1979 Dinefwr Borough Council election

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An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1979. [1] 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 district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

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A small number of seats changed hands and it appeared that Plaid Cymru held the balance of power on the authority with Labour and the Independents winning a similar number of seats. [2]

Results

Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 1 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Alvan Rees unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 2 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B.J.B. Williams unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 3 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Dr D.H. Davies* 331 51.6
Labour S.J.H. Batsford31048.4
Majority21
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 4 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A.H. Phillips* unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 5 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B.G. Williams*45569.3
Plaid Cymru D.H. Davies20230.7
Majority253
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Betws (one seat)

Betws 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Arnallt James* 412 68.9
Independent E.H. Thomas18631.1
Majority37.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Brynamman (one seat)

Brynamman 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Socialist E.R. Thomas*43051.3
Labour D.A. Nicholas40848.7
Majority22
Turnout
Independent Socialist hold Swing

Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Theophilus*unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Cwmamman (three seats)

Cwmamman 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Dewi Richards* 1,653
Labour Gwynfryn Davies* 1,240
Labour David Ronald Harris 1,128
Labour D.H.J. Wyatt998
Plaid Cymru John Edwin Lewis805
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wyn492
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Cwmllynfell 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Williams 505 71.1
Independent W. Morgan19928.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)

Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cyril Lewis Lloyd* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Arthur Stanley Jones 427 51.6
Labour O. Davies40048.4
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Jenkins* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W.R. Price* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo Town (two seats)

Llandeilo Town 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D.R. Williams 752
Independent L.A. German* 590
Independent Elfryn Thomas*561
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)

Llanddeusant / Myddfai 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F.R. Jones* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandovery Town (two seats)

Llandovery Town 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Perry* 703
Independent David Hamilton Evans* 655
Independent J. Davies630
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)

Llandybie and Heolddu 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mary Helena Thomas* 1,857
Labour I. Morgan* 1,655
Labour Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* 1,573
Plaid Cymru Arwel Davies955
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R.P. Morgan* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Pugh* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)

Llangadog and Llansadwrn 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Prys Evans unopposed
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Llansawel and Talley (one seat)

Llansawel and Talley 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Gwilym Evans* 303 57.6
Independent B. Harries22342.4
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Lynne Davies* 1,043
Labour E.B. Davies* 782
Labour K. Jones531
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Williams 939
Labour D. Davies* 829
Plaid Cymru J.G. James769
Independent E. Dent559
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "Dinefwr Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. "Plaid hold balance at Dinefwr". Carmarthen Journal. 11 May 1979. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2022.