# 1977 South Glamorgan County Council election

The second election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1977. 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.

## Ward Results
### Adamsdown (two seats)

Adamsdown 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | D. Evans* | 1,011 |
| | Labour | John Iorwerth Jones* | 929 |
| | Conservative | B. Jones | 763 |
| | Conservative | D. Jones | 647 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Barry, Baruc (one seat)

Barry, Baruc 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | E. Jones | 1,651 |
| | Labour | J. Davies* | 854 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Barry, Buttrills (one seat)

Barry, Buttrills 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | E. Evans | 691 |
| | Labour | R. Williams* | 345 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Barry, Cadoc (one seat)

Barry, Cadoc 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. Whitchurch | 1,015 |
| | Labour | C. Price | 750 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Barry, Castleland (one seat)

Barry, Castleland 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | E. Williams | 729 |
| | Labour | T. Thompson | 609 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Barry, Court (two seats)

Barry, Court 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | M. Davies | 1,211 |
| | Conservative | M. Walnycki | 998 |
| | Labour | M. Webber* | 907 |
| | Labour | T. Cornwall | 901 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Barry, Dyfan (two seats)

Barry, Dyfan 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | D. Hinds* | |
| | Labour | C. Watkins | |
| | Conservative | Ronnie Boon | |
| | Conservative | W. Woodham | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Barry, Illtyd (one seat)

Councillor Tresize had sat for the Cadoc Ward at the previous election.
Barry, Castleland 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | G. Mackillican* | 1,427 |
| | Labour | H. Tresize* | 904 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Canton (two seats)

Canton 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat)

Cardiff Rural No.1 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Chedzey | |
| | Conservative | W. Clarke | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Conservative | Plaid Cymru gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys (two seats)

Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe (one seat)

Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Rush* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose (one seat)

Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A. Lewis | 1,087 |
| | Independent | J. Howell* | 602 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |

### Cardiff South (two seats)

Cardiff South 1977 :
| Party | 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 | 960 |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Roberts | 317 |
| | Communist | J. Richards | 192 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Cathays (three seats)

Cathays 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Central (two seats)

Central 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Cowbridge No.1 (one seat)

Cowbridge No.1 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | R. Thomas | 2,018 |
| | Liberal | R. Carden | 673 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Cowbridge No.2 (two seats)

Cowbridge No.2 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Ely (four seats)

Ely 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Gabalfa (three seats)

Gabalfa 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Grangetown (two seats)

Grangetown 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat)

Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. Lysaght* | |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Nightingale | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Llandaff (three seats)

Llandaff 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Llanishen (four seats)

Llanishen 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Penarth North/Central (one seat)

Penarth North/Central 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Kelly-Owen | 919 | | |
| | Labour | D. Foulkes* | 660 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 600 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Penarth South Ward (two seats)

Penarth South Ward 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Penarth West (one seat)

Penarth West 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Penylan (five seats)

Penylan 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 99 |

### Plas Mawr (four seats)

Plas Mawr 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Plasnewydd (two seats)

Plasnewydd 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rhiwbina (three seats)

Rhiwbina 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Riverside (two seats)

Riverside 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | F. McAndrews | 1,554 |
| | Conservative | R. Souza | 1,548 |
| | Labour | G. Odgers | 1,100 |
| | Labour | D. Toogood | 1,054 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Roath (three seats)

Roath 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rumney (five seats)

Rumney 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Splott (three seats)

Splott 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Whitchurch (three seats)

Whitchurch 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
KEY
* indicates sitting councillor for the ward
+ indicates sitting councillor but for different ward