2008 Carmarthenshire County Council election

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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.

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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+/−
  Independent 3244043.237.924,232
  Plaid Cymru 30141+1340.536.023,015
  Labour 11216-1414.822.514,364
  Conservative 001-10.01.71,093
  Liberal Democrats 110+11.31.3842
  BNP 00000.00.4285
 Ratepayers00000.00.179

Results

Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pamela Ann Palmer*74276.4+15.0
Plaid Cymru Carl Harris22923.6+1.3
Majority51352.8+13.7
Independent hold Swing

Ammanford (one seat)

Ammanford 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Hugh Evans*457
Plaid Cymru Deian Harries451
Majority6
Labour hold Swing

Betws (one seat)

Betws 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Eira Audrey Jones274
Plaid Cymru Annette Price224
Labour John Dorian Evans*217
Majority50
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Bigyn two seats)

Bigyn 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Michael Burns740
Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas729
Labour Sandra Melita Cooke*603
Labour David Charles Prothero*476
Independent Brian Davies230
Independent Peter William Dunkley210
Independent Lawrence Jenkins202
Independent Dai Rees84
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 James623
Labour Andrew Phillips298
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bynea (one seat)

Bynea 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gwynne Harris Woolridge*505
Independent Stephen Michael Donoghue244
Labour Mair Bartlett196
Majority261
Independent hold Swing

Carmarthen Town North (two seats)

Carmarthen Town North 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Peter Hughes Griffiths*1,058
Plaid Cymru Gareth Owen Jones740
Labour Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose462
Independent David Neil Lewis461
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Carmarthen Town South (two seats)

Carmarthen Town South 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Arwel Lloyd626
Independent Stephen Paul Dunn369
Independent June Williams*361
Labour Philip William Grice*356
Independent Dudley Evans231
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 Defis530
Labour Marc Scaife315
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cenarth (one seat)

Cenarth 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Haydn Jones*653
Plaid Cymru Susan Jones190
Majority463
Independent hold Swing

Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Theophilus*474
Independent Marianne Goddard-Peperzak178
Independent Roger Melvin Pipe76
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 Choudry402
Majority130
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*57555.3
Labour Janice Williams23422.5
Liberal Democrats Pamela Jean Edmunds23122.2
Majority341
Independent hold Swing

Felinfoel (one seat)

Felinfoel 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David William Hugh Richards*296
Labour Henry John Evans179
Plaid Cymru Margarita Lewis88
Majority117
Independent hold Swing

Garnant (one seat)

Garnant 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Madge*507
Plaid Cymru Emyr Williams274
Labour hold Swing

Glanaman (one seat)

Glanaman 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru David Jenkins440
Labour David Colin Evans*379
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Glanymor (two seats)

Glanymor 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Winston James Lemon532
Independent John Evan Jones475
Labour David Allan Tucker*431
Plaid Cymru Keith Skivington420
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 Owens274
Labour Ron Lewis138
Majority226
Independent hold Swing

Gorslas (two seats)

Gorslas 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Davies*915
Independent Henry Clive Scourfield*871
Plaid Cymru Emyr Wyn Thomas686
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Hendy (one seat)

Hendy 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Lloyd-Janes637
Plaid Cymru Maria Isabel Slader408
Majority229
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Hengoed (two seats)

Hengoed 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Sian Caiach628
Plaid Cymru Mari Lyn Davies516
Labour Eryl Morgan*359
Labour Keith Price Davies* 334
Independent Alan Mathew Davies270
Independent David Hughes217
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Davies429
Independent Gwilym Glanmor Jones*330
Plaid Cymru Huw Gilasbey217
Independent Michael Higgins163
RatepayerTessa Finch79
Independent Jack Holmes26
Independent Dena Lloyd Waterford21
Majority99
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jane Tremlett600
Conservative Neil Davies394
Labour Steve Morris147
Majority206
Independent hold Swing

Llanboidy (one seat)

Llanboidy 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Daniel James Roy Llewellynunopposed
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 Hughes306
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 Roberts357
Independent Winston Kenneth Griffiths340
Plaid Cymru Owen Hathaway303
Independent Meirion Bowen151
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dillwyn Anthony Williams*649
Independent John Mansel Charles347
Plaid Cymru Henry Ellis Jones-Davies239
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Rhys Davies*611
Conservative Tony Jukes132
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Linda Evans817
Independent Emyr Davies371
Conservative Douglas Mearns Spragg169
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangadog (one seat)

Llangadog 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Huw Morgan489
Independent John Price360
Plaid Cymru Wyn Jones206
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Llangeler (one seat)

Llangeler 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John David George Crossley*901
Independent Caroline Roberts438
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangennech (two seats)

Llangenench 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Gwyneth Thomas*976
Plaid Cymru William Gwyn Hopkins*874
Labour Jeff Edmunds363
Independent John Willock306
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clifford Merlin Jones*517
Plaid Cymru Dewi Elwyn Williams466
Majority51
Independent hold Swing

Llangyndeyrn (one seat)

Llangyndeyrn 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru William Tyssul Evans*820
Labour Len John290
Independent Carol Rees181
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llannon (two seats)

Llannon 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Emlyn Dole821
Plaid Cymru Philip Meredith Williams801
Labour Terrence Maxwell Evans551
Independent Cameron Howard Morgan521
Labour Ryan Thomas413
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Llansteffan (one seat)

Llansteffan 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Daff Davies*570
Plaid Cymru Carys Jones412
Independent Gerald Howells113
Conservative Linda Parker92
Majority158
Independent hold Swing

Llanybydder (one seat)

Llanybydder 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Fiona Hughes591
Independent Ieuan Wyn Davies*569
Majority22
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Huw Lewis718
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Denver Rees611
Labour William George Thomas*551
Labour William Edward Skinner*540
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats 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 Hughes305
Independent Thomas Dillwyn Bowen*302
Labour Diana Darby287
Plaid Cymru Christopher John Slader275
Labour Pamela Jones231
Independent Eunydd Ashley Brynmor Thomas156
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 Maguire234
Majority407
Independent hold Swing

Pembrey (two seats)

Pembrey 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru David Malcolm Davies600
Independent Hugh Barrie Shepardson581
Plaid Cymru Joanna Mary Davies485
Labour Vincent John Rees*437
Labour Haydn Cripps Beynon386
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Penygroes (one seat)

Penygroes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Siân Elisabeth Thomas*608
BNP Kevin Edwards193
Majority415

Pontamman (one seat)

Pontamman
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Marie Binney445
Labour Vivian Lynne Llewellyn*431
Majority14
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 Wyn592
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 Major411
Independent William Edmund Vincent John Davies380
Majority146
Independent hold Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lydia Mair Stephens*759
Plaid Cymru David Huw John418
Independent hold Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John Garfield Edwards*889
Labour Alan Peter Cooper*856
Plaid Cymru Ronald George Richards680
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Anthony Giles Morgan*518
Plaid Cymru Rhydwyn Ifan209
Labour Nigel Rush186
Majority309
Independent hold Swing

Trelech (one seat)

Trelech
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William David Thomas* 655
Plaid Cymru Byrnan Davies305
Independent hold Swing

Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Meryl Gravell*508
Plaid Cymru Dilwyn John Jones227
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Thomas Enoch*422
Plaid Cymru Sion-Aled Wyn Higgins309
BNP Mike Green92
Majority113
Labour hold Swing

Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keri Peter Thomas*504
Plaid Cymru Roger Thomas Price455
Plaid Cymru Michael Llewellyn Evans453
Labour Martin Philip Morris*431
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Whitland (one seat)

Whitland 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sue Allen593
Labour Vivienne Morris219
Majority
Independent hold Swing

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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 Charles494
Independent Clive Pugh455
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2015.