1981_Dyfed_County_Council_election

1981 Dyfed County Council election

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The second election to Dyfed County Council was held in May 1981.^[1] It was preceded by the 1977 election and followed by the 1985 election. There were a number of unopposed returns, particularly in rural parts of the county.

Ward Results (Cardiganshire)

Ward Results (Carmarthenshire)

Ward Results (Pembrokeshire)

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[Dyfed_PlymEC-1] [1]
"Dyfed County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

[CJ_1-4-83-2] [2]
"Win for Lib/SDP". Carmarthen Journal. 1 April 1983. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Evan Evans Williams*	1,484	71.0
	Independent	L.E. Davies	411	19.7
	Independent	R. Fearon-Jones	195	9.3
Majority				51.3
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	W.Ainsleigh Jones	1,294	67.0
	Plaid Cymru	William Lynford Thomas	636	33.0
Majority				34.0
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Owen Williams*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griffith Eric Hughes*	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter James Goodman*	464	43.5
	Liberal	Ceredig Jones*	442	41.4
	Plaid Cymru	M. Dafydd	161	15.1
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Plaid Cymru	Hywel Griffiths Evans*	768	55.0
	Liberal	Elizabeth Mary Griffiths	629	45.0
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Gatty P. Lewis*	1,097	65.1
	Independent	Ll.D. Jones	588	34.9
Majority				30.2
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Richard Wynn Cowell*	1,027	50.6
	Plaid Cymru	Marian Eluned Parry	562	27.7
	Labour	C.I. Campbell	441	21.7
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Plaid Cymru	Griffith Gwynfor Jones*	1,246	62.0
	Labour	R.B. Kemp	764	38.0
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alban Dewi Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert George Harris	1,043	49.9
	Independent Ratepayer	R.G. Daniel*	1,004	48.0
	Green	G.E. Oubridge	45	30.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.G.E. Davies*	1,967	93.0
	SDP	T.G. Glaister	148	7.0
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Hywel Heulyn Roberts*	1,115
	Conservative	A. Richards	354	24.1
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	R.E. Morris*	1,418	74.7
	Conservative	D.J.D. Owen	271	14.3
	Plaid Cymru	Islwyn Iago	209	11.0
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Marie James*	Unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold

Berwick 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Williams	1,258	72.7
	Liberal	Kenneth Denver Rees	472	27.3
Majority				45.4
Turnout				45.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Burry Port East 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Elwyn Marks	559	56.2
	Independent	E. Northam	230	23.1
	Independent	V. Morgan	119	12.0
	Plaid Cymru	T. Samuel	86	8.7
Majority				33.1
Turnout				45.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Burry Port West 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Joseph Rayner	540	44.3	+7.1
	Independent	Eirwen Jones-Parry*	527	43.2	+2.2
	Plaid Cymru	Michael E. Clement	153	12.5	-9.3
Majority			13	1.1
Turnout				49.2
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Carmarthen No. 2 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Elfed Thomas	449	37.8
	Labour	Ellis James Powell*	429	36.1
	Liberal	John B. Lewis	143	12.0
	Conservative	Richard L. Thompson	95	8.0
	Independent	Gwynne Morris Williams	72	6.1
Majority			20	1.7
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Howard Cooke*	898	68.1
	Plaid Cymru	D.H. Davies	420	31.9
Majority				36.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Earle*	1,124	54.3	-19.9
	Independent	David Percy Jones	946	45.7	+45.7
Majority				8.6
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William Roy Nicholl*	933	68.6
	Labour	Kenneth Bryan Maynard	428	31.4
Majority				37.2
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ratepayers	William J. Wyn Evans*	1,515	53.4
	Labour	Terry Davies	1,321	46.6
Majority				6.8
Turnout
	Ratepayers hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Philip Ian Evans	907	55.7
	Plaid Cymru	Handel Michael Ayres Williams*	644	39.6
	Conservative	D. Reed	76	4.7
Majority				16.1
Turnout
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.T. Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Arthur J. Harries*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Dr William Edmund V.J. Davies*	2,024	81.6
	Plaid Cymru	Hywel Rhodri Glyn Thomas	456	18.4
Majority				63.2
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J.L. James*	2,028	90.5
	Green	Brian Kingzett	213	9.5
Majority				81.0
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Clodwyn Percival Phillips*	1,331	55.6
	Plaid Cymru	Daniel James Roy Llewellyn	1,062	44.4
Majority				11.2
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

1981_Dyfed_County_Council_election

Overview

Ward Results (Cardiganshire)

Aberaeron No.1

Aberaeron No. 2

Aberaeron No.3

Aberystwyth No.1

Aberystwyth No.2

Aberystwyth No. 3

Aberystwyth Rural No. 1

Aberystwyth Rural No.2

Aberystwyth Rural No.3

Cardigan

Lampeter

Teifiside No.1

Teifiside No.2

Teifiside No.3

Tregaron

Ward Results (Carmarthenshire)

Ammanford No. 1

Ammanford No.2

Berwick

Burry Port East

Burry Port West

Carmarthen No. 1

Carmarthen No. 2

Carmarthen No. 3

Carmarthen Rural No.1

Carmarthen Rural No.2

Carmarthen Rural No. 3

Carmarthen Rural No. 4

Carmarthen Rural No. 5

Carmarthen Rural No. 6

Carmarthen Rural No. 7

Cwmamman

Felinfoel

Hengoed

Llandeilo No.1

Llandeilo No.2

Llandeilo No.3

Llandeilo No.4

Llandeilo No.5

Llandeilo No.6

Llanedi

Llanelli No.1

Llanelli No.2

Llanelli No. 3

Llanelli No.4

Llanelli No.5

Llanelli No. 6

Llanelli No.7

Llangennech

Llan-non

Newcastle Emlyn No.1

Newcastle Emlyn No.2

Pembrey

Pontyberem

Trimsaran

Westfa

Ward Results (Pembrokeshire)

Cemaes No. 1

Cemaes No. 2

Cemaes No. 3

Fishgaurd and Goodwick No. 1

Fishgaurd and Goodwick No. 2

Haverfordwest No.1

Haverfordwest No. 2

Haverfordwest Rural No. 1

Haverfordwest Rural No. 2

Haverfordwest Rural No. 3

Haverfordwest Rural No. 4

Haverfordwest Rural No. 5

Milford Haven No. 1

Milford Haven No. 2

Milford Haven No. 3

Narberth No. 1

Narberth No. 2

Neyland and Llanstadwell

Pembroke No. 1

Pembroke No. 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W.J. Davies*	1,095	60.3
	Plaid Cymru	John Edwin Lewis	722	39.7
Majority				20.6
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Cledwyn Francis*	1,484	83.9	+18.0
	Plaid Cymru	B. Lane	285	16.1	-8.9
Majority				67.8
Turnout				39.3	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Irwyn Phillips*	1,057	73.4
	Labour	D. Thomas	383	26.6
Majority				46.8
Turnout				67.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.D.R. Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.T. Davies*	1,923	92.0
	Green	S. Rawle	168	8.0
Majority				84.0
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V.E.D. Price*	1,539	83.6
	Independent	Michael J. North	301	16.4
Majority				67.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ken Williams	1,440	60.6
	Plaid Cymru	John Gareth James	936	39.4
Majority				21.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Gerald J. Earl*	1,806	72.6
	Labour	Peter Bourne	683	27.4
Majority				45.2
Turnout				46.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I.L. Foulkes*	1,093	65.8
	Plaid Cymru	J. Keith Phillips	568	34.2
Majority				31.6
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Harry J. Richards*	934	56.3
	Labour	E. Davies	726	43.7
Majority				12.6
Turnout				43.6
	Independent hold		Swing