The 1981 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1981 and were the third elections to Mid Glamorgan County Council, electing 85 councillors.[1] They were preceded by the 1977 elections and followed by the 1985 elections.
Ward Results
Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed (two seats)
Labour comfortably held both seats. Plaid Cymru, who held a seat in the ward from 1973 to 1977, did not field a candidate.
Aberdare No.1: Llwydcoed 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Powell* | 2,104 | | |
| Labour | Mervyn Prowle* | 1,956 | | |
| Liberal | D. Higgins | 1,078 | | |
Turnout | | 48.2 | -11.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr (one seat)
Aberdare No.2: Blaengwawr 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Glyn Owen* | 1,728 | 52.4 | -7.4 |
| Labour | B. Fitzgerald | 1,571 | 47.6 | +7.4 |
Majority | | 4.8 | - 14.8 |
Turnout | | 53.7 | -11.7 |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.3: Gadlys (one seat)
Aberdare No.3: Gadlys 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V. Llywellyn* | 852 | 58.5 | +1.7 |
| Independent | L. Rosser | 605 | 41.5 | |
Majority | | 17.0 | +3.5 |
Turnout | | 59.4 | -20.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.4: Town (one seat)
Aberdare No.4: Town 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | P. Williams | 743 | 44.6 | -13.9 |
| Labour | W. Price | 694 | 41.7 | +0.2 |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Thomas | 229 | 13.7 | |
Majority | | 2.9 | -14.0 |
Turnout | | 48.5 | +1.5 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare No.5: Aberaman (one seat)
Aberdare No.5: Aberaman 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Reed | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Abertridwr and Senghennydd
Abertridwr and Senghennydd 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayers | J. Davies | 1,484 | 64.5 | -11.1 |
| Labour | E. Wright | 817 | 35.5 | +11.1 |
Majority | | 29.0 | -20.1 |
Turnout | | 43.6 | +1.1 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Bedwas and Machen (two seats)
Bedwas and Machen 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ray Davies* | 2,897 | | |
| Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 2,799 | | |
| Labour | E. Gwynne | 2,279 | | |
Turnout | | 58.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed (one seat)
Bedwellty No.1 Aberbargoed 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Collis | 838 | 55.5 | +9.1 |
| Plaid Cymru | K. Szerard* | 673 | 44.5 | -9.1 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 51.7 | -5.90 |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg (one seat)
Bedwellty No.2 Abertysswg 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Powell | 1,457 | 76.8 | +34.4 |
| Plaid Cymru | Bill Hyde | 440 | 23.2 | -34.4 |
Majority | | 53.6 | |
Turnout | | 44.4 | -13.6 |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Bridgend (two seats)
Bridgend 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | F. Bertorelli | 1,648 | | |
| Labour | R. Bowser | 1,548 | | |
| Labour | H. Davies | 1,547 | | |
| Conservative | W. Rutter* | 1,512 | | |
| Ratepayers | P. Roberts | 1,372 | | |
| Ratepayers | B. Ellis | 1,220 | | |
| Independent | R. Evans | 703 | | |
Turnout | | 44.0 | -9.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.1 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L. Lewis* | 985 | 59.5 | +8.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Morgan | 361 | 21.8 | -14.6 |
| Liberal | N. Lewis | 309 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 52.8 | -12.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (one seat)
Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Colin Mann* | 1,643 | 65.2 | +14.1 |
| Labour | E. Piper | 878 | 34.83 | +1.5 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 52.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.4 (one seat)
Bertie Rowland, a long-serving Labour councilor on the former Glamorgan County Council, regained the seat that he narrowly lost four years previously.
Caerphilly No.4 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bertie Rowland | 1,734 | 46.7 | +6.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle* | 1,212 | 32.6 | -5.6 |
| Liberal | A. Lambert | 477 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| Conservative | R. Bisley | 291 | 7.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 51.0 | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.5 North (one seat)
Caerphilly No.5 North 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Jewell* | 1,035 | 56.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Phil Bevan | 810 | 43.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 45.5 | -1.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.6 South (one seat)
Caerphilly No.6 South 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Snell | 798 | 37.5 | |
| Independent | M. Ryland | 706 | 33.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Hibbert | 234 | 11.0 | |
| Ratepayers | P. Lewis | 224 | 10.5 | |
| Liberal | L. Price | 168 | 7.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 48.3 | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Caerphilly No.7 (one seat)
Caerphilly No.7 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Penri Williams | 1,814 | 63.0 | |
| Labour | R. Toghill | 1,067 | 37.0 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 47.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Cardiff Rural (one seat)
Cardiff Rural 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. Richards* | 1,233 | 60.7 | |
| Ratepayers | A. Goodchild | 798 | 39.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 41.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cowbridge Rural (one seat)
Cowbridge Rural 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. David* | 1,285 | 48.5 | |
| Labour | I. Williams | 873 | 32.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | 493 | 18.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 41.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dowlais (one seat)
Dowlais 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Lewis* | 1,218 | 69.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Jones | 531 | 30.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 39.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.1 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | N. Harris | 1,735 | 66.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Howells* | 863 | 33.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 48.9 | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.2 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Davies* | 684 | 48.6 | |
| Independent | J. Bromley | 619 | 44.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Blenkin | 103 | 7.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 48.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.3 (one seat)
Gelligaer No.3 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Coleman | 1,842 | 58.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Jones* | 1,327 | 41.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 45.1 | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Gelligaer No.4 (two seats)
Gelligaer No.4 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Bowen* | 2,580 | | |
| Labour | B. Lloyd | 2,485 | | |
| Conservative | J. Howard | 662 | | |
Turnout | | 59.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 (four seats)
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Bonner | 4,105 | | |
| Labour | L. Lodwig* | 4,090 | | |
| Labour | R. Selwood | 3,747 | | |
| Labour | H. Prosser | 3,735 | | |
| Ratepayers | T. John* | 3,089 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Delme Bowen | 2,400 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Watkins | 1,730 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Canning | 1,609 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Morris | 1,566 | | |
| Conservative | R. Bunnage | 1,552 | | |
| Conservative | J. Bunnage | 1,534 | | |
| Conservative | L. Hunt | 1,499 | | |
Turnout | | 51.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre No.2 (two seats)
Llantrisant and Llantwitfardre No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. McDonald | 2,776 | | |
| Labour | W. Hall | 2,163 | | |
| RA | George Jury | 1,101 | | |
| Independent | R. Brinson | 1,060 | | |
| RA | H. Deardon | 775 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Williams | 741 | | |
Turnout | | 55.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg No.1 (one seat)
Maesteg No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V. Hart | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg No.2 (one seat)
Maesteg No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeff Jones | 1,364 | | |
| Liberal | Jennie Gibbs* | 1,171 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 59.3 | +5.0 |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Maesteg No.3 (one seat)
Maesteg No.3 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L. Jenkins | 1,676 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | I. Williams | 368 | | |
| Conservative | K. Rowe | 198 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 44.8 | -5.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr, Cyfarthfa (one seat)
Merthyr, Cyfarthfa 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Phillips* | 1,480 | 57.6 | |
| Labour | K. Thomas | 1,091 | 42.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr No.6 (one seat)
Merthyr No.6 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Jones | 1,632 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | C. Foley | 937 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 61.5 | -7.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr No.7 (one seat)
Merthyr No.7 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. O'Brien* | 1,154 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Bartlett | 1.045 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Merthyr Park (two seats)
Merthyr Park 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Burns* | 1,810 | | |
| Labour | J. Cleary | 1,615 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Foster* | 1,265 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Thomas | 822 | | |
| Communist | A. Jones | 627 | | |
| Liberal | G. Cooper | 495 | | |
| Communist | C. Dennett | 155 | | |
| Workers Revolutionary | R. Gould | 109 | | |
Turnout | | 45.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Merthyr Town (one seat)
Merthyr Town 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Davies* | 1,056 | | |
| Independent | R. Howells | 840 | | |
| Conservative | E. Horne | 252 | | |
| Communist | T. Roberts | 131 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash No.1 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Davies* | 1,723 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Jones | 1,137 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash No.2 (one seat)
Mountain Ash No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | F. Edwards | 1,215 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | N. Thomas* | 953 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash No.3 (two seats)
Ogmore and Garw No.1 (one seat)
Ogmore and Garw No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayers | Danny Mordecai | 1,144 | | |
| Labour | G. Mackay | 633 | | |
| Independent | R. Smiles | 402 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ogmore and Garw No.2 (two seats)
Ogmore and Garw No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Merriman* | 2,670 | | |
| Labour | A. Lock | 2,474 | | |
| Labour | D. Hughes | 2,364 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 1,855 | | |
| Conservative | S. Thomas | 261 | | |
| Conservative | R. Cave | 190 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penybont No.1 (one seat)
Penybont No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Jenkins | 1,005 | 38.5 | |
| Independent | F. Beer | 672 | 25.6 | |
| Conservative | G. Griffiths | 611 | 23.4 | |
| Independent Ratepayer | E. Phillips | 319 | 12.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Penybont No.2 (one seat)
Walters had previously represented the neighbouring Penybont No.1 Ward which was also lost by the Conservatives.
Penybont No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D. Thomas | 1,112 | | |
| Conservative | L. Walters* | 873 | | |
Turnout | | 44.4 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Penybont No.3 (one seat)
Penybont No.3 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Philpin | 1,775 | 57.7 | |
| Conservative | J. Spurgeon* | 826 | 26.8 | |
| Independent | J. Ogden | 304 | 9.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Williams | 173 | 5.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 47.3 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Penybont No.4 (one seat)
Penybont No.4 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Unwin | 1,407 | 51.3 | |
| Labour | G. Stevens | 1,044 | 38.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Fattorini | 291 | 10.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 42.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Penybont No.5 (two seats)
Penybont No.5 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Davies* | 3,579 | | |
| Labour | M. Jones* | 3,463 | | |
| Conservative | M. Eade | 725 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | K. Burnell | 677 | | |
| Conservative | W. Jones | 672 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Tomlin | 623 | | |
Turnout | | 44.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penybont No.6 (two seats)
Penybont No.6 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Philip Squire* | 2,334 | | |
| Labour | G. Walters | 2,229 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Jones | 492 | | |
| Independent | D. Thomas | 479 | | |
| Conservative | M. Powell | 476 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Rees | 458 | | |
| Conservative | Chris Smart | 355 | | |
Turnout | | 47.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Penydarren (one seat)
Penydarren 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Mahoney* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.1 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Williams* | 1,129 | 55.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | S. Holcombe | 503 | 24.7 | |
| Independent | K. James | 405 | 19.9 | |
Turnout | | 52.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.2 Town (one seat)
Pontypridd No.2 Town 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Clayton Jones | 986 | 39.5 | |
| Labour | W. Jones* | 950 | 38.1 | |
| Liberal | B. Murphy | 560 | 22.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 57.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.3 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Davies | 723 | 68.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Watkins | 229 | 21.7 | |
| Conservative | Steve Belzak | 105 | 9.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 48.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (one seat)
Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Meriel Murphy* | 1,001 | 65.2 | |
| Labour | P. Hill | 369 | 24.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Gregory | 166 | 10.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 48.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (one seat)
Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Davies* | 1,495 | 70.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Joseph Biddulph | 368 | 17.3 | |
| Conservative | B. Morgan-Lewis | 261 | 12.3 | |
Turnout | | 30.7 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd No.6 (one seat)
Pontypridd No.6 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Weston* | 1,255 | 64.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Watkins | 516 | 26.6 | |
| Conservative | L. Jarman | 168 | 8.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 37.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Porthcawl No.1 (one seat)
Porthcawl No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Hubbard-Miles* | 1,927 | 60.5 | |
| Labour | A. Thomas | 1,260 | 39.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 44.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Porthcawl No.2 (one seat)
Porthcawl No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. McBride | 1,279 | 53.6 | |
| Conservative | G. Fairley | 1,109 | 46.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 45.8 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (two seats)
Rhondda No.1 Treherbert 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Williams* | 1,980 | | |
| Communist | Arthur True* | 1,818 | | |
| Labour | I. Lisle | 1,395 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Geraint Davies | 1,254 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | S. Macmillan | 553 | | |
Turnout | | 85.7 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Communist hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (two seats)
Rhondda No.2 Treorchy 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Jones* | Unopposed |
| Labour | G. Rees* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.3 Pentre (one seat)
Rhondda No.3 Pentre 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Gough | 1,240 | 63.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Powell | 720 | 36.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 44.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (one seat)
Rhondda No.4 Ystrad 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T. Hughes | 1,718 | 61.2 | |
| Labour | D. Thomas* | 1,091 | 38.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 55.3 | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.5 (one seat)
Rhondda No.5 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Emmanuel | 1,899 | 63,6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Morgan* | 1,085 | 36.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 56.2 | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.6 (one seat)
Rhondda No.6 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Harris | 1,941 | 68.2 | |
| Conservative | P. Leyshon | 648 | 22.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | C. Pugh | 255 | 9.0 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 50.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (one seat)
Rhondda No.7 Penygraig 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. Richards* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.8 Porth (two seats)
Rhondda No.8 Porth 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Ellis* | 2,123 | | |
| Labour | L. Rees | 2,046 | | |
| Ratepayers | T. Rees | 1,494 | | |
| Ratepayers | R. Dentus | 1,469 | | |
Turnout | | 45.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhondda No.9 (one seat)
Rhondda No.9 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Williams | 1,475 | 56.1 | |
| Ratepayers | D. May* | 1,155 | 43.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 56.5 | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper (one seat)
Rhymney Lower, Middle and Upper 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Williams* | 1,679 | 90.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Cosh | 170 | 9.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 41.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Treharris (one seat)
Treharris 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Richards* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 (one seat)
Vaynor and Penderyn No.1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | C. Harris | 972 | 53.8 | |
| Labour | I. Holt | 834 | 46.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 53.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 (one seat)
Vaynor and Penderyn No.2 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Chambers | 804 | 55.8 | |
| Independent | T. Smith | 636 | 44.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 55.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.