Dyfed County Council election, 1977

The 1977 Dyfed County Council election was held in May 1977. There were a number of unopposed returns, particularly in rural parts of the county.

Overview

Carmarthenshire

The main feature of the results in Carmarthenshire was a Plaid Cymru challenge to Labour in the more urban part of the county although they lost the one seat they held on the previous council.

Results

Cardiganshire

Aberaeon No.1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal +E.E. Williams unopposed
Aberaeon no.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
independent (politician) +John E. Rogers-Lewis 1,125
Plaid Cymru William Lynford Thomas 676
Majority
Aberaeron No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal +John Owen Williams 1,718
Plaid Cymru Gerallt Jones 246
Aberystwyth Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal +John Gatty P. Lewis 1,067
Plaid Cymru John Thomas Jones 919
Aberystwyth Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Wynn Cowell 1,017
Plaid Cymru Edward Vernon Jones 881
Aberystwyth Rural No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Griffith Gwynfor Jones 957
Liberal Glyndwr Lloyd Edwards 638
Labour Frederick Fanstone 453
Aberystwyth No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Griffith Eric Hughes 1,492
Plaid Cymru Elizabeth A. Edwards 363
Aberystwyth No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter James Goodman 368
Liberal +Gwendoline Calan Evans 340
Plaid Cymru John Davies 285
Aberystwyth No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal +Ceredig Jones 765
Plaid Cymru Mary Fitter 686
Cardigan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent +Rowland Ll. Peregrine 1,098
Plaid Cymru Islwyn Iago 327

Carmarthenshire

Ammanford No. 1

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Ammanford No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Howard Cooke* unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Ammanford No.2

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Ammanford No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Myrddin Evans* 1,193 66.1 -9.9
Plaid Cymru D.H. Davies 613 33.9 +9.9
Majority 580 32.2 -19.8
Labour hold Swing

Berwick

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Berwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Raglan Thomas* 1,062
Liberal Kenneth Denver Rees 351
Plaid Cymru Brian Marke 204
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Burry Port East

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Burry Port East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Elwyn Marks 502 46.2 -2.7
Independent Hugh Williams 320 29.5 29.5
Plaid Cymru Edryd Morgan 160 14.7 -2.6
Independent Labour S.J.E. Samuel 104 9.6 +9.6
Majority 182 16.7 +1.6
Labour hold Swing

Burry Port West

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Burry Port West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) Mrs Eirwen Jones-Parry* 476 41.0 -15.1
Labour Bryan J. Rayner 432 37.2 +6.8
Plaid Cymru Michael E. Clement 254 21.8 +8.3
Majority 44 3.8 -21.9
Independent hold Swing

Carmarthen No. 1

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Carmarthen No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Earle* 1,511 74.2
Plaid Cymru Elizabeth Tabitha Beynon 526 25.8
Majority 985 48.4
Labour hold Swing
Carmarthen No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +Ellis James Powell 689
Plaid Cymru Peter Hughes Griffiths 376
Liberal Janet Webb 187
Majority
Carmarthen No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *William Roy Nicholl 1,157
Plaid Cymru Emrys Jones 654
Majority
Carmarthen Rural No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayer *William J. Wyn Evans 1,142
Labour Percy Morgan Lewis 1,058
Independent (politician) Jane Ann Jones 645
Majority
Carmarthen Rural No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Handel Michael Ayres Williams 788
Labour +David Gwynfor Charles 677
Independent Labour Eira Cordelia Jones 173
Majority
Carmarthen Rural No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *E.T. Davies unopposed
Carmarthen Rural No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *J. Arthur J. Harries unopposed
Majority
Carmarthen Rural No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *Dr William Edmund V.J. Davies 1,683
Independent (politician) David Myrddin Jenkins 1,018
Majority
Carmarthen Rural No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *J.L. James unopposed
Carmarthen Rural No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) Clodwyn Percival Phillips 1,301
Plaid Cymru Daniel James Roy Llewellyn 1,175
Majority
Cwmamman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W.J. Davies 977
Plaid Cymru John Edwin Lewis 848
Majority
Felinfoel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
  • Arthur Cledwyn Francis
unopposed
Hengoed
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) Irwyn Phillips unopposed
Llandeilo No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *W.D.R. Davies unopposed
Llandeilo No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *D.T. Davies unopposed
Llandeilo No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +V.E.D. Price unopposed
Llandeilo No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Gareth Thomas
Plaid Cymru
Majority
Llandeilo No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) Gerald J. Earl unopposed
Llandeilo No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *E. George Morgan 1,309
Plaid Cymru **Gwynfor Evans 931
Labour Patrick J. Dobbs 426
Majority
Llanedi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +I.L.. Foulkes unopposed
Llanelli No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *Harry J. Richards unopposed
Llanelli No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +Brinley Owen unopposed
Llanelli No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +Grismond J. Williams 718
Liberal W. Gibby 360
Plaid Cymru D.R.T. Thomas 208
Majority
Llanelli No. 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs M. Joseph 643
Plaid Cymru E.E. Jones 469
Majority
Llanelli No. 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +W.J. Davies 390
Liberal W.A. Tilleke 307
Majority
Llanelli No. 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold J. Thomas unopposed
Llanelli No. 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +George M. McConkey unopposed
Llangennech
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +M.J. Thomas 924
Plaid Cymru D.A. Rees 574
Majority
Llannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +David William James unopposed
Newcastle Emlyn No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +D.T. Enoch unopposed
Newcastle Emlyn No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) *William Evans 2,113
Labour Peter Appleton Wilde 898
Majority
Pembrey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
  • G.P. Evans
unopposed
Llanelli No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +Howard Jones unopposed
Trimsaran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +Samuel T. Hughes unopposed
Westfa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour +W.J. Franklyn Thomas unopposed

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