The fifth election to South Glamorgan County Council was held in May 1989. It was preceded by the 1985 election and followed by the 1993 election.
Boundary changes There were no boundary changes at this election.
Candidates Conservative and Labour candidates contested all seats. Following the break-up of the SDP-Liberal Alliance, most seats were contested by both the Social and Liberal Democrats and the continuing SDP. There were a smaller number of Plaid Cymru and Green Party candidates and a few Independents.
Outcome Labour retained control with an increased majority, by capturing a number of Conservative seats. A few other seats also changed hands. The Social and Liberal Democrats held all their seats bar one, but polled poorly elsewhere.
A by-election was held on the same day in the Vale of Glamorgan constituency. This resulted in a much higher turnout than usual for local elections in wards which lay within the constituency. Labour captured the parliamentary seat from the Conservatives.
This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 62 councillors were elected.
One of the Labour 'gains' was in Thornhill ward which the party had already won at a by-election.
Ward Results Adamsdown
Baruc
Butetown
Buttrills
Cadoc
Canton
Castleland
Central
Cornerswell
Court
Cowbridge
Cyncoed Village
Cyntwell
Deri
Dinas Powys North
Dinas Powys South
Dyfan
Eglwys Wen
Fairwater
Gabalfa
Gibbonsdown
Glan Ely
Heath Park
Highmead
Illtyd
Lakeside
Landsdowne
Lisvane with St Mellons
Llandaff
Llandaff North
Llanedeyrn
Llanrumney North
Llanrumney South
Mackintosh
Maindy
North Whitchurch with Tongwynlais
Pantllacca
Pantmawr
Park
Pentre Bane
Penylan
Plymouth
Pontcanna
Radyr with St Fagans
Rhoose with Llancarfan
Riverside South
Rumney
Saltmead
Splott
St Athan with Boverton
St Augustines
Stanwell
The Marl
Thornhill The seat had been won by an Alliance (SDP) candidate in 1985 but was gained by Labour at a subsequent by-election.
Ton-yr-Ywen
Trelai
Tremorfa
Trowbridge
Ty Glas
Vale of Glamorgan North East
Vale of Glamorgan South West
Waterloo
KEY
* existing councillor, for the same ward
By-elections between 1989 and 1993
Two by-elections were held on 2 May 1991, the same day as elections to Cardiff City Council. Both were defended by the Liberal Democrats with one of the seats being narrowly lost to Labour.
Cyncoed Village
Pantllacca
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