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'''An election to [[Llanelli Borough Council]]''' was held in May 1979.<ref name="Llanelli PlymEC">{{cite web|title=Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Llanelli-1973-1991.pdf|publisher=The Elections Cente, Plymouth University| |
'''An election to [[Llanelli Borough Council]]''' was held in May 1979.<ref name="Llanelli PlymEC">{{cite web|title=Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Llanelli-1973-1991.pdf|publisher=The Elections Cente, Plymouth University|access-date=8 May 2016}}</ref> It was preceded by the [[1976 Llanelli Borough Council election|1976]] election and followed by the [[1983 Llanelli Borough Council election|1983]] election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in [[Wales]]. The leader of the council was again Michael Willis Gimblett, who had held the seat from the previous election. |
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Revision as of 12:37, 30 January 2021
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1979.[1] It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. The leader of the council was again Michael Willis Gimblett, who had held the seat from the previous election.
Results
Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Willis Gimblett* | 2,515 | |||
Liberal | Elinor Gem Lloyd* | 2,053 | |||
Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 1,972 | |||
Labour | E. Davies | 1,662 | |||
Labour | R. Thorpe | 1,439 | |||
Labour | J. Smith | 1,388 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Morris | 1,106 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.M. Jones* | 2,121 | |||
Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 1,991 | |||
Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 1,974 | |||
Conservative | W. Bates | 1,141 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 751 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W. Phillips | 656 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 599 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.G. Thomas* | 2,581 | |||
Labour | D.H. Williams* | 2,267 | |||
Labour | T. Evans* | 2,257 | |||
Liberal | I.C. Rosser | 1,062 | |||
Liberal | J. Phillips | 959 | |||
Liberal | S.I. Chrinowsky | 807 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Rees* | 2,153 | |||
Labour | David Tudor James | 1,882 | |||
Independent Labour | I. Roberts* | 1,515 | |||
Labour | R. Palmer | 1,439 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 2,631 | |||
Labour | H.W. Jenkins | 2,069 | |||
Labour | F. Owens | 2,040 | |||
Ratepayers | P. Morris | 1,440 | |||
Independent | V. Bevan | 598 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R.J. James* | 2,190 | |||
Independent | D. George* | 1,968 | |||
Independent | G. Thomas* | 1,549 | |||
Labour | E. Richards | 1,194 | |||
Independent | G. West | 1,182 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M. Clement | 714 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.J. Jones | 2,627 | |||
Labour | Sefton Ronald Coslett | 2,439 | |||
Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | 2,392 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T.E. Sennell | 1,735 | |||
SWP | John Willock | 736 | |||
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats)
Bowen had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1973 and 1976.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry John Evans* | 2,953 | |||
Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 2,897 | |||
Independent | A. Bowen* | 2,541 | |||
Labour | L. Murphy | 2,218 | |||
Conservative | T. Howells | 1,813 | |||
Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 844 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.F. Brown | 1,871 | |||
Labour | W.R. Thomas* | 1,852 | |||
Labour | E. Thomas* | 1,547 | |||
Liberal | Kenneth Denver Rees | 1,007 | |||
Plaid Cymru | T. Davies | 553 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Marke | 441 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Lewis* | 2,750 | |||
Labour | E. Thomas* | 2,712 | |||
Labour | D. White | 2,517 | |||
Conservative | H. Williams | 1,787 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Lane | 1,510 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Davies* | 2,645 | |||
Labour | E.T. Morgan* | 2,538 | |||
Labour | Alban William Rees | 2,456 | |||
Ratepayers | T. Morris* | 2,384 | |||
Independent Labour | Philip Brinley Davies | 1,965 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from [[Others|Others]] | Swing |
References
- ^ "Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.