1991 Carmarthen District Council election

Welsh local election

An election to Carmarthen District Council was held on 2 May 1991.[1] It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Carmarthenshire County Council in 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Overview

[edit]

There were some limited changes as a result of the election, including the capture of three seats by the Labour Party in Carmarthen Town.

## Results

[edit]

### Abergwili (one seat)

[edit]

Abergwili 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Pamela Ann Palmer* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Carmarthen Town North (four seats)

[edit]

Carmarthen Town North 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,215  |  |
| Labour | John Russell Davies* | 1,079  |  |
| Labour | Sarah Mary Lorraine Maynard | 1,056  |  |
| Independent | John Elfed Williams* | 1,019  |  |
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Hughes Griffiths  | 984  |  |
| Labour | Nia Rhiannon Griffith | 731  |  |
| Labour | Richard John Williams  | 638  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Carmarthen Town South (two seats)

[edit]

Carmarthen Town South 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans | 1,113  |  |
| Independent | June Williams* | 719  |  |
| Independent | John Elfed Thomas*  | 532  |  |
| Plaid Cymru | Geraint Thomas  | 313  |  |
| Labour | Judy Marged Morgan Stenger  | 201  |  |
| Labour | Thomas Julian Messsere  | 182  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Carmarthen Town West (three seats)

[edit]

An Independent candidate had won a seat at a by-election following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councilor Malcolm Jones.

Carmarthen Town West 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | William Gwynoro Jones | 905  |  |
| Labour | Sioned Mair Richards | 839  |  |
| Labour | Maxine Baine Ashley | 673  |  |
| Independent | Stephen Paul Dunn  | 558  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Cenarth (one seat)

[edit]

Cenarth 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | David Lloyd Davies* |  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Clynderwen (one seat)

[edit]

Clynderwen 1987  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Cynwyl Elfed (one seat)

[edit]

Cynwyl Elfed 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | William Dorrien Thomas | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Gorslas (two seats)

[edit]

Gorslas 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Ratepayers | Dewi Wyn Edwards* | 1,187  |  |
| Labour | Ryan Jones* | 1,092  |  |
| Labour | William Peter Thomas Griffiths  | 849  |  |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Laugharne Township (one seat)

[edit]

Laugharne Township 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Sidney William David Evans* | 415  |  |
| Independent | David Cecil Davies  | 290  |  |
| Independent | John Jenkins  | 50  |  |
Majority  | 125  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llanboidy (one seat)

[edit]

Llanboidy 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | John Gibbin* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llanddarog (one seat)

[edit]

Llanddarog 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Ratepayers  | Huw Voyle Williams* | unopposed  |  |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing |  |

### Llanddowror (one seat)

[edit]

Llanddowror 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Cyril William Roberts* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llandyfaelog (one seat)

[edit]

Llandyfaelog 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | 374  |  |
| Independent | Lydia Mair Stephens  | 301  |  |
Majority  | 73  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)

[edit]

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Thomas John Griffiths* | unopposed  |  |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |

### Llangeler (two seats)

[edit]

Llangeler 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Thomas Keith Davies* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llangynnwr (two seats)

[edit]

Llangynnwr 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Robin Owen Griffiths* | 998  |  |
| Independent | Hywel Lloyd Williams* | 517  |  |
| Labour | June Angela Jenkins  | 429  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llangyndeyrn (two seats)

[edit]

Llangyndeyrn 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | John David Greville Williams* | 742  |  |
| Independent | Robert Michael Beynon | 688  |  |
| Labour | Cydwel David Thomas Evans*  | 660  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Llanllwni (one seat)

[edit]

Llanllwni 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llansteffan (one seat)

[edit]

Llansteffan 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Una Burnett Davies | 490  |  |
| Independent | Thomas John Jones  | 376  |  |
| Independent | Margaret Edith Jenkins  | 149  |  |
| Independent | Terence Davies Hesford  | 134  |  |
Majority  | 114  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llanybydder (one seat)

[edit]

Llanybydder 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | 774  |  |
| Labour | Patricia Anne Stevens-Bevan  | 114  |  |
Majority  | 660  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Newchurch (one seat)

[edit]

Newchurch 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Henry Irfon Jones* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Pencarreg (one seat)

[edit]

Pencarreg 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Ambrose Goring Lloyd | 370  |  |
| Independent | James Eirwyn Williams  | 327  |  |
Majority  | 43  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### St Clears (two seats)

[edit]

St Clears 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Arwyn Ungoed Owen |  |  |
| Independent | David Price Phillips |  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### St Ishmael (one seat)

[edit]

St Ishmaels 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | David Charles Phillips* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Trelech (one seat)

[edit]

Trelech 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | William David Thomas* | unopposed  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Whitland (one seat)

[edit]

Whitland 1991  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Ithel Parri-Roberts | 581  |  |
| Independent | Rosemary Jean Jenkins*  | 248  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |  |

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Surprise as Jack bows out". Carmarthen Journal. 8 May 1991.

* v
* t
* e

Council elections in the preserved county of Dyfed

Carmarthenshire County Council|

* 1995
* 1999
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2017
* 2022

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
* 1995
* 1999
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2017
* 2022

Pembrokeshire County Council|

* 1995
* 1999
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2017
* 2022

Dyfed County Council|

* 1973
* 1977
* 1981
* 1985
* 1989
* 1993
* Abolished

Carmarthen District Council|

* 1973
* 1976
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* Abolished

Ceredigion 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

* v
* t
* e

(1990 <-)  1991 United Kingdom local elections (-> 1992)

Metropolitan
boroughs|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham
* Bradford
* Bolton
* Bury
* Calderdale
* Coventry
* Doncaster
* Gateshead
* Dudley
* Kirklees
* Knowsley
* Leeds
* Liverpool
* Manchester
* Newcastle
* North Tyneside
* Oldham
* Rochdale
* Rotherham
* Salford
* Sandwell
* Sefton
* Sheffield
* Solihull
* South Tyneside
* St Helens
* Stockport
* Sunderland
* Tameside
* Trafford
* Wakefield
* Walsall
* Wigan
* Wirral
* Wolverhampton

District councils
(England)|

* Adur
* Allerdale
* Alnwick
* Amber Valley
* Arun
* Ashfield
* Ashford
* Aylesbury Vale
* Babergh
* Barrow-in-Furness
* Basildon
* Basingstoke and Deane
* Bassetlaw
* Bath
* Berwick-upon-Tweed
* Blaby
* Blackburn
* Blackpool
* Blyth Valley
* Bolsover
* Boothferry
* Boston
* Bournemouth
* Bracknell Forest
* Braintree
* Breckland
* Brentwood
* Bridgnorth
* Brighton
* Bristol
* Broadland
* Bromsgrove
* Broxbourne
* Broxtowe
* Burnley
* Cambridge
* Cannock Chase
* Canterbury
* Caradon
* Carlisle
* Carrick
* Castle Morpeth
* Castle Point
* Charnwood
* Chelmsford
* Cheltenham
* Cherwell
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Chester-le-Street
* Chichester
* Chiltern
* Chorley
* Christchurch
* Cleethorpes
* Colchester
* Congleton
* Copeland
* Corby
* Cotswold
* Craven
* Crawley
* Crewe and Nantwich
* Dacorum
* Darlington
* Dartford
* Daventry
* Derbyshire Dales
* Derby
* Derwentside
* Dover
* Durham
* Easington
* East Cambridgeshire
* East Devon
* East Dorset
* East Hampshire
* East Hertfordshire
* East Lindsey
* East Northamptonshire
* East Staffordshire
* East Yorkshire
* East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley
* Eastbourne
* Eastleigh
* Eden
* Ellesmere Port and Neston
* Elmbridge
* Epping Forest
* Epsom and Ewell
* Erewash
* Exeter
* Fareham
* Fenland
* Forest Heath
* Forest of Dean
* Fylde
* Gedling
* Gillingham
* Glanford
* Gloucester
* Gosport
* Gravesham
* Great Grimsby
* Great Yarmouth
* Guildford
* Halton
* Hambleton
* Harborough
* Harlow
* Harrogate
* Hart
* Hartlepool
* Hastings
* Havant
* Hereford
* Hertsmere
* High Peak
* Hinckley and Bosworth
* Holderness
* Horsham
* Hove
* Huntingdonshire
* Hyndburn
* Ipswich
* Kennet
* Kerrier
* Kettering
* King's Lynn and West Norfolk
* Kingston upon Hull
* Kingswood
* Lancaster
* Langbaurgh-on-Tees
* Leicester
* Leominster
* Lewes
* Lichfield
* Lincoln
* Luton
* Macclesfield
* Maidstone
* Maldon
* Malvern Hills
* Mansfield
* Medina
* Melton
* Mendip
* Mid Bedfordshire
* Mid Devon
* Mid Suffolk
* Mid Sussex
* Middlesbrough
* Milton Keynes
* Mole Valley
* New Forest
* Newark
* Newbury
* Newcastle-under-Lyme
* North Bedfordshire
* North Cornwall
* North Devon
* North Dorset
* North East Derbyshire
* North Hertfordshire
* North Kesteven
* North Norfolk
* North Shropshire
* North Warwickshire
* North West Leicestershire
* North Wiltshire
* Northampton
* Northavon
* Norwich
* Nottingham
* Nuneaton and Bedworth
* Oadby and Wigston
* Oswestry
* Oxford
* Pendle
* Penwith
* Peterborough
* Plymouth
* Poole
* Portsmouth
* Preston
* Purbeck
* Reading
* Redditch
* Reigate and Banstead
* Restormel
* Ribble Valley
* Richmondshire
* Rochester-upon-Medway
* Rochford
* Rossendale
* Rother
* Rugby
* Runnymede
* Rushcliffe
* Rushmoor
* Rutland
* Ryedale
* Salisbury
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe
* Sedgefield
* Sedgemoor
* Selby
* Sevenoaks
* Shepway
* Shrewsbury and Atcham
* Slough
* South Bedfordshire
* South Bucks
* South Cambridgeshire
* South Derbyshire
* South Hams
* South Herefordshire
* South Holland
* South Kesteven
* South Lakeland
* South Norfolk
* South Northamptonshire
* South Oxfordshire
* South Ribble
* South Shropshire
* South Somerset
* South Staffordshire
* South Wight
* Southampton
* Southend-on-Sea
* Spelthorne
* St Albans
* St Edmundsbury
* Stafford
* Staffordshire Moorlands
* Stevenage
* Stockton-on-Tees
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Stratford-on-Avon
* Stroud
* Suffolk Coastal
* Surrey Heath
* Swale
* Tamworth
* Tandridge
* Taunton Deane
* Teesdale
* Teignbridge
* Tendring
* Test Valley
* Tewkesbury
* Thamesdown
* Thanet
* The Wrekin
* Three Rivers
* Thurrock
* Tonbridge and Malling
* Torbay
* Torridge
* Tunbridge Wells
* Tynedale
* Uttlesford
* Vale of White Horse
* Vale Royal
* Wansbeck
* Wansdyke
* Warrington
* Warwick
* Watford
* Waveney
* Waverley
* Wealden
* Wear Valley
* Wellingborough
* Welwyn Hatfield
* West Devon
* West Dorset
* West Lancashire
* West Lindsey
* West Oxfordshire
* West Somerset
* West Wiltshire
* Weymouth and Portland
* Winchester
* Windsor and Maidenhead
* Woking
* Wokingham
* Woodspring
* Worcester
* Worthing
* Wychavon
* Wycombe
* Wyre
* Wyre Forest
* York

District councils
(Wales)|

* Aberconwy
* Alyn and Deeside
* Anglesey - Ynys Môn
* Arfon
* Blaenau Gwent
* Brecknock
* Cardiff
* Carmarthen
* Ceredigion
* Colwyn
* Cynon Valley
* Delyn
* Dinefwr
* Dwyfor
* Glyndŵr
* Islwyn
* Llanelli
* Lliw Valley
* Meirionnydd
* Merthyr Tydfil
* Monmouth
* Montgomeryshire
* Neath
* Newport
* Ogwr
* Port Talbot
* Preseli Pembrokeshire
* Radnorshire
* Rhondda
* Rhuddlan
* Rhymney Valley
* South Pembrokeshire
* Swansea
* Taff-Ely
* Torfaen
* Vale of Glamorgan
* Wrexham Maelor

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template