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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Powell* | 2,009 | |||
Labour | Mervyn Prowle | 1,925 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Edwards | 1,917 | |||
Plaid Cymru | S. Edwards | 1,741 | |||
Independent | M. Winter | 285 | |||
Turnout | 48.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Glyn Owen* | 2,320 | 59.8 | -3.2 | |
Labour | H. Cole | 1,558 | 40.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 19.6 | -6.5 | |||
Turnout | 65.4 | -0.1 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Llywelyn | 955 | 56.8 | +16.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | A. Skitt | 753 | 43.2 | -16.3 | |
Majority | 13.5 | ||||
Turnout | 59.4 | -15.6 | |||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Williams | 968 | 58.5 | +3.4 | |
Labour | W. Price | 681 | 41.5 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 16.9 | +6.8 | |||
Turnout | 47.0 | -9.6 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Reed | 1,836 | 58.9 | -3.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | D. Barnett | 1,281 | 41.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 17.8 | -61.1 | |||
Turnout | 51.0 | -3.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | J. Davies | 1,650 | 74.6 | +5.4 | |
Labour | E. Wright | 563 | 25.4 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 49.1 | +10.8 | |||
Turnout | 42.5 | -8.2 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Davies | 2.580 | |||
Labour | C. Hobbs | 2,117 | |||
Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 2,088 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T. Davies | 1,129 | |||
Conservative | E. Haines | 902 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Lewis | 783 | |||
Independent | I. Edwards | 542 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | K. Szerard | 908 | 53.6 | ||
Labour | W. Forbes* | 785 | 46.4 | ||
Majority | 7.3 | ||||
Turnout | 56.7 | -0.1 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | I. Evans | 1,440 | 57.6 | +57.6 | |
Labour | S. Powell* | 1,062 | 42.4 | -24.8 | |
Majority | 15.1 | ||||
Turnout | 58.0 | +0.3 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Alfred Bowen, who had represented Bridgend on the old Glamorgan County Council prior to re-organization, lost his seat to the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Parker* | 2,747 | |||
Conservative | W. Rutter | 2,346 | |||
Labour | Alfred Bowen* | 1,616 | |||
Labour | K. Morgan | 1,474 | |||
Ratepayers | E. King | 1,281 | |||
Ratepayers | G. Morris | 980 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Jones | 491 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Lewis | 467 | |||
Turnout | 53.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Lewis | 1,040 | 51.0 | +51.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | A. Jewell | 742 | 36.4 | +36.4 | |
Conservative | E. Evans | 257 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
Majority | 14.6 | ||||
Turnout | 64.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Colin Mann | 1,249 | 51.0 | -23.8 | |
Labour | E. White | 815 | 33.3 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | E. Edwards | 387 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Majority | 17.7 | -31.8 | |||
Turnout | 55.4 | -3.5 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Lindsay Whittle unseated Bertie Rowland, who had represented Caerphilly on the former Glamorgan County Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 1,340 | 38.2 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Bertie Rowland* | 1,331 | 40.2 | -21.6 | |
Conservative | R. Lea | 640 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 48.9 | +7.4 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Jewell | 1,012 | 51.2 | -0.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | A. Hallett | 674 | 34.1 | +34.1 | |
Conservative | B. Williams | 146 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Ratepayers | V. Evans | 146 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 17.1 | +13.6 | |||
Turnout | 46.5 | +4.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H. Richards | 781 | 33.4 | -20.1 | |
Labour | G. Snell | 652 | 27.9 | -18.6 | |
Ratepayers | A. Goodchild | 465 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
Independent | M. Ryland | 443 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Majority | 5.5 | -1.5 | |||
Turnout | 52.8 | +2.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 921 | 32.7 | ||
Conservative | H. Paulley | 780 | 27.7 | ||
Labour | G. Lewis | 618 | 22.0 | ||
Independent Labour | E. Dobbs | 496 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 5.0 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Richards | 701 | 36.3 | -18.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | P. Enticott | 622 | 32.2 | -13.4 | |
Conservative | P. Dawkins | 347 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
Ratepayers | A. Skelhorne | 260 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 4.1 | -4.7 | |||
Turnout | 53.7 | +13.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. David | 1,618 | 62.6 | +9.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | 966 | 37.4 | +37.4 | |
Majority | 25.2 | +19.9 | |||
Turnout | 47.5 | -4.6 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Lewis | 1,245 | 47.9 | -2.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | P. Jones | 1,214 | 46.7 | +46.7 | |
Liberal | D. Smith | 140 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 31 | 1.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 55.0 | +3.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | G. Howells | 1,492 | 47.4 | +15.8 | |
Labour | B. Williams* | 1,449 | 46.0 | -22.4 | |
Conservative | W. Morgan | 210 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 1.4 | ||||
Turnout | 57.2 | +1.4 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Davies was elected as an Independent Labour candidate in 1973.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Davies | 1,087 | 68.1 | +26.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | G. Roberts | 509 | 31.9 | +31.9 | |
Majority | 36.2 | ||||
Turnout | 54.9 | -6.0 | |||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,710 | 48.2 | -0.4 | |
Labour | I. Jenkins | 1,490 | 42.0 | -9.4 | |
Conservative | B. Newman | 351 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Majority | 6.2 | ||||
Turnout | 52.3 | +8.9 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Rogers* | 2,803 | |||
Labour | W. Bowen* | 2,693 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Evans | 1,533 | |||
Plaid Cymru | N. Turner | 1,441 | |||
Conservative | C. Collins | 550 | |||
Conservative | R. Owen | 529 | |||
Turnout | 49.0 | +13.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Eason* | 3,398 | |||
Ratepayers | T. John* | 3,098 | |||
Labour | L. Lodwig* | 3,067 | |||
Labour | A. Tyrrell* | 2,801 | |||
Labour | N. James | 2,747 | |||
Conservative | R. Bunnage | 2,636 | |||
Conservative | D. Pearse | 2,594 | |||
Ratepayers | D. Brown | 2,446 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T. Jones | 2,332 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T. Phillips | 2,252 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Morris | 2,130 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Kennard | 2,038 | |||
Liberal | R. Verallo | 884 | |||
Turnout | 63.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. McDonald | 2,867 | |||
Labour | J. Thomas | 2,167 | |||
Independent | E. Brinson | 1,357 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Davies | 1,305 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,199 | |||
Conservative | A. Farnworth | 368 | |||
Turnout | 58.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. Hart | 2,023 | 69.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Lewis | 678 | 23.3 | ||
Conservative | M. Rixon | 203 | |||
Majority | 46.3 | ||||
Turnout | 54.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jennie Gibbs | 1,365 | 59.5 | -6.4 | |
Labour | W. Hayes | 758 | 33.0 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | K. Rowe | 172 | 7.5 | ||
Majority | 26.4 | -5.5 | |||
Turnout | 54.3 | -5.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Venner | 1,428 | 56.5 | -17.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | T. Pearson | 720 | 28.5 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | G. Jones | 378 | 15.0 | ||
Majority | 28.0 | -19.9 | |||
Turnout | 49.8 | +3.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | M. Phillips | 1,474 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | D. Jones* | 1,083 | 39.6 | ||
Liberal | D. Williams | 165 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Griffiths | 1,614 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Richards | 1,192 | |||
Communist | R. Evans | 106 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 69.1 | -5.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. O'Brien | 1,344 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Gough | 980 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Burns* | 1,956 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Foster* | 1,840 | |||
Labour | D. Williams | 1,584 | |||
Plaid Cymru | C. Mathews | 1,521 | |||
Conservative | C. Thomas | 620 | |||
Communist | A. Jones | 539 | |||
Liberal | G. Cooper | 288 | |||
Communist | C. Dennett | 161 | |||
Liberal | D. Bettel-Higgins | 152 | |||
Turnout | 60.1 | +3.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Davies | 1,277 | |||
Plaid Cymru | L. Smith | 813 | |||
Conservative | D. Davies | 582 | |||
Communist | T. Roberts | 112 | |||
Liberal | O. Bettel-Higgins | 35 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Davies* | 1,662 | |||
Plaid Cymru | C. Jones | 1,086 | |||
Communist | A. Williams | 974 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | N. Thomas | 1,066 | |||
Independent | P. Brocklebank | 877 | |||
Labour | F. Brooks | 789 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Lloyd | 1,940 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Humphreys* | 1,797 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Owens | 1,736 | |||
Labour | H. Evans | 1,734 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Communist | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | Danny Mordecai | 1,263 | |||
Labour | M. David | 948 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Jones | 148 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Price* | 2,476 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Merriman* | 2,428 | |||
Labour | A. Lock | 2,364 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,590 | |||
Conservative | J. Fenwick | 569 | |||
Conservative | M. Eade | 487 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Walters | 1,081 | 29.4 | ||
Labour | E. Hayball* | 1,002 | |||
Ratepayers | I. Evans | 514 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Tomlin | 227 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Board | 1,064 | |||
Independent | D. Thomas | 783 | |||
Liberal | S. Clark | 375 | |||
Independent | D. Davies | 149 | |||
Turnout | 55.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Spurgeon | 1,195 | 41.9 | ||
Labour | A. Cattle | 1,186 | 41.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Williams | 470 | 16.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 45.8 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Unwin | 1,253 | 41.3 | ||
Labour | G. Stevens | 755 | 24.9 | ||
Ratepayers | A. Elliott | 651 | 651 | ||
Plaid Cymru | S. Thomas | 373 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 47.2 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Davies* | 2,949 | |||
Labour | M. Jones* | 2,911 | |||
Plaid Cymru | V. Morgan-Thornton | 1,598 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Lewis | 1,338 | |||
Conservative | P. Davis | 1,160 | |||
Conservative | P. Rixon | 984 | |||
Raetepayers | A. Gordon-Cranmer | 591 | |||
Turnout | 58.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Squire* | 1,994 | |||
Independent | W. Barnett* | 1,637 | |||
Labour | G. Walters | 1,562 | |||
Independent | M. Kennedy | 1,263 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Charles | 743 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Jones | 649 | |||
Turnout | 57.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Mahoney* | 1,500 | 60.2 | ||
Plaid Cymru | J. Price | 823 | 33.0 | ||
Liberal | J. Lewis | 170 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 52.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Williams* | 842 | 39.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | S. Holcombe | 743 | 34.7 | ||
Independent | K. James | 411 | 19.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Farnworth | 147 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 54.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Jones | 791 | 33.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru | S. Goodwin | 704 | 29.7 | ||
Liberal | B. Murphy | 667 | 28.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Davis | 207 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 53.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Peck* | 1,141 | 90.1 | ||
Conservative | J. Bunnage | 125 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 58.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Meriel Murphy* | 990 | 49.7 | ||
Labour | S. Cody | 458 | 23.0 | ||
Plaid Cymru | R. Jones | 393 | 19.7 | ||
Conservative | S. Schofield | 150 | 7.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 62.9 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Davies* | 1,103 | 40.7 | ||
Independent | K. Williams | 869 | |||
Plaid Cymru | C. Holloway | 490 | 18.1 | ||
Conservative | J. Beynon | 251 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | 39.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Weston* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | R. Mathews | 542 | 20.5 | ||
Plaid Cymru | E. Henly | 522 | 19.7 | ||
Conservative | L. Jarman | 406 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 50.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hubbard-Miles* | 1,959 | 58.5 | ||
Ratepayers | Chris Smart | 569 | 17.0 | ||
Labour | D. Wilcox | 563 | 16.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | W. Thomas | 257 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 48.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Eastment | 1,312 | 52.0 | ||
Labour | G. McBride* | 962 | 38.1 | ||
Plaid Cymru | R. Fattorini | 249 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.4 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Communist | Arthur True* | 2,143 | |||
Labour | G. Williams | 1,694 | |||
Labour | H. Elliott | 1,293 | |||
Turnout | 62.9 | ||||
Communist hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Jones* | 1,988 | |||
Labour | G. Rees* | 2,007 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 1,496 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 1,455 | |||
Independent | J. Samson | 385 | |||
Turnout | 59.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Jenkins* | 1,361 | 52.1 | ||
Plaid Cymru | M. John | 582 | 22.3 | ||
Conservative | D. Gillespie | 356 | 13.6 | ||
Independent | R. Betteney | 311 | 11.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 59.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Thomas* | 1,397 | 53.1 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Jones | 809 | 30.7 | ||
Communist | A. Price | 426 | 16.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 52.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | D. Morgan | 1,455 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | T. Parry* | 1,397 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | Alan Speake | 567 | 16.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 61.5 | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Winter* | 1,463 | 44.3 | ||
Conservative | P. Leyshon | 1,416 | 42.9 | ||
Plaid Cymru | A. Jones | 421 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 56.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Richards* | 1,262 | 48.5 | ||
Conservative | C. Lindsey | 730 | 28.1 | ||
Plaid Cymru | G. Jones | 608 | 23.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Ellis* | 1,828 | |||
Labour | L. Rees | 1,693 | |||
Ratepayers | T. Jones | 1,507 | |||
Ratepayers | E. Fitsall | 1,454 | |||
Conservative | R. Tomkinson | 650 | |||
Turnout | 48.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | D. May | 1,135 | 40.3 | ||
Labour | S. McElstrim* | 1,122 | 39.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | M. Fisk | 560 | 19.9 | ||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Turnout | 61.6 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Williams* | 1,646 | 71.9 | ||
Plaid Cymru | A. Lippiett | 644 | 28.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 51.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Richards* | 1,477 | 67.5 | ||
Plaid Cymru | M. Moran | 711 | 32.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 51.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | C. Harris | 991 | 52.3 | ||
Labour | M. Byrne* | 905 | 47.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 62.5 | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Smith | 729 | 42.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru | P. Williams | 606 | 35.4 | ||
Conservative | A. Hodges | 257 | 15.0 | ||
Liberal | A. Jenkins | 121 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 64.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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