1981 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

1981 Welsh local government election April 2022 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.Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Mid-Glamorgan-County-1973-1993.pdf The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 17 October 2016 They were preceded by the 1977 elections and followed by the 1985 elections. 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 Labour Party (UK) J. Powell* 2,104 Labour Party (UK) Mervyn Prowle* 1,956 Liberal Party (UK) D. Higgins 1,078 48.2 -11.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat) Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1981 Plaid Cymru Glyn Owen* 1,728 52.4 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Fitzgerald 1,571 47.6 +7.4 4.8 - 14.8 53.7 -11.7 Plaid Cymru Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat) Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1981 Labour Party (UK) V. Llywellyn* 852 58.5 +1.7 Independent (politician) L. Rosser 605 41.5 17.0 +3.5 59.4 -20.8 Labour Party (UK) Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat) Aberdare No.4: Town 1981 Independent (politician) P. Williams 743 44.6 -13.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Price 694 41.7 +0.2 Plaid Cymru M. Thomas 229 13.7 2.9 -14.0 48.5 +1.5 Independent (politician) Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat) Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1981 Labour Party (UK) R. Reed Labour Party (UK) Abertridwr and Senghennydd Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1981 Ratepayers J. Davies 1,484 64.5 -11.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Wright 817 35.5 +11.1 29.0 -20.1 43.6 +1.1 Ratepayers Bedwas and Machen (two seats) Bedwas and Machen 1981 Labour Party (UK) Ray Davies* 2,897 Liberal Party (UK) Angus Donaldson 2,799 Labour Party (UK) E. Gwynne 2,279 58.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed (one seat) Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed 1981 Labour Party (UK) M. Collis 838 55.5 +9.1 Plaid Cymru K. Szerard* 673 44.5 -9.1 51.7 -5.90 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg (one seat) Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg 1981 Labour Party (UK) R. Powell 1,457 76.8 +34.4 Plaid Cymru Bill Hyde 440 23.2 -34.4 53.6 44.4 -13.6 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Bridgend (two seats) Bridgend 1981 Conservative Party (UK) F. Bertorelli 1,648 Labour Party (UK) R. Bowser 1,548 Labour Party (UK) H. Davies 1,547 Conservative Party (UK) W. Rutter* 1,512 Ratepayers P. Roberts 1,372 Ratepayers B. Ellis 1,220 Independent (politician) R. Evans 703 44.0 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Caerphilly No.1 (one seat) Caerphilly No.1 1981 Labour Party (UK) L. Lewis* 985 59.5 +8.5 Plaid Cymru A. Morgan 361 21.8 -14.6 Liberal Party (UK) N. Lewis 309 18.7 +18.7 52.8 -12.0 Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat) Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1981 Plaid Cymru Colin Mann* 1,643 65.2 +14.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Piper 878 34.83 +1.5 52.8 Plaid Cymru 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 Labour Party (UK) Bertie Rowland 1,734 46.7 +6.5 Plaid Cymru Lindsay Whittle* 1,212 32.6 -5.6 Liberal Party (UK) A. Lambert 477 12.8 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bisley 291 7.8 51.0 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat) Caerphilly No.5 North 1981 Labour Party (UK) R. Jewell* 1,035 56.1 Plaid Cymru Phil Bevan 810 43.9 45.5 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat) Caerphilly No.6 South 1981 Labour Party (UK) G. Snell 798 37.5 Independent (politician) M. Ryland 706 33.1 Plaid Cymru G. Hibbert 234 11.0 Ratepayers P. Lewis 224 10.5 Liberal Party (UK) L. Price 168 7.9 48.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Caerphilly No.7 (one seat) Caerphilly No.7 1981 Plaid Cymru Penri Williams 1,814 63.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Toghill 1,067 37.0 47.8 Plaid Cymru Cardiff Rural (one seat) Cardiff Rural 1981 Labour Party (UK) C. Richards* 1,233 60.7 Ratepayers A. Goodchild 798 39.3 41.8 Labour Party (UK) Cowbridge Rural (one seat) Cowbridge Rural 1981 Independent (politician) J. David* 1,285 48.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Williams 873 32.9 Plaid Cymru Janet Davies 493 18.6 41.0 Independent (politician) Dowlais (one seat) Dowlais 1981 Labour Party (UK) T. Lewis* 1,218 69.6 Plaid Cymru P. Jones 531 30.4 39.3 Labour Party (UK) Gelligaer No.1 (one seat) Gelligaer No.1 1981 Labour Party (UK) N. Harris 1,735 66.8 Plaid Cymru G. Howells* 863 33.2 48.9 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Gelligaer No.2 (one seat) Gelligaer No.2 1981 Labour Party (UK) J. Davies* 684 48.6 Independent (politician) J. Bromley 619 44.0 Plaid Cymru G. Blenkin 103 7.3 48.4 Labour Party (UK) Gelligaer No.3 (one seat) Gelligaer No.3 1981 Labour Party (UK) W. Coleman 1,842 58.1 Plaid Cymru J. Jones* 1,327 41.9 45.1 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Gelligaer No.4 (two seats) Gelligaer No.4 1981 Labour Party (UK) W. Bowen* 2,580 Labour Party (UK) B. Lloyd 2,485 Conservative Party (UK) J. Howard 662 59.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1981 Labour Party (UK) D. Bonner 4,105 Labour Party (UK) L. Lodwig* 4,090 Labour Party (UK) R. Selwood 3,747 Labour Party (UK) H. Prosser 3,735 Ratepayers T. John* 3,089 Plaid Cymru Delme Bowen 2,400 Plaid Cymru D. Watkins 1,730 Plaid Cymru J. Canning 1,609 Plaid Cymru G. Morris 1,566 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bunnage 1,552 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bunnage 1,534 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hunt 1,499 51.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre No.2 (two seats) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1981 Labour Party (UK) D. McDonald 2,776 Labour Party (UK) W. Hall 2,163 Residents' association George Jury 1,101 Independent (politician) R. Brinson 1,060 Residents' association H. Deardon 775 Plaid Cymru R. Williams 741 55.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Maesteg No.1 (one seat) Maesteg No.1 1981 Labour Party (UK) V. Hart Labour Party (UK) Maesteg No.2 (one seat) Maesteg No.2 1981 Labour Party (UK) Jeff Jones 1,364 Liberal Party (UK) Jennie Gibbs* 1,171 59.3 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Maesteg No.3 (one seat) Maesteg No.3 1981 Labour Party (UK) L. Jenkins 1,676 Plaid Cymru I. Williams 368 Conservative Party (UK) K. Rowe 198 44.8 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat) Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1981 Plaid Cymru M. Phillips* 1,480 57.6 Labour Party (UK) K. Thomas 1,091 42.4 Plaid Cymru Merthyr No.6 (one seat) Merthyr No.6 1981 Labour Party (UK) H. Jones 1,632 Plaid Cymru C. Foley 937 61.5 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr No.7 (one seat) Merthyr No.7 1981 Labour Party (UK) T. O'Brien* 1,154 Plaid Cymru E. Bartlett 1.045 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr Park (two seats) Merthyr Park 1981 Labour Party (UK) J. Burns* 1,810 Labour Party (UK) J. Cleary 1,615 Plaid Cymru G. Foster* 1,265 Plaid Cymru D. Thomas 822 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Jones 627 Liberal Party (UK) G. Cooper 495 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Dennett 155 Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) R. Gould 109 45.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Merthyr Town (one seat) Merthyr Town 1981 Labour Party (UK) T. Davies* 1,056 Independent (politician) R. Howells 840 Conservative Party (UK) E. Horne 252 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Roberts 131 Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat) Mountain Ash No.1 1981 Labour Party (UK) T. Davies* 1,723 Plaid Cymru G. Jones 1,137 Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat) Mountain Ash No.2 1981 Labour Party (UK) F. Edwards 1,215 Plaid Cymru N. Thomas* 953 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats) Mountain Ash No.3 1981 Labour Party (UK) H. Evans 1,870 Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman 1,801 Labour Party (UK) S. Lloyd* 1,717 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat) Ogmore and Garw No.1 1981 Ratepayers Danny Mordecai 1,144 Labour Party (UK) G. Mackay 633 Independent (politician) R. Smiles 402 Ratepayers Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats) Ogmore and Garw No.2 1981 Plaid Cymru E. Merriman* 2,670 Labour Party (UK) A. Lock 2,474 Labour Party (UK) D. Hughes 2,364 Plaid Cymru J. Jones 1,855 Conservative Party (UK) S. Thomas 261 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cave 190 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.1 (one seat) Penybont No.1 1981 Labour Party (UK) R. Jenkins 1,005 38.5 Independent (politician) F. Beer 672 25.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Griffiths 611 23.4 Independent Ratepayer E. Phillips 319 12.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 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 Independent (politician) D. Thomas 1,112 Conservative Party (UK) L. Walters* 873 44.4 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Penybont No.3 (one seat) Penybont No.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Philpin 1,775 57.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Spurgeon* 826 26.8 Independent (politician) J. Ogden 304 9.9 Plaid Cymru B. Williams 173 5.6 47.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Penybont No.4 (one seat) Penybont No.4 1981 Conservative Party (UK) David Unwin 1,407 51.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Stevens 1,044 38.1 Plaid Cymru R. Fattorini 291 10.6 42.6 Conservative Party (UK) Penybont No.5 (two seats) Penybont No.5 1981 Labour Party (UK) E. Davies* 3,579 Labour Party (UK) M. Jones* 3,463 Conservative Party (UK) M. Eade 725 Plaid Cymru K. Burnell 677 Conservative Party (UK) W. Jones 672 Plaid Cymru P. Tomlin 623 44.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.6 (two seats) Penybont No.6 1981 Labour Party (UK) Philip Squire* 2,334 Labour Party (UK) G. Walters 2,229 Plaid Cymru D. Jones 492 Independent (politician) D. Thomas 479 Conservative Party (UK) M. Powell 476 Plaid Cymru A. Rees 458 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Smart 355 47.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Penydarren (one seat) Penydarren 1981 Labour Party (UK) T. Mahoney* Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.1 (one seat) Pontypridd No.1 1981 Labour Party (UK) W. Williams* 1,129 55.4 Plaid Cymru S. Holcombe 503 24.7 Independent (politician) K. James 405 19.9 52.1 Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat) Pontypridd No.2 Town 1981 Plaid Cymru Clayton Jones 986 39.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Jones* 950 38.1 Liberal Party (UK) B. Murphy 560 22.4 57.1 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.3 (one seat) Pontypridd No.3 1977 Labour Party (UK) A. Davies 723 68.4 Plaid Cymru G. Watkins 229 21.7 Conservative Party (UK) Steve Belzak 105 9.9 48.9 Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat) Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1981 Liberal Party (UK) Meriel Murphy* 1,001 65.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Hill 369 24.0 Plaid Cymru G. Gregory 166 10.8 48.6 Liberal Party (UK) Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (one seat) Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1981 Labour Party (UK) J. Davies* 1,495 70.4 Plaid Cymru Joseph Biddulph 368 17.3 Conservative Party (UK) B. Morgan-Lewis 261 12.3 30.7 Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.6 (one seat) Pontypridd No.6 1981 Labour Party (UK) H. Weston* 1,255 64.7 Plaid Cymru E. Watkins 516 26.6 Conservative Party (UK) L. Jarman 168 8.7 37.2 Labour Party (UK) Porthcawl No.1 (one seat) Porthcawl No.1 1981 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hubbard-Miles* 1,927 60.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Thomas 1,260 39.5 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) Porthcawl No.2 (one seat) Porthcawl No.2 1981 Labour Party (UK) G. McBride 1,279 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Fairley 1,109 46.4 45.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats) Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1981 Labour Party (UK) G. Williams* 1,980 Communist Party of Great Britain Arthur True* 1,818 Labour Party (UK) I. Lisle 1,395 Plaid Cymru Geraint Davies 1,254 Plaid Cymru S. Macmillan 553 85.7 Labour Party (UK) Communist Party of Great Britain Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats) Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1981 Labour Party (UK) H. Jones* unopposed Labour Party (UK) G. Rees* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat) Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1981 Labour Party (UK) W. Gough 1,240 63.3 Plaid Cymru M. Powell 720 36.7 44.4 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat) Rhondda No.4 Ystrad 1981 Independent (politician) T. Hughes 1,718 61.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Thomas* 1,091 38.8 55.3 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.5 (one seat) Rhondda No.5 1981 Labour Party (UK) E. Emmanuel 1,899 63.6 Plaid Cymru D. Morgan* 1,085 36.4 56.2 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Rhondda No.6 (one seat) Rhondda No.6 1977 Labour Party (UK) E. Harris 1,941 68.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Leyshon 648 22.8 Plaid Cymru C. Pugh 255 9.0 50.2 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat) Rhondda No.7 Penygraig 1981 Labour Party (UK) C. Richards* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats) Rhondda No.8 Porth 1981 Labour Party (UK) A. Ellis* 2,123 Labour Party (UK) L. Rees 2,046 Ratepayers T. Rees 1,494 Ratepayers R. Dentus 1,469 45.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.9 (one seat) Rhondda No.9 1981 Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 1,475 56.1 Ratepayers D. May* 1,155 43.9 56.5 Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat) Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1981 Labour Party (UK) J. Williams* 1,679 90.8 Plaid Cymru A. Cosh 170 9.2 41.4 Labour Party (UK) Treharris (one seat) Treharris 1981 Labour Party (UK) T. Richards* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat) Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 1981 Plaid Cymru C. Harris 972 53.8 Labour Party (UK) I. Holt 834 46.2 53.9 Plaid Cymru Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat) Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 1981 Labour Party (UK) M. Chambers 804 55.8 Independent (politician) T. Smith 636 44.2 55.3 Labour Party (UK) References Category:1981 Welsh local elections 1981