An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1983.[1] It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results
Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 1 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees* | 515 | | |
| Independent | M.B. Jones | 126 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 2 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B.J.B. Williams* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 3 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies* | 282 | | |
| Labour | Ronald Amman Davies | 157 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 4 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A.H. Phillips* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)
Ammanford Town Ward 5 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B.G. Williams* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Betws (one seat)
Betws 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Arnallt James* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Brynamman (one seat)
Brynamman 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 339 | | |
| Labour | D.A. Nicholas | 315 | | |
| Independent Socialist hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm (one seat)
Cilycwm 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Cwmamman (three seats)
Cwmamman 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Ronald Harris* | 1,214 | | |
| Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 917 | | |
| Independent | Peter Dewi Richards* | 788 | | |
| Labour | D. Davies | 786 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 597 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cwmllynfell (one seat)
Cwmllynfell 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elwyn Williams* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)
Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Glynamman (one seat)
Glynamman 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Arthur Stanley Jones* | 470 | | |
| Labour | G. Rees | 251 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | H.G. Jones | 249 | | |
| Independent | W.R. Price* | 244 | | |
Majority | 5 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Town (two seats)
Llandeilo Town 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.R. Williams* | 555 | | |
| Independent | I.G. Jones | 485 | | |
| Independent | L.A. German* | 465 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)
Llanddeusant / Myddfai 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | F.R. Jones* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Llandovery Town (two seats)
Llandovery Town 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Denley Owen | 527 | | |
| Independent | D.J.K. Whiskerd | 449 | | |
| Independent | W.D. Clarke | 396 | | |
| Independent | W. Perry* | 326 | | |
| Independent | J.M. Smith | 231 | | |
| Independent | D.H. Evans* | 230 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)
Llandybie and Heolddu 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mary Helena Thomas* | 1,373 | | |
| Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,318 | | |
| Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,027 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | S.A.N. Price | 906 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)
Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R.P. Morgan* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat)
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.A. Jones* | 553 | | |
| Independent | David Martin Cray | 231 | | |
Majority | 322 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)
Llangadog and Llansadwrn 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G.T. Davies | 460 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans* | 397 | | |
Majority | 63 | | |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Llansawel and Talley (one seat)
Llansawel and Talley 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Penygroes (two seats)
Penygroes 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies* | 616 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | A.R.H. Lewis | 520 | | |
| Labour | E.B. Davies* | 449 | | |
| Labour | I. John | 301 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Saron (two seats)
Saron 1983 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I.M. Thomas | 718 | | |
| Labour | D. Davies* | 711 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 565 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 6 May 1983.