1979 Preseli District Council election

An election to Preseli District Council was held in May 1979. 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 and community councils in Wales.

Results

Ambleston (one seat)

Ambleston 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frank L. Sandall*	741
	Independent	I.G. Williams	615
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Burton (one seat)

Burton 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Lewis*	906
	Independent	G. Terry	337
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Boulston (one seat)

Boulston 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Cook	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Camrose (one seat)

Camrose 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Desmond Edward Codd	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Clydey and Llanfyrnach (one seat)

Clydey and Llanfyrnach 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.S. Rees*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw (one seat)

Eglwyswrw 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Glyndwr Vaughan	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Fishguard (three seats)

Fishguard 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dilys Davies Evans*	1,300
	Independent	J.P.A. Maddocks	1,281
	Independent	M.P. Sparkes*	927
	Independent	Henry Davies	737
	Labour	P. Jones	556
	Conservative	F. Llewellyn-Thomas	214
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Freystrop and Llangwm (one seat)

Freystrop and Llangwm 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Evans*	503
	Independent	R. Lloyd	328
	Independent	J. Hughes	294
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Goodwick (one seat)

Goodwick 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lloyd Evans*	565
	Independent	Mrs M. Jackman	182
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Ward One (three seats)

Haverfordwest Ward One 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs C.M. Cole*	Unopposed
	Independent	G. Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent	T. Kersey	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Ward Two (three seats)

Haverfordwest Ward Two 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Arran*	Unopposed
	Independent	W.E.L. Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent	W.W. Ladd	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Henry's Moat (one seat)

Henry's Moat 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Johnston (one seat)

Johnston 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Charles Grey*	Unopposed
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Kilgerran and Manordeifi (one seat)

Kilgerran and Manordeifi 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.M. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwnda (one seat)

Llanwnda 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alwyn Cadwallader Luke*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Maenclochog (one seat)

Maenclochog 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs N. Drew*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mathry (one seat)

Mathry 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Leslie Raymond*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)

Milford Haven, Central and East 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stanley Thomas Hudson*	Unopposed
	Independent	W. Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent	J. Mayne	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston (three seats)

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Ronald Harries*	2,512
	Independent	William John Kenneth Williams*	1,867
	Independent	D. Phillips	1,659
	Independent	Mrs J. Edwards*	1,503
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, North and West (three seats)

Milford Haven, North and West 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F.D.G. Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent	S. Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent	Barrie Thomas Woolmer*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Nevern (one seat)

Nevern 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.G. Vaughan	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Newport (one seat)

Newport 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Davies	407
	Independent	A.G. Rees	325
	Independent	S.H.H. Davies	199
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Neyland (two seats)

Neyland 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. John*	Unopposed
	Independent	K. Walters*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

St David's (one seat)

St David's 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Morgan*	721
	Independent	David Gareth Beechey Lloyd	457
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

St Dogmaels (one seat)

St Dogmaels 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Halket Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs Y.C. Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels (one seat)

St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A.J. Webb*	638
	Independent	Cyril George Maurice Hughes	466
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Steynton (one seat)

Steynton 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.W.H. Jarman	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Walwyns Castle (one seat)

Walwyns Castle 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K.W.J. Rogers	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Whitchurch (one seat)

Whitchurch 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Gordon Cawood*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Wiston (one seat)

Wiston 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.I. Rowlands	629
	Independent	P.E. Masterson	518
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing