Not all council seats were included in each contest, because the three councillors in each ward stood down for election in three-yearly rotation.
[2] As a result of the election, the Liberal Party lost three seats, two of which were gained by the Conservatives and one by Labour candidates.
[2] A vacancy remained in the Cathays ward, due to the death of a Liberal councillor, Peter Price.
[2] The retiring Liberal councillor, Philip Morel, chose not to re-stand.
[3] In Canton there was a marked battle between the retiring Liberal councillor, from the Cardiff Master Builders Association; and the Labour candidate, who represented the workmen's strike committee.