An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1976.[1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there was UK local elections and elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Labour held most seats in the more urbanised part of the authority while the rural seats were all won by Independents. Plaid Cymru captured two seats from Labour at Ammanford and Penygroes.[2]
Results edit
Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees | 444 | 56.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D.H. Davies | 338 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | B.J.B. Williams | 449 | 66.2 | ||
Labour | Glyn M. Harries | 229 | 33.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies | 272 | 56.8 | ||
Labour | S.J.H. Batsford* | 207 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 65 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.H. Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.G. Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Betws (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.D. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Brynamman (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 426 | 55.3 | ||
Labour | W. Griffiths | 358 | 45.7 | ||
Majority | 8.6 | ||||
Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
Independent Socialist hold | Swing |
Cilycwm (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Theophilus | 417 | 66.3 | ||
Independent | I. Davies | 133 | 21.1 | -28.5 | |
Independent | R. Griffiths* | 79 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmamman (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Dewi Richards | 1,210 | |||
Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 1,163 | |||
Labour | D.T.M. Rees* | 1,142 | |||
Labour | D.H.J. Wyatt | 775 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 547 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cwmllynfell (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Thomas* | 489 | 83.0 | ||
Plaid Cymru | T. Jones | 100 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 389 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | 398 | 55.3 | ||
Labour | J.H. Evans | 322 | 44.7 | ||
Majority | 10.6 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Glynamman (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Morgan* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Jenkins* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.R. Price* | 247 | |||
Independent | D.A. Richards | 194 | |||
Independent | W.T. Griffiths | 184 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Town (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L.A. German | 514 | |||
Independent | Elfryn Thomas | 513 | |||
Independent | D.R. Williams* | 509 | |||
Independent | M.H. Hughes | 299 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.R. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandovery Town (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Hamilton Evans* | 643 | |||
Independent | William Perry | 541 | |||
Independent | J.E. Davies | 439 | |||
Independent | H.G. Jones* | 347 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,148 | |||
Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,137 | |||
Independent | Mary Helena Thomas | 1,053 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Evans | 554 | |||
Labour | W. Jones* | 541 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Arwel Davies | 512 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Roberts | 498 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.P. Morgan* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat) edit
Pugh had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1973.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Pugh* | 488 | 53.7 | ||
Independent | D.A. Jones | 420 | 46.3 | ||
Majority | 7.4 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Barr* | 480 | 55.2 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans | 389 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 91 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llansawel and Talley (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Penygroes (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies | 730 | |||
Labour | E.B. Davies* | 620 | |||
Independent | T. Pearce* | 524 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Saron (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Jones* | 734 | |||
Labour | D. Davies* | 660 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 506 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Dinefwr Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Plaid Gain Two at Dinefwr". Carmarthen Journal. 14 May 1976. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2022.