The second election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1977.[1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1981 election.
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes but the balance of representation in the Penarth wards appears to have changed with the North/Central ward gaining a seat and the West ward losing one.
Candidates
Conservative and Labour candidates contested the vast majority of seats. In contrast with four years previously there were more Liberal candidates together with a smaller number of Plaid Cymru candidates and Independents.
Outcome
When the authority was established the Conservatives had hoped to win control but failed to do so in 1973. However, they won control at this election, with sweeping gains across Cardiff and the Vale, including some seats which the party had not fully contested at the previous election. Defeated candidates included the leader of the council, Jack Leonard.[citation needed]
Ward Results
Adamsdown (two seats)
Adamsdown 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Evans* | 1,011 | | |
| Labour | John Iorwerth Jones* | 929 | | |
| Conservative | B. Jones | 763 | | |
| Conservative | D. Jones | 647 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Barry, Baruc (one seat)
Barry, Baruc 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. Jones | 1,651 | | |
| Labour | J. Davies* | 854 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barry, Buttrills (one seat)
Barry, Buttrills 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. Evans | 691 | | |
| Labour | R. Williams* | 345 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barry, Cadoc (one seat)
Barry, Cadoc 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Whitchurch | 1,015 | | |
| Labour | C. Price | 750 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barry, Castleland (one seat)
Barry, Castleland 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. Williams | 729 | | |
| Labour | T. Thompson | 609 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barry, Court (two seats)
Barry, Court 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Davies | 1,211 | | |
| Conservative | M. Walnycki | 998 | | |
| Labour | M. Webber* | 907 | | |
| Labour | T. Cornwall | 901 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barry, Dyfan (two seats)
Barry, Dyfan 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Hinds* | | | |
| Labour | C. Watkins | | | |
| Conservative | Ronnie Boon | | | |
| Conservative | W. Woodham | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Barry, Illtyd (one seat)
Councillor Tresize had sat for the Cadoc Ward at the previous election.
Barry, Castleland 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. Mackillican* | 1,427 | | |
| Labour | H. Tresize* | 904 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Canton (two seats)
Canton 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bella Brown* | 1,756 | | |
| Conservative | Trevor Tyrrell* | 1,540 | | |
| Labour | P. Thomas | 813 | | |
| Labour | A. Davis | 647 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Lee | 365 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat)
Cardiff Rural No.1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | C. Chedzey | | | |
| Conservative | W. Clarke | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys (two seats)
Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B. Jones* | 2,197 | | |
| Conservative | M. Box | 2,019 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Dixon | 1,413 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Franks | 1,012 | | |
| Liberal | J. Baker | 391 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe (one seat)
Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | C. Rush* | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose (one seat)
Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Lewis | 1,087 | | |
| Independent | J. Howell* | 602 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cardiff South (two seats)
Cardiff South 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Philip Dunleavy* | 1,360 | | |
| Labour | J. Smith* | 1,289 | | |
| Conservative | E. Williams | 1,024 | | |
| Conservative | E. Canning | 960 | | |
| Ratepayers | E. Shelley | 317 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Roberts | 192 | | |
| Communist | J. Richards | 960 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cathays (three seats)
Cathays 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. Chichister | 2,109 | | |
| Conservative | J. Jones | 2,100 | | |
| Conservative | S. Taylor | 1,971 | | |
| Labour | Emyr Currie-Jones* | 1,618 | | |
| Labour | John Charles Edwards* | 1,560 | | |
| Labour | D. Dixon | 1,382 | | |
| Ratepayers | R. Castle | 548 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | T. O'Neill | 430 | | |
| Liberal | G. Snell | 412 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Wilson | 367 | | |
| Liberal | D. Giles | 350 | | |
| Liberal | D. Rees | 320 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Smith | 305 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Central (two seats)
Central 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D. Marles | 1,043 | | |
| Conservative | C. Thomas | 989 | | |
| Labour | Gordon William Fish* | 937 | | |
| Labour | William Herbert* | 863 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Griffiths | 273 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Riley | 266 | | |
| Liberal | P. Davies | 125 | | |
| Liberal | J. Blaine | 120 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cowbridge No.1 (one seat)
Cowbridge No.1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Thomas | 2,018 | | |
| Liberal | R. Carden | 673 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cowbridge No.2 (two seats)
Cowbridge No.2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Barrat | 1,822 | | |
| Independent | J. George* | 1,718 | | |
| Conservative | N. Barker | 1,546 | | |
| Labour | D. Percy* | 1,019 | | |
| Labour | J. Jordon | 688 | | |
| Independent | G. Rees | 575 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ely (four seats)
Ely 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Carling* | 2,660 | | |
| Labour | Robert Morgan* | 2,492 | | |
| Labour | Albert Buttle* | 2,470 | | |
| Labour | H. Gough | 2,401 | | |
| Conservative | W. Clode | 1,987 | | |
| Conservative | S. Jose | 1,773 | | |
| Conservative | R. Symes | 1,726 | | |
| Conservative | J. Bushrod | 1,702 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gabalfa (three seats)
Gabalfa 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Merridew | 2,002 | | |
| Labour | Michael Parry* | 1,982 | | |
| Conservative | C. Saunders | 1,850 | | |
| Labour | Emrys Pride* | 1,826 | | |
| Conservative | G. Tatham | 1,708 | | |
| Labour | M. Mathewson | 1,522 | | |
| Ratepayers | V. Kempton | 668 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | L. Hayden | 354 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Wilson | 351 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Grangetown (two seats)
Grangetown 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Mountstephen | 1,538 | | |
| Conservative | L. Quinn | 1,334 | | |
| Labour | D. Lydiard | 1,313 | | |
| Labour | B. Matthewson* | 1,197 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | S. Crouch | 325 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat)
Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Lysaght* | | | |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Nightingale | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llandaff (three seats)
Llandaff 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Jones* | 2,937 | | |
| Conservative | Julius Hermer* | 2,889 | | |
| Conservative | H. Ferguson-Jones* | 2,801 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Petty | 937 | | |
| Labour | G. Rhoden | 774 | | |
| Labour | H. Rhoden | 758 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llanishen (four seats)
Llanishen 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. Cronin* | 4,382 | | |
| Conservative | B. Rees | 4,368 | | |
| Conservative | G. Tathem | 4,357 | | |
| Conservative | G. Scott-Dickens | 4,314 | | |
| Labour | V. Davies | 1,194 | | |
| Labour | B. Williams | 1,145 | | |
| Labour | E. Williams | 1,024 | | |
| Liberal | J. Thomas | 894 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Edwards | 559 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. May | 536 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | S. Doyle | 527 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Penarth North/Central (one seat)
Penarth North/Central 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Kelly-Owen | 919 | | |
| Labour | D. Foulkes* | 660 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 600 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Penarth South Ward (two seats)
Penarth South Ward 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Sanders | 2,086 | | |
| Conservative | W. Goddard | 2,072 | | |
| Labour | H. Rees | 420 | | |
| Labour | P. Gray | 419 | | |
| Liberal | S. Baker | 279 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Penarth West (one seat)
Penarth West 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. Lloyd | 2,193 | | |
| Conservative | S. Thomas | 2,175 | | |
| Labour | D. Foulkes | 1,432 | | |
| Labour | A. Rees | 1,251 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 600 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Penylan (five seats)
Penylan 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stefan Terlezki* | 7,308 | | |
| Conservative | C. Peterson | 7,237 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Meyer | 7,167 | | |
| Conservative | M. Hallinan | 6,917 | | |
| Conservative | A. Thomas | 6,791 | | |
| Labour | M. Jones | 1,702 | | |
| Labour | C. O'Brien | 1,667 | | |
| Labour | S. Simpson | 1,579 | | |
| Labour | L. Green | 1,577 | | |
| Labour | P. Wing | 1,559 | | |
| Ratepayers | A. Dickson | 1,441 | | |
| Liberal | D. Thomas | 1,184 | | |
| Liberal | P. Linsey | 868 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Couch | 838 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Morgan | 831 | | |
| Liberal | D. Hill | 812 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Cravos | 798 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Ogwen | 767 | | |
| Liberal | C. Mitchell | 742 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Phillips | 724 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 99 | |
Plas Mawr (four seats)
Plas Mawr 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Tyrrell* | | | |
| Conservative | R. Wheeler | | | |
| Conservative | B. Hall | | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Davies | | | |
| Conservative | J. Phillips | | | |
| Labour | Hubert Harding* | | | |
| Conservative | W. Jones | | | |
| Labour | John Leonard* | | | |
| Labour | Albert Huish* | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Plasnewydd (two seats)
Plasnewydd 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Olwen Watkin* | 2,031 | | |
| Conservative | S. James* | 1,799 | | |
| Labour | T. Richards | 872 | | |
| Labour | R. Harrod | 866 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Evans | 480 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Cadwaladr | 419 | | |
| Liberal | K. James | 246 | | |
| Ratepayers | C. Braygrove | 207 | | |
| Liberal | P. Jarma | 182 | | |
| Communist | R. Spencer | 91 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rhiwbina (three seats)
Rhiwbina 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Davies* | 3,738 | | |
| Conservative | W. Bain* | 3,696 | | |
| Conservative | Gareth Neale* | 3,620 | | |
| Ratepayers | E. Penfold | 1,018 | | |
| Labour | C. Beach | 691 | | |
| Labour | R. Woolfe | 640 | | |
| Labour | W. Walker | 573 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Davies | 549 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | W. Hughes | 513 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Williams | 459 | | |
| Liberal | G. White | 430 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Riverside (two seats)
Riverside 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | F. McAndrews | 1,554 | | |
| Conservative | R. Souza | 1,548 | | |
| Labour | G. Odgers | 1,100 | | |
| Labour | D. Toogood | 1,054 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Roath (three seats)
Roath 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | I. Hermer* | 2,936 | | |
| Conservative | F. McCarthy* | 2,889 | | |
| Conservative | R. Richards* | 2,831 | | |
| Labour | T. Tucker | 932 | | |
| Liberal | R. Thomas | 757 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Bowman | 641 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rumney (five seats)
Rumney 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Llewellyn | 3,275 | | |
| Labour | J. Jones | 3,016 | | |
| Conservative | C. Nicholson | 2,965 | | |
| Conservative | S. Woods | 2,933 | | |
| Conservative | N. Smith | 2,930 | | |
| Labour | M. Mullins | 2,844 | | |
| Labour | D. Evans* | 2,822 | | |
| Conservative | T. Fitzgerald | 2,805 | | |
| Labour | David Seligman* | 2,648 | | |
| Conservative | J. Wright | 2,573 | | |
| Ratepayers | J. Walker | 1,154 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Splott (three seats)
Splott 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Manuel Delgado* | 1,457 | | |
| Labour | Gordon Houlston | 1,353 | | |
| Labour | John Brooks* | 1,349 | | |
| Conservative | F. Chichister | 1,252 | | |
| Conservative | A. Kelly | 1,247 | | |
| Conservative | K. Wilcox | 1,127 | | |
| Ratepayers | R. Warburton | 520 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitchurch (three seats)
Whitchurch 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Purnell* | 3,779 | | |
| Conservative | R. Evans* | 3,718 | | |
| Conservative | W. Richards | 3,588 | | |
| Labour | H. Davies | 1,035 | | |
| Labour | H. Bartlett | 1,016 | | |
| Labour | W. Davies | 1,005 | | |
| Ratepayers | P. Dyer | 911 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Davies | 554 | | |
| Liberal | S. Davies | 509 | | |
| Liberal | S. Soffa | 333 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
KEY
- indicates sitting councillor for the ward
+ indicates sitting councillor but for different ward
References
- ^ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 16 May 2019.