1976 Llanelli Borough Council election

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An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1976. [1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

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Results

Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats)

Ward One 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Willis Gimblett 1,603
Independent Harry J. Richards* 1,520
Liberal Elinor Gem Lloyd 1,382
Labour R. Palmer*1,280
Labour D. Thomas*1,113
Labour N. Price889
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Independent hold Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Michael Willis Gimblett, served as mayor and leader of the Llanelli borough council during 1976. As the liberal candidate for the Llanelli parliamentary seat in 1974, he is known to be the only liberal candidate during that general election to increase the liberal percentage of the vote, whilst all other liberal vote percentages across all other constituencies in the country decreased.

Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats)

Ward Two 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W.M. Jones* 1,198
Labour R.T. Peregrine* 1,057
Labour D.H.R. Jones* 1,057
Liberal W. Williams746
Liberal C. Rosser704
Liberal W. Bates576
Plaid Cymru P. Davies489
Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas439
Plaid Cymru W. Davies415
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)

Ward Three 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T.G. Thomas* 1,364
Labour D.H. Williams 1,020
Labour T. Evans* 1,012
Independent Labour John Gladwyn Hill976
Liberal D. Phillips687
Liberal E. Clarke629
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)

Ward Four 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Griffiths* 936
Independent Labour I. Roberts* 849
Labour G. Rees 789
Labour L. Hickman788
Liberal R. Bates624
Liberal H. Owens554
Labour hold Swing
Independent Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)

Ward Five 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gwilym Glanmor Jones* 1,506
Independent H. Howells 1,220
Labour H. Hughes* 1,114
Labour F. Owens*1,098
Independent D. Morgan638
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)

Ward Six 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R.J. James* 1,286
Independent D. George 1,128
Independent G. Thomas* 1,005
Labour A. Phillips859
Plaid Cymru M. Clement424
Labour S. Howell393
Plaid Cymru R. Williams353
Plaid Cymru E. Morgan322
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)

Ward Seven 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Davies* 1,577
Labour R.H.V. Lewis* 1,408
Plaid Cymru E. Bowen 1,349
Labour G.J. Jones*1,336
Plaid Cymru F. Davies1,266
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats)

Ward Eight 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Bowen* 1,409
Labour L.R. McDonagh* 1,392
Labour Henry John Evans* 1,280
Liberal J. Thomas987
Plaid Cymru W. Hopkin840
Liberal V. Evans773
Liberal J. Jones758
Communist R.E. Hitchon381
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats)

Ward Nine 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W.R. Thomas 1,295
Labour W. Jenkins 1,168
Labour E. Thomas* 1,075
Liberal I. Buckley568
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)

Ward Ten 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Thomas* 1,962
Labour D. Lewis* 1,734
Labour D. Thomas* 1,683
Plaid Cymru H. Davies875
Liberal O. Jones852
Plaid Cymru B. Lane761
Liberal L. Edington627
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)

Ward Eleven 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Davies* 2,230
RatepayersT. Morris2,193
Labour E.T. Morgan 2,135
Labour C. McLoughlin*1,644
Labour hold Swing
Ratepayers hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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  1. ↑ "Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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