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1983 Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council election

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The 1983 Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1983 to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council in South Glamorgan, Wales. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in Wales and England. The Conservative Party won a healthy majority on the council.[1]

The previous Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place in 1979 and the next full elections took place in 1987.

Ward changes

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A number of ward changes came into effect at this election, particularly in the town of Penarth, which was divided into three new wards, Alexandra, Cornerswell and Stanwell. The overall number of councillors elected reduced to 46.[2]

Overview

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The Conservatives increased their majority at this election. After the results of the Alexandra ward were declared the following day, they held 32 of the 46 seats.

Despite taking control of Penarth Town Council the previous year, the SDP-Liberal Alliance had a very disappointing result, failing to win a seat. They had hoped to win seats in Barry, where Labour's Allan Maidment and Hector Gosling had defected to the Alliance.[1]

In the Llandough ward, the sitting Conservative Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan, Susan Thomas, lost her seat, though by only three votes.[3]

Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council election result 1983 [2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 69.5
  Labour 10 21.7
  Plaid Cymru 2 4.3
  Independent 2 4.3
  Alliance 0 0.0
  Ecology 0 0.0 174

Ward Results

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Contests took place in 19 of the 21 wards.[2](a)[4](b)

Alexandra (five seats)

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Alexandra (Penarth) 1983 [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Ernest * 2,098 34.5
Conservative P. Davies 2,003
Conservative D. Leddington * 1,993
Conservative R. Parsons * 1,715
Conservative A. Wicks 1,334
Alliance J. Sibert 1,244 20.5
Alliance J. Janes 1,008
Labour E. Davies 945 15.6
Ind. Conservative H. Reynolds * 927 15.3
Labour L. Hales 911
Alliance E. Hill 911
Alliance F. Rattray 899
Labour J. Birch 879
Alliance P. Dresser 872
Plaid Cymru S. Fford 860 14.2
Labour C. Couper 847
Ind. Conservative T. Waugh * 774
Plaid Cymru A. Packer 167
Plaid Cymru R. Maccarthy 154

Counting was not completed overnight and had to be resumed the following day.[3]

Baruc (two seats)

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Baruc (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. D. J. Edmunds * 1,342 49.9
Conservative J. Cotter * 1,119
Alliance J. Mason 688 25.6
Labour E. G. Payne * 659 24.5

Buttrills (two seats)

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Buttrills (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Connell 768 37.5
Labour D. Lewis 734 35.8
Labour C. Hookings 730
Conservative J. Mansfield * 588
Alliance H. Gosling * 546 26.7

Cadoc (three seats)

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Cadoc (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. T. Price * 1,070 49.0
Conservative D. J. Whitchurch 959 43.9
Labour R. Brabrook 940
Labour M. S. Heffernan 871
Conservative A. H. Pugh 819
Conservative G. W. R. Elmos 677
Plaid Cymru R. Perriam 154 7.1
Plaid Cymru C. I. Bere 130

Castleland (two seats)

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Castleland (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. J. Holmes * 843 55.5
Labour F. C. Mitchell * 648
Conservative M. R. Searle 439 28.9
Alliance D. Bennett 237 15.6

Cornerswell (two seats)

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Cornerswell (Penarth) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. L. Flanigan * 1,059 50.0
Conservative E. E. LLoyd * 926
Labour D. A. Eastwood * 566 26.7
Labour M. E. J. Birch 564
Alliance E. M. Humphreys 378 17.9
Alliance L. Waters 374
Plaid Cymru M. Evans 114 5.4
Plaid Cymru D. Swaffield 88

Court (two seats)

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Court (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Dunkley * 893 48.6
Labour J. W. Smith * 836
Conservative J. E. Coombes 483 26.3
Conservative R. Williams 460
Alliance Allan Maidment * 391 21.3
Plaid Cymru R. Hughes 71 3.9
Plaid Cymru S. Biddiscombe 59

Cowbridge (three seats)

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Cowbridge 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative (Ms) C. V. L. Clay 1,290 47.9
Conservative J. L. Arnott * 1,270
Conservative T. H. Jarvie * 1,074
Independent B. A. Gibbon 980 36.4
Independent D. C. H. Busher 860
Alliance H. M. Davey 423 15.7
Alliance J. M. Sutton 327
Alliance R. M. Sutton 290

Dinas Powys (four seats)

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Dinas Powys 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru A. J. Dixon * 1,570 34.8
Conservative M. L. Pound * 1,516 33.6
Conservative E. G. Davies * 1,511
Conservative A. H. Beavan 1,382
Conservative A. W. L. Hill 1,269
Plaid Cymru M. N. Thomas 1,217
Plaid Cymru J. P. Stiff 937
Plaid Cymru R. I. Reeves 872
Alliance M. J. Adams 808 17.9
Labour S. Collins 617 13.7
Labour P. Barker 593
Labour T. Davies 528
Labour J. Morgan 494

Dyfan (two seats)

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Dyfan (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. G. Martin 813 45.6
Conservative B. J. Mepham 745
Labour W. M. James * 624 35.0
Labour B. W. Hepworth 509
Alliance M. C. Bond 346 19.4
Alliance D. N. Bond 307

Gibbonsdown (two seats)

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Gibbonsdown (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Clemo * 939 65.0
Labour M. F. Nugent 888
Conservative E. G. Butts 505 35.0
Conservative A. B. Hopkins 500

Illtyd (three seats)

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Illtyd (Barry) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. T. Williams 1,037 40.3
Conservative C. D. Lakin * 1,029
Conservative J. R. Griffiths * 960
Labour R. M. Dunkley * 936 36.3
Labour J. Pett 742
Alliance M. Goodyear 603 23.4
Labour B. G. Smith 476

Llandough (one seat)

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Llandough 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Derek E. Grenville 323 45.3
Conservative Susan Thomas * 320 44.9
Alliance C. S. Inker 70 9.8

Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan, Susan Thomas, lost by only three votes after three recounts.[3]

Llandow (one seat)

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Llandow 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Thomas Unopposed

Llantwit Major (four seats)

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Llantwit Major 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour (Ms) L. S. Hughes * 1,740 51.3
Conservative J. George * 1,649 48.7
Conservative P. Jones * 1,594
Conservative M. F. Casewell 1,209
Labour (Ms) J. Pearce 1,201
Labour M. Pearce 1,079
Conservative R. S. Berry 996
Labour S. L. Mills 889

Peterston-super-Ely (one seat)

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Peterston-super-Ely 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. J. Williams * 706 69.8
Ecology R. M. Baker 174 17.2
Independent T. J. Humphries 131 13.0

Rhoose (two seats)

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Rhoose 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative (Ms) H. J. W. James * 1,015 60.2
Conservative L. J. Dimond * 943
Labour R. V. Goodway 670 39.8
Labour H. Germaine 563

St Athan (one seat)

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St Athan 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. B. Hewartson 553 61.6
Independent J. V. James * 345 38.4

Stanwell (two seats)

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Stanwell (Penarth) 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru R. D. Thomas 897 43.6
Conservative A. C. Williams 581 28.2
Conservative E. H. Massey 570
Plaid Cymru D. B. Haswell 442
Labour S. Wolstenholme 394 19.2
Labour L. J. Barrett 281
Alliance V. Bird 185 9.0
Alliance A. Redford 157

Sully (one seat)

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Sully 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. C. Sampson 627 77.3
Plaid Cymru C. P. Greedy 184 22.7

Wenvoe (one seat)

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Wenvoe 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Davies Unopposed

(a) Elections Centre source also compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward. It indicates (in some wards) which candidates are female.
(b) South Wales Echo source also indicates existing councillors "but, because of boundary changes, not necessarily representing the ward being contested". It gives middle initials. It lists the 'green' candidates as "Ecology" and the 'Liberal/SDP' as "Alliance".

* existing councillor, standing for re-election

References

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  1. ^ a b Michael Thomas (6 May 1983). "Cardiff is back in Tory hands". South Wales Echo. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d "Vale of Glamorgan Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Michael Thomas (6 May 1983). "Alliance suffer badly in Vale". South Wales Echo. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Election Results S. Glam. - Vale of Glamorgan". South Wales Echo. 6 May 1983. p. 6.