1979 Cardiff City Council election

Local election in Cardiff, Wales November 2021 September 2022 The 1979 Cardiff City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to Cardiff District Council (later to become known as Cardiff City Council) in Cardiff, Wales. It took place on the same day as other council elections in the United Kingdom. The previous Cardiff City Council elections took place in 1976 and the next full elections took place in 1983. The 1979 election saw the Conservative Party lose their majority to the Labour Party. Background 199 Candidates from 5 parties ran. 1 Independent also ran in the Riverside ward who was formerly of the Ratepayers Association. Despite being an incumbent Councillor he lost. The Conservative Party ran a full slate of candidates. The Labour Party ran 69 candidates, Plaid Cymru ran 33 candidates and the Liberal Party ran 19 candidates. Results Contests took place in all except two of the wards at this election.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) 24 April 2020 Cardiff District Council election result 1979 Labour Party (UK) 41 13 0 +13 54.7 Conservative Party (UK) 34 1 12 -11 45.3 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 Plaid Cymru 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 Independent politician 0 0 2 -2 0.0 1,001 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 128 |} Ward results Adamsdown (3 seats) Adamsdown Labour Party (UK) D. Evans 2,440 68.4 +8.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Jones 2,286 Labour Party (UK) D. Ford 2,229 Conservative Party (UK) B. Jones 1,129 31.6 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) L. Quinn 916 Conservative Party (UK) D. Norman 915 33.4 +65.7 5,429 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canton (3 seats) Canton Conservative Party (UK) Bella Brown* 2,378 50.9 -11.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Donovan 2,292 49.1 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Davis 2,007 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Tyrell 1,984 Conservative Party (UK) D. Davey 1,888 Labour Party (UK) T. Downey 1,861 66.3 +23.5 7,046 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cathays (3 seats) Cathays Labour Party (UK) Derek Allinson 3,185 47.0 +16.6 Labour Party (UK) John Charles Edwards 2,964 Labour Party (UK) J. Drysdale 2,928 Conservative Party (UK) M. Buckley 2,511 37.1 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Moorcraft 2,374 Conservative Party (UK) P. Reynolds 2,363 Liberal Party (UK) G. Snell 711 10.5 -1.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Rees 653 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ball 629 Plaid Cymru T. O'Neill 364 5.4 -6.7 Plaid Cymru B. George 318 Plaid Cymru G. Tilley 308 75.9 +36.4 8,917 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central (3 seats) Central Labour Party (UK) William Herbert 1,683 37.5 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Flynn 1,631 Labour Party (UK) C. Beach 1,606 Conservative Party (UK) D. Marles 1,231 35.2 ±0.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Lowes 1,215 Conservative Party (UK) J. Miles 1,180 Liberal Party (UK) S. Jones 338 9.7 +9.7 Plaid Cymru R. Griffiths 247 7.1 -2.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. Sagoo 237 Plaid Cymru P. Riley Plaid Cymru D. Hopkins 193 Liberal Party (UK) M. Ball 37 63.1 +15.2 5,545 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ely (6 seats) Ely Labour Party (UK) William Carling 6,230 70.1 +17.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Buttle 5,855 Labour Party (UK) David Seligman 5,664 Labour Party (UK) Charlie Gale 5,356 Labour Party (UK) N. Jenkins 5,143 Labour Party (UK) V. Sloman 5,025 Conservative Party (UK) R. Benson 2,651 29.9 -7.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bushrod 2,532 Conservative Party (UK) W. Roberts 2,469 Conservative Party (UK) P. Fitzpatrick 2,456 Conservative Party (UK) S. Downes 2,424 Conservative Party (UK) M. Warren 2,392 61.2 +28.3 14,505 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gabalfa (3 seats) Gabalfa Labour Party (UK) Michael Parry 4,157 55.1 +12.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Owen 3,974 Labour Party (UK) E. Matthewson 3,597 Conservative Party (UK) T. Merridew 3,000 39.8 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Saunders 2,831 Conservative Party (UK) V. Kempton 2,770 Plaid Cymru L. Evans 386 5.1 -6.0 Plaid Cymru B. Williams 271 Plaid Cymru C. Schoen 213 76.1 +27.1 9,911 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Grangetown (3 seats) Grangetown Conservative Party (UK) J. O'Reilly 2,529 57.0 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Gwendoline Judd 2,335 Conservative Party (UK) B. Moorcraft 2,315 Labour Party (UK) D. Lydiard 2,289 45.3 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Duddridge 2,240 Labour Party (UK) B. Mainsbridge 2,216 Plaid Cymru B. Hoolahan 231 4.6 N/A Plaid Cymru I. Walters 142 Plaid Cymru M. Williams 127 70.3 +28.5 7,183 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (1 seat) Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons Conservative Party (UK) T. H. Davies 1,127 88.7 N/A 0 0.0 N/A 3,037 Conservative Party (UK) Llandaff (3 seats) Llandaff Conservative Party (UK) H. Ferguson-James 3,954 58.1 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones 3,722 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hermer 3,677 Labour Party (UK) C. Lewis 1,960 28.8 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Rhoden 1,802 Plaid Cymru G. Bowman 896 13.2 -6.9 49.1 +26.1 9,054 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Llanishen (6 seats) Llanishen Conservative Party (UK) C. Milson 5,952 35.4 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Watkiss 5,814 Conservative Party (UK) L. Smith 5,813 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lewis 5,658 Conservative Party (UK) D. Thomas 5,636 Conservative Party (UK) G. Tatham 5,556 Labour Party (UK) A. Brown 3,402 11.3 +16.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Davies 3,373 Labour Party (UK) H. Howell 3,301 Labour Party (UK) B. Williams 3,284 Labour Party (UK) S. Jeans 3,191 Labour Party (UK) E. Williams 2,029 Liberal Party (UK) C. Pearcy 2,015 16.5 +3.9 Plaid Cymru R. Edwards 848 6.9 -1.4 Plaid Cymru S. Doyle 820 Plaid Cymru J. May 722 90.5 +12.4 13,504 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ratepayers Association Penylan (6 seats) Penylan Conservative Party (UK) A. Austin 10,159 51.5 -13.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hennessy 10,114 Conservative Party (UK) Stefan Terlezki 10,100 Conservative Party (UK) M. Newman 10,060 Conservative Party (UK) A. John 10,039 Conservative Party (UK) A. Thomas 9,402 Labour Party (UK) G. Thomas 5,317 26.9 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Caesar 4,953 Labour Party (UK) M. Edwards 4,921 Labour Party (UK) P. Williams 4,916 Labour Party (UK) L. Green 4,658 Liberal Party (UK) P. Davies 3,129 15.8 +1.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Jones 2,990 Liberal Party (UK) D. Hill 2,961 Liberal Party (UK) P. Linsey 2,735 Liberal Party (UK) C. Mitchell 2,548 Liberal Party (UK) A. Reeves 2,386 Plaid Cymru E. Bush 1,138 5.8 -0.8 Plaid Cymru B. Hughes 1,084 Plaid Cymru A. Couch 1,077 Plaid Cymru A. Morgan 1,060 Plaid Cymru C. Lake 1,003 Plaid Cymru I. Howells 970 77.2 +28.6 25,568 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Plasmawr (6 seats) Plasmawr Labour Party (UK) D. O'Driscoll 5,201 52.6 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) F. Tyrrell 5,152 Labour Party (UK) M. Phillips 5,044 Labour Party (UK) M. Longden 4,965 Labour Party (UK) D. Evans 4,883 Labour Party (UK) B. Shorten 4,808 Conservative Party (UK) B. Hall 3,454 39.0 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Davies 3,331 Conservative Party (UK) A. Trott 3,259 Conservative Party (UK) W. Jones 3,201 Conservative Party (UK) H. Derrick 3,141 Conservative Party (UK) E. McAuliffe 3,139 Plaid Cymru D. Davies 1,228 21.6 -9.2 37.2 +30.9 14,519 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plasnewydd (3 seats) Plasnewydd Conservative Party (UK) Olwen Watkin 2,517 40.0 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. James 2,325 Conservative Party (UK) D. J. Evans 2,258 Labour Party (UK) C. Richards 2,097 33.3 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Robinson 1,848 Labour Party (UK) S. Khan 1,621 Liberal Party (UK) G. German 1,022 16.2 +9.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Jarman 719 Plaid Cymru Owen John Thomas 654 10.4 -7.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Brightman 629 Plaid Cymru G. Rees 377 Plaid Cymru D. Bianchi 325 75.2 +29.0 8,368 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Radyr, St Fagans, Tongwynlais (2 seats) Radyr, St Fagans, Tongwynlais Conservative Party (UK) L. B. Clarke 0 0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Millard 0 0 0 0.0 N/A 5,197 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rhiwbina (3 seats) Rhiwbina Conservative Party (UK) William John A. Bain 5,650 67.3 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Jones 5,561 Conservative Party (UK) G. Neale 5,549 Labour Party (UK) D. Rees 1,934 11.8 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Woolfe 1,933 Labour Party (UK) R. Woolfe 1,779 Plaid Cymru D. Davies 817 14.7 -5.0 Plaid Cymru R. Williams 611 80.1 +25.4 10,493 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Riverside (3 seats) Riverside Labour Party (UK) W. Walker 2,231 40.9 +22.0 Labour Party (UK) J. McCarthy 1,983 Labour Party (UK) A. Verma 1,830 Conservative Party (UK) S. Doxsey 1,814 33.3 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. De Souza 1,789 Conservative Party (UK) F. McAndrews 1,534 Independent politician D. Mathias 1,001 18.4 N/A Plaid Cymru G. Arthur 405 7.4 -1.6 72.9 +18.5 7,476 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers Association Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Roath (3 seats) Roath Conservative Party (UK) N. Lloyd-Edwards 4,677 62.7 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hutchings 4,563 Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Brinks 4,393 Labour Party (UK) T. Tucker 2,784 37.3 +20.2 Labour Party (UK) N. Davies 2,426 Labour Party (UK) R. Rees 2,288 72.9 +30.9 10,228 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rumney (6 seats) Rumney Labour Party (UK) M. Llewellyn 8,581 52.7 +11.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Drew 7,494 Labour Party (UK) D. English 7,435 Labour Party (UK) Alun Michael 7,403 Labour Party (UK) John Randall Phillips 7,348 Labour Party (UK) John Reynolds 7,281 Conservative Party (UK) I. Davies 4,752 31.5 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. McCarthy 4,705 Conservative Party (UK) P. Thomas 4,654 Conservative Party (UK) M. Battista 4,597 Conservative Party (UK) T. Jose 4,532 Conservative Party (UK) P. Nicholson 4,394 70.1 +28.1 19,012 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South (3 seats) South Labour Party (UK) Philip Dunleavy 2,616 56.1 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 2,510 Labour Party (UK) P. H. Bowen 2,312 Conservative Party (UK) E. Williams 1,475 43.9 -10.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. Arnold 1,378 Conservative Party (UK) K. Williams 1,228 Plaid Cymru E. Roberts 165 3.8 N/A Plaid Cymru D. Harris 149 Communist Party of Great Britain S. Richards 128 2.9 N/A 69.6 +31.3 6,298 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Splott (3 seats) Splott Labour Party (UK) D. Ormonde 3,393 64.5 +22.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Price 3,027 Labour Party (UK) J. Southern 2,793 Conservative Party (UK) A. Kelly 1,866 35.5 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) F. Chichester 1,788 Conservative Party (UK) R. James 1,682 74.1 +26.6 7,096 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Whitchurch (3 seats) Whitchurch Conservative Party (UK) T. Davies 4,413 53.8 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. Griffiths 4,359 Conservative Party (UK) Victor Riley 4,299 Labour Party (UK) W. Davies 2,374 28.9 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) T. Crews 2,266 Labour Party (UK) T. James 2,151 Liberal Party (UK) P. O'Brien 1,021 12.4 +0.9 Liberal Party (UK) S. Soffa 829 Liberal Party (UK) C. Webb 780 Plaid Cymru H. Pritchard-Jones 393 4.8 -13.8 Plaid Cymru I. Williams 358 70.3 +9.9 10,221 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References collapsed Cardiff Category:Council elections in Cardiff Category:Council elections in South Glamorgan Category:1970s in Cardiff