Elections to Carmarthen District Council were held in May 1983.[1] It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results edit
Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Samuel Scurlock Bowen* | 482 | |||
Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Ann Palmer | 393 | |||
Majority | 89 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Abernant (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William David Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,276 | |||
Labour | John Russell Davies* | 985 | |||
Labour | John Elfed Williams | 797 | |||
Labour | T.H. Gwynne Davies* | 789 | |||
Independent | Dewi Evans* | 746 | |||
Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard | 729 | |||
Independent | Gwynne Morris Williams | 671 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Elvet Thomas* | 654 | |||
Independent | Thomas Llewellyn Davies* | 514 | |||
Independent | June Williams | 457 | |||
Labour | Peter Short | 353 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance (Liberal) | David Nam* | 1,322 | |||
Independent | David Percy Jones* | 983 | |||
Independent | Helen Margaret Thomas | 899 | |||
Independent | P. Hurley | 428 | |||
Labour | Richard John Williams | 422 | |||
Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilymaenllwyd (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | 645 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.J. Gwynne | 105 | |||
Majority | 540 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Jones* | 446 | |||
Independent | Lyn Luke ap Trin Davies | 399 | |||
Majority | 47 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Henllanfallteg (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gibbin* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Laugharne Township (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frank Elwyn John* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Cyril William Roberts* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | Huw Voyle Williams* | 2,048 | |||
Ratepayers | Dewi Wyn Edwards* | 1,784 | |||
Labour | Thomas Henry Richards* | 1,472 | |||
Ratepayers | Peter Edward Rees | 1,043 | |||
Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandyfaelog (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | 1,050 | |||
Independent | David Charles Phillips* | 1,005 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Malcolm W.E. Rees | 337 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangeler (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | 1,168 | |||
Independent | Thomas Keith Davies | 557 | |||
Independent | W. Ainsleigh Verdun Harris | 549 | |||
Independent | William Michael Davies | 548 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David John Lewis* | 539 | |||
Independent | David George Lewis | 428 | |||
Majority | 111 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | 375 | |||
Independent | K.D. Rees | 79 | |||
Majority | 296 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangain (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Griffith Trevor Rees* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llangynnwr (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hywel Lloyd Williams* | ||||
Independent | John David James Morgan | ||||
Independent | Evan James Thomas* | ||||
Alliance (Liberal) | John B. Lewis | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangyndeyrn (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William D. Evans* | 1,029 | |||
Labour | Ivor Haydn Edmunds | 727 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E.J. Lewis | 550 | |||
Independent | Robert Michael Beynon | 386 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Llanllwni (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Oliver Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Newcastle Emlyn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G. Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
St Clears (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Victor Lawrence James* | 1,301 | |||
Independent | Benjamin Delwyn Royden Thomas* | 1,107 | |||
Independent | E.T. Pope | 161 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Whitland (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance (SDP) | A.P. Vedeniapin | 559 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ithel Parri-Roberts | 321 | |||
Majority | 238 | ||||
Alliance gain from Independent | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 6 May 1983.