The fourth election to Dyfed County Council was held in May 1985.[1] It was preceded by the 1981 election and followed by the 1989 election. Once again, there were a number of unopposed returns, particularly in rural parts of the county.[2]
Overview
The Independents remained the largest party but lost ground to Labour.
Ward Results (Cardiganshire)
Aberaeron No.1
Aberaeon No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Austen Rees | 1,314 | 55.9 | |
| Liberal | Evan Evans Williams* | 1,036 | 44.1 | |
Majority | | 11.8 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Aberaeron No. 2
Aberaeon No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Ainsleigh Jones* | 1,668 | | |
| Independent | M.J. Pattenden | 176 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aberaeron No.3
Aberaeron No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | John Rheinallt Evans | 831 | 52.6 | |
| Independent | M.D. Skyme | 608 | 38.5 | |
| Conservative | J.R. Scott | 141 | 8.9 | |
Majority | | 14.1 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth No.1
Aberystwyth No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Griffith Eric Hughes* | 1,011 | 57.2 | |
| Independent | Owen Henry Jones | 757 | 42.8 | |
Majority | | 14.4 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth No.2
Aberystwyth No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ceredig Jones | 419 | 43.5 | −1.3 |
| Labour | Peter James Goodman* | 354 | 40.1 | −9.6 |
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Butler | 219 | 21.9 | +6.8 |
| Green | Brian Kingzett | 42 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
Majority | | 6.2 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth No. 3
Aberystwyth No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 957 | 79.7 | +24.7 |
| Green | C.G.B. Simpson | 244 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
Majority | | 59.4 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Rural No. 1
Aberystwyth Rural No. 1 1981 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Gatty P. Lewis* | 1,097 | 65.1 | |
| Independent | Ll.D. Jones | 588 | 34.9 | |
Majority | | 30.2 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Rural No.2
Aberystwyth Rural No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Richard Wynn Cowell* | 832 | 45.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Marian Eluned Jenkins | 508 | 27.9 | |
| Labour | Howard Williams | 482 | 26.5 | |
Majority | | 17.8 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Rural No.3
Aberystwyth Rural No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Griffith Gwynfor Jones* | 1,062 | 43.8 | −18.2 |
| Liberal | Peredur Wynne Eklund | 978 | 40.4 | +40.4 |
| Labour | C. Stevens | 382 | 15.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Cardigan
Cardigan 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alban Dewi Lewis* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Lampeter
Lampeter 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert George Harris* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Teifiside No.1
Teifiside No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.G.E. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Teifiside No.2
Teifiside No.2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Hywel Heulyn Roberts* | 874 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | W.M. Jones | 417 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Teifiside No.3
Teifiside No.3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | R.E. Morris* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold |
Tregaron
Tregaron 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Gethin Bennett | 1,266 | | |
| Liberal | M.J. Morgan | 966 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Ward Results (Carmarthenshire)
Ammanford No. 1
Ammanford No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Howard Cooke* | 714 | 56.1 | −12.0 |
| Plaid Cymru | M. James | 558 | 43.9 | +12.0 |
Majority | | 12.2 | −24.0 |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford No.2
Ammanford No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Myrddin Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Berwick
Berwick 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eunydd Ashley Brynmor Thomas | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port East
Burry Port East 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Elwyn Marks | 513 | 56.9 | +0.7 |
| Plaid Cymru | E.J. McKibbin | 389 | 43.1 | +34.3 |
Majority | | 13.8 | −19.4 |
Turnout | | 35.6 | −10.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port West
Burry Port West 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bryan Joseph Rayner* | 617 | 54.4 | +10.1 |
| Independent | Hugh Jones-Parry | 339 | 29.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Williams | 178 | 15.7 | +3.2 |
Majority | | 24.5 | +23.4 |
Turnout | | 52.7 | +3.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen No. 1
The Liberal candidate had won the seat from Labour at a by-election
Carmarthen No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard | 1,295 | 52.3 | −2.0 |
| Liberal | Harry M. Lloyd* | 1,112 | 47.3 | |
Majority | | 5.0 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Carmarthen No. 2
Carmarthen No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Elfed Thomas* | 540 | 43.5 | +5.7 |
| Labour | Peter Short | 447 | 36.0 | −0.1 |
| Conservative | Robert Smith Jones | 220 | 20.5 | +12.5 |
Majority | | 7.5 | +5.8 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen No. 3
Carmarthen No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Roy Nicholl* | 838 | 53.1 | −15.5 |
| Labour | D.F. Dale-Jones | 741 | 46.9 | +15.5 |
Majority | | 6.2 | −31.0 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No.1
Carmarthen Rural No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayer | William J. Wyn Evans* | 1,112 | 39.9 | −13.5 |
| Labour | Terry Davies | 978 | 35.1 | −11.5 |
| Independent | V. Thomas | 400 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| Plaid Cymru | John Gareth James | 294 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
Majority | | 4.8 | −2.0 |
Turnout | | | |
| Ratepayer hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No.2
Carmarthen Rural No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Philip Ian Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No. 3
Carmarthen Rural No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | E.T. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No. 4
Carmarthen Rural No. 4 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Arthur J. Harries* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No. 5
Carmarthen Rural No. 5 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dr William Edmund V.J. Davies* | 1,436 | 59.0 | −22.6 |
| Independent | C.P. Higginson | 997 | 41.0 | |
Majority | | 18.0 | −45.0 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No. 6
Carmarthen Rural No. 6 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.L. James* | 1,411 | 59.8 | −30.7 |
| Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Ann Palmer | 491 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| Independent | Lyn Luke ap Trin Davies | 456 | 19.3 | |
Majority | | 39.0 | −42.0 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No. 7
Carmarthen Rural No. 7 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Gibbin | 1,750 | 82.9 | |
| Labour | D.K. Jenkins | 362 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
Majority | | 65.8 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cwmamman
The sitting member was deselected by the Labour Party but chose to contest the seat again.
Felinfoel
Felinfoel 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hengoed
Hengoed 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Irwyn Phillips* | 858 | 71.6 | −1.8 |
| Labour | H. Palmer | 340 | 28.4 | +1.8 |
Majority | | 43.2 | −3.6 |
Turnout | | 56.3 | −10.9 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.1
Llandeilo No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.D.R. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.2
Llandeilo No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.T. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.3
Llandeilo No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V.E.D. Price* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.4
Llandeilo No. 4 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ken Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.5
Llandeilo No. 5 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Gerald J. Earl* | 1,233 | 50.8 | −21.8 |
| Labour | D. Phillips | 1,193 | 49.2 | +21.8 |
Majority | 40 | 1.6 | −43.5 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.6
Llandeilo No. 6 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (Liberal) | W.R. Price | 688 | 28.0 | +28.0 |
| Independent | Gwyn Jones* | 631 | 25.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Richards | 486 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| Independent | T. Davies | 457 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| Conservative | K. Mitchell | 198 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
Majority | | 2.3 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llanedi
Llanedi 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I.L. Foulkes* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.1
Llanelli No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 850 | 58.9 | +2.6 |
| Labour | E. Davies | 594 | 41.1 | −2.6 |
Majority | | 17.8 | |
Turnout | | 37.8 | −5.8 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.2
Llanelli No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brinley Owen* | 531 | 64.9 | +9.8 |
| Alliance (SDP) | R.C. Rosser | 287 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
Majority | | 29.8 | −2.5 |
Turnout | | 38.3 | −12.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No. 3
Llanelli No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Grismond J. Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.4
Llanelli No. 4 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martin Philip Morris* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.5
Llanelli No. 5 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Charles Prothero* | 343 | 66.0 | −15.8 |
| Alliance (SDP) | E. Jones | 177 | 34.0 | +34.0 |
Majority | | 32.0 | −31.8 |
Turnout | | 43.4 | −3.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No. 6
Llanelli No. 6 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J.G. Hill | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.7
Llanelli No. 7 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gerald Frederick Meyler | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech
Llan-non
Llannon 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Malcolm Davies | 848 | 47.3 | |
| Independent | Philip Brinley Davies | 568 | 31.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Dorian Castagna-Davies | 375 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
Majority | | 15.6 | −16.7 |
Turnout | | 42.8 | −9.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Newcastle Emlyn No.1
Newcastle Emlyn No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Michael Davies | 1,215 | 54.8 | |
| Independent | Lyndon Lloyd Jones | 1,019 | 45.2 | |
Majority | | 9.6 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Newcastle Emlyn No.2
The Alliance candidate had stood for Labour at the two previous elections.
Newcastle Emlyn No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Evans* | 1,961 | 70.5 | −10.6 |
| Alliance (SDP) | Peter Appleton Wilde | 820 | 29.5 | +29.5 |
Majority | | 41.0 | −21.2 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey
Pembrey 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hugh Samuel Peregrine* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontyberem
Pontyberem 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Howard Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Trimsaran
Trimsaran 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Deasy | 599 | 54.1 | −21.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | I. Beynon | 444 | 40.1 | +22.2 |
| Alliance (SDP) | V. Bevan | 65 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
Majority | | 14.0 | −44.0 |
Turnout | | 57.9 | −6.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Westfa
Westfa 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.R. Griffiths* | 775 | 66.8 | +8.2 |
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 385 | 33.2 | −8.2 |
Majority | | 33.6 | +16.4 |
Turnout | | 35.2 | −4.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward Results (Pembrokeshire)
Cemaes No. 1
Cemaes No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Halket Jones | 1,501 | 68.5 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | S.H.H. Davies | 487 | 22.2 | −12.2 |
| Alliance (SDP) | C. Lovegrove | 204 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
Majority | | 46.3 | +15.0 |
Turnout | | 51.1 | −7.7 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cemaes No. 2
Cemaes No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.R. George* | 1,084 | 85.4 | −2.0 |
| Green | Marilyn Smith | 186 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
Majority | | 70.8 | −4.2 |
Turnout | | 48.3 | −21.7 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cemaes No. 3
Cemaes No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 1
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | J.P.A. Maddocks* | unopposed | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 2
The sitting member was elected as an Independent in 1981
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Lloyd Evans | 1,193 | 79.4 | |
| Liberal | H. Williams* | 309 | 20.6 | |
Majority | | 58.8 | |
Turnout | | 58.5 | +11.0 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest No.1
Haverfordwest No.1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas G. Parry* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest No. 2
Haverfordwest No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.S. Grey* | 611 | 50.5 | +7.3 |
| Independent | W.W. Ladd | 600 | 49.5 | +19.1 |
Majority | | 1.0 | −11.9 |
Turnout | | 30.1 | −8.9 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 1
Haverfordwest Rural No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Gareth Beechey Lloyd* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 2
Haverfordwest Rural No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Henry Hitchings | 724 | 37.8 | |
| Independent | George Charles Grey | 443 | 23.2 | |
| Independent | J.R. Lewis | 271 | 14.2 | |
| Labour | W. Stocker | 252 | 13.2 | |
| Independent | James Lester Brock | 223 | 11.7 | |
Majority | | 14.6 | |
Turnout | | 53.8 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 3
Haverfordwest Rural No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. James* | 1,100 | 72.5 | −1.8 |
| Independent | J. Roberts | 418 | 27.5 | |
Majority | | 45.0 | −3.8 |
Turnout | | 38.6 | −8.4 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 4
Haverfordwest Rural No. 4 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.R.L. Martin* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 5
Haverfordwest Rural No. 5 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | H.W. Phillips* | 818 | 52.3 | |
| Independent | A.J. Webb | 746 | 47.7 | |
Majority | | 4.6 | |
Turnout | | 44.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Milford Haven No. 1
Milford Haven No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Sizer | 645 | 35.4 | |
| Independent | E.G. Setterfield | 501 | 27.5 | |
| Independent | T.W.H. Byard* | 268 | 14.7 | |
| Conservative | S.J. Cole | 261 | 14.3 | |
| Independent | William John Kenneth Williams | 145 | 8.0 | |
Majority | | 7.9 | |
Turnout | | 50.6 | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Milford Haven No. 2
Milford Haven No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Basil Ralph Woodruff* | 884 | 50.5 | −0.2 |
| Labour | Alun Emanuel Byrne | 747 | 47.7 | −6.6 |
| Independent | V.H. Buckley | 118 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
Majority | | 7.8 | +6.4 |
Turnout | | 45.0 | −8.6 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Milford Haven No. 3
Milford Haven No. 3 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David John Adams* | 585 | 48.6 | −15.5 |
| Independent | W.J. Owston | 491 | 40.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Hibley-Williams | 128 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
Majority | | 7.8 | −20.3 |
Turnout | | 41.5 | −2.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Narberth No. 1
Narberth No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Elwyn John* | 1,183 | 53.7 | |
| Independent | G.C. Rowe | 1,019 | 46.3 | |
Majority | | 7.4 | |
Turnout | | 38.3 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Narberth No. 2
Narberth No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joan Asby | 866 | 56.7 | +16.6 |
| Independent | C.W. Johnson | 660 | 43.3 | |
Majority | | 13.4 | |
Turnout | | 45.4 | −6.9 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Neyland and Llanstadwell
Neyland and Llanstadwell 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.G.H. James* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke No. 1
Pembroke No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | F.H. Levesley | 917 | 52.1 | +5.8 |
| Independent | M. Mathias* | 843 | 47.9 | −5.8 |
Majority | | 4.2 | |
Turnout | | 43.3 | +2.7 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Pembroke No. 2
Pembroke No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I.E. Morgan | 1,033 | 69.4 | +13.3 |
| Independent | E. Reed | 455 | 30.6 | |
Majority | | 38.8 | +26.6 |
Turnout | | 35.1 | +3.5 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Pembroke No. 3
Pembroke Rural No. 1
Pembroke Rural No. 1 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rev G.R. Ball* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Rural No. 2
Pembroke Rural No. 2 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Norman Richard Parry | 654 | 54.5 | +6.5 |
| Independent | D.R. Pennington | 546 | 45.5 | |
Majority | | 9.0 | |
Turnout | | 37.4 | −5.8 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tenby
Tenby 1985 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (SDP) | John Pullin | 606 | 38.1 | |
| Independent | C.J. Evans | 504 | 31.7 | |
| Labour | N.R. Spence | 352 | 22.1 | |
| Independent | W. Lawrence | 128 | 8.1 | |
Majority | | 6.4 | |
Turnout | | 43.8 | |
| SDP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Dyfed County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Labour's four-square cheer". Western Mail. 4 May 1983.