1976 Carmarthen District Council election
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An election to Carmarthen District 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 were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
The overwhelming majority of seats were held by Independent candidates. Several Labour candidates were returned but all five Plaid Cymru candidates were defeated. The vice chairman of the authority, Glyn Howell, was defeated by another Independent at Newcastle Emlyn.[2]
Results edit
Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Samuel Scurlock Bowen* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Abernant (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William David Thomas* | 640 | 70.0 | ||
Independent | Dewi Carwyn Phillips | 195 | 21.3 | ||
Independent | William Harcour Griffiths | 79 | 8.6 | ||
Majority | 48.7 | ||||
Turnout | 82.4 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H. Dewi Evans | 899 | |||
Independent | David Howell Merriman | 888 | |||
Labour | T.H. Gwynne Davies | 847 | |||
Labour | Cliff Dean* | 811 | |||
Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard | 769 | |||
Labour | William Job Rogers* | 736 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Gareth Matthews | 704 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Llewellyn Davies* | 684 | |||
Independent | Ronald Byles Evans* | 538 | |||
Independent | John Michael Jones | 408 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Nam | 904 | |||
Independent | Thomas James Hurley* | 768 | |||
Independent | Emrys Rees* | 702 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gwilym James | 641 | |||
Independent | David Aneurin Waters* | 543 | |||
Liberal | Arthur Jones | 513 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilymaenllwyd (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Henllanfallteg (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gibbin* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Laugharne Township (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frank Elwyn John* | 946 | |||
Independent | John Rees* | 712 | |||
Independent | G. Machin | 264 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Huw Voyle Williams* | 1,605 | |||
Labour | Thomas Henry Richards* | 1,300 | |||
Labour | Evan Rhys Griffiths | 1,196 | |||
Labour | Percy W. Lewis* | 1,061 | |||
Independent | Jane Ann Jones | 1,044 | |||
Independent | William Rees | 708 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandyfaelog (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Derrick William H. Stephens* | 817 | |||
Independent | Sidney Daniel John | 804 | |||
Plaid Cymru | William R. Rees | 704 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangeler (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | 880 | |||
Independent | Margaret Brynmor Williams* | 833 | |||
Plaid Cymru | David Howell Jones | 678 | |||
Independent | J. Griffiths | 344 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David John Lewis* | 666 | |||
Independent | D.R. Jonathon | 465 | |||
Majority | 17.8 | ||||
Turnout | 80.7 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | 269 | 55.9 | ||
Independent | David R.M. Daniels | 212 | 44.1 | ||
Majority | 11.9 | ||||
Turnout | 76.5 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangain (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Griffith Trevor Rees* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangynnwr (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Percy Jones* | 1,066 | |||
Independent | Evan James Thomas* | 900 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Hywel Lloyd Williams | 547 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangyndeyrn (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Albert Williams* | 918 | |||
Labour | William D. Evans* | 906 | |||
Independent | Dynfor Vaughan Owens | 424 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanllwni (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | 1,216 | |||
Independent | Oliver Williams | 856 | |||
Independent | Evan Llewellyn Evans | 540 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Newcastle Emlyn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Glanville Davies | 568 | 51.5 | ||
Independent | Glyn E. Howell* | 535 | 48.5 | ||
Majority | 33 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 84.9 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Victor Lawrence James | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Benjamin Delwyn Royden Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Whitland (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Idris Powell James* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Carmarthen District Council Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Carmarthen District Council Elections. Vice Chairman Defeated". Carmarthen Journal. 14 May 1976. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2022.