Welsh local election
Elections to Carmarthen District Council were held in May 1983.[1] It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results
Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat)
Abergwili and Llanllawddog 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Samuel Scurlock Bowen* | 482 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Ann Palmer | 393 | | |
Majority | 89 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Abernant (one seat)
Abernant 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William David Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats)
Carmarthen Town Ward One 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,276 | | |
| Labour | John Russell Davies* | 985 | | |
| Labour | John Elfed Williams | 797 | | |
| Labour | T.H. Gwynne Davies* | 789 | | |
| Independent | Dewi Evans* | 746 | | |
| Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard | 729 | | |
| Independent | Gwynne Morris Williams | 671 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats)
Carmarthen Town Ward Two 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Elvet Thomas* | 654 | | |
| Independent | Thomas Llewellyn Davies* | 514 | | |
| Independent | June Williams | 457 | | |
| Labour | Peter Short | 353 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats)
Carmarthen Town Ward Three 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (Liberal) | David Nam* | 1,322 | | |
| Independent | David Percy Jones* | 983 | | |
| Independent | Helen Margaret Thomas | 899 | | |
| Independent | P. Hurley | 428 | | |
| Labour | Richard John Williams | 422 | | |
| Alliance hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cilymaenllwyd (one seat)
Cilymaenllwyd 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | 645 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D.J. Gwynne | 105 | | |
Majority | 540 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat)
Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Jones* | 446 | | |
| Independent | Lyn Luke ap Trin Davies | 399 | | |
Majority | 47 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Henllanfallteg (one seat)
Henllanfallteg 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Gibbin* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Laugharne Township (two seats)
Laugharne Township 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Frank Elwyn John* | Unopposed |
| Independent | Cyril William Roberts* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
| Independent hold |
Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats)
Llanarthney and Llanddarog 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayers | Huw Voyle Williams* | 2,048 | | |
| Ratepayers | Dewi Wyn Edwards* | 1,784 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Henry Richards* | 1,472 | | |
| Ratepayers | Peter Edward Rees | 1,043 | | |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandyfaelog (two seats)
Llandyfaelog 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | 1,050 | | |
| Independent | David Charles Phillips* | 1,005 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Malcolm W.E. Rees | 337 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangeler (two seats)
Llangeler 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | 1,168 | | |
| Independent | Thomas Keith Davies | 557 | | |
| Independent | W. Ainsleigh Verdun Harris | 549 | | |
| Independent | William Michael Davies | 548 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Lewis* | 539 | | |
| Independent | David George Lewis | 428 | | |
Majority | 111 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn (one seat)
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | 375 | | |
| Independent | K.D. Rees | 79 | | |
Majority | 296 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangain (one seat)
Llangain 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Griffith Trevor Rees* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Llangynnwr (two seats)
Llangynnwr 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Hywel Lloyd Williams* | | | |
| Independent | John David James Morgan | | | |
| Independent | Evan James Thomas* | | | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | John B. Lewis | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangyndeyrn (two seats)
Llangyndeyrn 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William D. Evans* | 1,029 | | |
| Labour | Ivor Haydn Edmunds | 727 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | E.J. Lewis | 550 | | |
| Independent | Robert Michael Beynon | 386 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Llanllwni (two seats)
Llanllwni 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | Unopposed |
| Independent | Oliver Williams* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
| Independent hold |
Newcastle Emlyn (one seat)
Newcastle Emlyn 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
St Clears (two seats)
St Clears 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Victor Lawrence James* | 1,301 | | |
| Independent | Benjamin Delwyn Royden Thomas* | 1,107 | | |
| Independent | E.T. Pope | 161 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Whitland (one seat)
Whitland 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (SDP) | A.P. Vedeniapin | 559 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Ithel Parri-Roberts | 321 | | |
Majority | 238 | | |
| Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 6 May 1983.