National opinion polls showed Labour was gaining in popularity, particularly on local issues.
The Alliance won nine additional seats, particularly in the centre of the city, within the boundaries of the Cardiff Central constituency.
[1] In the Gabalfa ward a police investigation was launched into alleged voting irregularities after the winning Labour councillor, David Hutchinson, had increased his majority to four times more than his 1983 result.
(d) The Elections Centre source muddles the Conservative J. Sainsbury and Green Party's G. Unwin.
(e) The Elections Centre source wrongly identifies the Alliance candidate S. Soffa as a Liberal.