An election to Dinefwr 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 elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
A small number of seats changed hands and it appeared that Plaid Cymru held the balance of power on the authority with Labour and the Independents winning a similar number of seats.[2]
Results
Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 1 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees | unopposed | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 2 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B.J.B. Williams | unopposed | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 3 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies* | 331 | 51.6 | |
| Labour | S.J.H. Batsford | 310 | 48.4 | |
Majority | 21 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 4 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A.H. Phillips* | unopposed | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 5 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B.G. Williams* | 455 | 69.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D.H. Davies | 202 | 30.7 | |
Majority | 253 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Betws (one seat)
Betws 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Arnallt James* | 412 | 68.9 | |
| Independent | E.H. Thomas | 186 | 31.1 | |
Majority | | 37.8 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brynamman (one seat)
Brynamman 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 430 | 51.3 | |
| Labour | D.A. Nicholas | 408 | 48.7 | |
Majority | 22 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent Socialist hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm (one seat)
Cilycwm 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | unopposed | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cwmamman (three seats)
Cwmamman 1976 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Peter Dewi Richards* | 1,653 | | |
| Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 1,240 | | |
| Labour | David Ronald Harris | 1,128 | | |
| Labour | D.H.J. Wyatt | 998 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 805 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wyn | 492 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cwmllynfell (one seat)
Cwmllynfell 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elwyn Williams | 505 | 71.1 | |
| Independent | W. Morgan | 199 | 28.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Glynamman (one seat)
Glynamman 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Arthur Stanley Jones | 427 | 51.6 | |
| Labour | O. Davies | 400 | 48.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | P. Jenkins* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.R. Price* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Town (two seats)
Llandeilo Town 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.R. Williams | 752 | | |
| Independent | L.A. German* | 590 | | |
| Independent | Elfryn Thomas* | 561 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)
Llanddeusant / Myddfai 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | F.R. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandovery Town (two seats)
Llandovery Town 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Perry* | 703 | | |
| Independent | David Hamilton Evans* | 655 | | |
| Independent | J. Davies | 630 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)
Llandybie and Heolddu 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mary Helena Thomas* | 1,857 | | |
| Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,655 | | |
| Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,573 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Arwel Davies | 955 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 1976 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R.P. Morgan* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat)
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D. Pugh* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)
Llangadog and Llansadwrn 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans | unopposed | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llansawel and Talley (one seat)
Llansawel and Talley 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | 303 | 57.6 | |
| Independent | B. Harries | 223 | 42.4 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Penygroes (two seats)
Penygroes 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies* | 1,043 | | |
| Labour | E.B. Davies* | 782 | | |
| Labour | K. Jones | 531 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Saron (two seats)
Saron 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ken Williams | 939 | | |
| Labour | D. Davies* | 829 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 769 | | |
| Independent | E. Dent | 559 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Dinefwr Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Plaid hold balance at Dinefwr". Carmarthen Journal. 11 May 1979. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2022.