1991 Carmarthen District Council election
Welsh local election
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An election to Carmarthen District Council was held on 2 May 1991.[1] It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Carmarthenshire County Council in 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Overview
There were some limited changes as a result of the election, including the capture of three seats by the Labour Party in Carmarthen Town.
Results
Abergwili (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Pamela Ann Palmer* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Town North (four seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,215 | |||
| Labour | John Russell Davies* | 1,079 | |||
| Labour | Sarah Mary Lorraine Maynard | 1,056 | |||
| Independent | John Elfed Williams* | 1,019 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Hughes Griffiths | 984 | |||
| Labour | Nia Rhiannon Griffith | 731 | |||
| Labour | Richard John Williams | 638 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Town South (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans | 1,113 | |||
| Independent | June Williams* | 719 | |||
| Independent | John Elfed Thomas* | 532 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Geraint Thomas | 313 | |||
| Labour | Judy Marged Morgan Stenger | 201 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Julian Messsere | 182 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Town West (three seats)
An Independent candidate had won a seat at a by-election following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councilor Malcolm Jones.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Gwynoro Jones | 905 | |||
| Labour | Sioned Mair Richards | 839 | |||
| Labour | Maxine Baine Ashley | 673 | |||
| Independent | Stephen Paul Dunn | 558 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Cenarth (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Lloyd Davies* | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Clynderwen (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cynwyl Elfed (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Dorrien Thomas | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Gorslas (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Dewi Wyn Edwards* | 1,187 | |||
| Labour | Ryan Jones* | 1,092 | |||
| Labour | William Peter Thomas Griffiths | 849 | |||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Laugharne Township (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sidney William David Evans* | 415 | |||
| Independent | David Cecil Davies | 290 | |||
| Independent | John Jenkins | 50 | |||
| Majority | 125 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanboidy (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Gibbin* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanddarog (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayers | Huw Voyle Williams* | unopposed | |||
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Llanddowror (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Cyril William Roberts* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyfaelog (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | 374 | |||
| Independent | Lydia Mair Stephens | 301 | |||
| Majority | 73 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Thomas John Griffiths* | unopposed | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llangeler (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Keith Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangynnwr (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robin Owen Griffiths* | 998 | |||
| Independent | Hywel Lloyd Williams* | 517 | |||
| Labour | June Angela Jenkins | 429 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangyndeyrn (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John David Greville Williams* | 742 | |||
| Independent | Robert Michael Beynon | 688 | |||
| Labour | Cydwel David Thomas Evans* | 660 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Llanllwni (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llansteffan (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Una Burnett Davies | 490 | |||
| Independent | Thomas John Jones | 376 | |||
| Independent | Margaret Edith Jenkins | 149 | |||
| Independent | Terence Davies Hesford | 134 | |||
| Majority | 114 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanybydder (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | 774 | |||
| Labour | Patricia Anne Stevens-Bevan | 114 | |||
| Majority | 660 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Newchurch (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Henry Irfon Jones* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Pencarreg (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Goring Lloyd | 370 | |||
| Independent | James Eirwyn Williams | 327 | |||
| Majority | 43 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St Clears (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Arwyn Ungoed Owen | ||||
| Independent | David Price Phillips | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St Ishmael (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Charles Phillips* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Trelech (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William David Thomas* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Whitland (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Ithel Parri-Roberts | 581 | |||
| Independent | Rosemary Jean Jenkins* | 248 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||