1979 Llanelli Borough Council election

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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 was a UK General Election and 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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Results

Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats)

Ward One 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Willis Gimblett* 2,515
Liberal Elinor Gem Lloyd* 2,053
Independent Harry J. Richards* 1,972
Labour E. Davies1,662
Labour R. Thorpe1,439
Labour J. Smith1,388
Plaid Cymru G. Morris1,106
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats)

Ward Two 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W.M. Jones* 2,121
Labour R.T. Peregrine* 1,991
Labour D.H.R. Jones* 1,974
Conservative W. Bates1,141
Plaid Cymru P. Davies751
Plaid Cymru W. Phillips656
Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas599
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)

Ward Three 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T.G. Thomas* 2,581
Labour D.H. Williams* 2,267
Labour T. Evans* 2,257
Liberal I.C. Rosser1,062
Liberal J. Phillips959
Liberal S.I. Chrinowsky807
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)

Ward Four 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Rees* 2,153
Labour David Tudor James 1,882
Independent Labour I. Roberts* 1,515
Labour R. Palmer1,439
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)

Ward Five 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gwilym Glanmor Jones* 2,631
Labour H.W. Jenkins 2,069
Labour F. Owens 2,040
RatepayersP. Morris1,440
Independent V. Bevan598
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)

Ward Six 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R.J. James* 2,190
Independent D. George* 1,968
Independent G. Thomas* 1,549
Labour E. Richards1,194
Independent G. West1,182
Plaid Cymru M. Clement714
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)

Ward Seven 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G.J. Jones 2,627
Labour Sefton Ronald Coslett 2,439
Labour R.H.V. Lewis* 2,392
Plaid Cymru T.E. Sennell1,735
SWPJohn Willock736
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.

Ward Eight 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry John Evans* 2,953
Labour L.R. McDonagh* 2,897
Independent A. Bowen* 2,541
Labour L. Murphy2,218
Conservative T. Howells1,813
Communist R.E. Hitchon844
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats)

Ward Nine 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A.F. Brown 1,871
Labour W.R. Thomas* 1,852
Labour E. Thomas* 1,547
Liberal Kenneth Denver Rees1,007
Plaid Cymru T. Davies553
Plaid Cymru B. Marke441
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)

Ward Ten 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Lewis* 2,750
Labour E. Thomas* 2,712
Labour D. White 2,517
Conservative H. Williams1,787
Plaid Cymru B. Lane1,510
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)

Ward Eleven 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Davies* 2,645
Labour E.T. Morgan* 2,538
Labour Alban William Rees 2,456
RatepayersT. Morris*2,384
Independent Labour Philip Brinley Davies1,965
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from [[Others|Others]] Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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