1973 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

1973 Welsh local government election April 2022 The first election to Mid Glamorgan County Council was held in April 1973.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 It was followed by the 1977 election. The new authority came into effect from 1 April 1974 following the division of the former Glamorgan County Council into three new authorities. Candidates The Labour Party fielded candidates in every ward. A significant proportion of seats were contested by the Conservative Party and Plaid Cymru with fewer candidates fielded by the Liberal Party. Numerous members of the former Glamorgan County Council stood for election, notably for Labour. These included Alfred Bowen (Bridgend) and Bertie Rowland (Caerphilly). Fred Riddiford, former Labour councillor for Aberaman on the former Glamorgan authority, contested the seat for Plaid Cymru. Ward results Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats) Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1973 Plaid Cymru D. Davies 2,984 Labour Party (UK) J. Powell 2,132 Labour Party (UK) Mervyn Prowle 1,936 Plaid Cymru Riddiford 1,250 Communist Party (UK) Alastair Wilson 1,222 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat) Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1973 Plaid Cymru Glyn Owen 2,405 63.0 Labour Party (UK) W. Parfitt 1,410 37.0 26.1 65.5 Plaid Cymru Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat) Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1973 Plaid Cymru D. Roberts 1,402 59.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Jones 955 40.5 19.0 59.4 Plaid Cymru Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat) Aberdare No.4: Town 1973 Independent (politician) P. Williams 1,083 55.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Richards 884 44.9 10.1 56.6 Independent (politician) Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat) Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1973 Labour Party (UK) R. Reed 2,050 62.0 Plaid Cymru Fred Riddiford 1,259 38.0 23.9 54.3 Labour Party (UK) Abertridwr and Senghennydd Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1973 Ratepayers J. Davies 1,823 69.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Mantle 813 30.8 38.3 50.7 Independent (politician) Bedwas and Machen (two seats) Bedwas and Machen 1973 Labour Party (UK) Ray Davies 2.994 Labour Party (UK) C. Hobbs 2.701 Ratepayers A. Underwood 1,682 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bedwellty No.1 (one seat) Bedwellty No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) W. Forbes unopposed Labour Party (UK) Bedwellty No.2 (one seat) Bedwellty No.2 1973 Labour Party (UK) S. Powell 1,648 67.2 Independent (politician) M. Lancaster 803 32.8 34.5 57.6 Labour Party (UK) Bridgend (two seats) Bridgend 1973 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Bowen 2,447 Conservative Party (UK) A. Parker 2,447 Labour Party (UK) D. Evans 1,711 Conservative Party (UK) A. Walters 1,643 Independent (politician) E. King 1,319 Independent (politician) W. Davies 1,091 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Caerphilly No.1 (one seat) Caerphilly No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) C. Phillips unopposed Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat) Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1973 Plaid Cymru S. Morgan 1,945 74.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Hawthorn 657 25.2 49.5 58.9 Plaid Cymru Caerphilly No.4 (one seat) Caerphilly No.4 1973 Labour Party (UK) Bertie Rowland 1,733 61.8 Plaid Cymru Colin Palfrey 1,069 38.2 23.7 41.5 Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat) Caerphilly No.5 North 1973 Labour Party (UK) R. Jewell 914 51.8 Independent (politician) L. Waddon 852 48.2 3.5 41.6 Labour Party (UK) Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat) Caerphilly No.6 South 1973 Independent (politician) H. Richards 1,182 53.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Snell 1,027 46.5 7.0 50.0 Independent (politician) Caerphilly No.7 (one seat) Caerphilly No.7 1973 Plaid Cymru R. Davies 921 32.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Paulley 780 27.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Lewis 618 22.0 Independent Labour E. Dobbs 496 17.6 5.0 Plaid Cymru Cardiff Rural (one seat) Cardiff Rural 1973 Labour Party (UK) C. Richards 780 54.4 Plaid Cymru P. Enticott 654 45.6 8.8 40.0 Labour Party (UK) Cowbridge Rural (one seat) Cowbridge Rural 1973 Independent (politician) J. David 1,491 52.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Williams 1,340 47.3 5.3 52.1 Independent (politician) Dowlais (one seat) Dowlais 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. Williams 1,222 50.3 Ratepayers W. Healey 1,209 49.7 13 0.6 51.6 Labour Party (UK) Gelligaer No.1 (one seat) Gelligaer No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) B. Williams 2,095 68.4 Plaid Cymru G. Thomas 970 31.6 36.7 55.8 Labour Party (UK) Gelligaer No.2 (one seat) Gelligaer No.2 1973 Independent Labour J. Davies 1,036 58.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Hawke 732 41.4 17.2 60.9 Independent Labour Gelligaer No.3 (one seat) Gelligaer No.3 1973 Labour Party (UK) W. Kedward 1,510 51.4 Plaid Cymru M. Jones 1,426 48.6 2.9 43.4 Labour Party (UK) Gelligaer No.4 (two seats) Gelligaer No.4 1973 Labour Party (UK) A. Rogers 2,314 Labour Party (UK) W. Bowen 2,160 Plaid Cymru M. Smiga 1,202 Plaid Cymru G. Phillips 1,147 35.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) K. Eason 3,231 Labour Party (UK) L. Lodwig 2,925 Labour Party (UK) E. Tyrrell 2,716 Ratepayers T. John 2,692 Labour Party (UK) D. Powell 2,669 Ratepayers W. Taylor 2,351 Ratepayers J. Bolt 2,100 Ratepayers D. Pearse 1,944 Plaid Cymru T. Morgan 1,697 Residents A. Williams 1,584 Residents J. Johnson 1,337 Residents A. Pictor 1,111 47.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 (four seats) Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. McDonald Labour Party (UK) J. Thomas Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Maesteg No.1 (one seat) Maesteg No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) V. Hart unopposed Labour Party (UK) Maesteg No.2 (one seat) Maesteg No.2 1973 Liberal Party (UK) Jennie Gibbs 1,659 65.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Evans 857 34.1 31.9 59.6 Liberal Party (UK) Maesteg No.3 (one seat) Maesteg No.3 1973 Labour Party (UK) W. Venner 1,718 74.0 Plaid Cymru K. Davies 605 26.0 47.9 45.9 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat) Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. Jones 1,374 60.4 Plaid Cymru M. Llewellyn 901 39.6 20.8 45.5 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr No.6 (one seat) Merthyr No.6 1973 Labour Party (UK) C. Stanfield 1,614 51.6 Plaid Cymru Emrys Roberts 1,515 48.4 3.2 74.4 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr No.7 (one seat) Merthyr No.7 1973 Labour Party (UK) T. O'Brien 1,468 65.8 Plaid Cymru A. Williams 764 34.2 31.5 69.2 Labour Party (UK) Merthyr Park (two seats) Merthyr Park 1973 Plaid Cymru G. Foster 1,977 Labour Party (UK) J. Burns 1,682 Labour Party (UK) D. Williams 1,619 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Jones 1,442 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Dennett 404 56.9 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Merthyr Town (one seat) Merthyr Town 1973 Labour Party (UK) B. Watkins 1,510 60.3 Plaid Cymru P. Williams 811 32.4 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Roberts 184 7.4 27.9 51.4 Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat) Mountain Ash No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) T. Davies 1,557 53.6 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Williams 1,348 46.4 7.2 47.3 Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat) Mountain Ash No.2 1973 Labour Party (UK) E. Bath unopposed Labour Party (UK) Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats) Mountain Ash No.3 1973 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Lewis 2,426 Plaid Cymru R. Humphreys 2,332 Labour Party (UK) E. Pritchard 1,544 Labour Party (UK) T. Bowden 1,210 74.3 Communist Party of Great Britain Plaid Cymru Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat) Ogmore and Garw No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) R. Sant 1,291 50.5 Ratepayers D. Fox 1,264 49.5 27 1.0 76.1 Labour Party (UK) Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats) Ogmore and Garw No.2 1973 Plaid Cymru E. Merriman 4,122 Labour Party (UK) T. Price 3,312 Labour Party (UK) M. Jenkins 2,748 71.9 Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.1 (one seat) Penybont No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) E. Hayball 1,561 70.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Morrell 651 29.4 41.1 40.5 Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.2 (two seats) Penybont No.2 1973 Conservative Party (UK) W. Board 958 Labour Party (UK) A. Evans 609 Labour Party (UK) F. Speed 448 46.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.3 (one seat) Penybont No.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Cattie 981 41.9 Independent (politician) T. Williams 681 29.2 Independent (politician) R. Hanson 673 28.9 12.7 37.6 Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.4 (one seat) Penybont No.4 Labour Party (UK) I. Rawle 1,306 55.5 Conservative Party (UK) B. Smart 1,049 45.5 10.0 36.7 Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.5 (two seats) Penybont No.5 1973 Labour Party (UK) M. Jones 4,647 Labour Party (UK) E. Davies 4,617 Conservative Party (UK) H. Eastment 1,190 54.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penybont No.6 (two seats) Penybont No.6 1973 Labour Party (UK) Philip Squire 2,724 Independent (politician) W. Barnett 2,102 Labour Party (UK) W. Bowcher 2,024 Independent (politician) G. Walters 1,528 63.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Penydarren (one seat) Penydarren 1973 Labour Party (UK) T. Mahoney 1,540 56.0 Plaid Cymru B. Walters 777 28.3 Ratepayers G. Kiley 431 15.7 27.8 58.4 Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.1 (one seat) Pontypridd No.1 1973 Labour Party (UK) W. Williams unopposed Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat) Pontypridd No.2 Town 1973 Labour Party (UK) M. Came 895 58.7 Plaid Cymru A. Withey 631 41.3 17.3 34.7 Plaid Cymru Pontypridd No.3 (one seat) Pontypridd No.3 1973 Labour Party (UK) E. Peck unopposed Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat) Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1973 Liberal Party (UK) Meriel Murphy 1,145 61.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Evans 708 38.2 23.6 58.7 Liberal Party (UK) Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (two seats) Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1973 Labour Party (UK) J. Davies 1,262 Labour Party (UK) W. Griffiths 870 Independent Labour E. Smith 736 41.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pontypridd No.6 (one seat) Pontypridd No.6 1973 Labour Party (UK) H. Weston unopposed Labour Party (UK) Porthcawl No.1 (one seat) Porthcawl No.1 1973 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hubbard-Miles 1,648 Labour Party (UK) W. Williams 1,114 19.3 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) Porthcawl No.2 (one seat) Porthcawl No.2 Labour Party (UK) G. McBride 1,102 44.3 Independent (politician) M. Pope 734 32.1 Independent (politician) R. Fry 538 23.6 12.2 44.8 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats) Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1973 Labour Party (UK) G. Williams 1,988 Communist Party of Great Britain Arthur True 1,865 Labour Party (UK) W. Llewellyn 1,616 Communist Party of Great Britain C. True 1,315 63.2 Labour Party (UK) Communist Party of Great Britain Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats) Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1973 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 1973 Labour Party (UK) E. Jenkins unopposed Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat) Rhondda No.4 Ystrad Labour Party (UK) D. Thomas 1,787 73.1 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Price 656 26.9 46.3 49.1 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.5 (one seat) Rhondda No.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Parry 1,727 57.5 Plaid Cymru D. Morgan 1,279 42.5 14.9 54.2 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.6 (one seat) Rhondda No.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Winter 2,012 62.5 Conservative Party (UK) P. Leyshon 1,208 37.5 25.0 54.7 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat) Rhondda No.7 Penygraig Labour Party (UK) C. Richards 1,343 52.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Annie Powell 1,232 47.8 111 4.3 46.7 Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats) Rhondda No.8 Porth 1973 Labour Party (UK) M. Ellis 2,252 Labour Party (UK) E. Westwood 2,098 Ratepayers D. Austin 1,903 51.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rhondda No.9 (one seat) Rhondda No.9 1973 Labour Party (UK) S. McElstrim Labour Party (UK) Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat) Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1973 Labour Party (UK) J. Williams unopposed Labour Party (UK) Treharris (one seat) Treharris 1973 Labour Party (UK) T. Richards unopposed Labour Party (UK) Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat) Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Byrne 1,042 60.2 Independent (politician) A. Williams 690 39.8 20.3 57.2 Labour Party (UK) Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat) Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Davies 1,348 90.6 Communist Party of Great Britain G. Thomas 140 9.4 81.2 56.1 Labour Party (UK) References Mid Glamorgan 1973