# 1981 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

The 1981 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1981 and were the third elections to Mid Glamorgan County Council, electing 85 councillors. They were preceded by the 1977 elections and followed by the 1985 elections.

## Ward Results
### Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)

Labour comfortably held both seats. Plaid Cymru, who held a seat in the ward from 1973 to 1977, did not field a candidate.
Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Powell* | 2,104 | | |
| | Labour | Mervyn Prowle* | 1,956 | | |
| | Liberal | D. Higgins | 1,078 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 | −11.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)

Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Glyn Owen* | 1,728 | 52.4 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | B. Fitzgerald | 1,571 | 47.6 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 4.8 | − 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.7 | −11.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat)

Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V. Llywellyn* | 852 | 58.5 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | L. Rosser | 605 | 41.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 17.0 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.4 | −20.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)

Aberdare No.4: Town 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. Williams | 743 | 44.6 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | W. Price | 694 | 41.7 | +0.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Thomas | 229 | 13.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.9 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)

Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Reed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Abertridwr and Senghennydd

Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | J. Davies | 1,484 | 64.5 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | E. Wright | 817 | 35.5 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 29.0 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6 | +1.1 |
| | Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |

### Bedwas and Machen (two seats)

Bedwas and Machen 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ray Davies* | 2,897 | |
| | Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 2,799 | |
| | Labour | E. Gwynne | 2,279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed (one seat)

Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Collis | 838 | 55.5 | +9.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | K. Szerard* | 673 | 44.5 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.7 | −5.90 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg (one seat)

Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Powell | 1,457 | 76.8 | +34.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Bill Hyde | 440 | 23.2 | −34.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 53.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | −13.6 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Bridgend (two seats)

Bridgend 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Bertorelli | 1,648 | | |
| | Labour | R. Bowser | 1,548 | | |
| | Labour | H. Davies | 1,547 | | |
| | Conservative | W. Rutter* | 1,512 | | |
| | Ratepayers | P. Roberts | 1,372 | | |
| | Ratepayers | B. Ellis | 1,220 | | |
| | Independent | R. Evans | 703 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Lewis* | 985 | 59.5 | +8.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Morgan | 361 | 21.8 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal | N. Lewis | 309 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.8 | −12.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)

Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Colin Mann* | 1,643 | 65.2 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | E. Piper | 878 | 34.83 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.8 | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)

Bertie Rowland, a long-serving Labour councilor on the former Glamorgan County Council, regained the seat that he narrowly lost four years previously.
Caerphilly No.4 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bertie Rowland | 1,734 | 46.7 | +6.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle* | 1,212 | 32.6 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal | A. Lambert | 477 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Bisley | 291 | 7.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)

Caerphilly No.5 North 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Jewell* | 1,035 | 56.1 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Phil Bevan | 810 | 43.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)

Caerphilly No.6 South 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Snell | 798 | 37.5 |
| | Independent | M. Ryland | 706 | 33.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Hibbert | 234 | 11.0 |
| | Ratepayers | P. Lewis | 224 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal | L. Price | 168 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.3 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Caerphilly No.7 (one seat)

Caerphilly No.7 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Penri Williams | 1,814 | 63.0 |
| | Labour | R. Toghill | 1,067 | 37.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Cardiff Rural (one seat)

Cardiff Rural 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Richards* | 1,233 | 60.7 |
| | Ratepayers | A. Goodchild | 798 | 39.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cowbridge Rural (one seat)

Cowbridge Rural 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. David* | 1,285 | 48.5 |
| | Labour | I. Williams | 873 | 32.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | 493 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Dowlais (one seat)

Dowlais 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Lewis* | 1,218 | 69.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Jones | 531 | 30.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. Harris | 1,735 | 66.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Howells* | 863 | 33.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Davies* | 684 | 48.6 |
| | Independent | J. Bromley | 619 | 44.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Blenkin | 103 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)

Gelligaer No.3 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Coleman | 1,842 | 58.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones* | 1,327 | 41.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)

Gelligaer No.4 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Bowen* | 2,580 | |
| | Labour | B. Lloyd | 2,485 | |
| | Conservative | J. Howard | 662 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1981 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Ratepayers | Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | |

### Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre No.2 (two seats)

Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. McDonald | 2,776 | |
| | Labour | W. Hall | 2,163 | |
| | RA | George Jury | 1,101 | |
| | Independent | R. Brinson | 1,060 | |
| | RA | H. Deardon | 775 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Williams | 741 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Maesteg No.1 (one seat)

Maesteg No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V. Hart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Maesteg No.2 (one seat)

Maesteg No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Jones | 1,364 | | |
| | Liberal | Jennie Gibbs* | 1,171 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.3 | +5.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Maesteg No.3 (one seat)

Maesteg No.3 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Jenkins | 1,676 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | I. Williams | 368 | | |
| | Conservative | K. Rowe | 198 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.8 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)

Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Phillips* | 1,480 | 57.6 |
| | Labour | K. Thomas | 1,091 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Merthyr No.6 (one seat)

Merthyr No.6 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Jones | 1,632 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Foley | 937 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.5 | −7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Merthyr No.7 (one seat)

Merthyr No.7 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T. O'Brien* | 1,154 |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Bartlett | 1.045 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Merthyr Park (two seats)

Merthyr Park 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Burns* | 1,810 | |
| | Labour | J. Cleary | 1,615 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Foster* | 1,265 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Thomas | 822 | |
| | Communist | A. Jones | 627 | |
| | Liberal | G. Cooper | 495 | |
| | Communist | C. Dennett | 155 | |
| | Workers Revolutionary | R. Gould | 109 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Merthyr Town (one seat)

Merthyr Town 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T. Davies* | 1,056 |
| | Independent | R. Howells | 840 |
| | Conservative | E. Horne | 252 |
| | Communist | T. Roberts | 131 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T. Davies* | 1,723 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Jones | 1,137 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)

Mountain Ash No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | F. Edwards | 1,215 |
| | Plaid Cymru | N. Thomas* | 953 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |

### Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)

Mountain Ash No.3 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | H. Evans | 1,870 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman | 1,801 |
| | Labour | S. Lloyd* | 1,717 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |

### Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)

Ogmore and Garw No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Ratepayers | Danny Mordecai | 1,144 |
| | Labour | G. Mackay | 633 |
| | Independent | R. Smiles | 402 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing |

### Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)

Ogmore and Garw No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Merriman* | 2,670 |
| | Labour | A. Lock | 2,474 |
| | Labour | D. Hughes | 2,364 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,855 |
| | Conservative | S. Thomas | 261 |
| | Conservative | R. Cave | 190 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Penybont No.1 (one seat)

Penybont No.1 1981 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Penybont No.2 (one seat)

Walters had previously represented the neighbouring Penybont No.1 Ward which was also lost by the Conservatives.
Penybont No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. Thomas | 1,112 | |
| | Conservative | L. Walters* | 873 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Penybont No.3 (one seat)

Penybont No.3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Philpin | 1,775 | 57.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Spurgeon* | 826 | 26.8 |
| | Independent | J. Ogden | 304 | 9.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | B. Williams | 173 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Penybont No.4 (one seat)

Penybont No.4 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Unwin | 1,407 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | G. Stevens | 1,044 | 38.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Fattorini | 291 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Penybont No.5 (two seats)

Penybont No.5 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Davies* | 3,579 | |
| | Labour | M. Jones* | 3,463 | |
| | Conservative | M. Eade | 725 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | K. Burnell | 677 | |
| | Conservative | W. Jones | 672 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Tomlin | 623 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Penybont No.6 (two seats)

Penybont No.6 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Squire* | 2,334 | |
| | Labour | G. Walters | 2,229 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Jones | 492 | |
| | Independent | D. Thomas | 479 | |
| | Conservative | M. Powell | 476 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Rees | 458 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Smart | 355 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Penydarren (one seat)

Penydarren 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Mahoney* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Williams* | 1,129 | 55.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Holcombe | 503 | 24.7 |
| | Independent | K. James | 405 | 19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)

Pontypridd No.2 Town 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Clayton Jones | 986 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | W. Jones* | 950 | 38.1 |
| | Liberal | B. Murphy | 560 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.3 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Davies | 723 | 68.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Watkins | 229 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Steve Belzak | 105 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)

Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Meriel Murphy* | 1,001 | 65.2 |
| | Labour | P. Hill | 369 | 24.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Gregory | 166 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (one seat)

Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Davies* | 1,495 | 70.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Joseph Biddulph | 368 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | B. Morgan-Lewis | 261 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)

Pontypridd No.6 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Weston* | 1,255 | 64.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Watkins | 516 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | L. Jarman | 168 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Hubbard-Miles* | 1,927 | 60.5 |
| | Labour | A. Thomas | 1,260 | 39.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)

Porthcawl No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. McBride | 1,279 | 53.6 |
| | Conservative | G. Fairley | 1,109 | 46.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)

Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Williams* | 1,980 | |
| | Communist | Arthur True* | 1,818 | |
| | Labour | I. Lisle | 1,395 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Davies | 1,254 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Macmillan | 553 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 85.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Communist hold | Communist hold | Swing | |

### Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)

Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1981 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | G. Rees* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)

Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Gough | 1,240 | 63.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Powell | 720 | 36.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)

Rhondda No.4 Ystrad 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | T. Hughes | 1,718 | 61.2 |
| | Labour | D. Thomas* | 1,091 | 38.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.3 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Rhondda No.5 (one seat)

Rhondda No.5 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Emmanuel | 1,899 | 63.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Morgan* | 1,085 | 36.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.2 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Rhondda No.6 (one seat)

Rhondda No.6 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Harris | 1,941 | 68.2 |
| | Conservative | P. Leyshon | 648 | 22.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Pugh | 255 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)

Rhondda No.7 Penygraig 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Richards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)

Rhondda No.8 Porth 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Ellis* | 2,123 | |
| | Labour | L. Rees | 2,046 | |
| | Ratepayers | T. Rees | 1,494 | |
| | Ratepayers | R. Dentus | 1,469 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rhondda No.9 (one seat)

Rhondda No.9 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Williams | 1,475 | 56.1 |
| | Ratepayers | D. May* | 1,155 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.5 |
| | Labour gain from Ratepayers | Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing | |

### Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)

Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Williams* | 1,679 | 90.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Cosh | 170 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Treharris (one seat)

Treharris 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Richards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Harris | 972 | 53.8 |
| | Labour | I. Holt | 834 | 46.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)

Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Chambers | 804 | 55.8 |
| | Independent | T. Smith | 636 | 44.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |