Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1995

The first elections to the Carmarthenshire County Council were held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. Results are drawn from the national^[1] and local^[2] press.

Overview

Carmarthenshire County Council election result 1995
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour
	Conservative	1
	Liberal Democrat
	Plaid Cymru
	Independent
	Independent Labour
	Ratepayers
	Green
	Others

Results

Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Pamela Ann Palmer*	671	72.5
	Plaid Cymru	Frances Jane Dixon	254	27.5
Majority			417	45.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Ammanford (one seat)

Ammanford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Llynfa Meinir Melba Thomas*	304	50.4
	Labour	Shireen Davies	299	49.6
Majority			5	0.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Betws (one seat)

Betws

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John Dorian Evans	442	65.2
	Plaid Cymru	Brian Keith Vaughan	200	29.5
	Independent	William Gwyn Thomas	36	5.3
Majority			242	35.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Bigyn (three seats)

Bigyn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Martin Philip Morris+	1,090	22.6
	Labour	Sandra Melita Cooke	924	19.2
	Labour	David Charles Prothero	902	18.7
	Independent	William J Marks*	693	14.4
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret N Burree*	676	14
	Independent	Richard Ivor John*	531	11
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Burry Port (two seats)

Burry Port

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Keith John Evans+*	1,014	34.2
	Liberal Democrat	George W. West*	693	23.4
	Plaid Cymru	David Hywel Nolan	501	16.9
	Labour	Lawrence Jenkins	397	13.4
	Labour	Paul Malcolm Davies	356	12
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Bynea (one seat)

Bynea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Thomas Dillwyn Bowen*	533	71.4
	Independent Green	Marcus Hughes*	320	28.6
Majority			213	42.8
	Labour gain from Independent Green		Swing

Carmarthen Town North (two seats)

Carmarthen Town North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kenneth Bryan Maynard+	1,431	38.9
	Independent	David Howell Merriman*	1,117	30.4
	Labour	Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose	849	23.1
	Conservative	Jane Ann Jones	279	7.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Carmarthen Town South (two seats)

Carmarthen Town South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans*	982	39.7
	Labour	John Russell Davies*	808	32.7
	Independent	Richard John Goodridge	682	27.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Carmarthen Town West (two seats)

Carmarthen Town West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sioned-Mair Richards*	694	24.5
	Independent	William Gwynoro Jones*	611	21.5
	Labour	Judy Marged Morgan Stenger*	564	19.9
	Plaid Cymru	Dewi Elwyn Williams	471	16.6
	Independent	Agnes Maria Dunbar	295	10.4
	Liberal Democrat	Dominic David Alessio	136	4.8
	Green	Brian Kingzett	67	2.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Cenarth (one seat)

Cenarth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Alan Wyndham Jones	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Clynderwen (one seat)

Clynderwen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	James Morris Morgan*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cross Hands (one seat)

Cross Hands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent Labour	Philip Brinley Davies*	383	63.4
	Labour	George Malcolm Davies+	221	36.6
Majority			162	26.8
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Cynwyl Elfed (one seat)

Cynwyl Elfed

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	William Dorrien Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda /Talley (one seat)

Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda/Talley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Thomas Theophilus*	782	69.3
	Independent	W.G. Rees	137	12.1
	Liberal Democrat	J.P. Doubell	105	9.3
	Green	Tim Shaw	105	9.3
Majority			645	57.2
	Independent win (new seat)

Dafen (one seat)

Dafen 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Vernon John Warlow	477	52.7
	Independent Green	Brian Stringer*	428	47.3
Majority			49	5.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Elli (one seat)

Elli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Stephen Charles James*	585	49.7
	Conservative	Robert James Buckland+	380	32.3
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas C. Burree	211	18
Majority			205	17.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Felinfoel (one seat)

Felinfoel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Henry John Evans*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Garnant (one seat)

Garnant

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kevin Madge*	668	83.7
	Plaid Cymru	Emyr John R. Williams	130	16.3
Majority			538	67.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Glanaman (one seat)

Glanaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Ronald Harris*	753	80.4
	Plaid Cymru	David John L. Davies	184	19.6
Majority			569	60.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Glanymor (two seats)

Glanymor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Tudor James*	1,126	38
	Labour	Gerald Frederick Meyler+	853	28.8
	Independent Labour	Kenneth Davies*	665	22.4
	Independent	Matilda Jones snr.	171	5.8
	Independent	Alison Price	149	5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Glyn (one seat)

Glyn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Howard Jones+	407	42.1
	Independent Labour	Thomas James Jones	368	38.1
	Liberal Democrat	Dynfor Vaughan Owens*	192	19.8
Majority			39	4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Gorslas (two seats)

Gorslas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ryan Jones*	1,257	39
	Ratepayer	William John Wyn Evans+	1,085	33.7
	Labour	M.E. Janes	737	22.9
	Conservative	D.W. Thomas	140	4.3
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Ratepayer hold		Swing

Hendy (one seat)

Hendy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Henry Williams	625	53.1
	Labour	Austin R. Welsby	552	46.9
Majority			73	6.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Hengoed (two seats)

Hengoed

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Peter Williams	657	27.8
	Labour	Kenneth Edwards	593	25.1
	Plaid Cymru	John Howard Jones	578	24.5
	Independent	Denis Woolley*	376	15.9
	Liberal Democrat	Victoria Kirstyn Williams	159	6.7
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent Labour	Gwilym Glanmor Jones*	864	58.1
	Labour	Hywel Glyndwr Rees+	623	41.9
Majority			241	16.2
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Cyril William Roberts*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanboidy (one seat)

Llanboidy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	John Gibbin*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Ratepayer	Huw Voyle Williams*	unopposed
	Ratepayer hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dr William Edmund Vincent J. Davies+	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llandeilo, Tywi and Castle (one seat)

Llandeilo, Tywi and Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Tom Davies+	417	53.5
	Labour	Ieuan Gwyn	222	28.5
	Plaid Cymru	M.L. Bowen	74	9.5
	Liberal Democrat	S.K. Doubell	67	8.6
Majority			195	25
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandovery Town (one seat)

Llandovery Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Denley Owen*	1,140	85.2
	Labour	Vivienne Fay Smith	198	14.8
Majority			942	70.4
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Llandybie and Heolddu (two seats)

Llandybie and Heolddu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Gerald James Earl+	1,047	30.6
	Independent	Mary Helena Thomas*	837	24.4
	Labour	Brenda Vivien Evans*	792	23.1
	Labour	Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways*	647	18.9
	Conservative	Henri Lloyd Davies	102	3
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	David Huw John	326	54.2
	Independent	Lydia Mair Stephens	275	45.8
Majority			51	8.4
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Dillwyn Anthony Williams*	558	59.8
	Independent	John Thomas James	375	40.2
Majority			183	19.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Arthur Jones*	417	57.8
	Liberal Democrat	Roy C. Vivian	304	42.2
Majority			113	15.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Fioled Meirion Jones+	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llangeler (one seat)

Llangeler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Thomas Wilfred Davies+*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangennech (two seats)

Llangenench

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	William Gwyn Hopkins+	704	27.5
	Labour	Thomas Gordon Lewis	641	25.1
	Labour	John Willock	628	24.6
	Plaid Cymru	Meilyr Bowen Hughes	584	22.8
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Clifford Merlin Jones*	728	57.7
	Independent	Robin Owen Griffiths+*	533	42.3
Majority			195	15.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangyndeyrn (one seat)

Llangyndeyrn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Philip Ian Evans+	857	65.8
	Independent	Robert Michael Beynon*	445	34.2
Majority			412	31.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Llansadwrn and Llangadog / Myddfai and Llanddeusant (one seat)

Llansadwrn and Llangadog / Myddfai and Llanddeusant

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	T. Meirion Thomas+*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansteffan (one seat)

Llansteffan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	John Arthur Jones Harries+	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanybydder/Llanllwni (one seat)

Llanybydder/Llanllwni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ieuan Wyn Davies	794	58.1
	Plaid Cymru	Timothy Lloyd Davies	318	23.3
	Labour	Gaynor Davies	200	14.6
	Disability Rights	Patricia Anne Stevens-Bevan	28	2
	Liberal Democrat	Alleyne Caroline Farringdon Evans	26	1.9
Majority			476	34.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	William Edward Skinner	869	27.7
	Labour	William George Thomas	824	26.3
	Liberal Democrat	Elinor Gem Lloyd*	683	21.8
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Denver Rees+	549	17.5
	Conservative	David Keith James	214	6.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llwynhendy (two seats)

Llwynhendy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Donald John Davies*	749	35.1
	Labour	Eunydd Ashley Brynmor Thomas+	692	32.4
	Independent	John Trafford Howell	534	25
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Edward Burree	161	7.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Manordeilo and Salem / Ffairfach (one seat)

Manordeilo and Salem / Ffairfach

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	John James J. Davies*	674	56.6
	Independent	Hal Glenville Jones*	517	43.4
Majority			157	13.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Myddynfych (one seat)

Myddynfych

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. Maldwyn R. Morgan*	335	76.8
	Independent Labour	David J. Brian Thomas	101	23.2
Majority			234	53.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Henry Irfon Jones	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Pantyffynnon (one seat)

Pantyffynnon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Michael Hugh Evans*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Pembrey (two seats)

Pembrey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Vincent John Rees*	646	33.2
	Labour	Trevor Uriel Jones Thomas*	599	30.8
	Plaid Cymru	David Anthony Williams	459	23.6
	Independent	Raymond Hall	239	12.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pencarreg (one seat)

Pencarreg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	James Eirwyn Williams	383	63.6
	Labour	David Rhys Williams	219	36.4
Majority			164	27.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Penygroes (one seat)

Penygroes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Ceirwyn Davies	500	52.9
	Labour	Evan Bertie Davies*	446	47.1
Majority			54	5.8
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Pontamman (one seat)

Pontamman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kenneth Alvan Rees*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontyberem (one seat)

Pontyberem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent Labour	Thomas Ieuan Edwards	479	34
	Independent	Deris Davies Williams	408	29
	Independent Ratepayer	James Annandale	269	19.1
	Labour	Wendy June Evans	253	17.9
Majority			71	5
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Quarter Bach / Llynfell / Brynamman (one seat)

Quarter Bach / Llynfell / Brynamman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Elwyn Williams*	722	46.6
	Independent	Arthur Stanley Jones*	535	34.5
	Plaid Cymru	Kenneth J.G. Maddocks*	292	18.9
Majority			187	12.1
	Labour win (new seat)

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Arwyn Ungoed Owen*	876	52
	Independent	David Price Phillips*	809	48
Majority			67	4
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Charles Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Saron (one seat)

Saron

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Terrence H. Marshall*	800	54.2
	Plaid Cymru	John Anthony Davies	677	45.8
Majority			123	8.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Patrick Caulfield	407	50.4
	Labour	Nigel John Griffiths	400	49.6
Majority			7	0.8
	[[|N/A]] hold		Swing

Trelech (one seat)

Trelech

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	William David Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Meryl Gravell+	548	50
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Cooper	332	30.3
	Labour	David Taylor	181	16.5
	Independent	Denis Henry Carter	36	3.3
Majority			216	19.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Tumble (two seats)

Tumble

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Terrence Maxwell Evans*	866	37.9
	Labour	David Bryan Richards*	752	33
	Plaid Cymru	Neil William Baker	664	29.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Angus Brian Dennis Pugh+*	451	50.8
	Plaid Cymru	Hugh Waters	437	59.2
Majority			14	1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Samuel Neil*	1,040	38
	Labour	Harry Palmer*	958	35
	Plaid Cymru	Dyfrig Thomas+	739	27
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitland (one seat)

Whitland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Daniel James Roy Llewellyn+	549	75.2
	Independent	Rosemary Jean Jenkins	181	24.8
Majority			368	50.4
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

References

1. Western Mail, 6 May 1995
2. "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.