1987 Llanelli Borough Council election

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An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1987. 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. [1]

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Overview

The Labour Party continued to hold the majority of seats following the election but following the boundary changes a number of seats were lost to other political parties and to Independents.

Boundary Changes

There were wholesale boundary changes and new wards created in place of the previous eleven three-member wards which were abolished.

Results

Bigyn (three seats)

Bigyn 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W.M. Jones*1,245
Chamber of TradeW.J. Marks1,169
Labour D.H.R. Jones*1,166
Labour Keri Peter Thomas*1,051
Chamber of TradeR.C. Rosser670
Conservative G.H.H. Williams563
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Burry Port (three seats)

Burry Port 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vincent John Rees*970
Independent George W. West783
Labour A.H.P. Phillips*639
Labour D.H. Morris592
Plaid Cymru J.F. Kelly520
Independent Raymond L. Hall483
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bynea (one seat)

Bynea 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W.R. Thomas*676
Independent Labour A.F. Brown*366
Majority
Labour win (new seat)

Cross Hands (one seat)

Cross Hands 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Brinley Daviesunopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Dafen (two seats)

Dafen 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L.R. McDonagh*616
Labour W.D. Murphy467
ResidentsBrian Stringer449
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Elli (two seats)

Elli 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)Michael Willis Gimblett*766
Chamber of TradeW.H. Griffiths*706
Labour R.T. Peregrine*534
Labour S.L. Evans409
Conservative M.K. Jenkins357
Alliance win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Felinfoel (one seat)

Felinfoel 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry John Evans*381
Chamber of TradeP. Donoghue161
ResidentsH. Rees91
Majority
Labour win (new seat)

Glanymor (two seats)

Glanymor 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Tudor James*1,339
Labour R. Palmer*1,106
Independent Labour G. Rees*979
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Glyn (one seat)

Glyn 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour Dynfor Vaughan Owens543
Labour G.H. Jones*342
Chamber of TradeJ.A.W. Protheroe119
Majority
Independent Labour win (new seat)

Hendy (one seat)

Hendy 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R.H.V. Lewis*unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Hengoed (two seats)

Hengoed 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W.R. Jones*875
Alliance (SDP)J.A.G. Antoniazzi747
Labour D.K. Williams711
Chamber of TradeH.J. Woolley421
Independent R. Griffiths332
Labour win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)

Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gwilym Glanmor Jones*unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Llangennech (two seats)

Llangennech 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sefton Ronald Coslett*677
Independent Cerith David Thomas548
Labour K.A. Evans483
Plaid Cymru G. Coslett443
Plaid Cymru T.E. Sennell397
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance (Liberal)Elinor Gem Lloyd*1,036
Chamber of TradeF.St.J. Roberts

876
Labour T.J. Price798
Labour William George Thomas758
Alliance (SDP)Margaret N. Burree505
Alliance win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llwynhendy (two seats)

Llwynhendy 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Dillwyn Bowen*901
Labour L. Williams764
Independent Labour J.E. Evans337
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pembrey (one seat)

Pembrey 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Uriel Jones Thomas765
Plaid Cymru D.A. Williams403
Majority
Labour win (new seat)

Pontyberem (one seat)

Pontyberem 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alban William Rees* unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Chamber of TradeR.H. Oram481
Labour V.B. Hitchman*460
Majority21
Independent win (new seat)

Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H.W. Jenkins*671
Plaid Cymru I. Beynon463
Majority208
Labour win (new seat)

Tumble (two seats)

Tumble 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J.W.V. Harris*unopposed
Labour E.T. Morgan*unopposed
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G.J. Jones*unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha 1987
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Samuel Neil*1,026
Labour Harry Palmer957
Alliance (Liberal)I.C. Rosser528
Alliance (SDP)E.G. Jones524
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

  1. "How Wales went to the polls". Western Mail. 8 May 1987.