1977 South Glamorgan County Council election
{{Short description|1977 Welsh local government election}}
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The second election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1977.{{cite web|title=South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/South-Glamorgan-County-1973-1993.pdf|publisher=The Elections Centre, Plymouth University|accessdate=16 May 2019}} It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1981 election.
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Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes but the balance of representation in the Penarth wards appears to have changed with the North/Central ward gaining a seat and the West ward losing one.
Candidates
Conservative and Labour candidates contested the vast majority of seats. In contrast with four years previously there were more Liberal candidates together with a smaller number of Plaid Cymru candidates and Independents.
Outcome
When the authority was established the Conservatives had hoped to win control but failed to do so in 1973. However, they won control at this election, with sweeping gains across Cardiff and the Vale, including some seats which the party had not fully contested at the previous election. Defeated candidates included the leader of the council, Jack Leonard.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Ward Results
=Adamsdown (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Adamsdown 1977}}
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Evans*
|votes = 1,011
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate =John Iorwerth Jones*
|votes = 929
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Jones
|votes = 763
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|candidate = D. Jones
|votes = 647
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=[[Baruc (electoral ward)|Barry, Baruc]] (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Barry, Baruc 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Jones
|votes = 1,651
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Davies*
|votes = 854
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=Barry, Buttrills (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Barry, Buttrills 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Evans
|votes = 691
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Williams*
|votes = 345
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=Barry, Cadoc (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Barry, Cadoc 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Whitchurch
|votes = 1,015
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Price
|votes = 750
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=Barry, Castleland (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Barry, Castleland 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Williams
|votes = 729
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Thompson
|votes = 609
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=Barry, Court (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Barry, Court 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Davies
|votes = 1,211
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Walnycki
|votes = 998
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Webber*
|votes = 907
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Cornwall
|votes = 901
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=Barry, Dyfan (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Barry, Dyfan 1977}}
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Hinds*
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Watkins
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronnie Boon
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Woodham
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=Barry, Illtyd (one seat)=
Councillor Tresize had sat for the Cadoc Ward at the previous election.
{{Election box begin | title = Barry, Castleland 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Mackillican*
|votes = 1,427
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Tresize*
|votes = 904
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=Canton (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Canton 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bella Brown*
|votes = 1,756
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Tyrrell*
|votes = 1,540
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Thomas
|votes = 813
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Davis
|votes = 647
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = R. Lee
|votes = 365
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=Cardiff Rural No.1 (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cardiff Rural No.1 1977}}
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|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = C. Chedzey
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Clarke
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=Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cardiff Rural No.3, Dinas Powys 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Jones*
|votes = 2,197
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Box
|votes = 2,019
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = John Dixon
|votes = 1,413
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Chris Franks
|votes = 1,012
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Baker
|votes = 391
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cardiff Rural No.4, Wenvoe 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Rush*
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=Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cardiff Rural No.5, Rhoose 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Lewis
|votes = 1,087
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =J. Howell*
|votes = 602
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Cardiff South (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cardiff South 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Dunleavy*
|votes = 1,360
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Smith*
|votes = 1,289
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Williams
|votes = 1,024
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Canning
|votes = 960
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = E. Shelley
|votes = 960
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = E. Roberts
|votes = 317
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = J. Richards
|votes = 192
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Cathays (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cathays 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Chichister
|votes = 2,109
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Jones
|votes = 2,100
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Taylor
|votes = 1,971
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Emyr Currie-Jones*
|votes = 1,618
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Charles Edwards*
|votes = 1,560
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Dixon
|votes = 1,382
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = R. Castle
|votes = 548
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = T. O'Neill
|votes = 430
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Snell
|votes = 412
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = R. Wilson
|votes = 367
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Giles
|votes = 350
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Rees
|votes = 320
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate =B. Smith
|votes = 305
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Central (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Central 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Marles
|votes = 1,043
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Thomas
|votes = 989
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon William Fish*
|votes = 937
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Herbert*
|votes = 863
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate =R. Griffiths
|votes = 273
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate =P. Riley
|votes = 266
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Davies
|votes = 125
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Blaine
|votes = 120
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Cowbridge No.1 (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cowbridge No.1 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Thomas
|votes = 2,018
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Carden
|votes = 673
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=Cowbridge No.2 (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Cowbridge No.2 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Barrat
|votes = 1,822
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =J. George*
|votes = 1,718
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Barker
|votes = 1,546
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Percy*
|votes = 1,019
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Jordon
|votes = 688
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =G. Rees
|votes = 575
|percentage =
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=Ely (four seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Ely 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Carling*
|votes = 2,660
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Morgan*
|votes = 2,492
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Buttle*
|votes = 2,470
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Gough
|votes = 2,401
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Clode
|votes = 1,987
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Jose
|votes = 1,773
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Symes
|votes = 1,726
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Bushrod
|votes = 1,702
|percentage =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Gabalfa (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Gabalfa 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Merridew
|votes = 2,002
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Parry*
|votes = 1,982
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Saunders
|votes = 1,850
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Emrys Pride*
|votes = 1,826
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Tatham
|votes = 1,708
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Mathewson
|votes = 1,522
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = V. Kempton
|votes = 668
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = L. Hayden
|votes = 354
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = B. Wilson
|votes = 351
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=Grangetown (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Grangetown 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Mountstephen
|votes = 1,538
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Quinn
|votes = 1,334
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Lydiard
|votes = 1,313
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Matthewson*
|votes = 1,197
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = S. Crouch
|votes = 325
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Lisvane, Llanedeyrn and St Mellons 1977}}
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Lysaght*
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|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = M. Nightingale
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=Llandaff (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Llandaff 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Jones*
|votes = 2,937
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Julius Hermer*
|votes = 2,889
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Ferguson-Jones*
|votes = 2,801
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = G. Petty
|votes = 937
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Rhoden
|votes = 774
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Rhoden
|votes = 758
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Llanishen (four seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Llanishen 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Cronin*
|votes = 4,382
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Rees
|votes = 4,368
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Tathem
|votes = 4,357
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Scott-Dickens
|votes = 4,314
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Davies
|votes = 1,194
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Williams
|votes = 1,145
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Williams
|votes = 1,024
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Thomas
|votes = 894
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = R. Edwards
|votes = 559
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = J. May
|votes = 536
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = S. Doyle
|votes = 527
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Penarth North/Central (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Penarth North/Central 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Kelly-Owen
|votes = 919
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Foulkes*
|votes = 660
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|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = R. Davies
|votes = 600
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Penarth South Ward (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Penarth South Ward 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Sanders
|votes = 2,086
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Goddard
|votes = 2,072
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Rees
|votes = 420
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Gray
|votes = 419
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Baker
|votes = 279
|percentage =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Penarth West (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Penarth West 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Lloyd
|votes = 2,193
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Thomas
|votes = 2,175
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Foulkes
|votes = 1,432
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Rees
|votes = 1,251
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = R. Davies
|votes = 600
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Penylan (five seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Penylan 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stefan Terlezki*
|votes = 7,308
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Peterson
|votes = 7,237
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Meyer
|votes = 7,167
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Hallinan
|votes = 6,917
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Thomas
|votes = 6,791
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Jones
|votes = 1,702
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. O'Brien
|votes = 1,667
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Simpson
|votes = 1,579
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Green
|votes = 1,577
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Wing
|votes = 1,559
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = A. Dickson
|votes = 1,441
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Thomas
|votes =1,184
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Linsey
|votes = 868
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = A. Couch
|votes = 838
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = A. Morgan
|votes = 831
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Hill
|votes = 812
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = P. Cravos
|votes = 798
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Alun Ogwen
|votes = 767
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Mitchell
|votes = 742
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = H. Phillips
|votes = 724
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = 99
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{{Election box end}}
=Plas Mawr (four seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Plas Mawr 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Tyrrell*
|votes =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Wheeler
|votes =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Hall
|votes =
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|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = D. Davies
|votes =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Phillips
|votes =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hubert Harding*
|votes =
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Jones
|votes =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Leonard*
|votes =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Huish*
|votes =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Plaid Cymru
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{{Election box end}}
=Plasnewydd (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Plasnewydd 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Olwen Watkin*
|votes = 2,031
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. James*
|votes = 1,799
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Richards
|votes = 872
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Harrod
|votes = 866
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = G. Evans
|votes = 480
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = J. Cadwaladr
|votes = 419
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = K. James
|votes =246
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = C. Braygrove
|votes = 207
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Jarma
|votes =182
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R. Spencer
|votes =91
|percentage =
|change =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Rhiwbina (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Rhiwbina 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Davies*
|votes = 3,738
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Bain*
|votes = 3,696
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gareth Neale*
|votes = 3,620
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = E. Penfold
|votes = 1,018
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Beach
|votes = 691
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Woolfe
|votes = 640
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Walker
|votes = 573
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = E. Davies
|votes = 549
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = W. Hughes
|votes = 513
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = R. Williams
|votes = 459
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. White
|votes = 430
|percentage =
|change =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Riverside (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Riverside 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. McAndrews
|votes = 1,554
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Souza
|votes = 1,548
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Odgers
|votes = 1,100
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Toogood
|votes = 1,054
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Roath (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Roath 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = I. Hermer*
|votes = 2,936
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. McCarthy*
|votes = 2,889
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Richards*
|votes = 2,831
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Tucker
|votes = 932
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Thomas
|votes = 757
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = G. Bowman
|votes = 641
|percentage =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Rumney (five seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Rumney 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Llewellyn
|votes = 3,275
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Jones
|votes = 3,016
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Nicholson
|votes = 2,965
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Woods
|votes = 2,933
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Smith
|votes = 2,930
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Mullins
|votes = 2,844
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Evans*
|votes = 2,822
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Fitzgerald
|votes = 2,805
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Seligman*
|votes = 2,648
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Wright
|votes = 2,573
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = J. Walker
|votes = 1,154
|percentage =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Splott (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Splott 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Manuel Delgado*
|votes = 1,457
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Houlston
|votes = 1,353
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Brooks*
|votes = 1,349
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Chichister
|votes = 1,252
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Kelly
|votes = 1,247
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Wilcox
|votes = 1,127
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = R. Warburton
|votes = 520
|percentage =
|change =
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|votes =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Whitchurch (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Whitchurch 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Purnell*
|votes = 3,779
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Evans*
|votes = 3,718
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Richards
|votes = 3,588
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Davies
|votes = 1,035
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Bartlett
|votes = 1,016
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Davies
|votes = 1,005
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate minor party
|party = Ratepayers
|candidate = P. Dyer
|votes = 911
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = H. Davies
|votes = 554
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Davies
|votes = 509
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Soffa
|votes = 333
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
KEY
- indicates sitting councillor for the ward
+ indicates sitting councillor but for different ward