An election to Llanelli 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
Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Michael Willis Gimblett* | 1,552 | |||
Chamber of Trade | W.H. Griffiths | 1,246 | |||
Alliance | Elinor Gem Lloyd* | 1,128 | |||
Conservative | C.S. Snee | 694 | |||
Labour | B.E. Jones | 596 | |||
Labour | A.C. Hemment | 556 | |||
Labour | A.U. Lewis | 530 | |||
Alliance | S.N. Hockeridge | 526 | |||
Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 1,006 | |||
Labour | W.M. Jones* | 975 | |||
Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 877 | |||
Chamber of Trade | F. St J. Roberts | 628 | |||
Chamber of Trade | L.A. Jones | 561 | |||
Alliance | R.C. Rosser | 434 | |||
Alliance | M. Soady | 334 | |||
Alliance | M.N. Burree | 328 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.G. Thomas* | 1,352 | |||
Labour | D.H. Williams* | 1,228 | |||
Labour | Keri Peter Thomas | 1,108 | |||
Alliance | I.C. Rosser | 598 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Tudor James* | Unopposed | |||
Labour | R. Palmer* | Unopposed | |||
Labour | G. Rees* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 1,942 | |||
Labour | F. Owens* | 1,378 | |||
Labour | H.W. Jenkins* | 1,337 | |||
Independent | D.D. Richards | 1,243 | |||
Alliance | V. Bevan | 397 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.J. James* | 1,280 | |||
Labour | Vincent John Rees | 1,156 | |||
Labour | A.H.P. Phillips | 860 | |||
Independent | George W. West | 820 | |||
Independent | G. Thomas* | 771 | |||
Independent | Raymond L. Hall | 547 | |||
Tenants/Ratepayers | D.H. Morris | 434 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | 1,572 | |||
Labour | G.J. Jones* | 1,521 | |||
Labour | Sefton Ronald Coslett* | 1,500 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T.E. Sennell | 1,055 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry John Evans* | 1,319 | |||
Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 1,319 | |||
Labour | A. Bowen* | 1,292 | |||
Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 418 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.F. Brown* | 1,002 | |||
Labour | W.R. Thomas* | 997 | |||
Labour | D.T. Davies | 945 | |||
Independent Labour | J.E. Evans | 573 | |||
Alliance | Kenneth Denver Rees | 395 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats) edit
The election delayed due to death of candidate and was held some weeks later.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.R. Jones | 853 | |||
Labour | G.H. Jones | 842 | |||
Labour | M. Evans | 794 | |||
Independent | L. Jones | 592 | |||
Independent | F. Roberts | 566 | |||
Independent | K. Evans | 549 | |||
Independent Labour | Dynfor Vaughan Owens | 536 | |||
Independent | D. Thomas | 523 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.T. Morgan* | 2,015 | |||
Labour | Alban William Rees* | 2,006 | |||
Labour | George Malcolm Davies | 1,604 | |||
Independent | Philip Brinley Davies | 1,504 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Western Mail, 6 May 1983