1991 Ogwr Borough Council election

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The 1991 Ogwr Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 to Ogwr Borough Council, a district council in Mid Glamorgan, Wales. It took place on the same day as other council elections in Wales and England. These were to be the last elections before re-organization of local government in Wales and dissolution of the council.

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The previous full election took place in 1987.

Overview

These were the last elections to Ogwr Borough Council before local government reorganisation, which would see new unitary local authorities created in Wales from 1 April 1996. Elections to the new Bridgend County Borough Council would take place in May 1995.

Results for only fifteen of the twenty nine electoral wards were confirmed overnight, with the remainder of the wards having their results announced on the Friday. Leader of the Conservatives on the council, David Unwin, was one of the first to retain his seat, coming top of the poll in Coity Higher. [1]

49 council seats were up for election, a similar number to the previous election in 1987. [2]

Election result

1991 Ogwr Borough Council election result [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3979.6
  Conservative 816.3
  Liberal Democrats 12.0
  Independent Labour 12.0
  Independent 00.0
  Plaid Cymru 00.0
  Green 00.0

Ward Results

Contests took place in 21 of the 29 wards, with councillors in eight of the wards being elected unopposed. [2] (a)

Bettws (one seat)

Bettws 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Michaelides * 689 78.0
Independent J. Ward19422.0

Blackmill (one seat)

Blackmill 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. TremellenUnopposed

Blaengarw (one seat)

Blaengarw 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Williams 443 46.4
Independent D. Mordecai38540.4
Independent R. Smiles12613.2

Brackla (one seat)

Brackla 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative (Ms) P. Hacking * 713 39.2
Labour A. Thomas69438.2
Liberal Democrats R. Mathews41222.6

Caerau (two seats)

Caerau 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Fitzgibbon *Unopposed
Labour J. Thomas *Unopposed

Cefn Cribwr (one seat)

Cefn Cribwr 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. Thomas * 453 58.1
Plaid Cymru K. Burnell26634.1
Conservative K. Vivian617.8

Coity Higher (two seats)

Coity Higher 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Unwin * 1,063 52.8
Labour S. Dodd 951 47.2
Conservative (Ms) J. Spurgeon *946
Labour N. Williams841

Cornelly (two seats)

Cornelly 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Teale * 1,702 81.7
Labour A. Mason * 1,501
Conservative M. Powell38118.3

Coychurch Lower (one seat)

Coychurch Lower 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Lewis * 502 48.2
Independent J. Richards35233.8
Labour E. Davies18718.0

Laleston (three seats)

Laleston 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Evans * 1,225 50.2
Labour D. Webb * 1,109
Labour (Ms) C. Westwood * 1,098
Conservative (Ms) G. Rowe73830.2
Conservative (Ms) J. Phillips617
Conservative (Ms) I. Robinson578
Plaid Cymru Laura McAllister 47819.6
Plaid Cymru (Ms) A. McAllister425

Llangeinor (one seat)

Llangeinor 1991 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. G. EvansUnopposed

Llangynwyd (one seat)

Cornelly 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lewis * 528 57.3
Plaid Cymru A. Rees39342.7

Maesteg East (two seats)

Maesteg East 1991 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. B. Evans *Unopposed
Labour J. H. JonesUnopposed

Maesteg West (two seats)

Maesteg West 1991 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. O. Rees *Unopposed
Labour E. V. Thomas *Unopposed

Morfa (two seats)

Morfa (Bridgend) 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour (Ms) I. Jones * 963 64.1
Labour E. Foley 871
Conservative (Ms) E. Chard53935.9
Conservative W. Rutter *500

Nantyffyllon (one seat)

Nantyffyllon 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Devine *Unopposed

Nant-y-moel (one seat)

Nant-y-moel 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour (Ms) M. WilliamsUnopposed

Newcastle (two seats)

Newcastle (Bridgend) 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Morris 952 52.2
Labour R. Bowser 887
Conservative F. Bertorelli *87347.8
Conservative K. Rowe *804

Newcastle Higher (one seat)

Newcastle Higher 1991 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. J. Thomas * 700 50.7
Conservative (Ms) J. R. L. Padmore50436.5
Plaid Cymru R. A. Fattorini17712.8

Ogmore Vale (one seat)

Ogmore Vale 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour (Ms) C. Bishop *Unopposed

Oldcastle (two seats)

Oldcastle (Bridgend) 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Williams * 722 56.7
Conservative (Ms) G. Griffiths * 674
Labour (Ms) M. Rogers55243.3

Pencoed (three seats)

Pencoed 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Embling * 1,723 58.9
Labour D. Davies * 1,598
Labour K. King * 1,469
Conservative (Ms) L. Mackie1,20041.1
Conservative (Ms) N. Prentice1,165
Conservative B. Rice978

Pontycymmer (one seat)

Pontycymmer 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour (Ms) H. Griffiths 568 68.9
Independent (Ms) M. Hawkins *25631.1

Porthcawl East (three seats)

Porthcawl East 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Anthony 1,292 51.3
Conservative D. Anderson * 1,228 48.7
Labour (Ms) A. Lake 1,183
Labour P. Jones1,164
Conservative (Ms) K. Deere *1,116
Conservative J. Pritchard *1,000

Porthcawl West (four seats)

Porthcawl West 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hubbard-Miles 1,385 32.0
Liberal Democrats G. Davies 1,159 26.7
Labour R. Griffiths * 1,137 26.2
Labour Madeleine Moon 1,060
Conservative G. Fairley *979
Conservative (Ms) R. Garrett978
Labour (Ms) J. Ryan924
Conservative D. John885
Labour M. Hooper883
Liberal Democrats J. Williams880
Conservative C. Smart827
Conservative D. Newton-Williams781
Conservative (Ms) D. De Laroque *674
Plaid Cymru E. Merriman65315.1

The Conservatives in Porthcawl had fallen out with one another, leading to seven candidates vying for the four seats. [1]

Pyle (three seats)

Pyle 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Irvine * 1,835 84.1
Labour R. Power * 1,746
Labour (Ms) M. Butcher 1,738
Conservative R. Preston34715.9

St Brides Major (one seat)

St Brides Major 1991 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative (Ms) A. J. Preston * 701 62.0
Labour E. A. Bowers42938.0

St Brides Minor (two seats)

St Brides Minor 1991 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glan Walters * 1,157 44.9
Independent Labour Mel Winter * 1,021 39.6
Labour Melvyn E. G. Nott 871
Conservative M. G. Butler40115.5

Mel Winter, a ward councillor since 1983, had been de-selected as a Labour candidate. He stood and won as an independent. [1]

Ynysawdre (one seat)

Ynysawdre 1991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Burt * 828 84.8
Conservative (Ms) H. Evans14815.2

(a) Elections Centre source compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward. It also indicates which candidates are female. It indicates which candidates are sitting councillors standing for re-election

*retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Labour tip scales to take control in Cardiff". Western Mail . 3 May 1991. p. 6.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ogwr Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Labour tip scales to take control in Cardiff - Results - Mid Glam". Western Mail. 3 May 1991. p. 6.
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