1976_Llanelli_Borough_Council_election
1976 Llanelli Borough Council election
Welsh local election
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1976.[1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Michael Willis Gimblett | 1,603 | |||
Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 1,520 | |||
Liberal | Elinor Gem Lloyd | 1,382 | |||
Labour | R. Palmer* | 1,280 | |||
Labour | D. Thomas* | 1,113 | |||
Labour | N. Price | 889 | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Michael Willis Gimblett, served as mayor and leader of the Llanelli borough council during 1976. As the liberal candidate for the Llanelli parliamentary seat in 1974, he is known to be the only liberal candidate during that general election to increase the liberal percentage of the vote, whilst all other liberal vote percentages across all other constituencies in the country decreased.
Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W.M. Jones* | 1,198 | |||
Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 1,057 | |||
Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 1,057 | |||
Liberal | W. Williams | 746 | |||
Liberal | C. Rosser | 704 | |||
Liberal | W. Bates | 576 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 489 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 439 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W. Davies | 415 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T.G. Thomas* | 1,364 | |||
Labour | D.H. Williams | 1,020 | |||
Labour | T. Evans* | 1,012 | |||
Independent Labour | John Gladwyn Hill | 976 | |||
Liberal | D. Phillips | 687 | |||
Liberal | E. Clarke | 629 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)
Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 1,506 | |||
Independent | H. Howells | 1,220 | |||
Labour | H. Hughes* | 1,114 | |||
Labour | F. Owens* | 1,098 | |||
Independent | D. Morgan | 638 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R.J. James* | 1,286 | |||
Independent | D. George | 1,128 | |||
Independent | G. Thomas* | 1,005 | |||
Labour | A. Phillips | 859 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M. Clement | 424 | |||
Labour | S. Howell | 393 | |||
Plaid Cymru | R. Williams | 353 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Morgan | 322 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. Davies* | 1,577 | |||
Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | 1,408 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Bowen | 1,349 | |||
Labour | G.J. Jones* | 1,336 | |||
Plaid Cymru | F. Davies | 1,266 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Bowen* | 1,409 | |||
Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 1,392 | |||
Labour | Henry John Evans* | 1,280 | |||
Liberal | J. Thomas | 987 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W. Hopkin | 840 | |||
Liberal | V. Evans | 773 | |||
Liberal | J. Jones | 758 | |||
Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 381 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats)
Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Thomas* | 1,962 | |||
Labour | D. Lewis* | 1,734 | |||
Labour | D. Thomas* | 1,683 | |||
Plaid Cymru | H. Davies | 875 | |||
Liberal | O. Jones | 852 | |||
Plaid Cymru | B. Lane | 761 | |||
Liberal | L. Edington | 627 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)
- "Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.