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. 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
-->
Ammanford No.2
-->
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
-->
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
-->
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
-->
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
-->
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 |
|
|
- Anthony Earle was elected at a by-election in 1975 following the death of T. Idwal Jones
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 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
References
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