The first election to Mid Glamorgan County Council was held in April 1973.[1] It was followed by the 1977 election.
Ward Results
Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)
Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)
Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)
Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)
Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
R. Reed |
2,050 |
62.0 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
F. Riddiford |
1,259 |
38.0 |
|
Majority |
|
23.9 |
|
Turnout |
|
54.3 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Abertridwr and Senghennydd
Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Ratepayers |
J. Davies |
1,823 |
69.2 |
|
|
Labour |
T. Mantle |
813 |
30.8 |
|
Majority |
|
38.3 |
|
Turnout |
|
50.7 |
|
|
Independent win (new seat) |
Bedwas and Machen (two seats)
Bedwas and Machen 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Ray Davies |
2.994 |
|
|
|
Labour |
C. Hobbs |
2.701 |
|
|
|
Ratepayers |
A. Underwood |
1,682 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Bedwellty No.1 (one seat)
Bedwellty No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
W. Forbes |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Bedwellty No.2 (one seat)
Bedwellty No.2 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
S. Powell |
1,648 |
67.2 |
|
|
Independent |
M. Lancaster |
803 |
32.8 |
|
Majority |
|
34.5 |
|
Turnout |
|
57.6 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
C. Phillips |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)
Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.4 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
B. Rowland |
1,733 |
61.8 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
Colin Palfrey |
1,069 |
38.2 |
|
Majority |
|
23.7 |
|
Turnout |
|
41.5 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)
Caerphilly No.5 North 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
R. Jewell |
914 |
51.8 |
|
|
Independent |
L. Waddon |
852 |
48.2 |
|
Majority |
|
3.5 |
|
Turnout |
|
41.6 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)
Caerphilly No.7 (one seat)
Cardiff Rural (one seat)
Cardiff Rural 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
C. Richards |
780 |
54.4 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
P. Enticott |
654 |
45.6 |
|
Majority |
|
8.8 |
|
Turnout |
|
40.0 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Cowbridge Rural (one seat)
Dowlais (one seat)
Dowlais 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
D. Williams |
1,222 |
50.3 |
|
|
Ratepayers |
W. Healey |
1,209 |
49.7 |
|
Majority |
13 |
0.6 |
|
Turnout |
|
51.6 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
B. Williams |
2,095 |
68.4 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
G. Thomas |
970 |
31.6 |
|
Majority |
|
36.7 |
|
Turnout |
|
55.8 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.3 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
W. Kedward |
1,510 |
51.4 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
M. Jones |
1,426 |
48.6 |
|
Majority |
|
2.9 |
|
Turnout |
|
43.4 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
K. Eason |
3,231 |
|
|
|
Labour |
L. Lodwig |
2,925 |
|
|
|
Labour |
E. Tyrrell |
2,716 |
|
|
|
Ratepayers |
T. John |
2,692 |
|
|
|
Labour |
D. Powell |
2,669 |
|
|
|
Ratepayers |
W. Taylor |
2,351 |
|
|
|
Ratepayers |
J. Bolt |
2,100 |
|
|
|
Ratepayers |
D. Pearse |
1,944 |
|
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
T. Morgan |
1,697 |
|
|
|
Residents |
A. Williams |
1,584 |
|
|
|
Residents |
J. Johnson |
1,337 |
|
|
|
Residents |
A. Pictor |
1,111 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
47.7 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
|
Independent win (new seat) |
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 (four seats)
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
D. McDonald |
Unopposed |
|
Labour |
J. Thomas |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Maesteg No.1 (one seat)
Maesteg No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
V. Hart |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Maesteg No.2 (one seat)
Maesteg No.2 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Jennie Gibbs |
1,659 |
65.9 |
|
|
Labour |
W. Evans |
857 |
34.1 |
|
Majority |
|
31.9 |
|
Turnout |
|
59.6 |
|
|
Liberal win (new seat) |
Maesteg No.3 (one seat)
Maesteg No.3 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
W. Venner |
1,718 |
74.0 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
K. Davies |
605 |
26.0 |
|
Majority |
|
47.9 |
|
Turnout |
|
45.9 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)
Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
D. Jones |
1,374 |
60.4 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
M. Llewellyn |
901 |
39.6 |
|
Majority |
|
20.8 |
|
Turnout |
|
45.5 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Merthyr No.7 (one seat)
Merthyr No.7 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
T. O,Brien |
1,468 |
65.8 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
A. Williams |
764 |
34.2 |
|
Majority |
|
31.5 |
|
Turnout |
|
69.2 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
T. Davies |
1,557 |
53.6 |
|
|
Communist |
A. Williams |
1,348 |
46.4 |
|
Majority |
|
7.2 |
|
Turnout |
|
47.3 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.2 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
E. Bath |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)
Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)
Ogmore and Garw No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
R. Sant |
1,291 |
50.5 |
|
|
Ratepayers |
D. Fox |
1,264 |
49.5 |
|
Majority |
27 |
1.0 |
|
Turnout |
|
76.1 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)
Penybont No.2 (two seats)
Penybont No.5 (two seats)
Penybont No.6 (two seats)
Penydarren(one seat)
Penydarren 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
T. Mahoney |
1,540 |
56.0 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru |
B. Walters |
777 |
28.3 |
|
|
Ratepayers |
G. Kiley |
431 |
15.7 |
|
Majority |
|
27.8 |
|
Turnout |
|
58.4 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.1 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
W. Williams |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)
Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.3 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
E. Peck |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)
Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Meriel Murphy |
1,145 |
61.8 |
|
|
Labour |
R. Evans |
708 |
38.2 |
|
Majority |
|
23.6 |
|
Turnout |
|
58.7 |
|
|
Liberal win (new seat) |
Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (two seats)
Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.6 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
H. Weston |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)
Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)
Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)
Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)
Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
H. Jones |
Unopposed |
|
Labour |
G. Rees |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)
Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
E. Jenkins |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)
Rhondda No.4 Ystrad
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
D. Thomas |
1,787 |
73.1 |
|
|
Communist |
A. Price |
656 |
26.9 |
|
Majority |
|
46.3 |
|
Turnout |
|
49.1 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)
Rhondda No.7 Penygraig
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
C. Richardds |
1,343 |
52.2 |
|
|
Communist |
Annie Powell |
1,232 |
47.8 |
|
Majority |
111 |
4.3 |
|
Turnout |
|
46.7 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)
Rhondda No.8 Porth 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
M. Ellis |
2,252 |
|
|
|
Labour |
E. Westwood |
2,098 |
|
|
|
Ratepayers |
D. Austin |
1,903 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
51.1 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)
Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
J. Williams |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Treharris (one seat)
Treharris 1973
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
T. Richards |
Unopposed |
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)
Vaynor and Penderyn No.1
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
M. Byrne |
1,042 |
60.2 |
|
|
Independent |
A. Williams |
690 |
39.8 |
|
Majority |
|
20.3 |
|
Turnout |
|
57.2 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)
Vaynor and Penderyn No.2
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
C. Davies |
1,348 |
90.6 |
|
|
Communist |
G. Thomas |
140 |
9.4 |
|
Majority |
|
81.2 |
|
Turnout |
|
56.1 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
References
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Bridgend County Borough Council | |
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | |
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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | |
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Mid Glamorgan County Council | |
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Cynon Valley Borough Council |
- 1973
- 1976
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Ogwr Borough Council |
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Rhondda Borough Council |
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Rhymney Valley District Council |
- 1973
- 1976
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Taff-Ely Borough Council |
- 1973
- 1976
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Glamorgan County Council | |
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Aberdare Urban District Council | |
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Ogmore and Garw Urban District Council | |
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Rhondda Urban District Council | |
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