1985 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

April 2022 The 1985 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1985 and were the fourth full elections to Mid Glamorgan County Council, electing 85 councillors.Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993 http://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 1981 elections and followed by the 1989 elections. Ward results Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats) Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1985 Labour Party (UK) D. Davies 1,906 Labour Party (UK) Mervyn Prowle * 1,820 Plaid Cymru G. Jones 1,309 Conservative Party (UK) E. Evans 422 42.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat) Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1985 Labour Party (UK) B. Fitzgerald 1,738 Plaid Cymru P. Davies 1,264 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat) Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1985 Labour Party (UK) V. Llywellyn* 913 Conservative Party (UK) R. Pittard 387 34.0 Labour Party (UK) Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat) Aberdare No.4: Town 1985 Independent (politician) P. Williams* 818 Labour Party (UK) T. Llewellyn 659 43.9 Independent (politician) Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat) Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1985 Labour Party (UK) R. Reed* 1,458 Plaid Cymru H. Davies 859 Labour Party (UK) Abertridwr and Senghennydd Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1985 Labour Party (UK) R. Phillips 905 Ratepayers J. Davies 877 Plaid Cymru A. Whittle 281 Liberal Party (UK) M. Cooper 276 42.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Bedwas and Machen (two seats) Bedwas and Machen 1985 Liberal Party (UK) Angus Donaldson 2,454 Labour Party (UK) Ray Davies* 2,358 Independent (politician) C. Powell 1,817 Labour Party (UK) R. Woodyatt 1,516 Plaid Cymru J. Bradbury 485 73.7 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed (one seat) Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed 1985 Plaid Cymru K. Szerard 753 50.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Collis* 732 49.3 21 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg (one seat) Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg 1985 Labour Party (UK) S. Powell Labour Party (UK) Bridgend (two seats) Bridgend 1985 Labour Party (UK) H. Davies 1,931 Labour Party (UK) R. Bowser* 1,773 Conservative Party (UK) W. Rutter 1,484 Conservative Party (UK) J. Spurgeon 1,385 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) B. Ellis 1,110 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Dickens 961 Plaid Cymru M. Russell 353 39.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.1 (one seat) Caerphilly No.1 1985 Labour Party (UK) L. Lewis* Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat) Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1985 Plaid Cymru Colin Mann* 1,092 49.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Lewis 798 36.1 Liberal Party (UK) K. Comeston 323 14.6 46.6 Plaid Cymru Caerphilly No.4 (one seat) Caerphilly No.4 1985 Labour Party (UK) Bertie Rowland* 2,006 66.7 Plaid Cymru N. Owen 1,002 33.3 39.7 Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat) Caerphilly No.5 North 1985 Plaid Cymru John Gwynne 966 46.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Jewell* 808 39.3 Liberal Party (UK) T. Henderson 284 13.8 49.5 +4.0 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat) Caerphilly No.6 South 1985 Labour Party (UK) G. Snell* 1,023 55.0 Conservative Party (UK) F. Howells 477 25.7 Plaid Cymru G. Hibbert 359 19.3 42.1 Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.7 (one seat) Caerphilly No.7 1985 Plaid Cymru Penri Williams* 1,438 45.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Verrinder 1,014 31.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Babbage 723 22.8 52.8 Plaid Cymru Cardiff Rural (one seat) Cardiff Rural 1985 Labour Party (UK) C. Richards* 1,027 66.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. Morgan 607 33.5 36.4 Labour Party (UK) Cowbridge Rural (one seat) Cowbridge Rural 1985 Independent (politician) J. David* 1,285 48.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Waters 1,387 67.7 Plaid Cymru Janet Davies 663 32.3 41.0 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Dowlais (one seat) Dowlais 1985 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 1985 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 1985 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 1985 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 1985 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 1985 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 Llantwitfardre No.2 (two seats) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1985 Labour Party (UK) D. McDonald* 2,618 Labour Party (UK) W. Hall* 2,152 Plaid Cymru R. Williams 1,419 Independent (politician) B. Brinson 869 Residents' association George Jury 698 Independent Labour A. Roberts 320 59.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Maesteg No.1 (one seat) Maesteg No.1 1985 Labour Party (UK) V. Hart* 2,207 Plaid Cymru A. Rees 375 42.1 Labour Party (UK) Maesteg No.2 (one seat) Maesteg No.2 1985 Labour Party (UK) Jeff Jones* 1,602 Independent (politician) M. Davies 367 45.4 -13.9 Labour Party (UK) Maesteg No.3 (one seat) Maesteg No.3 1985 Labour Party (UK) L. Jenkins* 1,915 Plaid Cymru J. Jenkins 315 Conservative Party (UK) S. Maddern 244 49.1 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat) Phillips had been elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate at both the 1977 and 1981 elections. Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1985 Independent (politician) M. Phillips* 1,552 58.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Rees 951 35.9 Plaid Cymru T. Barry 145 5.5 Independent (politician) Plaid Cymru Merthyr No.6 (one seat) Merthyr No.6 1985 Labour Party (UK) H. Jones* 1,614 51.6 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr No.7 (one seat) Merthyr No.7 1985 Labour Party (UK) T. O'Brien unopposed Labour Party (UK) Merthyr Park (two seats) Merthyr Park 1985 Labour Party (UK) J. Burns* 1,764 Labour Party (UK) J. Cleary* 1,707 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Jones 696 Conservative Party (UK) H. Screen 496 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Merthyr Town (one seat) Merthyr Town 1985 Labour Party (UK) G. Davies 1,234 Conservative Party (UK) E. Horne 271 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Roberts 173 Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat) Mountain Ash No.1 1985 Labour Party (UK) T. Davies* 1,806 Plaid Cymru B. Evans 1,580 Conservative Party (UK) J. Evans 174 Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat) Mountain Ash No.2 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. Edwards 1,156 Plaid Cymru A. Thomas 721 Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats) Mountain Ash No.3 1985 Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman* 1,952 Labour Party (UK) H. Evans 1,779 Labour Party (UK) E. George 1,610 Conservative Party (UK) D. Ball 447 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat) Ogmore and Garw No.1 1985 Labour Party (UK) M. Hughes 1,692 Ratepayers Danny Mordecai* 615 Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats) Ogmore and Garw No.2 1985 Labour Party (UK) A. Lock* 2,474 Labour Party (UK) L. Morgan 2,317 Plaid Cymru E. Merriman* 2,054 Plaid Cymru J. Jones 1,950 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Penybont No.1 (one seat) Penybont No.1 1985 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) Penybont No.2 1985 Independent (politician) D. Thomas* 1,045 Conservative Party (UK) R. Preston 898 42.1 Independent (politician) Penybont No.3 (one seat) Penybont No.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Philpin* 1,821 70.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mackie 753 29.3 38.2 Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.4 (one seat) Penybont No.4 1985 Labour Party (UK) M. Ing 1,465 48.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Unwin* 1,319 43.2 Plaid Cymru R. Fattorini 269 8.8 37.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Penybont No.5 (two seats) Penybont No.5 1985 Labour Party (UK) E. Davies* 3,374 Labour Party (UK) M. Jones* 3,159 Independent (politician) D. Davis 1,659 Plaid Cymru K. Burnell 620 Conservative Party (UK) M. Powell 528 Plaid Cymru P. Tomlin 403 54.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.6 (two seats) Penybont No.6 1985 Labour Party (UK) Philip Squire* 2,024 Labour Party (UK) S. Gronow 1,991 Plaid Cymru B. Williams 927 Conservative Party (UK) J. Padmore 754 46.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penydarren (one seat) Penydarren 1985 Labour Party (UK) T. Mahoney* Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.1 (one seat) Pontypridd No.1 1985 Labour Party (UK) W. Williams* 1,208 73.4 Plaid Cymru J. Green 437 26.6 43.2 Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat) Pontypridd No.2 Town 1985 Plaid Cymru Clayton Jones 1,261 57.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Burford 930 42.4 52.7 Plaid Cymru Pontypridd No.3 (one seat) Pontypridd No.3 1985 Labour Party (UK) A. Davies 538 60.0 Independent (politician) Steve Belzak 359 40.0 44.9 Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat) Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1985 Liberal Party (UK) H. Thomas 649 50.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Boyce 403 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Williams 137 10.6 43.5 Liberal Party (UK) Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (one seat) Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1985 Labour Party (UK) J. Davies* 1,456 69.1 Independent (politician) M. Powell 389 18.5 Plaid Cymru R. Thomas 262 12.4 32.0 Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.6 (one seat) Pontypridd No.6 1985 Labour Party (UK) H. Weston* 1,108 57.9 Independent (politician) G. Orsie 536 28.0 Plaid Cymru G. Davies 270 14.1 41.3 Labour Party (UK) Porthcawl No.1 (one seat) Porthcawl No.1 1985 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hubbard-Miles* 1,388 41.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Hall 1,138 33.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Skinner 835 24.8 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) Porthcawl No.2 (one seat) Porthcawl No.2 1985 Labour Party (UK) G. McBride* 1,397 56.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Anderson 1,073 43.4 46.3 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats) Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1985 Labour Party (UK) D. Williams* 1,773 Communist Party of Great Britain Arthur True* 1,643 Labour Party (UK) I. Lisle 1,263 Plaid Cymru D. Rees 1,212 Plaid Cymru S. Macmillan 841 80.5 Labour Party (UK) Communist Party of Great Britain Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats) Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1985 Labour Party (UK) G. Rees* 1,850 Labour Party (UK) K. Winter 1,767 Plaid Cymru H. Davies 1,219 49.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat) Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1985 Labour Party (UK) W. Gough 1,176 64.2 Plaid Cymru M. Powell 657 35.8 43.1 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat) Rhondda No.4 Ystrad 1985 Independent (politician) T. Hughes 1,260 53.1 Labour Party (UK) K. Morgan 1,112 46.9 45.4 Independent (politician) Rhondda No.5 (one seat) Rhondda No.5 1985 Labour Party (UK) E. Emmanuel Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.6 (one seat) Rhondda No.6 1985 Labour Party (UK) E. Harris 1,796 75.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) P. Nicholas 579 24.4 42.0 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat) Rhondda No.7 Penygraig 1985 Labour Party (UK) C. Richards* 1,102 60.3 Plaid Cymru E. Edwards 417 22.8 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Martin 309 16.9 42.9 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats) Rhondda No.8 Porth 1985 Labour Party (UK) A. Ellis* 1,935 Labour Party (UK) L. Rees* 1,777 Ratepayers D. Henshaw 1,539 Ratepayers D. Rowe 1,330 42.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.9 (one seat) Rhondda No.9 1985 Labour Party (UK) H. Stonelake Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.10, Tylorstown (one seat) Rhondda No.10, Tylorstown 1985 Ratepayers M.E. Chard 1,354 60.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Mitchell 891 39.7 42.0 Ratepayers Rhondda No.11 Ferndale (two seats) Rhondda No.11 Ferndale 1985 Plaid Cymru Glyn James* 2,305 Labour Party (UK) P. Davies* 1,769 Labour Party (UK) I. Clement 1,753 56.5 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat) Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1985 Labour Party (UK) E. Rist Labour Party (UK) Treharris (one seat) Treharris 1985 Labour Party (UK) T. Richards* 1,073 53.8 Independent (politician) E. Galsowrthy 763 38.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. Evans 159 8.0 38.9 Labour Party (UK) Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat) Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 1985 Labour Party (UK) G. Thomas 1,215 85.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Younie 202 14.3 46.6 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat) Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 1985 Labour Party (UK) M. Chambers* Labour Party (UK) References Mid Glamorgan County Council election Category:Mid Glamorgan County Council elections