The third election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1981. [1] It was preceded by the 1977 election and followed by the 1985 election.
There were no boundary changes at this election.
As in previous elections, Conservative and Labour candidates contested the vast majority of seats, with an increased number of Liberal candidates. There were a smaller number of Plaid Cymru and Ecology Party candidates and a few Independents.
Having lost control of the authority in 1977, Labour regained control with sweeping gains across the wards. The Liberals also made some advances in central Cardiff.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Evans* | 1,251 | |||
Labour | Kenneth Hutchings | 1,234 | |||
Conservative | W. Lewis | 344 | |||
Conservative | T. Hobbs | 314 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Jones* | 1,380 | |||
Labour | C. Short | 889 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Lane | 976 | |||
Conservative | E. Evans* | 626 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Cook | 1,048 | |||
Conservative | J. Whitchurch* | 850 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Greaves | 80 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Sharp | 1,012 | |||
Conservative | K. Jones | 431 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. James | 1,319 | |||
Labour | Mick Antoniw | 1,198 | |||
Conservative | M. Davies* | 750 | |||
Conservative | M. Walnycki* | 632 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Perriam | 125 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Murray | 2,037 | |||
Labour | C. Watkins* | 1,984 | |||
Conservative | J. Donovan | 1,068 | |||
Conservative | R. Gibbons | 1.041 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Tabernacle | 1,088 | |||
Conservative | G. Mackillican* | 1,074 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Trickway | 1,333 | |||
Conservative | Bella Brown* | 1,328 | |||
Labour | T. Crews | 1,236 | |||
Conservative | Trevor C. Tyrrell* | 1,113 | |||
Liberal | A. Williams | 299 | |||
Liberal | P. Deogan | 274 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Clarke | 1,441 | |||
Labour | B. Edwards | 842 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Jones* | 1,635 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Chris Franks | 1,537 | |||
Conservative | A. Beavan | 1,511 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Roper | 1,030 | |||
Labour | T. Davies | 788 | |||
Liberal | J. Baker | 392 | |||
Liberal | S. Bakes | 370 | |||
Independent | T. Roberts | 128 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Rush* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. Bowles | 1,133 | |||
Labour | A. German | 787 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Perkins | 1,569 | |||
Labour | D. Richards | 1,527 | |||
Conservative | M. Moorcroft | 747 | |||
Conservative | F. Arnold | 694 | |||
Liberal | J. Williams | 152 | |||
Liberal | J. Coley | 142 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. Matthews | 2,110 | |||
Liberal | G. Snell | 2,107 | |||
Liberal | David Rees | 1,956 | |||
Labour | T. Sweeney | 1,243 | |||
Labour | A. Thompson | 1,186 | |||
Labour | D. Francies | 1,156 | |||
Conservative | E. Chichister* | 904 | |||
Conservative | M. Adams | 844 | |||
Conservative | B. Jones | 804 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T. O'Neill | 200 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Tilley | 173 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Clancy | 150 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Champion | 780 | |||
Labour | H. Rhoden | 701 | |||
Liberal | R. Hill | 570 | |||
Liberal | A. Miles | 500 | |||
Conservative | P. Lowes | 446 | |||
Conservative | C. Thomas* | 434 | |||
Ecology | K. Pearson | 128 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Thomas | 1,787 | |||
Labour | J. Jones | 698 | |||
Liberal | M. Weston | 428 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Jones | 1,632 | |||
Conservative | J. George* | 1,625 | |||
Labour | G. Rees | 1,180 | |||
Independent | D. Hardie | 938 | |||
Labour | M. Pember | 904 | |||
Independent | C. Thomson | 719 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Morgan* | 2,800 | |||
Labour | H. Gough | 2,607 | |||
Labour | B. Phillips | 2,480 | |||
Labour | Emyr Currie-Jones | 2,478 | |||
Conservative | G. Derrick | 1,023 | |||
Conservative | R. Benson | 1,016 | |||
Conservative | J. Rushrod | 1,010 | |||
Conservative | S. Jose | 997 | |||
Ecology | G. Jones | 720 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Davies | 2,058 | |||
Labour | A. Hearne | 1,995 | |||
Labour | A. Huish | 1,925 | |||
Conservative | T. Merridew* | 1,393 | |||
Conservative | C. Saunders* | 1,371 | |||
Conservative | V. Kempton | 1,358 | |||
Plaid Cymru | L. Evans | 401 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Lydiard | 1,679 | |||
Labour | G. Gallagher | 1,626 | |||
Conservative | L. Quinn* | 1,384 | |||
Conservative | N. Leworthy | 1,007 | |||
Liberal | I. Taher | 174 | |||
Liberal | P. Verma | 129 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Lysaght* | 1,273 | |||
Labour | S. Caeser | 680 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julius Hermer* | 2,258 | |||
Conservative | J. Donovan | 2,230 | |||
Conservative | M. Jones* | 2,157 | |||
Labour | G. Rhoden | 1,010 | |||
Labour | D. Jenkins | 998 | |||
Labour | W. Laing | 948 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Jones | 508 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Edwards | 488 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Cronin* | 3,351 | |||
Conservative | F. Court | 3,345 | |||
Conservative | B. Rees* | 3,335 | |||
Conservative | G. Tatham* | 3,286 | |||
Labour | C. Jones | 1,894 | |||
Labour | R. Hughes | 1,889 | |||
Labour | D. Elwell | 1,854 | |||
Labour | E. Williams | 1,776 | |||
Ecology | M. Evans | 887 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Balch | 457 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Gray | 843 | |||
Conservative | P. Church | 566 | |||
Liberal | J. Janes | 317 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Goddard* | 1,525 | |||
Conservative | P. Lloyd | 1,495 | |||
Labour | I. Boyce | 433 | |||
Labour | L. Barrett | 418 | |||
Liberal | A. Jones | 397 | |||
Liberal | M. Jones | 350 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Thomas* | 1,499 | |||
Labour | E. Tincknell | 1,457 | |||
Conservative | E. Lloyd* | 1,429 | |||
Labour | K. Nelson | 1,415 | |||
Liberal | E. Humphreys | 680 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Packer | 279 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Peterson* | 5,136 | |||
Conservative | Peter Meyer* | 5,097 | |||
Conservative | A. Thomas* | 5,047 | |||
Conservative | Stefan Terlezki* | 5,040 | |||
Conservative | M. Wigmore | 4,924 | |||
Liberal | D. Hill | 3,722 | |||
Liberal | P. Bramall | 3,381 | |||
Liberal | I. Foster | 3,372 | |||
Liberal | C, Mitchell | 3,277 | |||
Liberal | G. Sagoo | 2,918 | |||
Labour | C. Evans | 2,186 | |||
Labour | P. Malekin | 2,065 | |||
Labour | M. Phelps | 2,041 | |||
Labour | P. Williams | 2,010 | |||
Labour | D. Richards | 1,998 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Morgan | 652 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Former Labour MP Caerwyn Roderick was among the successful candidates in this ward. Former Penylan councilor Mary Hallinan sought to retain a seat for the Conservatives but was defeated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Longden | 2,743 | |||
Labour | J. Lewis | 2,722 | |||
Labour | Caerwyn Roderick | 2,609 | |||
Labour | G. Brooks | 2,543 | |||
Conservative | B. Hall* | 1,595 | |||
Conservative | H. Phillips | 1,559 | |||
Conservative | E. Clarke | 1,498 | |||
Conservative | Mary Hallinan° | 1,494 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Olwen Watkin* | 1,253 | |||
Labour | F. Dobbs | 1,188 | |||
Conservative | S. James* | 1,149 | |||
Liberal | P. Jarman | 1,049 | |||
Labour | C. Richards | 997 | |||
Liberal | P. Davies | 898 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Owen John Thomas | 291 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Rees | 181 | |||
Communist | R. Macmillan | 97 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Davies* | 2,929 | |||
Conservative | Gareth Neale* | 2,770 | |||
Conservative | W. Bain* | 2,727 | |||
Liberal | S. Crossley | 1,651 | |||
Labour | P. MacCormack | 970 | |||
Labour | J. Cocks | 967 | |||
Labour | A. Davies | 901 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Richards | 368 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Hutt | 1,429 | |||
Labour | D. Campbell | 1,363 | |||
Conservative | R. Souza* | 980 | |||
Conservative | F. Cooper | 941 | |||
Ecology | Peter Bridger | 338 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Hermer* | 2,193 | |||
Conservative | F. McCarthy* | 2,167 | |||
Conservative | R. Richards* | 2,156 | |||
Labour | T. Tucker | 976 | |||
Labour | N. Davies | 972 | |||
Labour | A. Rannasut | 877 | |||
Liberal | M. Davies | 792 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Smith | 249 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Smith | 224 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vita Jones | 4,273 | |||
Labour | W. Bowen | 4,236 | |||
Labour | F. Yeomans | 4,077 | |||
Labour | R. Morris | 4,026 | |||
Labour | A. Pithouse | 4,021 | |||
Conservative | S. Brown | 2,019 | |||
Conservative | I. Davis | 1,924 | |||
Conservative | N. Smith* | 1,910 | |||
Conservative | C. Nicholson* | 1,901 | |||
Conservative | M. Battistea | 1,896 | |||
Liberal | J. Cuff | 888 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Houlston* | 1,811 | |||
Labour | John Brooks* | 1,734 | |||
Labour | W. Kitson | 1,654 | |||
Conservative | F. Chichister | 809 | |||
Conservative | A. Hopkins | 754 | |||
Conservative | R. Jones | 722 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Purnell* | 2,793 | |||
Conservative | R. Evans* | 2,733 | |||
Conservative | W. Richards* | 2,721 | |||
Labour | C. Fennessy | 1,607 | |||
Labour | B. Bowler | 1,591 | |||
Labour | A. Parsons | 1,486 | |||
Plaid Cymru | I. Williams | 461 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |