1979 Carmarthen District Council election
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An election to Carmarthen District Council was held in May 1979.[1] It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day, there was a UK General Election and elections to the other local authorities in Wales.
There were contests in only seven of the 21 divisions with eighteen Independent councillors returned unopposed. Plaid Cymru gained three seats to gain representation on the authority for the first time.[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* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,841 | |||
Labour | John Russell Davies | 1,590 | |||
Labour | T.H. Gwynne Davies* | 1,379 | |||
Independent | H. Dewi Evans* | 1,287 | |||
Liberal | John Brian Lewis | 1,150 | |||
Labour | Joe Palmer | 1,106 | |||
Labour | Richard John Williams | 973 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Llewellyn Davies* | 981 | |||
Independent | John Elvet Thomas | 871 | |||
Independent | Ronald Byles Evans* | 673 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats) edit
Percy Jones had previously represented the Llangunnor ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Nam* | 2,048 | |||
Independent | David Percy Jones* | 1,088 | |||
Independent | Emrys Rees* | 1,023 | |||
Independent | Thomas James Hurley* | 903 | |||
Independent | A. Jones | 743 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | 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* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Cyril William Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Huw Voyle Williams* | 2,210 | |||
Labour | Thomas Henry Richards* | 1,592 | |||
Labour | E. Griffiths* | 1,529 | |||
Ratepayers | J. Jones | 1,399 | |||
Labour | A. Jones | 994 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandyfaelog (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | David Charles Phillips | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangeler (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru | D. Howell Jones | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David John Lewis* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | 307 | 57.6 | ||
Independent | D. Daniels | 226 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | 15.2 | ||||
Turnout | 85.3 | ||||
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 | Evan James Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru | Hywel Lloyd Williams | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |
Llangyndeyrn (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William D. Evans* | 1,186 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Michael Thomas Evans | 1,012 | |||
Labour | David V. Jones | 942 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanllwni (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Oliver Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Newcastle Emlyn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G. Davies* | Unopposed | |||
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* | 804 | 71.6 | ||
Independent | D. Davies | 319 | 28.4 | ||
Majority | 43.2 | ||||
Turnout | 82.7 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Carmarthen District Council Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Plaid gain Three Seats". Carmarthen Journal. 11 May 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2022.