1987 Cardiff City Council election

Local election in Cardiff, Wales December 2022 November 2022 The 1987 Cardiff City Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 to the district council known as Cardiff City Council, in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in Wales and England. The Conservative Party lost control of the council, though the Labour Party were unable to regain an overall majority.Michael Thomas Tories lose city control, but council hung South Wales Echo 8 May 1987 1–2 The previous Cardiff City Council election took place in 1983 and the next full elections took place in 1991.Cardiff Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Cardiff-1973-1991.pdf The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 30 May 2019 Overview Prior to the elections the Conservatives had a majority of three on the council. National opinion polls showed Labour was gaining in popularity, particularly on local issues. In Cardiff the Conservatives were also facing a challenge from the SDP-Liberal Alliance.Labour hopes of taking Cardiff boosted by poll South Wales Echo 7 May 1987 1–2 All 65 council seats were up for election, in 26 electoral wards. The Conservatives lost ten seats overall, while Labour increased their representation by one. The Alliance won nine additional seats, particularly in the centre of the city, within the boundaries of the Cardiff Central constituency. Labour became the largest party, though four short of having a majority. The Labour group leader, John Reynolds, pledged to run a minority administration. A coalition was later agreed between Labour, the Conservatives and the Alliance, with Alliance leader Mike German serving as co-leader alongside Labour's Alun Michael from 1987 until 1991.6 April 1999 CV: Michael German https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/wales_99/the_welsh_assembly/309706.stm 5 June 2024 BBC News8 May 2008 Lib-Dem's Mike German to step down in October https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lib-dems-mike-german-step-down-2175297 5 June 2024 Wales OnlinePovey Tomos 10 July 2019 Lord Mike German and wife Veronica look back on their political achievements https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/17760732.lord-mike-german-wife-veronica-look-back-political-achievements/ 5 June 2024 South Wales ArgusNelson Dean Smith Andy Fraser Douglas 9 May 1999 Labour mauled by the beast of nationalism https://www.theguardian.com/politics/1999/may/09/uk.politicalnews2 5 June 2024 The Guardian9 May 1999 Michael keeps his options open https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/339155.stm 5 June 2024 BBC News Prominent councillors who lost their seats included former Lord Mayor, Olwen Watkin; the council's finance chairman, Roy Hennessy; and Tony John, chairman of Cardiff Bus. In the Gabalfa ward a police investigation was launched into alleged voting irregularities after the winning Labour councillor, David Hutchinson, had increased his majority to four times more than his 1983 result.Probe after city poll South Wales Echo 8 May 1987 1 Cardiff Council election result 1987 Labour Party (UK) 29 1 0 +1 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) 24 0 -10 -10 36.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 9 0 +9 18.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 Plaid Cymru 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 Independent Socialist 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 81 N/A |} Ward results Contests were held in all twenty-six wards:(a)Overnight local election results - Cardiff City Council South Wales Echo 8 May 1987 8(b) Adamsdown (2 seats) Adamsdown Labour Party (UK) Jon Owen Jones 1,196 57.6 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Herbert * 1,188 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Callaghan 407 19.6 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Munton 372 17.9 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Munton 350 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Berkoles 327 Plaid Cymru Sian Edwards 102 4.9 +0.3 36.8 +6.2 5,637 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Butetown (1 seat) Butetown Labour Party (UK) Gaynor Legall* 700 66.4 -11.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Dickens 269 25.5 +3.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Smith 85 8.1 N/A 43.3 +7.6 2,432 Labour Party (UK) Caerau (2 seats) Caerau Labour Party (UK) W. Carling 1,633 46.9 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) David Seligman * 1,502 SDP-Liberal Alliance Jacqui Gasson 1,136 32.6 +19.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Williams 980 Conservative Party (UK) C. Trigg 593 17.0 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Trigg 587 Green Party of England and Wales G. Jones 119 3.4 -3.9 46.3 +10.6 7,516 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canton (3 seats) Canton Conservative Party (UK) D. Davey * 2,248 39.4 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Tyrrell * 2,235 Conservative Party (UK) I. Jones 2,203 Labour Party (UK) G. Williams 2,005 35.2 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Southern 1,948 Labour Party (UK) R. Hughes 1,885 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Wigley 827 14.5 +2.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Fox 826 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Denny 824 Green Party of England and Wales Vivien Turner 384 6.7 N/A Plaid Cymru C. ap Henri 240 4.2 -0.1 54.3 +6.8 10,505 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cathays (3 seats) Cathays SDP-Liberal Alliance Michael German * 1,992 37.6 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Derek Allinson * 1,984 36.9 +4.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Fred Hornblow * 1,887 Labour Party (UK) A. Baker 1,687 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Sparkes 1,684 Labour Party (UK) C. Champion 1,683 Conservative Party (UK) N. Hutton 866 16.4 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Morgan 779 Conservative Party (UK) S. Phillips 749 Green Party of England and Wales C. von Rhuland 314 5.9 +1.1 Plaid Cymru R. Adlam 168 3.2 -2.3 Plaid Cymru M. Williams 152 Plaid Cymru B. Smith 148 51.2 +5.5 10,342 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Cyncoed (3 seats) Cyncoed SDP-Liberal Alliance Jenny Randerson * 3,055 50.7 +22.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Lewis 2,797 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Pickets 2,708 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Hennesey * 2,629 43.5 +18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony John * 2,518 Conservative Party (UK) L. Jones 2,458 Labour Party (UK) G. Jenkins 347 5.8 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Davis 303 Labour Party (UK) H. Ernest 299 69.7 +14.1 8,641 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Ely (3 seats) Ely Labour Party (UK) A. Buttle * 2,361 58.8 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Buttle * 2,316 Labour Party (UK) Charlie Gale * 2,207 Conservative Party (UK) A. Clark 842 21.0 -12.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Courtis 819 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Howe 810 20.2 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Reid 791 Conservative Party (UK) A. Mullins 788 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Arcos 762 37.0 +8.2 10,848 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Fairwater (3 seats) Fairwater Labour Party (UK) Maxwell Phillips * 2,224 40.1 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) T. Ward * 2,161 Labour Party (UK) D. Evans * 2,086 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Davies 1,608 29.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. Ward 1,522 27.4 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Gillard 1,433 Conservative Party (UK) D. Norman 1,405 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Duffield 866 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Sully 802 Plaid Cymru P. Keelan 199 3.6 N/A 54.0 +15.3 10,274 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gabalfa (1 seat) Gabalfa Labour Party (UK) C. David Hutchinson * 1,296 51.7 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bevan 574 22.9 -4.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Pearcey 565 22.5 -10.4 Green Party of England and Wales N. Thorne 71 2.8 N/A 52.7 +3.7 4,759 Labour Party (UK) Grangetown (3 seats) Grangetown Labour Party (UK) John Smith * 2,213 47.4 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) Joan Gallagher 2,144 Labour Party (UK) Lynda Thorne 2,110 Conservative Party (UK) J. O'Reilly * 1,885 40.4 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. Quinn 1,741 Conservative Party (UK) F. Arnold 1,574 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Lewis 568 12.2 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Jones 541 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Verma 529 50.7 +5.0 9,201 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Heath (3 seats) Heath Conservative Party (UK) R. Watkiss * 2,757 53.0 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Milsom * 2,747 Conservative Party (UK) T. Merridew * 2,655 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Capron 1,211 23.3 +6.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Monkley 1,188 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Fitzgerald-Kuhl 1,103 Labour Party (UK) F. Hughes 816 15.7 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Hambleton 806 Labour Party (UK) E. Scheeres 751 Green Party of England and Wales M. Evans 421 8.1 +1.1 55.5 +2.6 9,736 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lisvane and St Mellons (1 seat) Lisvane and St Mellons(b) Conservative Party (UK) J. Richards 1,328 56.9 -14.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Richards 807 34.6 +18.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Walsh 197 8.4 -4.0 49.0 +15.1 4,762 Conservative Party (UK) Llandaff (2 seats) Llandaff Conservative Party (UK) Julius Hermer * 1,906 50.4 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones * 1,846 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Marshall 1,108 29.3 +15.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Slack 1,037 Labour Party (UK) C. Bettinson 836 13.3 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) N. Couper 775 Plaid Cymru G. Jones 267 7.1 -1.5 56.0 +8.4 6,753 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Llandaff North (2 seats) Llandaff North Labour Party (UK) M. Flynn * 1,616 56.0 +11.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Matthewson * 1,484 Conservative Party (UK) J. Marshall 679 23.5 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Gunney 678 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Chamberlain 468 16.2 -12.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Hallett 435 Green Party of England and Wales R. Rendell 123 4.3 N/A 47.3 -10.5 6,103 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llanishen (3 seats) Llanishen Conservative Party (UK) P. Tatham 2,308 40.0 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Gretton 2,272 Conservative Party (UK) A. Thomas * 2,228 Labour Party (UK) C. Davies 1,758 30.5 -5.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Matthews 1,706 29.6 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Jones 1,665 Labour Party (UK) W. Laing 1,662 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Warlow 1,662 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Capron 1,661 53.6 +8.3 10,762 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Llanrumney (3 seats) Llanrumney Labour Party (UK) M. Llewellyn * 2,184 51.3 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) John Phillips * 2,029 Labour Party (UK) John Reynolds * 2,001 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Morgan 1,085 25.5 -5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Coughlan 1,062 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Chamberlain 1,046 Conservative Party (UK) S. Woods 887 23.2 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Glover 877 Conservative Party (UK) A. McCarthy 856 45.8 +0.1 9,286 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pentwyn (3 seats) Pentwyn SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Briley 1,755 36.8 +12.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance K. Holman 1,717 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Ribton 1,686 Conservative Party (UK) M. Newman * 1,474 30.9 -11.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Lewis * 1,469 Conservative Party (UK) W. Pursey 1,416 Labour Party (UK) S. Melia 1,310 27.5 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Mawn 1,284 Labour Party (UK) M. Peterson 1,266 Plaid Cymru A. Morgan 148 3.1 -3.4 Plaid Cymru D. Balch 108 Plaid Cymru R. Williams 98 Independent Socialist P. Jones 81 1.7 N/A 40.7 +4.9 11,725 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Plasnewydd (4 seats) Plasnewydd(c) SDP-Liberal Alliance Georgette O. J. German * 2,377 36.4 +6.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Harris 1,904 Labour Party (UK) P. Armitage 1,766 27.0 +1.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Freda Salway 1,757 Labour Party (UK) E. Screen 1,718 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Wooley 1,685 Labour Party (UK) P. Mitchell 1,631 Labour Party (UK) D. Thornton 1,591 Conservative Party (UK) Olwen Watkin * 1,569 24.0 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. James * 1,472 Conservative Party (UK) D. Evans 1,374 Conservative Party (UK) T. Harris 1,209 Green Party of England and Wales P. Taylor 456 7.0 +2.4 Plaid Cymru N. ap Glyn 208 3.2 +0.1 Plaid Cymru D. Bevan 203 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Macmillan 156 2.4 +1.2 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Spencer 125 56.9 +6.0 12,063 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Radyr & St Fagans (1 seat) Radyr & St Fagans Conservative Party (UK) L. Clarke * 1,342 51.6 -3.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Robinson 956 36.8 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Hughes 303 11.6 +0.2 67.1 +12.8 3,877 Conservative Party (UK) Rhiwbina (3 seats) Rhiwbina(d) Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Neale * 2,955 50.6 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Heselton 2,846 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Sainsbury * 2,769 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Haines 1,624 27.8 +4.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Brent 1,623 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Power 1,605 Labour Party (UK) S. Williams 744 12.7 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Bethel 729 Labour Party (UK) R. Hill 688 Green Party of England and Wales G. Unwin 522 8.9 N/A 62.1 +3.6 9,418 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Riverside (3 seats) Riverside Labour Party (UK) Jane Davidson 2,274 47.6 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Sue Essex * 2,144 Labour Party (UK) J. Wilson 1,912 Conservative Party (UK) S. Clarke 1,124 23.5 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Griffiths 1,119 Conservative Party (UK) A. Renwick 1,093 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Lawrie 579 12.1 -3.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Keward 562 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Bayley 549 Green Party of England and Wales S. Scanlon 471 9.9 +1.8 Plaid Cymru N. Hodges 327 6.8 N/A 50.7 +9.0 9,419 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Roath (3 seats) Roath(e) SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Kelloway 2,229 43.4 +22.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Brinks * 2,176 42.4 -17.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Williams 2,115 Conservative Party (UK) B. Hill 2,099 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Soffa 2,015 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Lane 2,004 Labour Party (UK) D. Parsons 728 15.2 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) N. Butler 714 Labour Party (UK) M. Harries 678 72.4 +30.3 9,872 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rumney (2 seats) Rumney Conservative Party (UK) B. Joslyn * 1,742 47.7 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Lowder 1,641 Labour Party (UK) D. Bevan 1,489 40.8 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Payne 1,346 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Walker 420 11.5 +0.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Al-Ubaidi 361 54.4 +7.5 6,710 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Splott (2 seats) Splott Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Mungham 2,373 62.7 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Ormonde 2,369 Conservative Party (UK) A. Fox 842 22.2 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Porter 779 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Ahmad 289 7.6 -0.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Minor 287 Plaid Cymru E. Jones 282 7.4 +4.4 47.6 +5.0 7,957 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trowbridge (2 seats) Trowbridge Labour Party (UK) D. English * 1,628 62.7 -14.5 Labour Party (UK) Alun Michael * 1,614 Conservative Party (UK) J. McCarthy 603 23.2 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Sellwood 534 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Morgan 364 14.0 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Cuff 343 30.8 +13.3 8,425 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Whitchurch & Tongwynlais (4 seats) Whitchurch & Tongwynlais Conservative Party (UK) W. Griffiths * 3,142 44.8 -9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Griffiths * 2,929 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Davies * 2,911 Conservative Party (UK) Victor Riley * 2,664 Labour Party (UK) D. Hutchinson 2,040 29.1 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) T. James 2,034 Labour Party (UK) R. Morrisey 1,866 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Jenkins 1,830 26.1 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Paskell 1,819 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Jones 1,817 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Haines 1,728 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Phillips 1,650 60.3 +5.7 11,623 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) (a) Elections Centre source also indicates whether candidate is female; compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward (b) South Wales Echo source also indicates 'retiring' ward councillors. It fails to include the Lisvane & St Mellons ward results. (c) South Wales Echo lists Plasnewydd candidates G. Harris as Alliance and D. Evans as Conservative (which gives 4 candidates for each of these parties). Vote percentages shown reflect this. (d) The Elections Centre source muddles the Conservative J. Sainsbury and Green Party's G. Unwin. (e) The Elections Centre source wrongly identifies the Alliance candidate S. Soffa as a Liberal. Vote percentages shown correct this. * pre-existing 'retiring' ward councillors at this election References Category:Council elections in Cardiff Cardiff City Council Category:1980s in Cardiff Category:Council elections in South Glamorgan