1973 South Glamorgan County Council election

1973 Welsh local government election April 2022 The 1973 South Glamorgan County Council election was the first election to South Glamorgan County Council and was held in April 1973.South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/South-Glamorgan-County-1973-1993.pdf The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 16 May 2019 It was followed by the 1977 election. Candidates Conservative and Labour candidates contested the vast majority of seats. In contrast there were relatively few Liberal and Plaid Cymru candidates. In Cardiff, many members of the previous County Borough Council sought election to both the new South Glamorgan authority and the new Cardiff City Council (where the elections were held a few weeks later). Outcome Glamorgan was the only county to be divided as a result of local government re-organization in England and Wales from 1 April 1974. Previous proposals proposed by the Labour Party had envisaged a division into two new counties, East and West. However, the Conservatives favoured the creation of South Glamorgan given that they entertained hopes of winning control.June 2019 The first elections were in May 1973 and councillors would act in a shadow capacity for the next 11 months, setting up the various functions, until the new council came into effect.John O'Sullivan All set for vital battle of South Glamorgan South Wales Echo 11 April 1973 19 Labour won a small majority (though subsequently allocated themselves 15 of the 20 seats on the steering committee),John O'Sullivan We will mastermind the policy - Labour South Wales Echo 3 May 1973 11 largely as a result of winning most of the seats in Cardiff and also in the port of Barry. Results This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. This was the inaugural county election and therefore no comparison can be made with the previous elections. This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 80 councillors were elected. 1973 South Glamorgan County Council: elected members Labour Party (UK) 42 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 36 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 0 N/A Plaid Cymru 0 N/A Independent (politician) 2 N/A |} Ward results Adamsdown (two seats) Adamsdown 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. Evans 1,295 Labour Party (UK) John Iorwerth Jones 1,262 Conservative Party (UK) E.C. Canning 387 Liberal Party (UK) H. Edwards 304 Independent (politician) Thelma Mackie 66 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Barry, Baruc (one seat) Barry, Baruc 1973 Labour Party (UK) J. Davies 1,298 Conservative Party (UK) T. Holmes 1,058 Labour Party (UK) Barry, Buttrills (one seat) Barry, Buttrills 1973 Labour Party (UK) R. Williams 1,021 Conservative Party (UK) A. Barbrouk 576 Labour Party (UK) Barry, Cadoc (one seat) Barry, Cadoc 1973 Labour Party (UK) J. Tresize 895 Conservative Party (UK) R. Potter 549 Labour Party (UK) Barry, Castleland (one seat) Barry, Castleland 1973 Labour Party (UK) H. Clease 939 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hinsley 550 Labour Party (UK) Barry, Court (two seats) Barry, Court 1973 Labour Party (UK) C. Dunkley 1,370 Labour Party (UK) M. Webber 1,328 Conservative Party (UK) H. Charles 590 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Barry, Dyfan (two seats) Barry, Dyfan 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. Hinds 1,323 Labour Party (UK) T. Lewis 1,183 Liberal Party (UK) I. Morgan 1,018 Conservative Party (UK) H. Pascoe 868 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Barry, Illtyd (one seat) Barry, Castleland 1973 Conservative Party (UK) George Mackillican 1,023 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Elsworth 1,022 Conservative Party (UK) Councillor Mackillican won by one vote after four recounts. This was the smallest majority in the country at these elections. Mrs Elsworth had won the Illtyd ward for the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council in 1972 by only four votes.Beaten ...by just one vote South Wales Echo 13 April 1973 1 Canton (two seats) Canton 1973 Conservative Party (UK) Bella Brown 1,459 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Tyrrell 1,273 Labour Party (UK) George E. Bayliss 1,258 Labour Party (UK) Dengar Robinson Evans 1,225 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat) Cardiff Rural No.1 1973 Conservative Party (UK) V. Jones 1,081 Labour Party (UK) G. Bailey 805 Conservative Party (UK) Cardiff Rural No.3 (two seats) Cardiff Rural No.3 1973 Conservative Party (UK) B. Jones 1,955 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jenkins 1,912 Labour Party (UK) D. Roberts 1,087 Labour Party (UK) W. Smith 922 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe (one seat) Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe 1973 Conservative Party (UK) C. Rush Conservative Party (UK) Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose (one seat) Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose 1973 Independent (politician) J. Howell 795 Conservative Party (UK) H. James 621 Independent (politician) Cardiff South (two seats) Cardiff South 1973 Labour Party (UK) Philip Dunleavy 1,600 Labour Party (UK) F. Smith 1,554 Conservative Party (UK) T. Roche 994 Conservative Party (UK) F. Arnold 829 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cathays (three seats) Cathays 1973 Labour Party (UK) Derek Allinson 2,347 Labour Party (UK) John Charles Edwards 2,289 Labour Party (UK) Emyr Currie-Jones 2,266 Conservative Party (UK) I. Jones 1,410 Conservative Party (UK) G. Miles 1,229 Conservative Party (UK) M. Rivlin 1,169 Plaid Cymru A. Littlejohns 732 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central (two seats) Central 1973 Labour Party (UK) Gordon William Fish 1,389 Labour Party (UK) William Herbert 1,343 Conservative Party (UK) L. Walters 840 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cowbridge No.1 (one seat) Cowbridge No.1 1973 Conservative Party (UK) R. Thomas Conservative Party (UK) Cowbridge No.2 (two seats) Cowbridge No.2 1973 Independent (politician) J. George 1,723 Labour Party (UK) D. Percy 1,023 Independent (politician) K. Berry 946 Conservative Party (UK) P. Jones 850 Labour Party (UK) J. Barnett 504 Conservative Party (UK) W. Cain 496 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Ely (four seats) Ely 1973 Labour Party (UK) Albert W. Buttle 2,696 Labour Party (UK) William Carling 2,662 Labour Party (UK) Robert Morgan 2,627 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Clifford Lee 2,487 Conservative Party (UK) W. Clode 1,013 Conservative Party (UK) A. Fitzpatrick 940 Conservative Party (UK) J. Phillips 931 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Joshua 888 Plaid Cymru E. Maynard 570 Plaid Cymru J. Storm 504 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gabalfa (three seats) Gabalfa 1973 Labour Party (UK) Michael Parry 2,357 Labour Party (UK) Emrys Pride 2,351 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Brown 2,315 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hulston 1,083 Plaid Cymru B. Davies 509 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grangetown (two seats) Grangetown 1973 Labour Party (UK) Harold Bartlett 1,423 Labour Party (UK) B. Matthewson 1,401 Conservative Party (UK) G. Judd 968 Independent (politician) R. Aldridge 454 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat) Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons 1973 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lysaght Conservative Party (UK) Llandaff (three seats) Llandaff 1973 Conservative Party (UK) H. Ferguson-Jones 2,322 Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones 2,217 Conservative Party (UK) Julius Hermer 2,158 Plaid Cymru A. Petty 897 Labour Party (UK) N. Maylin 837 Labour Party (UK) A. Saunders 832 Labour Party (UK) I. Berridge 668 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Llanishen (four seats) Llanishen 1973 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Sainsbury 3,059 Conservative Party (UK) Lionel Pugh 2,960 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Watkiss 2,935 Conservative Party (UK) T. Cronin 2,912 Labour Party (UK) M. Beasley 2,093 Labour Party (UK) H. Davies 2,083 Labour Party (UK) M. Powell-Davies 1,950 Liberal Party (UK) O. Langdon 1,813 Labour Party (UK) E. Singer 1,790 Plaid Cymru R. Edwards 844 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Penarth North/Central (two seats) Penarth North/Central 1973 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jones 1,634 Conservative Party (UK) A. Sanders 1,605 Labour Party (UK) E. Symonds 686 Labour Party (UK) D. Eves 676 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Penarth South Ward (two seats) Penarth South Ward 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. Foulkes 1,887 Conservative Party (UK) E. Lloyd 1,753 Labour Party (UK) T. Mules 1,676 Conservative Party (UK) T. Murphy 1,643 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Penarth West (one seat) Penarth West 1973 Labour Party (UK) G. Cox 883 Conservative Party (UK) E. Parsons 713 Labour Party (UK) Penylan (five seats) Penylan 1973 Conservative Party (UK) Stefan Terlezki 4,688 Conservative Party (UK) G. Turnbull 4,238 Conservative Party (UK) C. Peterson 4,153 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Meyer 4,108 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Hallinan 3,801 Liberal Party (UK) J. Davies 3,269 Liberal Party (UK) B. Williams 3,146 Liberal Party (UK) David Rees 3,011 Labour Party (UK) Y. Roblin 2,885 Liberal Party (UK) A. Myranthis 2,654 Labour Party (UK) C. O'Brien 2,629 Labour Party (UK) V. Jones 2,391 Labour Party (UK) R. Maggs 2,034 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Plas Mawr (four seats) Plas Mawr 1973 Labour Party (UK) Hubert Harding 2,701 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Tyrrell 2,521 Labour Party (UK) Albert Huish 2,339 Labour Party (UK) John Leonard 2,191 Plaid Cymru Dafydd Hughes 1,513 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hall 1,177 Conservative Party (UK) F. Jones 1,156 Conservative Party (UK) D. Norman 1,143 Conservative Party (UK) P. Baynham 933 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plasnewydd (two seats) Plasnewydd 1973 Conservative Party (UK) Olwen Watkin 1,856 Conservative Party (UK) S. James 1,615 Labour Party (UK) P. Troy 1,314 Labour Party (UK) A. Mills 1,251 Plaid Cymru Phil Richards 831 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rhiwbina (three seats) Rhiwbina 1973 Conservative Party (UK) W. Bain 2,541 Conservative Party (UK) M. Davies 2,450 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Neale 2,357 Liberal Party (UK) G. Davies 1,862 Liberal Party (UK) H. O'Brien 1,755 Plaid Cymru H. Davies 1,737 Liberal Party (UK) S. Cotsen 1,668 Labour Party (UK) M. Mullins 985 Labour Party (UK) B. Morris 973 Labour Party (UK) D. Rees 885 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Riverside (two seats) Riverside 1973 Conservative Party (UK) J. Donovan 1,309 Conservative Party (UK) G. Jones 1,133 Labour Party (UK) F. Beatson 1,007 Labour Party (UK) D. Toogood 978 Plaid Cymru R. Lee 410 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Roath (three seats) Roath 1973 Conservative Party (UK) F. McCarthy 2,416 Conservative Party (UK) A. Richards 2,351 Conservative Party (UK) I. Hermer 2,346 Labour Party (UK) T. O'Callaghen 1,193 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rumney (five seats) Rumney 1973 Labour Party (UK) D. Evans 3,585 Labour Party (UK) J. Rees 3,504 Labour Party (UK) L. Goodrum 3,474 Labour Party (UK) W. Kitson 3,363 Labour Party (UK) David Seligman 3,012 Independent (politician) T. Laurie 2,055 Independent Ratepayer D. Sandford-Hill 1,520 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Splott (five seats) Splott 1973 Labour Party (UK) Manuel Delgado 2,145 Labour Party (UK) John Brooks 1,900 Labour Party (UK) R. Harry 1,852 Conservative Party (UK) D. O'Connell 861 Communist Party of Great Britain S. Garrett-Jones 166 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Whitchurch (three seats) Whitchurch 1973 Conservative Party (UK) R. Evans 3,142 Labour Party (UK) Philip Norton 3,066 Conservative Party (UK) A. Purnell 2,941 Conservative Party (UK) Victor Riley 2,858 Labour Party (UK) A. Donne 2,576 Labour Party (UK) D. Weeks 2,405 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) KEY o indicates sitting councillor on Cardiff City Council prior to 1973 election A indicates sitting alderman on Cardiff City Council prior to 1973 election References South Glamorgan Category:South Glamorgan County Council elections