Carmarthenshire County Council election, 2008

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The fourth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 1 May 2008. [1] It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. While the Independent councillors again had the largest number of seats, Plaid Cymru gained considerable ground, notably in the Llanelli and Ammanford areas. The Independents formed a coalition with Labour.

Carmarthenshire County Council

Carmarthenshire County Council is the local council for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, providing a range of services under the control of elected county councillors that include education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The council is one of twenty-two unitary authorities that came into existence on 1 April 1996 under the provisions of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. It took over local government functions previously provided by Carmarthen District, Dinefwr Borough, Llanelli Borough councils and the Carmarthenshire area of what was Dyfed County Council.

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Full results of the election were published in the local press. [2]

Overview

Carmarthenshire County Council election result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 24 36.2 17,347
  Conservative 1 2.1 1,276
  Liberal Democrat 0 1.9 1,179
  Plaid Cymru 17 31.3 19,263
  Independent 32 36.2 22,304
  Independent Labour
  Ratepayers
  Green

Results

Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Pamela Ann Palmer* 742 76.4 +15.0
Plaid Cymru Carl Harris 229 23.6 +1.3
Majority 513 52.8 +13.7
Independent hold Swing

Ammanford (one seat)

Ammanford 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Hugh Evans* 457
Plaid Cymru Deian Harries 451
Majority 6
Labour hold Swing

Betws (one seat)

Betws 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Eira Audrey Jones 274
Plaid Cymru Annette Price 224
Labour John Dorian Evans* 217
Majority 50
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Bigyn two seats)

Bigyn 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Michael Burns 740
Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas 729
Labour Sandra Melita Cooke* 603
Labour David Charles Prothero* 476
Independent Brian Davies 230
Independent Peter William Dunkley 210
Independent Lawrence Jenkins 202
Independent Dai Rees 84
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Burry Port (two seats)

Burry Port 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Stephen Randall James* 931
Labour Patricia Ethel Mary Jones* 854
Plaid Cymru John Jack James 623
Labour Andrew Phillips 298
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bynea (one seat)

Bynea 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Gwynne Harris Woolridge* 505
Independent Stephen Michael Donoghue 244
Labour Mair Bartlett 196
Majority 261
Independent hold Swing

Carmarthen Town North (two seats)

Carmarthen Town North 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Peter Hughes Griffiths* 1,058
Plaid Cymru Gareth Owen Jones 740
Labour Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose 462
Independent David Neil Lewis 461
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Carmarthen Town South (two seats)

Carmarthen Town South 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Arwel Lloyd 626
Independent Stephen Paul Dunn 369
Independent June Williams* 361
Labour Philip William Grice* 356
Independent Dudley Evans 231
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Independent hold Swing

Carmarthen Town West (two seats)

Carmarthen Town West 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Alan Douglas Thomas Speake* 967
Independent Arthur Davies* 748
Plaid Cymru Tom Talog Defis 530
Labour Marc Scaife 315
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cenarth (one seat)

Cenarth 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent William Haydn Jones* 653
Plaid Cymru Susan Jones 190
Majority 463
Independent hold Swing

Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Thomas Theophilus* 474
Independent Marianne Goddard-Peperzak 178
Independent Roger Melvin Pipe 76
Independent hold Swing

Cynwyl Elfed (one seat)

Cynwyl Elfed 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent William Dorrien Thomas* 795
Plaid Cymru Andrew John Dixon 650
Independent hold Swing

Cynwyl Gaeo (one seat)

Cynwyl Gaeo 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru James Eirwyn Williams* unopposed
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Dafen (one seat)

Dafen 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tegwen Devichand* 532
Plaid Cymru Mohammad Alam Choudry 402
Majority 130
Labour hold Swing

Elli (one seat)

John Paul Jenkins was elected as a Conservative in 2004 but subsequently became an Independent

Elli 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Paul Jenkins* 575
Labour Janice Williams 234
Liberal Democrat Pamela Jean Edmunds 231
Majority 20
Independent hold Swing

Felinfoel (one seat)

Felinfoel 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David William Hugh Richards* 296
Labour Henry John Evans 179
Plaid Cymru Margarita Lewis 88
Majority 117
Independent hold Swing

Garnant (one seat)

Garnant 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kevin Madge* 507
Plaid Cymru Emyr Williams 274
Labour hold Swing

Glanaman (one seat)

Glanaman 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru David Jenkins 440
Labour David Colin Evans* 379
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Glanymor (two seats)

Glanymor 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Winston James Lemon 532
Independent John Evan Jones 475
Labour David Allan Tucker* 431
Plaid Cymru Keith Skivington 420
Labour Gerald Frederick Meyler* 398
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Glyn (one seat)

Glyn 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Thomas James Jones* 500
Independent Terence Vaughan Owens 274
Labour Ron Lewis 138
Majority 226
Independent hold Swing

Gorslas (two seats)

Gorslas 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Davies* 915
Independent Henry Clive Scourfield* 871
Plaid Cymru Emyr Wyn Thomas 686
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Hendy (one seat)

Hendy 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Lloyd-Janes 637
Plaid Cymru Maria Isabel Slader 408
Majority 229
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Hengoed (two seats)

Hengoed 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Sian Caiach 628
Plaid Cymru Mari Lyn Davies 516
Labour Eryl Morgan* 359
Labour Keith Price Davies* 334
Independent Alan Mathew Davies 270
Independent David Hughes 217
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Davies 429
Independent Gwilym Glanmor Jones* 330
Plaid Cymru Huw Gilasbey 217
Independent Michael Higgins 163
Ratepayer Tessa Finch 79
Independent Jack Holmes 26
Independent Dena Lloyd Waterford 21
Majority 99
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Jane Tremlett 600
Conservative Neil Davies 394
Labour Steve Morris 147
Majority 206
Independent hold Swing

Llanboidy (one seat)

Llanboidy 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Daniel James Roy Llewellyn unopposed
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent William John Wyn Evans* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo (one seat)

Llandeilo 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ieuan Goronwy Jones* 787
Conservative Juliana Maria-Jane Hughes 306
Independent hold Swing

Llandovery Town (one seat)

Llandovery Town 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ivor John Jackson* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandybie (two seats)

Anthony Davies was elected at a by-election following the death of the previous Independent councillor, Mary Thomas.

Llandybie 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Anthony Davies* 949
Labour Anthony Wyn Jones* 474
Plaid Cymru Anthony John Roberts 357
Independent Winston Kenneth Griffiths 340
Plaid Cymru Owen Hathaway 303
Independent Meirion Bowen 151
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanegwad (one seat)

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Dillwyn Anthony Williams* 649
Independent John Mansel Charles 347
Plaid Cymru Henry Ellis Jones-Davies 239
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Rhys Davies* 611
Conservative Tony Jukes 132
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Linda Evans 817
Independent Emyr Davies 371
Conservative Douglas Mearns Spragg 169
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangadog (one seat)

Llangadog 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Huw Morgan 489
Independent John Price 360
Plaid Cymru Wyn Jones 206
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Llangeler (one seat)

Llangeler 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru John David George Crossley* 901
Independent Caroline Roberts 438
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangennech (two seats)

Llangenench 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Gwyneth Thomas* 976
Plaid Cymru William Gwyn Hopkins* 874
Labour Jeff Edmunds 363
Independent John Willock 306
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Clifford Merlin Jones* 517
Plaid Cymru Dewi Elwyn Williams 466
Majority 51
Independent hold Swing

Llangyndeyrn (one seat)

Llangyndeyrn 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru William Tyssul Evans* 820
Labour Len John 290
Independent Carol Rees 181
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llannon (two seats)

Llannon 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Emlyn Dole 821
Plaid Cymru Philip Meredith Williams 801
Labour Terrence Maxwell Evans 551
Independent Cameron Howard Morgan 521
Labour Ryan Thomas 413
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Llansteffan (one seat)

Llansteffan 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Daff Davies* 570
Plaid Cymru Carys Jones 412
Independent Gerald Howells 113
Conservative Linda Parker 92
Majority 158
Independent hold Swing

Llanybydder (one seat)

Llanybydder 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Fiona Hughes 591
Independent Ieuan Wyn Davies* 569
Majority 22
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Huw Lewis 718
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Denver Rees 611
Labour William George Thomas* 551
Labour William Edward Skinner* 540
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Llwynhendy (two seats)

Two Independent former Labour councillors defended their seats but one of those seats was lost to Plaid Cymru whose candidate, Meilyr Hughes had served as a councillor previously.

Llwynhendy 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Donald John Davies* 353
Plaid Cymru Meilyr Bowen Hughes 305
Independent Thomas Dillwyn Bowen* 302
Labour Diana Darby 287
Plaid Cymru Christopher John Slader 275
Labour Pamela Jones 231
Independent Eunydd Ashley Brynmor Thomas 156
Independent hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Manordeilo and Salem (one seat)

Manordeilo and Salem
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John James Jones Davies* 641
Plaid Cymru Karen Maguire 234
Majority 407
Independent hold Swing

Pembrey (two seats)

Pembrey 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru David Malcolm Davies 600
Independent Hugh Barrie Shepardson 581
Plaid Cymru Joanna Mary Davies 485
Labour Vincent John Rees* 437
Labour Haydn Cripps Beynon 386
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Penygroes (one seat)

Penygroes
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Siân Elisabeth Thomas* 608
BNP Kevin Edwards 193
Majority 415

Pontamman (one seat)

Pontamman
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Marie Binney 445
Labour Vivian Lynne Llewellyn* 431
Majority 14
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Pontyberem (one seat)

Pontyberem
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Joy Williams* unopposed
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Quarter Bach (one seat)

Quarter Bach
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Helen Elizabeth Wyn 592
Labour Elwyn Williams* 446
Majority
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Philip Morris Hughes* 557
Independent Keith Alan Major 411
Independent William Edmund Vincent John Davies 380
Majority 146
Independent hold Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Lydia Mair Stephens* 759
Plaid Cymru David Huw John 418
Independent hold Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru John Garfield Edwards* 889
Labour Alan Peter Cooper* 856
Plaid Cymru Ronald George Richards 680
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Anthony Giles Morgan* 518
Plaid Cymru Rhydwyn Ifan 209
Labour Nigel Rush 186
Majority 309
Independent hold Swing

Trelech (one seat)

Trelech
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent William David Thomas* 655
Plaid Cymru Byrnan Davies 305
Independent hold Swing

Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Meryl Gravell* 508
Plaid Cymru Dilwyn John Jones 227
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Thomas Enoch* 422
Plaid Cymru Sion-Aled Wyn Higgins 309
BNP Mike Green 92
Majority 113
Labour hold Swing

Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keri Peter Thomas* 504
Plaid Cymru Roger Thomas Price 455
Plaid Cymru Michael Llewellyn Evans 453
Labour Martin Philip Morris* 431
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Whitland (one seat)

Whitland 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Sue Allen 593
Labour Vivienne Morris 219
Majority
Independent hold Swing

By-Elections 2008-2012

Llanegwad by-election 2011

A by-election was held in Llanegwad on 23 June 2011 following the retirement of long-serving Independent councillor Dillwyn Williams. [3]

Llanegwad 2011 by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru John Mansel Charles 494
Independent Clive Pugh 455
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Election Archive" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014. These results were removed from the council website in 2015.
  2. ↑ "Results". South Wales Evening Post. 2 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Llanegwad Electoral Division" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 27 April 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
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