An election to South Pembrokeshire District Council was held in May 1979. An Independent majority was maintained.[1] It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day there was a United Kingdom general election and were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results
Amroth (one seat)
Amroth 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alan Walter Edwards* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Angle (one seat)
Angle 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Seymour Allen-Mierhouse* | 178 | | |
| Independent | R. Pointon | 83 | | |
Majority | 95 | | |
Turnout | | 87.4 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Begelly (one seat)
Begelly 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | E.B. Cole | 284 | 47.3 | |
| Independent | W. Dovey | 100 | 16.7 | |
| Independent | W. Cray | 97 | 16.2 | |
| Independent | T. Evans | 63 | 10.5 | |
| Independent | E. Lawrence | 30 | 5.0 | |
| Independent | L. Duncan | 26 | 4.3 | |
Majority | | 30.6 | |
Turnout | | 56.7 | −13.3 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carew (one seat)
Carew 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | S.W. Hallett* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cosheston (one seat)
Cosheston 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Hundleton (one seat)
Hundleton 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | A.G.R. Shepperd* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Lampeter Velfrey (one seat)
Lampeter Velfrey 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T. Griffiths* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Maenclochog (one seat)
Maenclochog 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | N. Drew* | 500 | 73.6 | +26.3 |
| Independent | L. May | 179 | 26.4 | |
Majority | | 47.2 | |
Turnout | | 83.0 | +4.6 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Manorbier (one seat)
Manorbier 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | H. Coates | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Martletwy and Slebech (one seat)
Martletwy and Slebech 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Elwyn James* | 405 | 76.6 | |
| Independent | B. Johnson | 124 | 23.4 | |
Majority | | 53.2 | |
Turnout | | 85.7 | −26.2 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Narberth North / South (one seat)
Narberth North / South 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Richard Colin Davies* | 607 | 69.8 | |
| Independent | Joan Asby | 263 | 30.2 | |
Majority | | 39.5 | |
Turnout | | 86.1 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Narberth Urban (one seat)
Narberth Urban 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.E. Feetham* | 424 | 60.1 | −3.8 |
| Independent | E. Owen | 281 | 39.9 | |
Majority | | 20.2 | −7.4 |
Turnout | | 83.4 | +6.5 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Central (two seats)
Pembroke Central 1976 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Walford John Davies | 651 | | |
| Independent | T.V. Hay* | 557 | | |
| Independent | J. Williams* | 315 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke East (three seats)
Pembroke East 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M. Mathias* | 1,615 | | |
| Independent | I.C.J. Jenkins | 1,170 | | |
| Independent | E. Wrench* | 1,120 | | |
| Independent | E.L.J. Morgan* | 1,064 | | |
| Independent | P. Peachey | 979 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Llanion (two seats)
Pembroke Llanion 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.M. Davies | 925 | | |
| Labour | Charles Howard Thomas* | 699 | | |
| Independent | C. Sandell | 523 | | |
| Independent | J. Gough | 491 | | |
| Independent | S. Peters | 230 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Market (two seats)
Pembroke Market 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | F. Bearne* | unopposed | | |
| Independent | W. Rees | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Pennar (two seats)
Pembroke Pennar 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R. Forster* | unopposed | | |
| Independent | K. Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Penally (one seat)
Penally 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. Lawrence | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Issels (two seats)
St Issels 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G.C. Rowe | 1,127 | | |
| Independent | B. Howells | 751 | | |
| Independent | Lawrence William James Duncan* | 707 | | |
| Independent | E. Lawrence | 679 | | |
| Independent | B. Williams* | 456 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tenby North (two seats)
Tenby North 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mrs I. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent | Denzil Roger George Griffiths* | unopposed | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tenby South (two seats)
Tenby South 1976 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | K. Batchelor | 693 | | |
| Independent | Michael Williams | 598 | | |
| Independent | T.G. Phillips* | 527 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "South Pembrokeshire District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 December 2016.