An election to Llanelli Borough Council was 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 local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Michael Willis Gimblett* | 1,552 | |||
Chamber of Trade | W.H. Griffiths | 1,246 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Elinor Gem Lloyd* | 1,128 | |||
Conservative | C.S. Snee | 694 | |||
Labour | B.E. Jones | 596 | |||
Labour | A.C. Hemment | 556 | |||
Labour | A.U. Lewis | 530 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | S.N. Hockeridge | 526 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 1,006 | |||
Labour | W.M. Jones* | 975 | |||
Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 877 | |||
Chamber of Trade | F. St J. Roberts | 628 | |||
Chamber of Trade | L.A. Jones | 561 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | R.C. Rosser | 434 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | M. Soady | 334 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | M.N. Burree | 328 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | T.G. Thomas* | 1,352 | |||
Labour | D.H. Williams* | 1,228 | |||
Labour | Keri Peter Thomas | 1,108 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | I.C. Rosser | 598 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Tudor James* | unopposed | |||
Labour | R. Palmer* | unopposed | |||
Labour | G. Rees* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 1,942 | |||
Labour | F. Owens* | 1,378 | |||
Labour | H.W. Jenkins* | 1,337 | |||
Independent | D.D. Richards | 1,243 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | V. Bevan | 397 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.J. James* | 1,280 | |||
Labour | Vincent John Rees | 1,156 | |||
Labour | A.H.P. Phillips | 860 | |||
Independent | George W. West | 820 | |||
Independent | G. Thomas* | 771 | |||
Independent | Raymond L. Hall | 547 | |||
Tenants/Ratepayers | D.H. Morris | 434 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | 1,572 | |||
Labour | G.J. Jones* | 1,521 | |||
Labour | Sefton Ronald Coslett* | 1,500 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T.E. Sennell | 1,055 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry John Evans* | 1,319 | |||
Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 1,319 | |||
Labour | A. Bowen* | 1,292 | |||
Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 418 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.F. Brown* | 1,002 | |||
Labour | W.R. Thomas* | 997 | |||
Labour | D.T. Davies | 945 | |||
Independent Labour | J.E. Evans | 573 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Kenneth Denver Rees | 395 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The election delayed due to death of candidate and was held some weeks later.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | W.R. Jones | 853 | |||
Labour | G.H. Jones | 842 | |||
Labour | M. Evans | 794 | |||
Independent | L. Jones | 592 | |||
Independent | F. Roberts | 566 | |||
Independent | K. Evans | 549 | |||
Independent Labour | Dynfor Vaughan Owens | 536 | |||
Independent | D. Thomas | 523 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.T. Morgan* | 2,015 | |||
Labour | Alban William Rees* | 2,006 | |||
Labour | George Malcolm Davies | 1,604 | |||
Independent | Philip Brinley Davies | 1,504 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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