1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election

The 1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1989 and was the fifth full election to Mid Glamorgan County Council.^[1] It was preceded by the 1985 election and followed by the 1993 election.

There were extensive boundary changes at this election, following The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. The number of wards were increased to 74,^[2] each electing one councillor.

Overview

The Labour Party retained overall control winning 65 of the 74 seats.^[1]

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

Ward Results

Aberaman North

Aberaman North 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Fitzgerald°	1,369	85.5
	Democrat	K. Gray	233	14.5
Majority				70.9
Turnout				39.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Aberaman South

Aberaman South 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Reed°	841	54.8
	Plaid Cymru	P. Richards	635	41.4
	Democrat	Ms M. Gee	58	3.8
Majority				13.4
Turnout				40.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Abercynon

Abercynon 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Davies°	855	59.8
	Plaid Cymru	D. Morgan	574	40.2
Majority				19.7
Turnout				28.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Aberdare East

Aberdare East 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Llywellyn°	1,145	75.5
	Democrat	D. Gee	372	24.5
Majority				51.0
Turnout				28.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Aberdare West

Aberdare West 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mervyn Prowle°	1,143	55.0
	Plaid Cymru	W. Daniel	643	30.9
	Conservative	E. Evans	293	14.1
Majority				24.1
Turnout				31.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Aber Valley

Aber Valley 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Phillips°	1,065	49.8
	Ratepayers	J. Davies	574	26.8
	Plaid Cymru	Ms E. Prendergast	500	23.4
Majority				23.0
Turnout				44.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Bargoed

Bargoed 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Coleman°	1,901	75.3
	Plaid Cymru	W. Hyde	622	24.7
Majority				50.7
Turnout				36.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Bedwas

Bedwas 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Woodyatt	1,329	42.8
	Independent	Angus Donaldson°	1,068	34.4
	Plaid Cymru	P. Bevan	635	20.5
	Green	J. Grayland	70	2.3
Majority				8.4
Turnout				43.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Bedwellty

Bedwellty 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Collis	1,569	65.5
	Independent	T. Evans	825	34.5
Majority				31.0
Turnout				40.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Bettws

Bettws 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Morgan°	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Brackla

Brackla 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SLD	R. Matthews	617	51.5
	Conservative	Ms P. Hacking	576	48.3
Majority				3.2
Turnout				23.5
	SLD win (new seat)

Caerau

Caerau 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Hart°	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Cascade

Cascade 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Morgan°	994	59.7
	Plaid Cymru	D. Smith	671	40.3
Majority				19.4
Turnout				38.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Cornelly

Cornelly 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Davies°	1,947	88.3
	Conservative	M. Powell	258	11.7
Majority				76.6
Turnout				44.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Cwm Garw

Cwm Garw 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hughes°	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Cwm Ogwr

Cwm Ogwr 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Lock°	1,656	54.4
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones	1,388	45.6
Majority				8.8
Turnout				46.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Cwmbach

Cwmbach 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. Jones	1,050	61.3
	Plaid Cymru	T. Jones	662	38.7
Majority				22.6
Turnout				45.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Cyfarthfa

Cyfarthfa 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ms M. Phillips*	1,416	69.4
	Labour	D. Morrison	623	30.6
Majority				38.8
Turnout				42.6
	Independent win (new seat)

Cymmer

Cymmer 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ellis*	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Darren Valley

Darren Valley 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Edwards°	1,866	76.0
	Plaid Cymru	G. Howells	588	24.0
Majority				52.0
Turnout				41.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Dowlais

Dowlais 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Lewis	1,113	48.5
	Ratepayers	W. Healy	1,018	44.3
	Independent	A. Cowdell	165	7.2
Majority			95	4.2
Turnout				42.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ferndale

Ferndale 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Davies*	1,923	52.5
	Plaid Cymru	Glyn James*	1,738	47.5
Majority				5.0
Turnout				53.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Gurnos

Gurnos 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cleary*	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Hirwaun

Hirwaun 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Thomas°	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Laleston

Laleston 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Jenkins°	1,302	58.4
	Conservative	G. Down	642	28.8
	Plaid Cymru	Laura McAllister	285	12.8
Majority				29.6
Turnout				40.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Litchard

Litchard 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Ing	1,959	58.1
	Conservative	David Unwin	1,410	41.9
Majority				16.3
Turnout				43.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Llanbradach

Llanbradach 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Plaid Cymru	Colin Mann	959	49.5
	Labour	R. Dancock	841	43.4
	Green	G. Brown	137	7.1
Majority				6.1
Turnout				41.8
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Llanharan

Llanharan 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Waters°	1,431	70.6
	Plaid Cymru	V. Williams	595	29.4
Majority				41.2
Turnout				33.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Llantrisant Town

Llantrisant Town 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Thomas°	1,052	58.3
	Plaid Cymru	Janet Davies	542	30.0
	SLD	D. Morgan	212	11.7
Majority				28.3
Turnout				36.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Llantwit Fardre

Llantwit Fardre 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Lodwig°	922	55.9
	Plaid Cymru	D. Watkins	430	26.1
	Independent	R. Bunnage	198	12.0
	SLD	D. Ball	100	6.1
Majority				29.8
Turnout				28.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Machen

Machen 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ray Davies°	1,625	64.9
	Independent	H. Morgan	880	35.1
Majority				29.8
Turnout				48.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Maesteg East

Maesteg East 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeff Jones°	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Maesteg West

Maesteg West 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Jenkins°	1,703	86.6
	Conservative	S. Maddern	263	13.4
Majority				73.2
Turnout				40.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Merthyr Vale

Merthyr Vale 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. O'Brien°	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Plaid Cymru	Pauline Jarman°	1,759	67.7
	Labour	P. Bowen	838	32.2
Majority				35.5
Turnout				44.2
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Nelson

Nelson 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Lewis°	1,508	71.4
	Plaid Cymru	P. Williams	604	28.6
Majority				42.8
Turnout				38.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Newcastle

Newcastle 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Davies°	1,678	54.1
	Conservative	F. Bertorelli	1,421	45.9
Majority				8.3
Turnout				39.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Newcastle Higher

Newcastle Higher 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Gronow°	1,287	61.3
	Conservative	J. Padmore	519	24.7
	Plaid Cymru	B. Williams	292	13.9
Majority				36.6
Turnout				43.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Park

Park 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Chambers*	1,463	50.7
	Ratepayers	Eddie Thomas	1,070	37.1
	Plaid Cymru	G. Leyshon	353	12.2
Majority				13.6
Turnout				49.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Pencoed

Pencoed 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Philpin°	1,957	72.1
	Conservative	B. Rice	756	27.9
Majority				44.2
Turnout				39.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Penrhiwceiber

Penrhiwceiber 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Edwards°	1,104	61.8
	Plaid Cymru	S. Watts	681	38.2
Majority				23.6
Turnout				35.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Pentre

Pentre 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Thomas	1,111	58.7
	Plaid Cymru	M. Powell	782	41.3
Majority				17.4
Turnout				45.0
	Labour win (new seat)

References

^ ^a ^b "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ "The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[Mid_Glam_PlymEC-1] "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[2] "The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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