▁al der men ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁coun c ill ors . ▁ ▁The ▁previous ▁all - Card iff ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁had ▁seen ▁significant ▁g ains ▁of ▁seats ▁for ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and ▁Ex - Serv ic emen ▁candidates . ▁ ▁Over view ▁of ▁the ▁result ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁cont ests ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁Card iff ▁elect oral ▁w ards . ▁The ▁two ▁ret iring ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁coun c ill ors ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁w ards ▁were ▁elected ▁uno pp osed . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Western ▁Mail ▁was ▁part isan ▁in ▁South ▁Wales , ▁having ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁Labour ▁" ext rem ists " ▁from ▁repeating ▁their ▁success es ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁C anton , ▁Gr ang et own , ▁R ivers ide , ▁Ro ath ▁and ▁S pl ott ▁w ards ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Liberal ▁parties ▁came ▁together ▁to ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁joint ▁candidate , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁not ▁split ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁Liberal - Con serv ative ▁Co al ition ▁candidates ▁won ▁by ▁substantial ▁major ities ▁over ▁Labour ▁in ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁w ards ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁stood . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Labour ' s ▁Herbert ▁H iles ▁won ▁against ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁candidate ▁( who ▁was ▁the ▁ret iring ▁member ) ▁in ▁the ▁S pl ott ▁w ard . ▁The ▁only ▁other ▁sitting ▁candidate ▁( a ▁Liberal