1973_Mid_Glamorgan_County_Council_election
The first election to Mid Glamorgan County Council was held in April 1973.[1] 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.
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.
Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | D. Davies | 2,984 | |||
| Labour | J. Powell | 2,132 | |||
| Labour | Mervyn Prowle | 1,936 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Riddiford | 1,250 | |||
| Communist | Alastair Wilson | 1,222 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Glyn Owen | 2,405 | 63.0 | ||
| Labour | W. Parfitt | 1,410 | 37.0 | ||
| Majority | 26.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 65.5 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
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Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | D. Roberts | 1,402 | 59.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Jones | 955 | 40.5 | ||
| Majority | 19.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 59.4 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
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Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Williams | 1,083 | 55.1 | ||
| Labour | W. Richards | 884 | 44.9 | ||
| Majority | 10.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 56.6 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Reed | 2,050 | 62.0 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Fred Riddiford | 1,259 | 38.0 | ||
| Majority | 23.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 54.3 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Abertridwr and Senghennydd
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | J. Davies | 1,823 | 69.2 | ||
| Labour | T. Mantle | 813 | 30.8 | ||
| Majority | 38.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 50.7 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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Bedwas and Machen (two seats)
Bedwellty No.1 (one seat)
Bedwellty No.2 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Powell | 1,648 | 67.2 | ||
| Independent | M. Lancaster | 803 | 32.8 | ||
| Majority | 34.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 57.6 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Bridgend (two seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Bowen | 2,447 | |||
| Conservative | A. Parker | 2,447 | |||
| Labour | D. Evans | 1,711 | |||
| Conservative | A. Walters | 1,643 | |||
| Independent | E. King | 1,319 | |||
| Independent | W. Davies | 1,091 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | S. Morgan | 1,945 | 74.8 | ||
| Labour | S. Hawthorn | 657 | 25.2 | ||
| Majority | 49.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 58.9 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
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Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bertie Rowland | 1,733 | 61.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Colin Palfrey | 1,069 | 38.2 | ||
| Majority | 23.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.5 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Jewell | 914 | 51.8 | ||
| Independent | L. Waddon | 852 | 48.2 | ||
| Majority | 3.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.6 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Richards | 1,182 | 53.5 | ||
| Labour | G. Snell | 1,027 | 46.5 | ||
| Majority | 7.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 50.0 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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Caerphilly No.7 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 921 | 32.7 | ||
| Conservative | H. Paulley | 780 | 27.7 | ||
| Labour | G. Lewis | 618 | 22.0 | ||
| Independent Labour | E. Dobbs | 496 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | 5.0 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
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Cardiff Rural (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Richards | 780 | 54.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | P. Enticott | 654 | 45.6 | ||
| Majority | 8.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Cowbridge Rural (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. David | 1,491 | 52.7 | ||
| Labour | T. Williams | 1,340 | 47.3 | ||
| Majority | 5.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 52.1 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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Dowlais (one seat)
Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Williams | 2,095 | 68.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | G. Thomas | 970 | 31.6 | ||
| Majority | 36.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 55.8 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | J. Davies | 1,036 | 58.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Hawke | 732 | 41.4 | ||
| Majority | 17.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 60.9 | ||||
| Independent Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Kedward | 1,510 | 51.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | M. Jones | 1,426 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | 2.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Rogers | 2,314 | |||
| Labour | W. Bowen | 2,160 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | M. Smiga | 1,202 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | G. Phillips | 1,147 | |||
| Turnout | 35.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Eason | 3,231 | |||
| Labour | L. Lodwig | 2,925 | |||
| Labour | E. Tyrrell | 2,716 | |||
| Ratepayers | T. John | 2,692 | |||
| Labour | 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 | |||
| Turnout | 47.7 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 (four seats)
Maesteg No.1 (one seat)
Maesteg No.2 (one seat)
Maesteg No.3 (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Venner | 1,718 | 74.0 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | K. Davies | 605 | 26.0 | ||
| Majority | 47.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.9 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Jones | 1,374 | 60.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | M. Llewellyn | 901 | 39.6 | ||
| Majority | 20.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.5 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Merthyr No.6 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Stanfield | 1,614 | 51.6 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Emrys Roberts | 1,515 | 48.4 | ||
| Majority | 3.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Merthyr No.7 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. O'Brien | 1,468 | 65.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | A. Williams | 764 | 34.2 | ||
| Majority | 31.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 69.2 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Merthyr Park (two seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | G. Foster | 1,977 | |||
| Labour | J. Burns | 1,682 | |||
| Labour | D. Williams | 1,619 | |||
| Communist | A. Jones | 1,442 | |||
| Communist | C. Dennett | 404 | |||
| Turnout | 56.9 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Merthyr Town (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Watkins | 1,510 | 60.3 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | P. Williams | 811 | 32.4 | ||
| Communist | T. Roberts | 184 | 7.4 | ||
| Majority | 27.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist | M. Lewis | 2,426 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | R. Humphreys | 2,332 | |||
| Labour | E. Pritchard | 1,544 | |||
| Labour | T. Bowden | 1,210 | |||
| Turnout | 74.3 | ||||
| Communist win (new seat) | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
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Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)
Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | E. Merriman | 4,122 | |||
| Labour | T. Price | 3,312 | |||
| Labour | M. Jenkins | 2,748 | |||
| Turnout | 71.9 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Penybont No.1 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Hayball | 1,561 | 70.6 | ||
| Conservative | K. Morrell | 651 | 29.4 | ||
| Majority | 41.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.5 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Penybont No.2 (two seats)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Board | 958 | |||
| Labour | A. Evans | 609 | |||
| Labour | F. Speed | 448 | |||
| Turnout | 46.9 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Penybont No.3 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Cattie | 981 | 41.9 | ||
| Independent | T. Williams | 681 | 29.2 | ||
| Independent | R. Hanson | 673 | 28.9 | ||
| Majority | 12.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.6 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Penybont No.4 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. Rawle | 1,306 | 55.5 | ||
| Conservative | B. Smart | 1,049 | 45.5 | ||
| Majority | 10.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.7 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Penybont No.5 (two seats)
Penybont No.6 (two seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Squire | 2,724 | |||
| Independent | W. Barnett | 2,102 | |||
| Labour | W. Bowcher | 2,024 | |||
| Independent | G. Walters | 1,528 | |||
| Turnout | 63.7 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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Penydarren (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Mahoney | 1,540 | 56.0 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | B. Walters | 777 | 28.3 | ||
| Ratepayers | G. Kiley | 431 | 15.7 | ||
| Majority | 27.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 58.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Came | 895 | 58.7 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | A. Withey | 631 | 41.3 | ||
| Majority | 17.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.7 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
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Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)
Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (two seats)
Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)
Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Hubbard-Miles | 1,648 | |||
| Labour | W. Williams | 1,114 | |||
| Majority | 19.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.7 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. McBride | 1,102 | 44.3 | ||
| Independent | M. Pope | 734 | 32.1 | ||
| Independent | R. Fry | 538 | 23.6 | ||
| Majority | 12.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 44.8 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)
Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)
Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)
Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)
Rhondda No.5 (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Parry | 1,727 | 57.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | D. Morgan | 1,279 | 42.5 | ||
| Majority | 14.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 54.2 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Rhondda No.6 (one seat)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Winter | 2,012 | 62.5 | ||
| Conservative | P. Leyshon | 1,208 | 37.5 | ||
| Majority | 25.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 54.7 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Richards | 1,343 | 52.2 | ||
| Communist | Annie Powell | 1,232 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | 111 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 46.7 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)
Rhondda No.9 (one seat)
Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)
Treharris (one seat)
Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Byrne | 1,042 | 60.2 | ||
| Independent | A. Williams | 690 | 39.8 | ||
| Majority | 20.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 57.2 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)
- "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.