Dinefwr Borough Council election, 1976

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An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1976. [1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there was a UK General Election and elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Dinefwr Borough Council human settlement in United Kingdom

Dinefwr was a local government district of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was named after Dinefwr Castle which was the court of the House of Dinefwr and one of the three principal royal courts of Wales with Aberffraw and Shrewsbury.

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Results

Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 1 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kenneth Alvan Rees 444 56.8
Plaid Cymru D. Davies33843.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 2 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent B.J.B. Williams 449 66.2
Labour Glyn M. Harries22933.8
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 3 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Dr D.H. Davies 272 56.8
Labour S. Batsford*20743.2
Majority65
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 4 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A.H. Phillips* unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 5 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B.G. Williams* unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Betws (one seat)

Betws 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. Thomas* unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Brynamman (one seat)

Brynamman 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Socialist E.R. Thomas*42655.3
Labour W. Griffiths35845.7
Majority8.7
Turnout 58.1
Independent Socialist hold Swing

Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Thomas Theophilus 417 66.3
Independent I. Davies13321.1-28.5
Independent R. Griffiths*7912.6
Majority
Turnout 45.2
Independent hold Swing

Cwmamman (three seats)

Cwmamman 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Peter Dewi Richards 1,210
Labour Gwynfryn Davies* 1,163
Labour D. Rees* 1,142
Labour D. Wyatt775
Plaid Cymru John Edwin Lewis547
Turnout
Independent gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Cwmllynfell 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour W. Thomas* 489 83.0
Plaid Cymru T. Jones10017.0
Majority389
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)

Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Cyril Lewis Lloyd* 398 55.3
Labour J. Evans32244.7
Majority10.6
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour L. Morgan* unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent P. Jenkins* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent W.R. Price* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo Town (two seats)

Llandeilo Town 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent L.A. German 514
Independent E. Thomas 513
Independent D.R. Williams*509
Independent N. Hughes299
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)

Llanddeusant / Myddfai 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent F.R. Jones* unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Llandovery Town (two seats)

Llandovery Town 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David Hamilton Evans* 643
Independent William Perry 541
Independent J. Davies439
Independent H. Jones*347
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)

Llandybie and Heolddu 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* 1,148
Labour I. Morgan* 1,137
Independent Mary Helena Thomas 1,053
Plaid Cymru J. Evans554
Labour W. Jones*541
Plaid Cymru A. Davies512
Plaid Cymru J. Roberts498
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour 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)

Pugh had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1973.

Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent D. Pugh* 488 53.7
Independent D.A. Jones42046.3
Majority7.5
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)

Llangadog and Llansadwrn 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent J. Barr* 480 55.2
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Prys Evans38944.8
Majority9110.5
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Llansawel and Talley (one seat)

Llansawel and Talley 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Gwilym Evans*Unopposed
Independent hold

Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Lynne Davies 730
Labour E.B. Davies* 620
Independent T. Pearce*524
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour W. Jones* 734
Labour D. Davies* 660
Plaid Cymru J.G. James506
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.