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    1979 handbook

    Cardiff: 1979 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (75 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 44 · Labour 29 · Other 2 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (75 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 41 · Conservative 34 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0

    Ward results

    Adamsdown3 seats · turnout 60.9%
    D. EvansLabour2,440
    J. JonesLabour2,286
    D. FordLabour2,229
    B. JonesConservative1,129
    L. QuinnConservative916
    D. NormanConservative915
    Canton3 seats · turnout 58.7%
    A. BrownConservative2,378
    J. DonovanLabour2,292
    L. DavisLabour2,007
    T. TyrrellConservative1,984
    D. DaveyConservative1,888
    T. DowneyLabour1,861
    Cathays3 seats · turnout 72.2%
    D. AllisonLabour3,185 ✓
    J. EdwardsLabour2,964 ✓
    J. DrysdaleLabour2,928 ✓
    M. BuckleyConservative2,511
    F. MoorcraftConservative2,374
    P. ReynoldsConservative2,363
    G. SnellLIB711
    D. ReesLIB653
    J. BallLIB629
    T. O'NeillPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales364
    B. GeorgePlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales318
    G. TilleyPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales308
    Central3 seats · turnout 58.9%
    W. HerbertLabour1,683 ✓
    M. FlynnLabour1,631 ✓
    C. BeachLabour1,606 ✓
    D. MarlesConservative1,231
    P. LowesConservative1,215
    J. MilesConservative1,180
    S. JonesLIB338
    R. GriffithsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales247
    G. SagooLIB237
    P. RileyPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales205
    D. HopkinsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales193
    M. BallLIB37
    Ely6 seats
    W CarlingLabour6,230 ✓
    A ButtleLabour5,855 ✓
    D SeligmanLabour5,664 ✓
    Carol GaleLabour5,356 ✓
    Nicola JenkinsLabour5,143 ✓
    V SlomanLabour5,025 ✓
    R BensonConservative2,651
    J BushrodConservative2,532
    W RobertsConservative2,469
    P FitzpatrickConservative2,456
    S DownesConservative2,424
    M WarrenConservative2,392
    Gabalfa3 seats · turnout 71.3%
    M. ParryLabour4,157
    P OwenLabour3,974
    E. MatthewsonLabour3,597
    T. MerridewConservative3,000
    C. SaundersConservative2,831
    V KemptonConservative2,770
    L. EvansPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales386
    B. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales271
    C. SchoenPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales213
    Grangetown3 seats · turnout 66.9%
    J. O'ReillyConservative2,529
    G. JuddConservative2,335
    B. MoorcraftConservative2,315
    D. LydiardLabour2,289
    P. DuddridgeLabour2,240
    B. MainsbridgeLabour2,216
    B. HoolahanPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales231
    I. WaltersPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales142
    M. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales127
    Lisvane Llanedyrn & St. Mellons1 seat
    T. DaviesConservative0 ✓
    Llandaff3 seats · turnout 59.1%
    H. Ferguson-JamesConservative3,954
    M. JonesConservative3,772
    J. HermerConservative3,677
    C. LewisLabour1,960
    G. RhodenLabour1,802
    G. BowmanPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales896
    Llanishen6 seats · turnout 72.1%
    C. MilsonConservative5,952
    R. WatkissConservative5,814
    L. SmithConservative5,813
    A. LewisConservative5,658
    D. ThomasConservative5,636
    G TathamConservative5,556
    A. BrownLabour3,402
    A. DaviesLabour3,373
    H. HowellLabour3,301
    B. WilliamsLabour3,284
    S. JeansLabour3,191
    E. WilliamsLabour3,029
    C. PearcyLIB2,015
    R. EdwardsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales848
    S. DoylePlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales820
    J. MayPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales722
    Penylan6 seats · turnout 70.2%
    A. AustinConservative10,159 ✓
    R. HennessyConservative10,114 ✓
    S. TerlezkiConservative10,100 ✓
    M. NewmanConservative10,060 ✓
    A JohnsonConservative10,039 ✓
    A. ThomasConservative9,402 ✓
    G. ThomasLabour5,317
    S. CaesarLabour4,953
    M. EdwardsLabour4,921
    P WilliamsLabour4,916
    L. GreenLabour4,658
    P. DaviesLIB3,129
    J. JonesLIB2,990
    D. HillLIB2,961
    P. LinseyLIB2,735
    C. MitchellLIB2,548
    A. ReevesLIB2,386
    E. BushPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,138
    B. HughesPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,084
    A. CouchPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,077
    A. MorganPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,060
    C. LakePlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,003
    I. HowellsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales970
    Plasmawr6 seats · turnout 58.3%
    D. O'DriscollLabour5,201
    F. TyrrellLabour5,152
    M PhillipsLabour5,044
    M. LongdenLabour4,965
    D. EvansLabour4,883
    B. ShortenLabour4,808
    B. HallConservative3,454
    Debbie DaviesConservative3,331
    A. TrottConservative3,259
    W. JonesConservative3,201
    H. DerrickConservative3,141
    E. McAuliffeConservative3,139
    D. DaviesPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,228
    Plasnewydd3 seats · turnout 65.3%
    O. WatkinConservative2,517 ✓
    S. JamesConservative2,325 ✓
    D. EvansConservative2,258 ✓
    C. RichardsLabour2,097
    C. RobinsonLabour1,848
    S. KhanLabour1,621
    G. GermanLIB1,022
    P. JarmanLIB719
    O. ThomasPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales654
    P. BrightmanLIB629
    G. ReesPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales377
    D. BianchiPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales325
    Radyr St. Fagans & Tongwynlais2 seats
    G. MillardConservative0 ✓
    L. ClarkeConservative0 ✓
    Rhiwbina3 seats · turnout 75.7%
    W. BainConservative5,650
    G. JonesConservative5,561
    G. NealeConservative5,549
    D ReesLabour1,934
    T. MorrisLabour1,933
    R. WoolfeLabour1,779
    D. DaviesPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales817
    R. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales611
    Riverside3 seats · turnout 56.1%
    W. WalkerLabour2,231
    J. McCarthyLabour1,983
    A. VermaLabour1,830
    S. DoxseyConservative1,814
    R. Souza DeConservative1,789
    F. McAndrewsConservative1,534
    D. MathiasIndependent1,001
    G. ArthurPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales405
    Roath3 seats · turnout 68.9%
    N. Lloyd-EdwardsConservative4,677
    C. HutchingsConservative4,563
    G. BrinksConservative4,393
    T. TuckerLabour2,784
    N. DaviesLabour2,426
    R ReesLabour2,288
    Rumney6 seats · turnout 64.2%
    M. LlewellynLabour8,581
    B. DrewLabour7,494
    D EnglishLabour7,435
    A. MichaelLabour7,403
    Phillips J.Labour7,348
    J. ReynoldsLabour7,281
    I. DaviesConservative4,752
    McCarthy A.Conservative4,705
    P. ThomasConservative4,654
    M. BattistaConservative4,597
    T. JoseConservative4,532
    P. NicholsonConservative4,394
    South3 seats · turnout 63.3%
    P. DunleavyLabour2,616
    J. SmithLabour2,510
    P. BowenLabour2,312
    E. WilliamsConservative1,475
    F ArnoldConservative1,378
    K WilliamsConservative1,228
    E. RobertsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales165
    D. HarrisPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales149
    S. RichardsCOMM128
    Splott3 seats · turnout 68.6%
    D. OrmondeLabour3,393
    E. PriceLabour3,072
    J. SouthernLabour2,793
    A. KellyConservative1,866
    F. ChichesterConservative1,788
    R. JamesConservative1,682
    Whitchurch3 seats · turnout 75.8%
    T. DaviesConservative4,413 ✓
    W GriffithsConservative4,359 ✓
    V RileyConservative4,299 ✓
    W. DaviesLabour2,374
    T. CrewsLabour2,266
    T. JamesLabour2,151
    P. O'BrienLIB1,021
    S. SoffaLIB829
    C. WebbLIB780
    H. Pritchard-JonesPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales393
    I. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales358