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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Griffiths* | 936 | |||
Independent Labour | I. Roberts* | 849 | |||
Labour | G. Rees | 789 | |||
Labour | L. Hickman | 788 | |||
Liberal | R. Bates | 624 | |||
Liberal | H. Owens | 554 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.R. Thomas | 1,295 | |||
Labour | W. Jenkins | 1,168 | |||
Labour | E. Thomas* | 1,075 | |||
Liberal | I. Buckley | 568 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Davies* | 2,230 | |||
Ratepayers | T. Morris | 2,193 | |||
Labour | E.T. Morgan | 2,135 | |||
Labour | C. McLoughlin* | 1,644 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |