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An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 9 April 1970. [1] It was preceded by the 1967 election and was the last election prior to the reorganization of local government in Wales. Carmarthenshire County Council was merged with Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire to form the new county of Dyfed and the first elections to the new authority were held in 1973.
59 councillors were elected. The final elections to the council before dissolution saw the Independents retain control of the authority. The Plaid Cymru advance which was apparent in 1967 was halted and most candidates made little impact.
There were no boundary changes at this election.
As in 1967, these were fewer in number than at most post-war elections.
Contests took place in the majority of wards, and Labour lost some further ground in the Llanelli area while at the same time winning back some seats lost three years previously. Labour also won two seats in Carmarthen town for the first time.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.H. Edwards* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Haydn Lewis* | 924 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J.D. Davies | 466 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Myrddin Evans* | 1,407 | |||
Independent | M.G. Jenkins | 324 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Raglan Thomas | 1,058 | |||
Independent | D.W. Davies | 436 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.C. Thomas* | 615 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Leslie Thomas | 210 | |||
Labour | Labor Dennis** | 230 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eirwen Jones Parry | 460 | |||
Labour | A.T. Wilkins* | 450 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G.T.G. Samuel | 207 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Trevor Wynne Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Idwal Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ellis J. Powell | 488 | |||
Independent | R.B. Evans | 365 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J. Williams | 283 | |||
Independent | Mrs V.M. Chapman | 80 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.R. Nicholl | 584 | |||
Independent | T.J. Hurley | 383 | |||
Labour | G.B. Evans | 137 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G.E. Howell | 711 | |||
Independent | L.G. Roberts | 319 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James James* | 297 | |||
Independent | W.D.R. Davies | 284 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.L. James | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Walters* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | 1,310 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Mrs M.M. Cook | 360 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Stone** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | D. Leslie .W. Morris* | 755 | |||
Labour | W.H.D. Jones | 683 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.M. Jenkins | 654 | |||
Independent | Rev V.H. Jones* | 583 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | T. Austin Griffiths* | 1,745 | |||
Labour | Ryan Jones | 845 | |||
Ratepayers Association hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | C.D. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Morris* | 991 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.O. Davies | 678 | |||
Independent | T.J. Thomas | 184 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Idris Evans* | 1,243 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Andrew Williams | 798 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.A. James* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elfryn Thomas | 530 | |||
Independent | D.T. Jones | 441 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.T. Davies* | 536 | |||
Independent | David Hamilton Evans | 473 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.E. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.T. Price* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 879 | |||
Labour | H. Morris | 584 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brinley Owen* | 697 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W.H. Davies | 223 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Griffiths | 444 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Mrs P.D. Bevan | 114 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | A.C.H. Robertson* | 630 | |||
Labour | A.C. Hemment | 379 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 145 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Grismond J. Williams | 260 | |||
Independent | Gwilym Gibby* | 238 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E.E. Jones | 63 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William J. Davies* | 358 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M.J. Evans | 159 | |||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.A. James* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George M. McConkey* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S.I. Thomas** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Ivor James Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Harry* | 546 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gerallt Jones | 301 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.T. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.T. Enoch* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Evans* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M.J. Thomas | 538 | |||
Independent | T.G. Lewis | 456 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Hywel Teifi Edwards | 438 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Arthur J. Harries* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David William James* | 1,389 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E.D. Evans | 615 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Idris Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.H.F. John* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.G. Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.P. Evans | 1,212 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Mrs J. Lewis | 329 | |||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howard Jones* | 1,414 | |||
Independent | T.M. Morris | 769 | |||
Democrat | T. Ieuan Edwards | 346 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Josiah Jones** | 1,468 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Elfyn Talfan Davies | 494 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.M. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rev H.D. Griffiths* | 876 | |||
Independent | W.E.V.J. Davies | 709 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.T. Davies | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.S. Davies | 536 | |||
Independent | Mrs A.M. Thomas | 285 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel T. Hughes* | 932 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M. Davies | 262 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.J. Franklyn Thomas* | 571 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Brinley Thomas | 295 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.G. James* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
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