1979 Dinefwr Borough Council election
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An election to Dinefwr Borough 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 district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
A small number of seats changed hands and it appeared that Plaid Cymru held the balance of power on the authority with Labour and the Independents winning a similar number of seats.[2]
Results
[edit]Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.J.B. Williams | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies* | 331 | 51.6 | ||
Labour | S.J.H. Batsford | 310 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 21 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.H. Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.G. Williams* | 455 | 69.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | D.H. Davies | 202 | 30.7 | ||
Majority | 253 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Betws (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Arnallt James* | 412 | 68.9 | ||
Independent | E.H. Thomas | 186 | 31.1 | ||
Majority | 37.8 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Brynamman (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 430 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | D.A. Nicholas | 408 | 48.7 | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent Socialist hold | Swing |
Cilycwm (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmamman (three seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Dewi Richards* | 1,653 | |||
Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 1,240 | |||
Labour | David Ronald Harris | 1,128 | |||
Labour | D.H.J. Wyatt | 998 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 805 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wyn | 492 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cwmllynfell (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Williams | 505 | 71.1 | ||
Independent | W. Morgan | 199 | 28.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Glynamman (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur Stanley Jones | 427 | 51.6 | ||
Labour | O. Davies | 400 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.R. Price* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Town (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.R. Williams | 752 | |||
Independent | L.A. German* | 590 | |||
Independent | Elfryn Thomas* | 561 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.R. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandovery Town (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Perry* | 703 | |||
Independent | David Hamilton Evans* | 655 | |||
Independent | J. Davies | 630 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mary Helena Thomas* | 1,857 | |||
Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,655 | |||
Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,573 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Arwel Davies | 955 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.P. Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Pugh* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans | unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |
Llansawel and Talley (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | 303 | 57.6 | ||
Independent | B. Harries | 223 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Penygroes (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies* | 1,043 | |||
Labour | E.B. Davies* | 782 | |||
Labour | K. Jones | 531 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Saron (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ken Williams | 939 | |||
Labour | D. Davies* | 829 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 769 | |||
Independent | E. Dent | 559 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dinefwr Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Plaid hold balance at Dinefwr". Carmarthen Journal. 11 May 1979. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2022.