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    Canton, Cardiff County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (12 May 1960), E. Kingdom (The Labour Party) won Canton, with a majority of 201 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Cardiff County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    15
    Recorded results
    33
    Canton: Local elections 12 May 1960
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. KingdomThe Labour Party1,92043.8%Yes
    A. ManleyConservative Party1,71939.2%No
    D. LawrenceThe Liberal Party74717%No
    Canton: Local elections 7 May 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. BrownConservative Party2,22250.3%Yes
    W. ThomasThe Labour Party2,06146.7%No
    E. JonesCommunist1343%No
    Canton: Local elections 8 May 1958
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. ParryThe Labour Party2,62256.9%Yes
    A. BrownConservative Party1,98543.1%No
    Canton: Local elections 9 May 1957
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. KingdomThe Labour Party2,93856%Yes
    A. BrownConservative Party2,31244%No
    Canton: Local elections 10 May 1956
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. ThomasThe Labour Party2,59653.8%Yes
    P. PowellConservative Party2,22946.2%No
    Canton: Local elections 12 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. WilliamsThe Labour Party2,62450.6%Yes
    S. DoxseyConservative Party2,56149.4%No
    Canton: Local Elections 1954Turnout 46.8%, electorate 10,696
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. KingdomThe Labour Party2,50850.1%Yes
    R. SymesConservative Party2,49849.9%No
    Canton: Local elections 7 May 1953Turnout 48.3%, electorate 10,859
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. PowellConservative Party2,81653.8%Yes
    E. KingdomThe Labour Party2,42146.2%No
    Canton: Local elections 8 May 1952Turnout 52.7%, electorate 11,023
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. WilliamsThe Labour Party3,36557.9%Yes
    R. SeamanConservative Party2,44942.1%No
    Canton: Local Elections 1951electorate 11,450
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. SymesConservative Party3,09156.8%Yes
    E. KingdomThe Labour Party2,35243.2%No
    Canton: Local elections 11 May 1950Turnout 46%, electorate 11,877
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. PowellConservative Party2,64851.5%Yes
    A. WestonThe Labour Party2,48948.5%No
    Canton: Local elections 12 May 1949Turnout 51.6%, electorate 12,304
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. WilliamsThe Labour Party3,05748.3%Yes
    W. JonesConservative Party2,57240.6%No
    W. BuddingThe Liberal Party70011.1%No

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