Welsh local election
The sixth and final election to Dyfed County Council was held in May 1993.[1] It was preceded by the 1989 election. In 1995 Welsh local government reorganization led to the abolition of the authority.
Overview
The Independents remained the largest party with Labour the nearest challenger.
Ward Results (Cardiganshire)
Aberporth
The sitting member had won the seat at a by-election.
Aberporth 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Haydn Lewis* | 1,234 | 67.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Iago | 585 | 32.2 | −7.8 |
Majority | | 35.6 | |
Turnout | | 43.4 | −1.7 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberteifi
Aberteifi 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.J. Adams-Lewis | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Aberystwyth North
Aberystwyth North 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 1,019 | 65.4 | +11.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Louis Griffin | 538 | 34.6 | +15.8 |
Majority | | 34.8 | −3.8 |
Turnout | | 40.1 | −7.5 |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth South
Aberystwyth South 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric John Griffiths | 802 | 40.1 | −4.9 |
| Independent | Hywel Thomas Jones | 485 | 24.3 | |
| Independent | Owen Henry Jones | 325 | 16.3 | |
| Labour | B.E. Cole | 255 | 12.8 | −42.2 |
| Independent | A. Bowden | 132 | 6.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 44.9 | −12.0 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Beulah
Beulah 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Emrys Jones* | 872 | 73.9 | +3.7 |
| Independent | K. Symmons | 308 | 26.1 | −3.7 |
Majority | | 37.8 | +7.3 |
Turnout | | 47.8 | +3.1 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Borth
Borth 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Wiliam Penri James | 1,373 | 67.8 | +67.8 |
| Independent | Richard Wynn Cowell* | 653 | 32.2 | −27.1 |
Majority | | 35.6 | |
Turnout | | 47.5 | −12.1 |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Lampeter
Lampeter 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert George Harris* | 1,378 | 79.4 | −3.9 |
| Plaid Cymru | S. Taylor | 358 | 20.6 | +3.9 |
Majority | | 58.8 | −10.7 |
Turnout | | 47.3 | −5.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanbadarn Fawr
Llanbadarn Fawr 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peredur Wynne Eklund | 1,458 | 56.5 | +56.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | Griffith Gwynfor Jones* | 1,123 | 43.5 | −25.7 |
Majority | | 13.0 | |
Turnout | | 43.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Llandysiliogogo
Llandysiliogogo 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | John Rheinallt Evans* | Unopposed |
| Plaid Cymru hold |
Llandyfriog
Llandyfriog 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.G.E. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Llanfihangel Ystrad
Llanfihangel Ystrad 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | W.A. Jones* | Unopposed |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Llansantffraid
The seat had changed hands at a by-election.
Llansantffraid 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R.W. Lewis* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Lledrod
Lledrod 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Gethin Bennett* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Ystwyth
Ystwyth 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John David Rowland Jones* | 1,270 | 59.8 | −5.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Lloyd Jones | 853 | 40.2 | +5.8 |
Majority | | 19.6 | −11.6 |
Turnout | | 59.0 | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ward Results (Carmarthenshire)
Abergwili
Abergwili 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.L. James* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford
Ammanford 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Myrddin Evans* | 1,489 | 70.9 | +37.8 |
| Independent Labour | D. Thomas | 442 | 21.0 | |
| Independent | W. Thomas | 170 | 8.1 | |
Majority | | 49.9 | |
Turnout | | 49.8 | −19.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bigyn
Bigyn 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martin Philip Morris* | 920 | 59.2 | |
| Independent | R.I. John | 635 | 40.8 | |
Majority | | 18.3 | |
Turnout | | 31.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port
Burry Port 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith John Evans | 845 | 62.8 | +62.8 |
| Labour | A. Rollason | 283 | 21.0 | −46.4 |
| Plaid Cymru | D.I. Howells | 217 | 16.1 | −16.5 |
Majority | | 41.8 | |
Turnout | | 38.3 | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Town North
Carmarthen Town North 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Town South
Carmarthen Town South 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Robin Owen Griffiths | 897 | 40.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Juliana Hughes | 533 | 24.2 | −19.0 |
| Plaid Cymru | Dewi Elwyn Williams | 482 | 18.3 | +3.5 |
| Independent | W.G. Tucker | 295 | 13.4 | −25.1 |
Majority | | 16.4 | |
Turnout | | 48.2 | +3.9 |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Town West
Carmarthen Town West 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Wigley Lloyd* | 1,065 | 77.7 | +34.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | Sian Thomas | 306 | 22.3 | +2.0 |
Majority | | 55.4 | |
Turnout | | 41.8 | −5.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elli
Elli 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert James Buckland | 353 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| Labour | Stephen Charles James* | 350 | 30.5 | +30.5 |
| Independent | D. Owen | 256 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan E, Burree | 189 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | | 43.4 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Felinfoel
Felinfoel 1989 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | 879 | 71.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Barr | 358 | 28.9 | |
Majority | | 42.2 | |
Turnout | | 32.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Glanamman
Jack Davies, who had stood as an Independent Labour candidate at the previous two elections returned to the Labour fold.
Glanamman 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.J. Davies* | 824 | 55.0 | +21.0 |
| Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 674 | 45.0 | +27.0 |
Majority | | 10.0 | |
Turnout | | 44.8 | |
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |
Glanymor
Glanymor 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gerald Frederick Meyler* | 735 | 61.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | C. Perrott | 462 | 38.6 | |
Majority | | 22.8 | |
Turnout | | 32.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gorslas
Gorslas 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayer | William J. Wyn Evans* | 1,875 | 76.3 | |
| Labour | V. Thomas | 583 | 23.7 | |
Majority | | 52.6 | |
Turnout | | 56.8 | |
| Ratepayer hold | Swing | | |
Hengoed
Hengoed 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hugh Samuel Peregrine* | 736 | 67.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Williams | 356 | 32.6 | |
Majority | | 34.8 | |
Turnout | | 37.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hywel Glyndwr Rees* | 1,081 | 87.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | T. Owens | 159 | 12.8 | |
Majority | | 74.4 | |
Turnout | | 49.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandovery
Llandovery 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | 1,770 | 89.4 | |
| Labour | P. Perry | 210 | 10.6 | |
Majority | | 78.8 | |
Turnout | | 57.4 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandybie
Llandybie 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Gerald J. Earl* | 978 | 46.3 | −36.2 |
| Labour | Gareth M. Knowles | 757 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | Sarah Ann Nesta Price | 378 | 17.9 | |
Majority | | 10.5 | |
Turnout | | 55.3 | +2.5 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanedi
Llanedi 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Pugh | 783 | 53.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Williams | 672 | 46.2 | |
Majority | | 7.6 | |
Turnout | | 37.2 | −11.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.T. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel ar Arth
Llanfihangel ar Arth 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Fioled Meirion Jones | 1,743 | 67.6 | |
| Labour | D.R. Williams | 834 | 32.4 | |
Majority | | 35.2 | |
Turnout | | 55.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llangadog
Llangadog 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.M. Thomas | 1,636 | 68.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | W.R. Price | 499 | 20.9 | −13.2 |
| Independent | B. Carr | 247 | 10.4 | |
Majority | | 47.8 | |
Turnout | | 58.9 | +1.8 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangeler
Llangeler 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech
Llangennech 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | William Gwyn Hopkins | 1,114 | 55.8 | |
| Labour | Thomas Gordon Lewis* | 884 | 44.2 | |
Majority | | 11.6 | |
Turnout | | 35.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Llangyndeyrn
Boundary Change.
Llangyndeyrn 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Philip Ian Evans* | 1,192 | 57.8 | −8.9 |
| Plaid Cymru | Handel Michael Ayres Williams | 870 | 42.2 | +8.9 |
Majority | | 15.6 | |
Turnout | | 47.5 | +3.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llan-non
Llannon 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Malcolm Davies* | 1,067 | 63.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Neil W. Baker | 609 | 36.3 | |
Majority | | 27.4 | |
Turnout | | 41.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llansteffan
Llansteffan 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Arthur J. Harries* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Lliedi
Lliedi 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Denver Rees | 711 | 54.2 | +19.6 |
| Labour | Grenville Darby* | 600 | 45.8 | −19.6 |
Majority | | 8.4 | |
Turnout | | 30.4 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Llwynhendy
Llwynhendy 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eunydd Ashley Brynmor Thomas* | 1,058 | 71.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | N. Burree | 429 | 28.9 | |
Majority | | 42.2 | |
Turnout | | 25.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey
Pembrey 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Meryl Gravell | 945 | 48.2 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Vaughan Owens* | 566 | 28.9 | −32.2 |
| Plaid Cymru | E. McKibbin | 448 | 22.9 | −16.0 |
Majority | | 19.3 | |
Turnout | | 39.0 | +6.8 |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Pontyberem
Pontyberem 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Howard Jones* | 1,242 | 65.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dynfor Vaughan Owens | 662 | 34.8 | |
Majority | | 30.4 | |
Turnout | | 49.7 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1989 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Maddock | 751 | 53.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | K.J.G. Maddocks | 652 | 46.5 | |
Majority | | 7.0 | |
Turnout | | 59.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Saron
Saron 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ken Williams* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Clears
St Clears 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dr William Edmund V.J. Davies* | 1,454 | 60.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | David T. Petersen | 937 | 39.2 | |
Majority | | 21.6 | |
Turnout | | 52.7 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tyisha
Tyisha 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 749 | 50.6 | |
| Labour | Grismond J. Williams* | 731 | 49.4 | |
Majority | 18 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | | 43.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Whitland
Whitland 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Daniel James Roy Llewellyn* | Unopposed |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Ward Results (Pembrokeshire)
Camrose
Camrose 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dewi Llewellyn James* | 539 | 57.0 | +5.1 |
| Green | Kay Dearing | 407 | 43.0 | |
Majority | 132 | 14.0 | |
Turnout | | 28.2 | −7.0 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Crymych
Crymych 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.R. George* | 1,331 | 67.2 | |
| Labour | Michael Frederick McNamara | 340 | 17.2 | |
| Conservative | Norman Hird | 311 | 15.7 | |
Majority | | 50.0 | |
Turnout | | 46.4 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
East Williamston
East Williamston 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Patricia Edwina Griffiths* | 1,082 | 60.7 | |
| Independent | Norman Richard Parry | 702 | 39.3 | +2.8 |
Majority | | 21.4 | |
Turnout | | 36.8 | −2.9 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Fishguard
Fishguard 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Lloyd Evans* | 1,372 | 51.3 | |
| Labour | Alexander Frederick Allison | 937 | 35.0 | +35.0 |
| Independent | Alwyn Cadwallader Luke | 365 | 13.6 | |
Majority | | 16.3 | |
Turnout | | 51.9 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Hakin
Hakin 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Eric Ronald Harries | 804 | 50.9 | +1.2 |
| Independent | George Noel William Max | 776 | 49.1 | |
Majority | | 1.8 | −26.0 |
Turnout | | 41.4 | −11.2 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangwm
Llangwm 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Henry Hitchings* | 1,039 | 69.5 | +9.4 |
| Labour | G.R. Stone | 456 | 30.5 | |
Majority | | 39.0 | |
Turnout | | 36.7 | −10.1 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Milford Central and East
Milford Central and East 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hutton Sinclair | 796 | 60.3 | +12.7 |
| Conservative | Stanley Thomas Hudson | 523 | 39.7 | |
Majority | | 20.6 | |
Turnout | | 34.8 | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Milford North and West
An attempt by the Liberal Democrats to win an additional seat as the sitting member for Milford Central and East changed wards was unsuccessful.
Milford North and West 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David John Adams | 359 | 39.3 | +2.0 |
| Independent | Edward George Setterfield* | 447 | 38.2 | −24.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Sizer* | 263 | 22.5 | |
Majority | | 1.1 | |
Turnout | | 36.7 | −0.9 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Narberth
Narberth 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alan Walter Edwards | 1,107 | 51.6 | |
| Labour | Joan Asby* | 1,039 | 48.4 | −2.0 |
Majority | | 3.2 | |
Turnout | | 46.8 | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Neyland
Neyland 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.G.H. James* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke St Mary
Pembroke St Mary 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | F.H. Levesley* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke St Michael
Pembroke St Michael 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Martin Allen | 652 | 51.0 | +3.5 |
| Labour | David William Edwards | 627 | 49.0 | |
Majority | | 2.0 | |
Turnout | | 32.9 | −4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Pembroke Dock Llanion
Pembroke Dock Llanion 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jacqueline Rita Lawrence | 886 | 60.7 | |
| Independent | Dillwyn Morgan Davies | 574 | 39.3 | |
Majority | | 21,4 | |
Turnout | | 38.1 | −0.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Dock Pennar
Pembroke Dock Pennar 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen James May | 813 | 46.7 | −19.1 |
| Independent | Brian John Hall | 749 | 43.0 | |
| Independent | D. Cook | 96 | 5.5 | |
| Independent | Donald Thomas Esmond | 84 | 4.8 | |
Majority | | 3.7 | |
Turnout | | 50.3 | +9.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Portfield
Portfield 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.G. Parry* | 710 | 54.5 | +2.3 |
| Labour | Tony D. Devito | 593 | 45.4 | |
Majority | | 9.1 | |
Turnout | | 38.9 | −1.9 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Priory
Priory 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Haydn Eric Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Rudbaxton
Rudbaxton 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St David's
St David's 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Gordon Cawood* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Dogmaels
St Dogmaels 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John William James Roberts | 689 | 51.1 | |
| Green | A. Gifford | 659 | 48.9 | |
Majority | 30 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | | 35.1 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Saundersfoot 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rosemary Rebecca Hayes | 1,212 | 80.2 | |
| Independent | D. Carter | 300 | 19.8 | |
Majority | | 60.4 | |
Turnout | | 32.8 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tenby
Tenby 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Michael Tracy Folland* | unopposed | | |
| Independent gain from SDP | Swing | | |
The Havens
The Havens 1993 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.R.L. Martin* | 1,091 | 83.7 | +44.2 |
| Plaid Cymru | Susan Dearson | 213 | 16.3 | |
Majority | | 67.4 | |
Turnout | | 32.3 | −12.7 |
| Independent win (new seat) |
References
- ^ "Dyfed County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.