1976 Dinefwr Borough Council election
Appearance
An election to Dinefwr Borough 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 was a UK General Election and elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results
Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees | 444 | 56.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D. Davies | 338 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | B.J.B. Williams | 449 | 66.2 | ||
Labour | Glyn M. Harries | 229 | 33.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies | 272 | 56.8 | ||
Labour | S. Batsford* | 207 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 65 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.H. Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.G. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Betws (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Brynamman (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 426 | 55.3 | ||
Labour | W. Griffiths | 358 | 45.7 | ||
Majority | 8.7 | ||||
Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
Independent Socialist hold | Swing |
Cilycwm (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Theophilus | 417 | 66.3 | ||
Independent | I. Davies | 133 | 21.1 | −28.5 | |
Independent | R. Griffiths* | 79 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmamman (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Dewi Richards | 1,210 | |||
Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 1,163 | |||
Labour | D. Rees* | 1,142 | |||
Labour | D. Wyatt | 775 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 547 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cwmllynfell (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Thomas* | 489 | 83.0 | ||
Plaid Cymru | T. Jones | 100 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 389 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | 398 | 55.3 | ||
Labour | J. Evans | 322 | 44.7 | ||
Majority | 10.6 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Glynamman (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.R. Price* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Town (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L.A. German | 514 | |||
Independent | E. Thomas | 513 | |||
Independent | D.R. Williams* | 509 | |||
Independent | N. Hughes | 299 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.R. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandovery Town (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Hamilton Evans* | 643 | |||
Independent | William Perry | 541 | |||
Independent | J. Davies | 439 | |||
Independent | H. Jones* | 347 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,148 | |||
Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,137 | |||
Independent | Mary Helena Thomas | 1,053 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Evans | 554 | |||
Labour | W. Jones* | 541 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A. Davies | 512 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Roberts | 498 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.P. Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat)
Pugh had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1973.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Pugh* | 488 | 53.7 | ||
Independent | D.A. Jones | 420 | 46.3 | ||
Majority | 7.5 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Barr* | 480 | 55.2 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans | 389 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 91 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llansawel and Talley (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Penygroes (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies | 730 | |||
Labour | E.B. Davies* | 620 | |||
Independent | T. Pearce* | 524 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Saron (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Jones* | 734 | |||
Labour | D. Davies* | 660 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 506 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Dinefwr Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 February 2017.