1983 Llanelli Borough Council election

An election to Llanelli Borough Council was 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 local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Results

Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats)
Ward One 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Michael Willis Gimblett* 1,552
Chamber of Trade W.H. Griffiths 1,246
Alliance Elinor Gem Lloyd* 1,128
Conservative C.S. Snee 694
Labour B.E. Jones 596
Labour A.C. Hemment 556
Labour A.U. Lewis 530
Alliance S.N. Hockeridge 526
Alliance hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Alliance hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats)
Ward Two 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R.T. Peregrine* 1,006
Labour W.M. Jones* 975
Labour D.H.R. Jones* 877
Chamber of Trade F. St J. Roberts 628
Chamber of Trade L.A. Jones 561
Alliance R.C. Rosser 434
Alliance M. Soady 334
Alliance M.N. Burree 328
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)
Ward Three 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T.G. Thomas* 1,352
Labour D.H. Williams* 1,228
Labour Keri Peter Thomas 1,108
Alliance I.C. Rosser 598
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)
Ward Four 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Tudor James* unopposed
Labour R. Palmer* unopposed
Labour G. Rees* unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)
Ward Five 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym Glanmor Jones* 1,942
Labour F. Owens* 1,378
Labour H.W. Jenkins* 1,337
Independent D.D. Richards 1,243
Alliance V. Bevan 397
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)
Ward Six 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R.J. James* 1,280
Labour Vincent John Rees 1,156
Labour A.H.P. Phillips 860
Independent George W. West 820
Independent G. Thomas* 771
Independent Raymond L. Hall 547
Tenants/Ratepayers D.H. Morris 434
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)
Ward Seven 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R.H.V. Lewis* 1,572
Labour G.J. Jones* 1,521
Labour Sefton Ronald Coslett* 1,500
Plaid Cymru T.E. Sennell 1,055
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats)
Ward Eight 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry John Evans* 1,319
Labour L.R. McDonagh* 1,319
Labour A. Bowen* 1,292
Communist R.E. Hitchon 418
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats)
Ward Nine 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A.F. Brown* 1,002
Labour W.R. Thomas* 997
Labour D.T. Davies 945
Independent Labour J.E. Evans 573
Alliance Kenneth Denver Rees 395
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)

The election delayed due to death of candidate and was held some weeks later.

Ward Ten 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W.R. Jones 853
Labour G.H. Jones 842
Labour M. Evans 794
Independent L. Jones 592
Independent F. Roberts 566
Independent K. Evans 549
Independent Labour Dynfor Vaughan Owens 536
Independent D. Thomas 523
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)
Ward Eleven 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E.T. Morgan* 2,015
Labour Alban William Rees* 2,006
Labour George Malcolm Davies 1,604
Independent Philip Brinley Davies 1,504
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. Western Mail, 6 May 1983
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