1973 West Glamorgan County Council election
The first election to West Glamorgan County Council and was held in April 1973.[1] It was followed by the 1977 election.
The new authority came into effect from 1 April 1974 following the division of the former Glamorgan County Council into three new authorities.
Candidates
The Labour Party fielded candidates in every ward. A significant proportion of seats were contested by the Conservative Party and Plaid Cymru with fewer candidates fielded by the Liberal Party.
Numerous members of the former Glamorgan County Council stood for election.
Results
o indicates sitting councillor on Glamorgan County Council or Swansea City Council prior to 1973 election
A indicates sitting alderman on Glamorgan County Council or Swansea City Council prior to 1973 election
Ward Results
Aberavon East and West (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Warren | 3,374 | |||
| Labour | Colin Crowley | 2,906 | |||
| Labour | C. Lewis | 2,889 | |||
| Residents | L. Stanton | 2,371 | |||
| Residents | J. Roberts | 2,280 | |||
| Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Aberavon North (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Heatley | 1,829 | |||
| Ratepayers | T. Raikes | 1,584 | |||
| Turnout | 53.5 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Aberavon South (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Hopkin | 1,319 | |||
| Ratepayers | H. Cuss | 733 | |||
| Turnout | 52.8 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Brynmelyn (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Adams | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | R. Dowdle | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Castle (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Ludham | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | E. Knill | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Cwmafan (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | T. John | 1,548 | |||
| Labour | L. Richards | 1,026 | |||
| Turnout | 67.9 | ||||
| Progressive win (new seat) | |||||
Fforest Fach (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Victor Cyril Alexander | 2,471 | |||
| Labour | D. Bevan | 2,297 | |||
| Conservative | David Mercer | 1,249 | |||
| Conservative | R. Hinds | 1,185 | |||
| Turnout | 38.9 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Ffynone (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Valerio | 1,732 | |||
| Conservative | T. Thomas | 1,715 | |||
| Labour | P. McCallum | 889 | |||
| Turnout | 38.2 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Glyncorrwg (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Daniels | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | G. Davies | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Gower No.1 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | B. Keal | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Gower No.2 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Lord | 1,644 | |||
| Ratepayers | D. Thomas | 1,121 | |||
| Turnout | 60.5 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Gower No.3 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | G. Beynon | 1,682 | |||
| Labour | V. Watters | 642 | |||
| Turnout | 47.4 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Landore (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Cox | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | S. John | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Llansamlet (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Lloyd-Jones | 3,009 | |||
| Labour | L. Penhaligan | 2,623 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | John Ball | 1,232 | |||
| Communist | E. Bevan | 366 | |||
| Turnout | 41.2 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Llwchwr No.1 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Jones | 1,597 | |||
| Independent | Cled Morgan | 1,184 | |||
| Turnout | 62.3 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Llwchwr No.2 (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Davies | 2,782 | |||
| Labour | J. Jones | 2,270 | |||
| Liberal | C. Thomas | 1,702 | |||
| Independent Labour | M. Thomas | 1,574 | |||
| Turnout | 69.8 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Llwchwr No.3 (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Thomas | 2,495 | |||
| Labour | D. Turner | 2,222 | |||
| Liberal | H. Griffiths | 1,514 | |||
| Conservative | N. Williams | 1,457 | |||
| Turnout | 73.0 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Margam Central (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Llewellyn Heycock | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Margam North (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Mitchell | 781 | |||
| Ratepayers | G. Penhale | 682 | |||
| Turnout | 60.0 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Margam West (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | E. Miles | 1,482 | |||
| Labour | D. Phillips | 1,011 | |||
| Turnout | 59.2 | ||||
| Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
Morriston (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Evans | 1,996 | |||
| Labour | S. Havard | 1,977 | |||
| Ratepayers | C. Hadley | 1,810 | |||
| Ratepayers | J. Howes | 1,295 | |||
| Turnout | 35.8 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Mumbles (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Chilcot | 3,180 | |||
| Conservative | M. Jones | 3,072 | |||
| Labour | L. Neale | 1,757 | |||
| Turnout | 38.2 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Neath No.1 (four seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Phillips | 4,159 | |||
| Labour | Fred Kingdom | 4,137 | |||
| Labour | D. David | 4,013 | |||
| Labour | S. Burton | 3,891 | |||
| Communist | G. Jenkins | 1,683 | |||
| Communist | W. Ferriss | 1,378 | |||
| Communist | W. Pritchard | 1,019 | |||
| Communist | E. Strangeword | 689 | |||
| Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Neath No.2 (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Evans | 2,669 | |||
| Labour | J. Jones | 2,261 | |||
| Independent | J. Leitz | 1,541 | |||
| Independent | E. Hemming | 1,533 | |||
| Turnout | 53.7 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Neath Rural (six seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Jones | 2,905 | |||
| Independent | Martin Thomaso | 2,534 | |||
| Labour | N. Thomas | 2,385 | |||
| Labour | T. Thomas | 2,131 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | H. Evans | 1,919 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | O. Roberts | 1,629 | |||
| Labour | W. Jones | 1,575 | |||
| Labour | C. Jones | 1,499 | |||
| Independent | T. Rees | 1,346 | |||
| Labour | R. Davies | 1,300 | |||
| Independent | L. Adams | 1,191 | |||
| Communist | Glaslyn Morgan | 734 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | T. Evans | 346 | |||
| Turnout | 67.3 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Neath Rural No.5 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Hull | 1,470 | |||
| Independent | R. Rees | 1,277 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | G. Dawe | 273 | |||
| Turnout | 63.2 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Penderry (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Allison | 3,152 | |||
| Labour | T. Jones | 3,090 | |||
| Labour | G. Thomas | 3,032 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | D. Reynon | 972 | |||
| Communist | W. Jones | 584 | |||
| Communist | B. Lewis | 424 | |||
| Communist | H. Barrow | 280 | |||
| Turnout | 29.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Pontardawe No.1 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Williams | 1,151 | 62.1 | ||
| Labour | G. Williams | 703 | 37.9 | ||
| Turnout | 56.1 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Pontardawe No.2 (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Maunder | 2,694 | |||
| Independent | M. Rees | 1,948 | |||
| Labour | C. Jones | 1,836 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | M. Mulcahy | 1,507 | |||
| Independent | R. Jones | 1,037 | |||
| Turnout | 78.9 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Pontardawe No.3 (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Lake | 4,702 | |||
| Labour | W. Rees | 4,615 | |||
| Labour | B. Richards | 4,464 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 3,305 | |||
| Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
St Helens (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Dilley | 1,741 | |||
| Conservative | M. Hinds | 1,545 | |||
| Labour | D. Davies | 1,067 | |||
| Turnout | 49.1 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Sketty (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Vaughan | 5,270 | |||
| Conservative | S. Perry | 4,819 | |||
| Conservative | R. Massey-Shaw | 4,477 | |||
| Labour | J. Dalton | 2,372 | |||
| Turnout | 47.2 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
St Johns (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A, Morris | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | H. Tabram | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
St Thomas (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Hare | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | I. Morgan | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Townhill (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Wignall | 1,848 | |||
| Labour | T. Evans | 1,748 | |||
| Conservative | C. McPherson | 429 | |||
| Turnout | 34.4 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Victoria (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | D. Jenkins | 1,390 | |||
| Ratepayers | S. Jenkins | 1,132 | |||
| Labour | A. Taylor | 1,051 | |||
| Labour | R. Lloyd | 852 | |||
| Conservative | T. Morgan | 477 | |||
| Conservative | E. Burrington | 329 | |||
| Turnout | 57.5 | ||||
| Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
| Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "West Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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