1983 Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council election
The 1983 Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1983 to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council in South Glamorgan, Wales. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in Wales and England. The Conservative Party won a healthy majority on the council.[1]
The previous Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place in 1979 and the next full elections took place in 1987.
Ward changes
[edit]A number of ward changes came into effect at this election, particularly in the town of Penarth, which was divided into three new wards, Alexandra, Cornerswell and Stanwell. The overall number of councillors elected reduced to 46.[2]
Overview
[edit]The Conservatives increased their majority at this election. After the results of the Alexandra ward were declared the following day, they held 32 of the 46 seats.
Despite taking control of Penarth Town Council the previous year, the SDP-Liberal Alliance had a very disappointing result, failing to win a seat. They had hoped to win seats in Barry, where Labour's Allan Maidment and Hector Gosling had defected to the Alliance.[1]
In the Llandough ward, the sitting Conservative Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan, Susan Thomas, lost her seat, though by only three votes.[3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 32 | 69.5 | |||||||
Labour | 10 | 21.7 | |||||||
Plaid Cymru | 2 | 4.3 | |||||||
Independent | 2 | 4.3 | |||||||
Alliance | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Ecology | 0 | 0.0 | 174 |
Ward Results
[edit]Contests took place in 19 of the 21 wards.[2](a)[4](b)
Alexandra (five seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Ernest * | 2,098 | 34.5 | ||
Conservative | P. Davies | 2,003 | |||
Conservative | D. Leddington * | 1,993 | |||
Conservative | R. Parsons * | 1,715 | |||
Conservative | A. Wicks | 1,334 | |||
Alliance | J. Sibert | 1,244 | 20.5 | ||
Alliance | J. Janes | 1,008 | |||
Labour | E. Davies | 945 | 15.6 | ||
Ind. Conservative | H. Reynolds * | 927 | 15.3 | ||
Labour | L. Hales | 911 | |||
Alliance | E. Hill | 911 | |||
Alliance | F. Rattray | 899 | |||
Labour | J. Birch | 879 | |||
Alliance | P. Dresser | 872 | |||
Plaid Cymru | S. Fford | 860 | 14.2 | ||
Labour | C. Couper | 847 | |||
Ind. Conservative | T. Waugh * | 774 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Packer | 167 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Maccarthy | 154 |
Counting was not completed overnight and had to be resumed the following day.[3]
Baruc (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. D. J. Edmunds * | 1,342 | 49.9 | ||
Conservative | J. Cotter * | 1,119 | |||
Alliance | J. Mason | 688 | 25.6 | ||
Labour | E. G. Payne * | 659 | 24.5 |
Buttrills (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Connell | 768 | 37.5 | ||
Labour | D. Lewis | 734 | 35.8 | ||
Labour | C. Hookings | 730 | |||
Conservative | J. Mansfield * | 588 | |||
Alliance | H. Gosling * | 546 | 26.7 |
Cadoc (three seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. T. Price * | 1,070 | 49.0 | ||
Conservative | D. J. Whitchurch | 959 | 43.9 | ||
Labour | R. Brabrook | 940 | |||
Labour | M. S. Heffernan | 871 | |||
Conservative | A. H. Pugh | 819 | 43.9 | ||
Conservative | G. W. R. Elmos | 677 | 43.9 | ||
Plaid Cymru | R. Perriam | 154 | 7.1 | ||
Plaid Cymru | C. I. Bere | 130 |
Castleland (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. J. Holmes * | 843 | 55.5 | ||
Labour | F. C. Mitchell * | 648 | |||
Conservative | M. R. Searle | 439 | 28.9 | ||
Alliance | D. Bennett | 237 | 15.6 |
Cornerswell (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. L. Flanigan * | 1,059 | 50.0 | ||
Conservative | E. E. LLoyd * | 926 | |||
Labour | D. A. Eastwood * | 566 | 26.7 | ||
Labour | M. E. J. Birch | 564 | |||
Alliance | E. M. Humphreys | 378 | 17.9 | ||
Alliance | L. Waters | 374 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M. Evans | 114 | 5.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Swaffield | 88 |
Court (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Dunkley * | 893 | 48.6 | ||
Labour | J. W. Smith * | 836 | |||
Conservative | J. E. Coombes | 483 | 26.3 | ||
Conservative | R. Williams | 460 | |||
Alliance | Allan Maidment * | 391 | 21.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | R. Hughes | 71 | 3.9 | ||
Plaid Cymru | S. Biddiscombe | 59 |
Cowbridge (three seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | (Ms) C. V. L. Clay | 1,290 | 47.9 | ||
Conservative | J. L. Arnott * | 1,270 | |||
Conservative | T. H. Jarvie * | 1,074 | |||
Independent | B. A. Gibbon | 980 | 36.4 | ||
Independent | D. C. H. Busher | 860 | |||
Alliance | H. M. Davey | 423 | 15.7 | ||
Alliance | J. M. Sutton | 327 | |||
Alliance | R. M. Sutton | 290 |
Dinas Powys (four seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | A. J. Dixon * | 1,570 | 34.8 | ||
Conservative | M. L. Pound * | 1,516 | 33.6 | ||
Conservative | E. G. Davies * | 1,511 | |||
Conservative | A. H. Beavan | 1,382 | |||
Conservative | A. W. L. Hill | 1,269 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M. N. Thomas | 1,217 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. P. Stiff | 937 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. I. Reeves | 872 | |||
Alliance | M. J. Adams | 808 | 17.9 | ||
Labour | S. Collins | 617 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | P. Barker | 593 | |||
Labour | T. Davies | 528 | |||
Labour | J. Morgan | 494 |
Dyfan (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. G. Martin | 813 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | B. J. Mepham | 745 | |||
Labour | W. M. James * | 624 | 35.0 | ||
Labour | B. W. Hepworth | 509 | |||
Alliance | M. C. Bond | 346 | 19.4 | ||
Alliance | D. N. Bond | 307 |
Gibbonsdown (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Clemo * | 939 | 65.0 | ||
Labour | M. F. Nugent | 888 | |||
Conservative | E. G. Butts | 505 | 35.0 | ||
Conservative | A. B. Hopkins | 500 |
Illtyd (three seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. T. Williams | 1,037 | 40.3 | ||
Conservative | C. D. Lakin * | 1,029 | |||
Conservative | J. R. Griffiths * | 960 | |||
Labour | R. M. Dunkley * | 936 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | J. Pett | 742 | |||
Alliance | M. Goodyear | 603 | 23.4 | ||
Labour | B. G. Smith | 476 |
Llandough (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Derek E. Grenville | 323 | 45.3 | ||
Conservative | Susan Thomas * | 320 | 44.9 | ||
Alliance | C. S. Inker | 70 | 9.8 |
Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan, Susan Thomas, lost by only three votes after three recounts.[3]
Llandow (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Thomas | Unopposed |
Llantwit Major (four seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | (Ms) L. S. Hughes * | 1,740 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | J. George * | 1,649 | 48.7 | ||
Conservative | P. Jones * | 1,594 | |||
Conservative | M. F. Casewell | 1,209 | |||
Labour | (Ms) J. Pearce | 1,201 | |||
Labour | M. Pearce | 1,079 | |||
Conservative | R. S. Berry | 996 | |||
Labour | S. L. Mills | 889 |
Peterston-super-Ely (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. J. Williams * | 706 | 69.8 | ||
Ecology | R. M. Baker | 174 | 17.2 | ||
Independent | T. J. Humphries | 131 | 13.0 |
Rhoose (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | (Ms) H. J. W. James * | 1,015 | 60.2 | ||
Conservative | L. J. Dimond * | 943 | |||
Labour | R. V. Goodway | 670 | 39.8 | ||
Labour | H. Germaine | 563 |
St Athan (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. B. Hewartson | 553 | 61.6 | ||
Independent | J. V. James * | 345 | 38.4 |
Stanwell (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | R. D. Thomas | 897 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | A. C. Williams | 581 | 28.2 | ||
Conservative | E. H. Massey | 570 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. B. Haswell | 442 | |||
Labour | S. Wolstenholme | 394 | 19.2 | ||
Labour | L. J. Barrett | 281 | |||
Alliance | V. Bird | 185 | 9.0 | ||
Alliance | A. Redford | 157 |
Sully (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. C. Sampson | 627 | 77.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | C. P. Greedy | 184 | 22.7 |
Wenvoe (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Davies | Unopposed |
(a) Elections Centre source also compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward. It indicates (in some wards) which candidates are female.
(b) South Wales Echo source also indicates existing councillors "but, because of boundary changes, not necessarily representing the ward being contested". It gives middle initials. It lists the 'green' candidates as "Ecology" and the 'Liberal/SDP' as "Alliance".
* existing councillor, standing for re-election
References
[edit]- ^ a b Michael Thomas (6 May 1983). "Cardiff is back in Tory hands". South Wales Echo. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d "Vale of Glamorgan Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Michael Thomas (6 May 1983). "Alliance suffer badly in Vale". South Wales Echo. p. 6.
- ^ "Election Results S. Glam. - Vale of Glamorgan". South Wales Echo. 6 May 1983. p. 6.
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