1983 Carmarthen District Council election

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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 district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

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Results

Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat)

Abergwili and Llanllawddog 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Samuel Scurlock Bowen* 482
Alliance (SDP)Pamela Ann Palmer393
Majority89
Independent hold Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William David Thomas*Unopposed
Independent hold

Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats)

Carmarthen Town Ward One 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Maynard729
Independent Gwynne Morris Williams671
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing

Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats)

Carmarthen Town Ward Two 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Elvet Thomas* 654
Independent Thomas Llewellyn Davies* 514
Independent June Williams457
Labour Peter Short353
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats)

Carmarthen Town Ward Three 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)David Nam*1,322
Independent David Percy Jones*983
Independent Helen Margaret Thomas899
Independent P. Hurley428
Labour Richard John Williams422
Alliance hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cilymaenllwyd (one seat)

Cilymaenllwyd 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Daniel Clodwyn Thomas*645
Plaid Cymru D.J. Gwynne105
Majority540
Independent hold Swing

Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Jones*446
Independent Lyn Luke ap Trin Davies399
Majority47
Independent hold Swing

Henllanfallteg (one seat)

Henllanfallteg 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Gibbin*Unopposed
Independent hold

Laugharne Township (two seats)

Laugharne Township 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frank Elwyn John*Unopposed
Independent Cyril William Roberts*Unopposed
Independent hold
Independent hold

Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats)

Llanarthney and Llanddarog 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Huw Voyle Williams* 2,048
Ratepayers Dewi Wyn Edwards* 1,784
Labour Thomas Henry Richards* 1,472
Ratepayers Peter Edward Rees1,043
Ratepayers hold Swing
Ratepayers hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llandyfaelog (two seats)

Llandyfaelog 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sidney Daniel John*1,050
Independent David Charles Phillips*1,005
Plaid Cymru Malcolm W.E. Rees337
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llangeler (two seats)

Llangeler 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Wilfred Davies*1,168
Independent Thomas Keith Davies557
Independent W. Ainsleigh Verdun Harris549
Independent William Michael Davies548
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David John Lewis*539
Independent David George Lewis428
Majority111
Independent hold Swing

Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn (one seat)

Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Evan Eirwyn Jones*375
Independent K.D. Rees79
Majority296
Independent hold Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Griffith Trevor Rees*Unopposed
Independent hold

Llangynnwr (two seats)

Llangynnwr 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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)

Llangyndeyrn 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William D. Evans*1,029
Labour Ivor Haydn Edmunds 727
Plaid Cymru E.J. Lewis550
Independent Robert Michael Beynon386
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Llanllwni (two seats)

Llanllwni 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Emrys Oriel Jones*Unopposed
Independent Oliver Williams*Unopposed
Independent hold
Independent hold

Newcastle Emlyn (one seat)

Newcastle Emlyn 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Davies*Unopposed
Independent hold

St Clears (two seats)

St Clears 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Victor Lawrence James*1,301
Independent Benjamin Delwyn Royden Thomas*1,107
Independent E.T. Pope161
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Whitland (one seat)

Whitland 1983
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (SDP)A.P. Vedeniapin559
Plaid Cymru Ithel Parri-Roberts321
Majority238
Alliance gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 6 May 1983.