1991 Carmarthen District Council election
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An election to Carmarthen District Council was held on 2 May 1991.[1] It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Carmarthenshire County Council in 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Overview edit
There were some limited changes as a result of the election, including the capture of three seats by the Labour Party in Carmarthen Town.
Results edit
Abergwili (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Pamela Ann Palmer* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town North (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,215 | |||
Labour | John Russell Davies* | 1,079 | |||
Labour | Sarah Mary Lorraine Maynard | 1,056 | |||
Independent | John Elfed Williams* | 1,019 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Peter Hughes Griffiths | 984 | |||
Labour | Nia Rhiannon Griffith | 731 | |||
Labour | Richard John Williams | 638 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town South (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans | 1,113 | |||
Independent | June Williams* | 719 | |||
Independent | John Elfed Thomas* | 532 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Geraint Thomas | 313 | |||
Labour | Judy Marged Morgan Stenger | 201 | |||
Labour | Thomas Julian Messsere | 182 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town West (three seats) edit
An Independent candidate had won a seat at a by-election following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councilor Malcolm Jones.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Gwynoro Jones | 905 | |||
Labour | Sioned Mair Richards | 839 | |||
Labour | Maxine Baine Ashley | 673 | |||
Independent | Stephen Paul Dunn | 558 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Cenarth (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Lloyd Davies* | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Clynderwen (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cynwyl Elfed (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Dorrien Thomas | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Gorslas (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | Dewi Wyn Edwards* | 1,187 | |||
Labour | Ryan Jones* | 1,092 | |||
Labour | William Peter Thomas Griffiths | 849 | |||
Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Laugharne Township (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sidney William David Evans* | 415 | |||
Independent | David Cecil Davies | 290 | |||
Independent | John Jenkins | 50 | |||
Majority | 125 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanboidy (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gibbin* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddarog (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | Huw Voyle Williams* | unopposed | |||
Ratepayers hold | Swing |
Llanddowror (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril William Roberts* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandyfaelog (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | 374 | |||
Independent | Lydia Mair Stephens | 301 | |||
Majority | 73 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Thomas John Griffiths* | unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Llangeler (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Keith Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangynnwr (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robin Owen Griffiths* | 998 | |||
Independent | Hywel Lloyd Williams* | 517 | |||
Labour | June Angela Jenkins | 429 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangyndeyrn (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John David Greville Williams* | 742 | |||
Independent | Robert Michael Beynon | 688 | |||
Labour | Cydwel David Thomas Evans* | 660 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanllwni (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llansteffan(one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Una Burnett Davies | 490 | |||
Independent | Thomas John Jones | 376 | |||
Independent | Margaret Edith Jenkins | 149 | |||
Independent | Terence Davies Hesford | 134 | |||
Majority | 114 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanybydder (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | 774 | |||
Labour | Patricia Anne Stevens-Bevan | 114 | |||
Majority | 660 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Newchurch (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Henry Irfon Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pencarreg (one seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ambrose Goring Lloyd | 370 | |||
Independent | James Eirwyn Williams | 327 | |||
Majority | 43 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arwyn Ungoed Owen | ||||
Independent | David Price Phillips | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Ishmael (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Charles Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trelech (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William David Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Whitland (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Ithel Parri-Roberts | 581 | |||
Independent | Rosemary Jean Jenkins* | 248 | |||
Majority | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Surprise as Jack bows out". Carmarthen Journal. 8 May 1991.