An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1987. [1] It was preceded by the 1983 election and followed by the 1991 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
There were a number of boundary changes and some wards were renamed although remaining essentially unchanged.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Arnallt James* | 358 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M. James | 351 | |||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vivien Rees | 412 | |||
Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | ||||
Labour gain from Independent Socialist | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Cynwyl Gaeo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llandeilo Fawr South.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Harry Glenville Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Madge | unopposed | |||
Labour | William Richard Murphy | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Ronald Harris* | 764 | |||
Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 552 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 509 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Amman Davies | 383 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies* | 329 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L.A. German | 188 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R ap D Phillips | 164 | |||
Independent | I. Gwyn | 107 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.E. German | 212 | |||
Independent | G.M. Still | 209 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Denley Owen* | 850 | |||
Independent | D.J.K. Whiskerd* | 792 | |||
Independent | W. Perry | 350 | |||
Alliance | J.P.M. Cheetham | 163 | |||
Independent | J.M. Barnes | 84 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llandybie and Heolddu.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mary Helena Thomas* | 1,298 | |||
Labour | Brenda Vivien Evans* | 1,103 | |||
Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,073 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Sarah Ann Nesta Price | 993 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llanegwad and Llanfynydd .
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.P. Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llangadog and Llansadwrn.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Glyndwr Thomas Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Arthur Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llansawel and Talley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.G. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llandeilo Fawr North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The ward used to be known as Llanddeusant and Myddfai
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F.R. Jones* | 326 | |||
Independent | S.P. Barnes | 28 | |||
Majority | 298 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B.J.B. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour | E.B. Davies | unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
The ward used to be known as Glynamman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | A.S. Jones* | 429 | |||
Labour | J.R. Griffin | 216 | |||
Majority | |||||
Socialist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.H. Marshall | 699 | |||
Labour | I.M. Thomas* | 687 | |||
Independent Labour | Douglas Davies* | 627 | |||
Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 479 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Panes | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
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