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    1979 handbook

    Merthyr Tydfil: 1979 local elections

    5 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (33 seats, Elections Centre)

    Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 21 · Labour 8 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0

    After (end of 1979) (33 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 27 · Other 3 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0

    Ward results

    Dowlais3 seats
    W. RogersLabour1,812
    R. ThomasLabour1,751
    M. SullivanLabour1,512
    I. DaviesPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,086
    C. EvansRATE978
    W. HealyIND RATE803
    P. JonesPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales736
    R. EvansPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales673
    Merthyr Vale3 seats
    D. ToveyLabour1,620
    P. DaviesLabour1,479
    E. JonesLabour1,363
    E. BartlettPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,326
    J. GoughPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales995
    G. PricePlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales909
    Penydarren3 seats
    P. SaundersLabour1,710
    D. JamesRATE1,705
    W. MorganLabour1,640
    D. JonesLabour1,497
    R. DaviesRATE970
    G. DaviesRATE946
    N. PricePlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales896
    T. HerlihyPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales586
    Plymouth Ward3 seats · turnout 77.8%
    D. GamesLabour2,002
    E. RobertsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,930
    H. JonesLabour1,743
    J. HandleyLabour1,600
    D. LewisPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,151
    C. FoleyPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,095
    R. EvansCOMM233
    Treharris3 seats
    G. EvansLabour2,001
    M. MoranPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,299