The 1985 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1985 and were the fourth full elections to Mid Glamorgan County Council, electing 85 councillors.[1] They were preceded by the 1981 elections and followed by the 1989 elections.
Ward Results
Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)
Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Davies | 1,906 | | |
| Labour | Mervyn Prowle * | 1,820 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Jones | 1,309 | | |
| Conservative | E. Evans | 422 | | |
Turnout | | 42.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)
Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B. Fitzgerald | 1,738 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 1,264 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat)
Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V. Llywellyn* | 913 | | |
| Conservative | R. Pittard | 387 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 34.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)
Aberdare No.4: Town 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | P. Williams* | 818 | | |
| Labour | T. Llewellyn | 659 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 43.9 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)
Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Reed* | 1,458 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Davies | 859 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Abertridwr and Senghennydd
Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Phillips | 905 | | |
| Ratepayers | J. Davies | 877 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Whittle | 281 | | |
| Liberal | M. Cooper | 276 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 42.3 | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Bedwas and Machen (two seats)
Bedwas and Machen 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 2,454 | | |
| Labour | Ray Davies* | 2,358 | | |
| Independent | C. Powell | 1,817 | | |
| Labour | R. Woodyatt | 1,516 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Bradbury | 485 | | |
Turnout | | 73.7 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed (one seat)
Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | K. Szerard | 753 | 50.7 | |
| Labour | M. Collis* | 732 | 49.3 | |
Majority | 21 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg (one seat)
Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Powell | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bridgend (two seats)
Bridgend 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Davies | 1,931 | | |
| Labour | R. Bowser* | 1,773 | | |
| Conservative | W. Rutter | 1,484 | | |
| Conservative | J. Spurgeon | 1,385 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | B. Ellis | 1,110 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | J. Dickens | 961 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Russell | 353 | | |
Turnout | | 39.3 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L. Lewis* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)
Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Colin Mann* | 1,092 | 49.3 | |
| Labour | J. Lewis | 798 | 36.1 | |
| Liberal | K. Comeston | 323 | 14.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 46.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.4 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bertie Rowland* | 2,006 | 66.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | N. Owen | 1,002 | 33.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 39.7 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)
Caerphilly No.5 North 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | John Gwynne | 966 | 46.9 | |
| Labour | R. Jewell* | 808 | 39.3 | |
| Liberal | T. Henderson | 284 | 13.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 49.5 | +4.0 |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)
Caerphilly No.6 South 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Snell* | 1,023 | 55.0 | |
| Conservative | F. Howells | 477 | 25.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Hibbert | 359 | 19.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 42.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.7 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.7 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Penri Williams* | 1,438 | 45.3 | |
| Labour | M. Verrinder | 1,014 | 31.9 | |
| Conservative | A. Babbage | 723 | 22.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 52.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Cardiff Rural (one seat)
Cardiff Rural 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. Richards* | 1,027 | 66.5 | |
| Liberal | H. Morgan | 607 | 33.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 36.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cowbridge Rural (one seat)
Cowbridge Rural 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. David* | 1,285 | 48.5 | |
| Labour | G. Waters | 1,387 | 67.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | 663 | 32.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 41.0 | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Dowlais (one seat)
Dowlais 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Lewis* | 1,218 | 69.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Jones | 531 | 30.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 39.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | N. Harris | 1,735 | 66.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Howells* | 863 | 33.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 48.9 | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Davies* | 684 | 48.6 | |
| Independent | J. Bromley | 619 | 44.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Blenkin | 103 | 7.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 48.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Coleman | 1,842 | 58.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Jones* | 1,327 | 41.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 45.1 | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)
Gelligaer No.4 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Bowen* | 2,580 | | |
| Labour | B. Lloyd | 2,485 | | |
| Conservative | J. Howard | 662 | | |
Turnout | | 59.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Bonner | 4,105 | | |
| Labour | L. Lodwig* | 4,090 | | |
| Labour | R. Selwood | 3,747 | | |
| Labour | H. Prosser | 3,735 | | |
| Ratepayers | T. John* | 3,089 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Delme Bowen | 2,400 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Watkins | 1,730 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Canning | 1,609 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Morris | 1,566 | | |
| Conservative | R. Bunnage | 1,552 | | |
| Conservative | J. Bunnage | 1,534 | | |
| Conservative | L. Hunt | 1,499 | | |
Turnout | | 51.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | | |
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 (two seats)
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. McDonald* | 2,618 | | |
| Labour | W. Hall* | 2,152 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Williams | 1,419 | | |
| Independent | B. Brinson | 869 | | |
| RA | George Jury | 698 | | |
| Independent Labour | A. Roberts | 320 | | |
Turnout | | 59.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg No.1 (one seat)
Maesteg No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V. Hart* | 2,207 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Rees | 375 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 42.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg No.2 (one seat)
Maesteg No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeff Jones* | 1,602 | | |
| Independent | M. Davies | 367 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 45.4 | −13.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg No.3 (one seat)
Maesteg No.3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L. Jenkins* | 1,915 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Jenkins | 315 | | |
| Conservative | S. Maddern | 244 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 49.1 | +4.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)
Phillips had been elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate at both the 1977 and 1981 elections.
Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M. Phillips* | 1,552 | 58.6 | |
| Labour | P. Rees | 951 | 35.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | T. Barry | 145 | 5.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Merthyr No.6 (one seat)
Merthyr No.6 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Jones* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr No.7 (one seat)
Merthyr No.7 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. O'Brien | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr Park (two seats)
Merthyr Park 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Burns* | 1,764 | | |
| Labour | J. Cleary* | 1,707 | | |
| Communist | A. Jones | 696 | | |
| Conservative | H. Screen | 496 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr Town (one seat)
Merthyr Town 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Davies | 1,234 | | |
| Conservative | E. Horne | 271 | | |
| Communist | T. Roberts | 173 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Davies* | 1,806 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Evans | 1,580 | | |
| Conservative | J. Evans | 174 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.2 1973 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Edwards | 1,156 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Thomas | 721 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)
Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)
Ogmore and Garw No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Hughes | 1,692 | | |
| Ratepayers | Danny Mordecai* | 615 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | | |
Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)
Ogmore and Garw No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Lock* | 2,474 | | |
| Labour | L. Morgan | 2,317 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Merriman* | 2,054 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,950 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Penybont No.1 (one seat)
Penybont No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Jenkins* | 1,005 | 38.5 | |
| Independent | F. Beer | 672 | 25.6 | |
| Conservative | G. Griffiths | 611 | 23.4 | |
| Independent Ratepayer | E. Phillips | 319 | 12.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Penybont No.2 (one seat)
Penybont No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D. Thomas* | 1,045 | | |
| Conservative | R. Preston | 898 | | |
Turnout | | 42.1 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Penybont No.3 (one seat)
Penybont No.3 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Philpin* | 1,821 | 70.7 | |
| Conservative | D. Mackie | 753 | 29.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 38.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penybont No.4 (one seat)
Penybont No.4 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Ing | 1,465 | 48.0 | |
| Conservative | David Unwin* | 1,319 | 43.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Fattorini | 269 | 8.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 37.1 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Penybont No.5 (two seats)
Penybont No.5 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Davies* | 3,374 | | |
| Labour | M. Jones* | 3,159 | | |
| Independent | D. Davis | 1,659 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | K. Burnell | 620 | | |
| Conservative | M. Powell | 528 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Tomlin | 403 | | |
Turnout | | 54.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penybont No.6 (two seats)
Penybont No.6 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Philip Squire* | 2,024 | | |
| Labour | S. Gronow | 1,991 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Williams | 927 | | |
| Conservative | J. Padmore | 754 | | |
Turnout | | 46.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penydarren (one seat)
Penydarren 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Mahoney* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Williams* | 1,208 | 73.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Green | 437 | 26.6 | |
Turnout | | 43.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)
Pontypridd No.2 Town 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Clayton Jones | 1,261 | 57.6 | |
| Labour | B. Burford | 930 | 42.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 52.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Davies | 538 | 60.0 | |
| Independent | Steve Belzak | 359 | 40.0 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 44.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)
Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | H. Thomas | 649 | 50.3 | |
| Labour | D. Boyce | 403 | 39.0 | |
| Conservative | M. Williams | 137 | 10.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 43.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (one seat)
Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Davies* | 1,456 | 69.1 | |
| Independent | M. Powell | 389 | 18.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Thomas | 262 | 12.4 | |
Turnout | | 32.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.6 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Weston* | 1,108 | 57.9 | |
| Independent | G. Orsie | 536 | 28.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Davies | 270 | 14.1 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 41.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)
Porthcawl No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Hubbard-Miles* | 1,388 | 41.3 | |
| Labour | C. Hall | 1,138 | 33.9 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | M. Skinner | 835 | 24.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 45.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)
Porthcawl No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. McBride* | 1,397 | 56.6 | |
| Conservative | D. Anderson | 1,073 | 43.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 46.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)
Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Williams* | 1,773 | | |
| Communist | Arthur True* | 1,643 | | |
| Labour | I. Lisle | 1,263 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Rees | 1,212 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | S. Macmillan | 841 | | |
Turnout | | 80.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Communist hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)
Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Rees* | 1,850 | | |
| Labour | K. Winter | 1,767 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Davies | 1,219 | | |
Turnout | | 49.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)
Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Gough | 1,176 | 64.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Powell | 657 | 35.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 43.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)
Rhondda No.4 Ystrad 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T. Hughes | 1,260 | 53.1 | |
| Labour | K. Morgan | 1,112 | 46.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 45.4 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.5 (one seat)
Rhondda No.5 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Emmanuel | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.6 (one seat)
Rhondda No.6 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Harris | 1,796 | 75.6 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | P. Nicholas | 579 | 24.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 42.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)
Rhondda No.7 Penygraig 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. Richards* | 1,102 | 60.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Edwards | 417 | 22.8 | |
| Communist | H. Martin | 309 | 16.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 42.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)
Rhondda No.8 Porth 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Ellis* | 1,935 | | |
| Labour | L. Rees* | 1,777 | | |
| Ratepayers | D. Henshaw | 1,539 | | |
| Ratepayers | D. Rowe | 1,330 | | |
Turnout | | 42.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.9 (one seat)
Rhondda No.9 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Stonelake | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.10, Tylorstown (one seat)
Rhondda No.10, Tylorstown 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayers | M.E. Chard | 1,354 | 60.3 | |
| Labour | M. Mitchell | 891 | 39.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 42.0 | |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.11 Ferndale (two seats)
Rhondda No.11 Ferndale 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Glyn James* | 2,305 | | |
| Labour | P. Davies* | 1,769 | | |
| Labour | I. Clement | 1,753 | | |
Turnout | | 56.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)
Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Rist | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Treharris (one seat)
Treharris 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Richards* | 1,073 | 53.8 | |
| Independent | E. Galsowrthy | 763 | 38.2 | |
| Conservative | F. Evans | 159 | 8.0 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 38.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)
Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Thomas | 1,215 | 85.7 | |
| Conservative | D. Younie | 202 | 14.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 46.6 | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)
Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Chambers* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.