An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1983.[1] It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results edit
Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees* | 515 | |||
Independent | M.B. Jones | 126 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.J.B. Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies* | 282 | |||
Labour | Ronald Amman Davies | 157 | |||
Majority | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.H. Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.G. Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Betws (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Arnallt James* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Brynamman (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 339 | |||
Labour | D.A. Nicholas | 315 | |||
Independent Socialist hold | Swing |
Cilycwm (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Cwmamman (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Ronald Harris* | 1,214 | |||
Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 917 | |||
Independent | Peter Dewi Richards* | 788 | |||
Labour | D. Davies | 786 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 597 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmllynfell (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Glynamman (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur Stanley Jones* | 470 | |||
Labour | G. Rees | 251 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.G. Jones | 249 | |||
Independent | W.R. Price* | 244 | |||
Majority | 5 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Town (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.R. Williams* | 555 | |||
Independent | I.G. Jones | 485 | |||
Independent | L.A. German* | 465 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.R. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llandovery Town (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Denley Owen | 527 | |||
Independent | D.J.K. Whiskerd | 449 | |||
Independent | W.D. Clarke | 396 | |||
Independent | W. Perry* | 326 | |||
Independent | J.M. Smith | 231 | |||
Independent | D.H. Evans* | 230 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mary Helena Thomas* | 1,373 | |||
Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,318 | |||
Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | '1,027' | |||
Plaid Cymru | S.A.N. Price | 906 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.P. Morgan* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.A. Jones* | 553 | |||
Independent | David Martin Cray | 231 | |||
Majority | 322 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G.T. Davies | 460 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans* | 397 | |||
Majority | 63 | ||||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | 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* | 616 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A.R.H. Lewis | 520 | |||
Labour | E.B. Davies* | 449 | |||
Labour | I. John | 301 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Saron (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I.M. Thomas | 718 | |||
Labour | D. Davies* | 711 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 565 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 6 May 1983.