1985 South Glamorgan County Council election

The fourth election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1985.^[1] It was preceded by the 1981 election and followed by the 1989 election.

There were wholesale boundary changes at this election. The previous multi-member wards were abolished and replaced with 62 new single-member wards. A small number of the wards remained unchanged.

Conservative and Labour candidates contested all seats, as did the Liberal candidates, now in the Alliance with the SDP. There were a smaller number of Plaid Cymru and Green Party candidates and a few Independents.

Following boundary changes, two sitting members opposed each other in the Cornerswell, Landsdowne and Llandaff North wards.

Having regained control of the authority in 1981, Labour retained control by a comfortable majority. The Liberals and SDP also made some advances in Cardiff. This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 62 councillors were elected.

Some of the seats where Alliance candidates were successful had the highest turnouts in the county. Among other seats, one of the highest turnouts (59.6%) was in the Rhoose with Llancarfan ward where the sitting councillor, elected as a Conservative in 1981, stood as an Independent but finished bottom of the poll.

1985 South Glamorgan County Council: elected members

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34
	Conservative	18
	Liberal	6
	SDP	3
	Plaid Cymru	1

Adamsdown 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Hutchingso	1,085	59.7
	Conservative	W. Hutton	346	19.0
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Callahan	304	16.7
	Plaid Cymru	J. Chamber	82	4.5
Majority
Turnout				34.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Baruc 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Jones*	999	49.2
	Labour	D. Evans	564	27.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	W. Baritt	468	23.0
Majority
Turnout				46.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Butetown 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Kitsono	765	81.0
	Conservative	E. Williams	179	19.0
Majority
Turnout				42.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Buttrills 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Lane*	1,002	52.5
	Conservative	J. Connell	527	27.6
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Bond	380	19.9
Majority
Turnout				45.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cadoc 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. James	1,277	61.6
	Conservative	D. Whitchurch	797	38.4
Majority
Turnout				37.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Canton 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Russell Goodway	951	43.4
	Conservative	Trevor C. Tyrrell	898	41.0
	Alliance (SDP)	A. Scadden	340	15.5
Majority			53
Turnout				64.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Castleland 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Sharp*	969	76.9
	Conservative	D. Whitehouse	291	23.1
Majority
Turnout				42.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Central 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	Fred Hornblow	696	43.4
	Labour	H. Rhodeno	616	38.5
	Conservative	W. Palmer	290	18.1
Majority
Turnout				38.0
	Alliance win (new seat)

Cornerswell 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Tincknello	1,013	34.1
	Conservative	S. Thomaso	974	32.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Redford	557	18.8
	Plaid Cymru	R. Thomas	423	14.3
Majority
Turnout				50.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Court 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Antoniwo	1,179	65.2
	Conservative	T. Bowen	357	19.7
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Bond	227	12.5
	Plaid Cymru	R. Thomas	46	2.5
Majority
Turnout				47.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Cowbridge 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Thomas*	1,503	53.1
	Labour	J. Jones	796	28.1
	Alliance (SDP)	C. Baker	533	18.8
Majority
Turnout				49.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cyncoed Village 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	D. Hill	1,524	57.1
	Conservative	C. Petersono	1,020	38.1
	Labour	D. Popper	124	4.6
Majority
Turnout				62.0
	Alliance win (new seat)

Cyntwell 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Phillips*	859	68.1
	Conservative	F. McAndrews	227	18.0
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Hillard	175	13.9
Majority
Turnout				34.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Deri 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Davieso	1,148	49.7
	Alliance (SDP)	G. Hallett	754	32.6
	Labour	W. Davies	408	17.7
Majority
Turnout				50.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dinas Powys North 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Chris Frankso	1,265	44.9
	Conservative	B. McParlin	1,001	35.5
	Labour	G. Price	319	11.3
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Brooks	234	8.3
Majority
Turnout				55.8
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Dinas Powys South 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hill	1,011	41.2
	Plaid Cymru	R. Reeves	601	24.5
	Alliance (SDP)	M. James	435	17.7
	Labour	S. Collins	407	16.6
Majority
Turnout				43.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dyfan 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Watkinso	992	56.0
	Conservative	J. Donovan	779	44.0
Majority
Turnout				43.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Eglwys Wen 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Richardso	1,147	34.6
	Labour	D. Hutchinson	1,137	34.3
	Alliance (SDP)	B. Jenkins	918	27.7
	Plaid Cymru	Alan Jobbins	111	3.4
Majority			10
Turnout				55.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fairwater 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Longdeno	1,161	50.9
	Conservative	B. Hall	731	32.1
	Alliance (SDP)	C. Colmar	388	17.0
Majority
Turnout				42.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Gabalfa 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Campbello	1,243	52.9
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Llywellyn	607	25.3
	Conservative	D. Williams	501	21.3
Majority
Turnout				51.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Gibbonsdown 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Murrayo	1,058	67.4
	Conservative	D. Roberts	280	17.8
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Smith	231	14.7
Majority
Turnout				40.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Glan Ely 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Morgano	1,375	72.6
	Alliance (SDP)	I. Sadler	276	14.6
	Conservative	D. Gillard	243	12.8
Majority
Turnout				34.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Heath Park 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cronino	1,088	50.5
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Fitzgerald-Kuhl	645	29.9
	Labour	P. Hampleton	421	19.5
Majority
Turnout				40.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Highmead 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Gougho	1,328	77.9
	Conservative	H. Derrick	359	18.5
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Arcos	258	13.3
Majority
Turnout				36.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Illtyd 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Williams	1,254	53.0
	Labour	Chris Short	1,111	47.0
Majority
Turnout				41.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lakeside 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	Anthony Jeremy	1,651	58.6
	Conservative	Peter Meyero	901	32.0
	Labour	M. Parkinson	216	7.7
	Plaid Cymru	K. Shore	51	1.8
Majority
Turnout				61.6
	Alliance win (new seat)

Landsdowne 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Trickeyo	1,254	44.8
	Conservative	Bella Browno	963	34.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Wigley	477	17.0
	Plaid Cymru	D. Burns	66	2.4
	Independent	W. Turner	41	1.5
Majority
Turnout				47.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Lisvane with St Mellons 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lysaght*	907	57.3
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Ronson	458	29.0
	Labour	P. Creswick	217	13.7
Majority
Turnout				33.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandaff 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julius Hermero	1,346	48.7
	Alliance (SDP)	W. Slack	768	27.6
	Labour	O. Lydiard	412	14.9
	Plaid Cymru	G. Jones	239	8.6
Majority
Turnout				41.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llandaff North 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hearneo	1,574	59.5
	Conservative	J. Donovano	542	20.5
	Alliance (Liberal)	E. Richards	458	17.3
	Independent	R. Randell	72	2.7
Majority
Turnout				43.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanedeyrn 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	Vita Joneso	1,375	54.3
	Labour	R. Longsworth	674	26.6
	Conservative	C. Tudor	396	15.7
	Plaid Cymru	A. Morgan	85	3.4
Majority
Turnout				37.8
	Alliance win (new seat)

Llanrumney North 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Jarvis	1,429	79.6
	Conservative	T. Harvie	367	20.4
Majority
Turnout				38.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanrumney South 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Francis	1,139	47.7
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Morgan	819	34.3
	Conservative	S. Woods	430	18.0
Majority
Turnout				49.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Mackintosh 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Morgan	1,024	37.5
	Alliance (Liberal)	G. Harris	1,009	37.0
	Conservative	S. James	611	22.4
	Plaid Cymru	R. Bevan	61	2.2
	Communist	R. Spencer	23	0.8
Majority			15	0.5
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Maindy 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	David Reeso	1,395	48.2
	Labour	M. Harris	974	33.7
	Conservative	A. Dixon	439	15.2
	Plaid Cymru	G. Powell	84	2.9
Majority
Turnout				52.5
	Alliance win (new seat)

North Whitchurch with Tongwynlais 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Evanso	1,164	41.9
	Labour	T. Crews	896	33.7
	Alliance (SDP)	J. May	619	22.3
	Plaid Cymru	J. Dunstan	102	3.7
Majority
Turnout				49.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pantllacca 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Thomaso	1,123	54.5
	Labour	M. Phelps	482	23.4
	Conservative	M. Wigmoreo	454	22.0
Majority
Turnout				40.6
	Alliance win (new seat)

Pantmawr 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Nealeo	1,367	51.3
	Alliance (SDP)	H. Howell	821	30.8
	Labour	I. Faroogi	347	13.0
	Plaid Cymru	L. Evans	132	4.9
Majority
Turnout				52.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Park 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Austin	900	37.9
	Conservative	Olwen Watkino	813	34.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	A. Powell	563	23.7
	Plaid Cymru	Sian Caiach	71	3.0
	Communist	S. Jones	25	1.1
Majority
Turnout				34.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Pentre Bane 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caerwyn Rodericko	1,065	49.9
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Griffin	694	32.5
	Conservative	T. Canfield	328	15.4
	Plaid Cymru	C. Henri	46	2.2
Majority
Turnout				42.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Penylan 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Hermero	1,027	46.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	J. Hanlan	847	37.9
	Labour	R. Rees	360	16.1
Majority
Turnout				47.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plymouth 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Lloydo	1,128	53.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	P. Dresser	573	27.1
	Labour	Lorraine Barrett	410	19.4
Majority
Turnout				49.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pontcanna 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Drakeford	1,122	49.6
	Conservative	J. Hallinan	721	31.9
	Alliance (SDP)	A. Evans	186	8.2
	Plaid Cymru	N. Hodges	129	5.7
	Independent	S. Scanlon	105	4.6
Majority
Turnout				44.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Radyr with St Fagans 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	Marian Drake	1,191	49.6
	Conservative	W. Clarkeo	968	40.3
	Labour	P. Gunn	243	10.1
Majority
Turnout				61.4
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Rhoose with Llancarfan 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. James	860	49.7
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Morris	642	27.5
	Labour	J. Dole	630	27.0
	Independent	K. Bowleso	205	8.8
Majority
Turnout				59.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Riverside South 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Hutto	1,292	70.3
	Conservative	D. Mutton	357	19.4
	Alliance (SDP)	J. Bayley	190	10.3
Majority
Turnout				43.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Rumney 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Huisho	1,477	47.2
	Conservative	N. Smith	1,173	37.5
	Alliance (SDP)	M. Morgan	479	15.3
Majority
Turnout				46.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Saltmead 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Richardso	1,338	60.0
	Conservative	L. Quinn	891	40.0
Majority
Turnout				46.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Splott 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Brookso	1,326	74.7
	Conservative	M. Mason	449	25.3
Majority
Turnout				36.4
	Labour win (new seat)

St Athan with Boverton 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Georgeo	679	40.9
	Labour	M. Pember	573	34.5
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Owen	410	24.7
Majority
Turnout				34.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Augustines 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Grayo	804	40.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	S. Greensmith	609	30.3
	Conservative	J. Robinson	595	29.6
Majority
Turnout				44.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Stanwell 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Dewar	611	35.3
	Conservative	J. Flanigan	575	33.3
	Plaid Cymru	D. Haswell	404	23.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	E. Humphreys	139	8.0
Majority
Turnout				57.0
	Labour win (new seat)

The Marl 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Perkinso	1,007	61.3
	Conservative	J. Turnbull	567	34.5
	Plaid Cymru	M. Ryan	70	4.3
Majority
Turnout				39.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Thornhill 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (SDP)	T. Fitzgerald-Kuhl	1,121	38.6
	Labour	R. Hughes	1,093	37.6
	Conservative	V. Kempton	692	23.8
Majority
Turnout				44.0
	Alliance win (new seat)

Ton-yr-Ywen 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Reeso	977	50.0
	Alliance (SDP)	E. Chamberlain	531	27.2
	Labour	E. Scheeres	447	22.9
Majority
Turnout				45.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Trelai 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emyr Currie-Joneso	755	48.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Jacqui Gasson	545	34.7
	Conservative	A. Renwick	192	12.2
	Independent	G. Jones	77	4.9
Majority
Turnout				39.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Tremorfa 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Houlstono	1,119	86.8
	Conservative	A. Kelly	170	13.2
Majority
Turnout				44.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Trowbridge 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Boweno	1,605	77.9
	Conservative	G. Lowder	455	22.1
Majority
Turnout				27.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ty Glas 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Greville Tathamo	835	39.4
	Labour	J. Lewis	721	34.1
	Alliance (SDP)	P. Riding	561	26.5
Majority
Turnout				56.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Vale of Glamorgan North East 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Edmonds	953	52.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Peter Sain Ley Berry	556	30.4
	Labour	C. Collines	236	12.9
	Plaid Cymru	Harri Pritchard-Jones	85	4.6
Majority
Turnout				48.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Vale of Glamorgan South West 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Hughes	1,266	56.7
	Conservative	R. Morrish	653	29.3
	Alliance (SDP)	D. Britton	313	14.0
Majority
Turnout				47.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Waterloo 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance (Liberal)	L. Kelloway	1,132	47.4
	Labour	A. Pithouseo	627	26.2
	Conservative	R. Richard	587	24.6
	Plaid Cymru	B. Smith	44	1.8
Majority
Turnout				53.2
	Alliance win (new seat)

KEY

* existing councillor, for the same ward
^o existing councillor, though because of boundary changes not for the same ward