Dyfed County Council election, 1973

The 1973 Dyfed County Council election was held in April 1973.^[1] The vast majority of the councillors elected had been members of one of the three previous county authorities which were merged to create Dyfed, namely Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire.

Overview

Carmarthenshire

The first elections, in line with the pattern of local government in West Wales, resulted in an Independent majority. However, these Independents were, by an large, genuinely unattached to any political grouping. Labour comfortably had the largest number of seats but were to be consistently outvoted by the Independents.

In the urban part of Carmarthenshire the contests were, in the main, between Labour candidates and one other opponent. In the rural areas, however, several Independent members of the former Carmarthenshire County Council, including aldermen, fought each other. In several cases, once these initial contests had taken place, the Independent councillor was returned unopposed.

The most significant contest, which attracted press coverage, was at Llangadog (Llandeilo No. 6 Ward) where the President of Plaid Cymru, Gwynfor Evans, a member of Carmarthenshire Council since 1949 was defeated by an Independent. The results for Plaid Cymu were disappointing and their one success in Carmarthen Rural No. 7 (the Whitland area) was partly caused by the non-Plaid vote being split between two Independent candidates.

Ward Results (Carmarthenshire)

Ammanford No.1

Ammanford No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Howard Cooke*	1,160	70.2
	Plaid Cymru	J.D. Davies	492	29.8
Majority			668	40.4

Ammanford No.2

Ammanford No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Myrddin Evans*	1,475	76.0
	Plaid Cymru	D.H. Davies	467	24.0
Majority			1,008	52.0

Burry Port East

Burry Port East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.Ll. Rosser	504	48.9
	Independent	G.E. Phillips	349	33.8
	Plaid Cymru	L. Thomas	178	17.3
Majority			155	15.1

Burry Port West

Burry Port West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs Eirwen Jones-Parry*	668	56.1
	Labour	Labor Dennis	362	30.4
	Plaid Cymru	R.J. Williams	161	13.5
Majority			306	25.7

Carmarthen No.1

Carmarthen No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Idwal Jones*	1,043
	Independent	H. Dewi Evans	661
	Plaid Cymru	Huw Edwards	558
Majority

Carmarthen No.2

Carmarthen No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ellis James Powell*	590
	Independent	T. Llewellyn Davies	427
	Liberal	Paula Yates	292
Majority

Carmarthen No.3

Carmarthen No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Roy Nicholl*	1,078
	Plaid Cymru	E.J.E. Jones	355
	Labour	Anthony Earle	350
Majority

Carmarthen Rural No.1

Carmarthen Rural No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayer	T. Austin Griffiths*	1,808
	Labour	Ryan Jones*	1,024
Majority

Carmarthen Rural No.2

Carmarthen Rural No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Gwynfor Charles	874
	Plaid Cymru	Handel Michael Ayres Williams	761
Majority

Carmarthen Rural No.3

Carmarthen Rural No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.T. Davies*	1,292
	Labour	R.B.J. Gough	434
	Independent	B. Howell	278
	Independent	Mrs G.C. Phillips	225
Majority

Carmarthen Rural No.4

Carmarthen Rural No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Arthur J. Harries*	1,235
	Independent	J.H. Davies*	444
Majority

Carmarthen Rural no.5

Carmarthen Rural No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr William Edmund V.J. Davies*	1,779
	Independent	David Myrddin Jenkins*	1,185
Majority

Carmarethen Rural No.6

Carmarthen Rural No. 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.L. James*	1,041
	Independent	W.H. Phillips**	768
	Independent	T.S. Davies*	466
	Plaid Cymru	D.D. Protheroe	360
	Labour	John Russell Davies	262
Majority

Carmarthen Rural No.7

Carmarthen Rural No. 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D. Aled Gwyn	1,032
	Independent	Daniel Clodwyn Thomas*	781
	Independent	E.J. Jenkins	703
	Independent	W.E. Thomas	104
	Labour	J. Jill	89
Majority

Cwmamman

Cwmamman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Walters*	1,122
	Independent Labour	K. Rees	458
Majority

Felinfoel

Felinfoel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Cledwyn Francis*	unopposed

Hengoed

Hengoed
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (politician)	Irwyn Phillips	920
	Labour	J.G. Thomas	576
Majority

Llandeilo No.1

Llandeilo No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Davies*	824
	Independent (politician)	W.D.R. Davies*	583
	Independent (politician)	D.W. Davies*	572
	Plaid Cymru	J.E. Davies	384
	Labour	R. Fearon-Jones	141
	Independent (politician)	James James**	135
Majority

Llandeilo No.2

Llandeilo No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (politician)	D.T. Davies*	1,132
	Independent (politician)	D. Idris Davies*	545
	Plaid Cymru	D.A. James*	462
	Labour	Elfryn Thomas*	461
	Independent (politician)	D.A. Thomas	172
Majority

Llandeilo No.3

Llandeilo No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V.E.D. Price*	1,479
	Independent Labour	Elwyn Rees Thomas	791
Majority

Llandeilo No.4

Llandeilo No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Idris Evans*	1,412
	Plaid Cymru	W.P. Jones	910
Majority

Llandeilo No.5

Llandeilo No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (politician)	Gerald J. Earl	1,492
	Labour	William Morris*	1,013
Majority

Llandeilo No.6

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

Llanedi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	+T.E. Williams	unopposed

Llanelli No.1

Llanelli No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (politician)	*Harry J. Richards	944
	Labour	T. Glanville Williams	626
	Plaid Cymru	W.H. Davies	178
Majority

Llanelli No.2

Llanelli No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	+Brinley Owen	734
	Liberal	Eileen Clarke	398
Majority

Llanelli No. 3

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

Llanelli No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs M. Joseph	643
	Plaid Cymru	E.E. Jones	469
Majority

Llanelli No.5

Llanelli No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	+W.J. Davies	390
	Liberal	W.A. Tilleke	307
Majority

Llanelli No. 6

Llanelli No. 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold J. Thomas	933
	Plaid Cymru	P. Davies	340
Majority

Llanelli No.7

Llanelli No. 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	+George M. McConkey	1,224
	Independent Labour	I.T. Roberts	940
Majority

Llangennech

Llangennech
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	+M.J. Thomas	924
	Plaid Cymru	D.A. Rees	574
Majority

Llan-non

Llannon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	+David William James	1,788
	Plaid Cymru	A.D. Bowen	675
Majority

Newcastle Emlyn No.1

Newcastle Emlyn No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	+D.T. Enoch	1,326
	Independent (politician)	*G.E. Howell	887
	Independent (politician)	**D.G.J. Jones	633
Majority

Newcastle Emlyn No.2

Newcastle Emlyn No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (politician)	*William Evans	1,899
	Independent (politician)	*D.M. Thomas	690
	Independent (politician)	*J.E. Davies	441
	Labour	G.C. Price	276
Majority

Pembreyt

Pembrey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent (politician)	*G.P. Evans	1,137
	Plaid Cymru	F.D.E. Morgan	325
Majority

Pontyberem

Pontyberem
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Howard Jones*	1,977
	Plaid Cymru	Rev D.W. Williams	497
Majority

Trimsaran

Trimsaran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel T. Hughes*	unopposed

Westfa

Westfa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.J. Franklin Thomas*	unopposed

References

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Council elections in the preserved county of Dyfed

Carmarthenshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

Ceredigion County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

Pembrokeshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

Dyfed County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

Carmarthen District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Dinefwr Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Llanelli Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

South Pembrokeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

(1972 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1973 (→ 1974)

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