An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was 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 district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results
editAmmanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees* | 515 | |||
Independent | M.B. Jones | 126 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.J.B. Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies* | 282 | |||
Labour | Ronald Amman Davies | 157 | |||
Majority | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.H. Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.G. Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Betws (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Arnallt James* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Brynamman (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 339 | |||
Labour | D.A. Nicholas | 315 | |||
Independent Socialist hold | Swing |
Cilycwm (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Cwmamman (three seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Ronald Harris* | 1,214 | |||
Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 917 | |||
Independent | Peter Dewi Richards* | 788 | |||
Labour | D. Davies | 786 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 597 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmllynfell (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Glynamman (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur Stanley Jones* | 470 | |||
Labour | G. Rees | 251 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.G. Jones | 249 | |||
Independent | W.R. Price* | 244 | |||
Majority | 5 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Town (two seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.R. Williams* | 555 | |||
Independent | I.G. Jones | 485 | |||
Independent | L.A. German* | 465 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.R. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llandovery Town (two seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Denley Owen | 527 | |||
Independent | D.J.K. Whiskerd | 449 | |||
Independent | W.D. Clarke | 396 | |||
Independent | W. Perry* | 326 | |||
Independent | J.M. Smith | 231 | |||
Independent | D.H. Evans* | 230 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mary Helena Thomas* | 1,373 | |||
Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,318 | |||
Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,027 | |||
Plaid Cymru | S.A.N. Price | 906 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.P. Morgan* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.A. Jones* | 553 | |||
Independent | David Martin Cray | 231 | |||
Majority | 322 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G.T. Davies | 460 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans* | 397 | |||
Majority | 63 | ||||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Llansawel and Talley (one seat)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Penygroes (two seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies* | 616 | |||
Plaid Cymru | A.R.H. Lewis | 520 | |||
Labour | E.B. Davies* | 449 | |||
Labour | I. John | 301 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Saron (two seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I.M. Thomas | 718 | |||
Labour | D. Davies* | 711 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 565 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 6 May 1983.