1981 South Glamorgan County Council election
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1981 Welsh local government election
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.
Candidates
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.
Outcome
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.
Ward results
Adamsdown (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Barry, Baruc (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Jones* | 1,380 | |||
| Labour | C. Short | 889 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Barry, Buttrills (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Lane | 976 | |||
| Conservative | E. Evans* | 626 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Barry, Cadoc (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Cook | 1,048 | |||
| Conservative | J. Whitchurch* | 850 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | B. Greaves | 80 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Barry, Castleland (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Sharp | 1,012 | |||
| Conservative | K. Jones | 431 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Barry, Court (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Barry, Dyfan (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Barry, Illtyd (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Tabernacle | 1,088 | |||
| Conservative | G. Mackillican* | 1,074 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Canton (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Clarke | 1,441 | |||
| Labour | B. Edwards | 842 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Rush* | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Bowles | 1,133 | |||
| Labour | A. German | 787 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cardiff South (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Cathays (three seats)
| 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 | ||||
Central (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Cowbridge No.1 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Thomas | 1,787 | |||
| Labour | J. Jones | 698 | |||
| Liberal | M. Weston | 428 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cowbridge No.2 (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Ely (four seats)
| 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 | ||||
Gabalfa (three seats)
| 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 | ||||
Grangetown (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Lysaght* | 1,273 | |||
| Labour | S. Caeser | 680 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llandaff (three seats)
| 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 | ||||
Llanishen (four seats)
| 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 | ||||
Penarth North/Central (one seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Gray | 843 | |||
| Conservative | P. Church | 566 | |||
| Liberal | J. Janes | 317 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Penarth South Ward (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Penarth West (one seat)
| 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 | ||||
Penylan (five seats)
| 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 | ||||
Plas Mawr (four seats)
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 | ||||
Plasnewydd (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Rhiwbina (three seats)
| 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 | ||||
Riverside (two seats)
| 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 | ||||
Roath (three seats)
| 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 | ||||
Rumney (five seats)
| 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 | ||||
Splott (three seats)
| 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 | ||||
Whitchurch (three seats)
| 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 | ||||
References
- ↑ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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