. Morgan-Thornton1,598
Plaid Cymru R. Lewis1,338
Conservative P. Davis1,160
Conservative P. Rixon984
RaetepayersA. Gordon-Cranmer591
Turnout 58.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penybont No.6 (two seats)

Penybont No.6 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Squire* 1,994
Independent W. Barnett* 1,637
Labour G. Walters1,562
Independent M. Kennedy1,263
Plaid Cymru G. Charles743
Plaid Cymru D. Jones649
Turnout 57.6
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Penydarren (one seat)

Penydarren 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Mahoney* 1,500 60.2
Plaid Cymru J. Price82333.0
Liberal J. Lewis1706.8
Majority
Turnout 52.9
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Williams* 842 39.3
Plaid Cymru S. Holcombe74334.7
Independent K. James41119.2
Conservative M. Farnworth1476.9
Turnout 54.2
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)

Pontypridd No.2 Town 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Jones 791 33.4
Plaid Cymru S. Goodwin70429.7
Liberal B. Murphy66728.2
Conservative M. Davis2078.7
Majority
Turnout 53.7
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.3 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Peck* 1,141 90.1
Conservative J. Bunnage1259.9
Majority
Turnout 58.6
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)

Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Meriel Murphy* 990 49.7
Labour S. Cody45823.0
Plaid Cymru R. Jones39319.7
Conservative S. Schofield1507.5
Majority
Turnout 62.9
Liberal hold Swing

Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (one seat)

Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davies* 1,103 40.7
Independent K. Williams86932.0
Plaid Cymru C. Holloway49018.1
Conservative J. Beynon2519.3
Turnout 39.2
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.6 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Weston* 1,180 44.5
Liberal R. Mathews54220.5
Plaid Cymru E. Henly52219.7
Conservative L. Jarman40615.3
Majority
Turnout 50.3
Labour hold Swing

Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hubbard-Miles* 1,959 58.5
RatepayersChris Smart56917.0
Labour D. Wilcox56316.8
Plaid Cymru W. Thomas2577.7
Majority
Turnout 48.1
Conservative hold Swing

Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Eastment 1,312 52.0
Labour G. McBride*96238.1
Plaid Cymru R. Fattorini2499.9
Majority
Turnout 49.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)

Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Arthur True* 2,143
Labour G. Williams 1,694
Labour H. Elliott1,293
Turnout 62.9
Communist hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)

Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Jones* 1,988
Labour G. Rees* 2,007
Plaid Cymru P. Davies1,496
Plaid Cymru R. Davies1,455
Independent J. Samson385
Turnout 59.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)

Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Jenkins* 1,361 52.1
Plaid Cymru M. John58222.3
Conservative D. Gillespie35613.6
Independent R. Betteney31111.9
Majority
Turnout 59.2
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)

Rhondda No.4 Ystrad 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Thomas* 1,397 53.1
Plaid Cymru D. Jones80930.7
Communist A. Price42616.2
Majority
Turnout 52.8
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.5 (one seat)

Rhondda No.5 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru D. Morgan 1,455 42.6
Labour T. Parry*1,39740.9
Conservative Alan Speake56716.6
Majority
Turnout 61.5
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Rhondda No.6 (one seat)

Rhondda No.6 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Winter* 1,463 44.3
Conservative P. Leyshon1,41642.9
Plaid Cymru A. Jones42112.8
Majority
Turnout 56.0
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)

Rhondda No.7 Penygraig 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Richards* 1,262 48.5
Conservative C. Lindsey73028.1
Plaid Cymru G. Jones60823.4
Majority
Turnout 47.0
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)

Rhondda No.8 Porth 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Ellis* 1,828
Labour L. Rees 1,693
RatepayersT. Jones1,507
RatepayersE. Fitsall1,454
Conservative R. Tomkinson650
Turnout 48.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.9 (one seat)

Rhondda No.9 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayersD. May1,13540.3
Labour S. McElstrim*1,12239.8
Plaid Cymru M. Fisk56019.9
Majority 13
Turnout 61.6
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing

Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)

Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Williams* 1,646 71.9
Plaid Cymru A. Lippiett64428.1
Majority
Turnout 51.5
Labour hold Swing

Treharris (one seat)

Treharris 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Richards* 1,477 67.5
Plaid Cymru M. Moran71132.5
Majority
Turnout 51.2
Labour hold Swing

Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru C. Harris 991 52.3
Labour M. Byrne*90547.7
Majority
Turnout 62.5
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Smith 729 42.6
Plaid Cymru P. Williams60635.4
Conservative A. Hodges25715.0
Liberal A. Jenkins1217.1
Majority
Turnout 64.4
Labour hold Swing

Sources

  1. "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.