1981 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

Last updated

The 1981 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1981 and were the third elections to Mid Glamorgan County Council, electing 85 councillors. [1] They were preceded by the 1977 elections and followed by the 1985 elections.

Contents

Ward results

Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)

Labour comfortably held both seats. Plaid Cymru, who held a seat in the ward from 1973 to 1977, did not field a candidate.

Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Powell* 2,104
Labour Mervyn Prowle* 1,956
Liberal D. Higgins1,078
Turnout 48.2−11.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)

Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Glyn Owen* 1,728 52.4 −7.4
Labour B. Fitzgerald1,57147.6+7.4
Majority 4.8− 14.8
Turnout 53.7−11.7
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat)

Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. Llywellyn* 852 58.5 +1.7
Independent L. Rosser60541.5
Majority 17.0+3.5
Turnout 59.4−20.8
Labour hold Swing

Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)

Aberdare No.4: Town 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Williams 743 44.6 −13.9
Labour W. Price69441.7+0.2
Plaid Cymru M. Thomas22913.7
Majority 2.9−14.0
Turnout 48.5+1.5
Independent hold Swing

Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)

Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. ReedUnopposed
Labour hold Swing

Abertridwr and Senghennydd

Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayersJ. Davies1,48464.5−11.1
Labour E. Wright81735.5+11.1
Majority 29.0−20.1
Turnout 43.6+1.1
Ratepayers hold Swing

Bedwas and Machen (two seats)

Bedwas and Machen 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Davies* 2,897
Liberal Angus Donaldson 2,799
Labour E. Gwynne2,279
Turnout 58.5
Labour hold Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed (one seat)

Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Collis 838 55.5 +9.1
Plaid Cymru K. Szerard*67344.5−9.1
Majority
Turnout 51.7−5.90
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg (one seat)

Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Powell 1,457 76.8 +34.4
Plaid Cymru Bill Hyde44023.2−34.4
Majority 53.6
Turnout 44.4−13.6
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Bridgend (two seats)

Bridgend 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Bertorelli 1,648
Labour R. Bowser 1,548
Labour H. Davies1,547
Conservative W. Rutter*1,512
RatepayersP. Roberts1,372
RatepayersB. Ellis1,220
Independent R. Evans703
Turnout 44.0−9.8
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Lewis* 985 59.5 +8.5
Plaid Cymru A. Morgan36121.8−14.6
Liberal N. Lewis30918.7+18.7
Majority
Turnout 52.8−12.0
Labour hold Swing

Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)

Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Colin Mann* 1,643 65.2 +14.1
Labour E. Piper87834.83+1.5
Majority
Turnout 52.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)

Bertie Rowland, a long-serving Labour councilor on the former Glamorgan County Council, regained the seat that he narrowly lost four years previously.

Caerphilly No.4 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bertie Rowland 1,734 46.7 +6.5
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Whittle*1,21232.6−5.6
Liberal A. Lambert47712.8+12.8
Conservative R. Bisley2917.8
Majority
Turnout 51.0
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)

Caerphilly No.5 North 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Jewell* 1,035 56.1
Plaid Cymru Phil Bevan81043.9
Majority
Turnout 45.5−1.0
Labour hold Swing

Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)

Caerphilly No.6 South 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Snell 798 37.5
Independent M. Ryland70633.1
Plaid Cymru G. Hibbert23411.0
RatepayersP. Lewis22410.5
Liberal L. Price1687.9
Majority
Turnout 48.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Caerphilly No.7 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.7 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Penri Williams 1,814 63.0
Labour R. Toghill1,06737.0
Majority
Turnout 47.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Cardiff Rural (one seat)

Cardiff Rural 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Richards* 1,233 60.7
RatepayersA. Goodchild79839.3
Majority
Turnout 41.8
Labour hold Swing

Cowbridge Rural (one seat)

Cowbridge Rural 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. David* 1,285 48.5
Labour I. Williams87332.9
Plaid Cymru Janet Davies 49318.6
Majority
Turnout 41.0
Independent hold Swing

Dowlais (one seat)

Dowlais 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Lewis* 1,218 69.6
Plaid Cymru P. Jones53130.4
Majority
Turnout 39.3
Labour hold Swing

Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Harris 1,735 66.8
Plaid Cymru G. Howells*86333.2
Majority
Turnout 48.9
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davies* 684 48.6
Independent J. Bromley61944.0
Plaid Cymru G. Blenkin1037.3
Majority
Turnout 48.4
Labour hold Swing

Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.3 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Coleman 1,842 58.1
Plaid Cymru J. Jones*1,32741.9
Majority
Turnout 45.1
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)

Gelligaer No.4 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Bowen* 2,580
Labour B. Lloyd 2,485
Conservative J. Howard662
Turnout 59.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Bonner 4,105
Labour L. Lodwig* 4,090
Labour R. Selwood 3,747
Labour H. Prosser 3,735
RatepayersT. John*3,089
Plaid Cymru Delme Bowen 2,400
Plaid Cymru D. Watkins1,730
Plaid Cymru J. Canning1,609
Plaid Cymru G. Morris1,566
Conservative R. Bunnage1,552
Conservative J. Bunnage1,534
Conservative L. Hunt1,499
Turnout 51.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Ratepayers Swing

Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre No.2 (two seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. McDonald 2,776
Labour W. Hall 2,163
RA George Jury1,101
Independent R. Brinson1,060
RA H. Deardon775
Plaid Cymru R. Williams741
Turnout 55.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Maesteg No.1 (one seat)

Maesteg No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. HartUnopposed
Labour hold Swing

Maesteg No.2 (one seat)

Maesteg No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeff Jones 1,364
Liberal Jennie Gibbs*1,171
Majority
Turnout 59.3+5.0
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Maesteg No.3 (one seat)

Maesteg No.3 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Jenkins 1,676
Plaid Cymru I. Williams368
Conservative K. Rowe198
Majority
Turnout 44.8−5.0
Labour hold Swing

Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)

Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru M. Phillips* 1,480 57.6
Labour K. Thomas1,09142.4
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Merthyr No.6 (one seat)

Merthyr No.6 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Jones 1,632
Plaid Cymru C. Foley937
Majority
Turnout 61.5−7.6
Labour hold Swing

Merthyr No.7 (one seat)

Merthyr No.7 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. O'Brien* 1,154
Plaid Cymru E. Bartlett1.045
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Merthyr Park (two seats)

Merthyr Park 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Burns* 1,810
Labour J. Cleary 1,615
Plaid Cymru G. Foster*1,265
Plaid Cymru D. Thomas822
Communist A. Jones627
Liberal G. Cooper495
Communist C. Dennett155
Workers Revolutionary R. Gould109
Turnout 45.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Merthyr Town (one seat)

Merthyr Town 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Davies* 1,056
Independent R. Howells840
Conservative E. Horne252
Communist T. Roberts131
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Davies* 1,723
Plaid Cymru G. Jones1,137
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Edwards 1,215
Plaid Cymru N. Thomas*953
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)

Mountain Ash No.3 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Evans 1,870
Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman 1,801
Labour S. Lloyd*1,717
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)

Ogmore and Garw No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RatepayersDanny Mordecai1,144
Labour G. Mackay633
Independent R. Smiles402
Majority
Turnout
Ratepayers hold Swing

Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)

Ogmore and Garw No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru E. Merriman* 2,670
Labour A. Lock 2,474
Labour D. Hughes2,364
Plaid Cymru J. Jones1,855
Conservative S. Thomas261
Conservative R. Cave190
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penybont No.1 (one seat)

Penybont No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Jenkins 1,005 38.5
Independent F. Beer67225.6
Conservative G. Griffiths61123.4
Independent RatepayerE. Phillips31912.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Penybont No.2 (one seat)

Walters had previously represented the neighbouring Penybont No.1 Ward which was also lost by the Conservatives.

Penybont No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Thomas 1,112
Conservative L. Walters*873
Turnout 44.4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Penybont No.3 (one seat)

Penybont No.3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Philpin 1,775 57.7
Conservative J. Spurgeon*82626.8
Independent J. Ogden3049.9
Plaid Cymru B. Williams1735.6
Majority
Turnout 47.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Penybont No.4 (one seat)

Penybont No.4 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Unwin 1,407 51.3
Labour G. Stevens1,04438.1
Plaid Cymru R. Fattorini29110.6
Majority
Turnout 42.6
Conservative hold Swing

Penybont No.5 (two seats)

Penybont No.5 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Davies* 3,579
Labour M. Jones* 3,463
Conservative M. Eade725
Plaid Cymru K. Burnell677
Conservative W. Jones672
Plaid Cymru P. Tomlin623
Turnout 44.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penybont No.6 (two seats)

Penybont No.6 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Squire* 2,334
Labour G. Walters 2,229
Plaid Cymru D. Jones492
Independent D. Thomas479
Conservative M. Powell476
Plaid Cymru A. Rees458
Conservative Chris Smart355
Turnout 47.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Penydarren (one seat)

Penydarren 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Mahoney*Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Williams* 1,129 55.4
Plaid Cymru S. Holcombe50324.7
Independent K. James40519.9
Turnout 52.1
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)

Pontypridd No.2 Town 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Clayton Jones 986 39.5
Labour W. Jones*95038.1
Liberal B. Murphy56022.4
Majority
Turnout 57.1
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.3 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Davies 723 68.4
Plaid Cymru G. Watkins22921.7
Conservative Steve Belzak1059.9
Majority
Turnout 48.9
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)

Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Meriel Murphy* 1,001 65.2
Labour P. Hill36924.0
Plaid Cymru G. Gregory16610.8
Majority
Turnout 48.6
Liberal hold Swing

Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (one seat)

Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Davies* 1,495 70.4
Plaid Cymru Joseph Biddulph36817.3
Conservative B. Morgan-Lewis26112.3
Turnout 30.7
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.6 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Weston* 1,255 64.7
Plaid Cymru E. Watkins51626.6
Conservative L. Jarman1688.7
Majority
Turnout 37.2
Labour hold Swing

Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hubbard-Miles* 1,927 60.5
Labour A. Thomas1,26039.5
Majority
Turnout 44.4
Conservative hold Swing

Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. McBride 1,279 53.6
Conservative G. Fairley1,10946.4
Majority
Turnout 45.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)

Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Williams* 1,980
Communist Arthur True* 1,818
Labour I. Lisle1,395
Plaid Cymru Geraint Davies 1,254
Plaid Cymru S. Macmillan553
Turnout 85.7
Labour hold Swing
Communist hold Swing

Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)

Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Jones*Unopposed
Labour G. Rees*Unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)

Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Gough 1,240 63.3
Plaid Cymru M. Powell72036.7
Majority
Turnout 44.4
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)

Rhondda No.4 Ystrad 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent T. Hughes 1,718 61.2
Labour D. Thomas*1,09138.8
Majority
Turnout 55.3
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Rhondda No.5 (one seat)

Rhondda No.5 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Emmanuel 1,899 63.6
Plaid Cymru D. Morgan*1,08536.4
Majority
Turnout 56.2
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Rhondda No.6 (one seat)

Rhondda No.6 1977
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Harris 1,941 68.2
Conservative P. Leyshon64822.8
Plaid Cymru C. Pugh2559.0
Majority
Turnout 50.2
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)

Rhondda No.7 Penygraig 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Richards*Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)

Rhondda No.8 Porth 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Ellis* 2,123
Labour L. Rees 2,046
RatepayersT. Rees1,494
RatepayersR. Dentus1,469
Turnout 45.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda No.9 (one seat)

Rhondda No.9 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Williams 1,475 56.1
RatepayersD. May*1,15543.9
Majority
Turnout 56.5
Labour gain from Ratepayers Swing

Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)

Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Williams* 1,679 90.8
Plaid Cymru A. Cosh1709.2
Majority
Turnout 41.4
Labour hold Swing

Treharris (one seat)

Treharris 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Richards*Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru C. Harris 972 53.8
Labour I. Holt83446.2
Majority
Turnout 53.9
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Chambers 804 55.8
Independent T. Smith63644.2
Majority
Turnout 55.3
Labour hold Swing

References

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