1991 Dinefwr Borough Council election

An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1991. 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.

Results by ward

Betws (one seat)

Betws 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Arnallt James*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Brynamman (one seat)

Brynamman 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vivien Rees*	542
	Independent	Ronald Frederick Mannall	54
	Labour hold		Swing

Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Theophilus*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Cwmllynfell 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elwyn Williams*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Cynwyl Gaeo (one seat)

Cynwyl Gaeo 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cyril Lewis Lloyd*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Dyffryn Cennen (one seat)

Dyffryn Cennen 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hal Glenville Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Garnant (two seats)

Garnant 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Madge*	713
	Labour	William Richard Murphy*	593
	Plaid Cymru	David John Lloyd Davies	375
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Glanamman (two seats)

Glanamman 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Ronald Harris*	648
	Plaid Cymru	John Edwin Lewis	606
	Labour	Howard James Power	437
	Labour hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Iscennen (one seat)

Iscennen 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Llynfa Meinir Melba Thomas	331
	Labour	Ronald Amman Davies*	303
Majority			28
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Llandeilo Castle (one seat)

Boundary Change

Llandeilo Castle 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ieuan Goronwy Jones	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Tywi (one seat)

Llandeilo Tywi 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gareth Michael Davies	253
	Independent	John Lynch	233
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandovery Town (two seats)

Llandovery Town 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Denley Owen*	unopposed
		no nomination
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandybie (three seats)

Llandybie 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mary Helena Thomas*	1,311
	Labour	Brenda Vivien Evans*	1,018
	Labour	Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways*	990
	Plaid Cymru	Sarah Ann Nesta Price	966
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dillwyn Anthony Williams	810
	Green	Brig Oubridge	134
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)

Llangadog and Llansadwrn 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Meirion Thomas	560
	Independent	Glyndwr Thomas Davies*	396
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Arthur Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansawel (one seat)

Llansawel 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Gwilym Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Manordeilo and Salem (one seat)

Manordeilo and Salem 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Myddfai (one seat)

The ward was previously known as Llanddeusant and Myddfai

Myddfai 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Francis Roland Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Pantyffynnon (one seat)

Pantyffynnon 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin James Brinley Williams*	437
	Value for Money	David Howard Cooke	176
	Labour hold		Swing

Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Lynne Davies*	unopposed
	Labour	Evan Bertie Davies*	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontamman (one seat)

Boundary Change

Pontamman 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Alvan Rees*	349
	Independent	David John Brian Thomas	177
	Labour win (new seat)

Quarter Bach (one seat)

Quarter Bach 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arthur Stanley Jones*	386
	Labour	John Ronald Griffin	190
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terrence Hopkin Marshall*	unopposed
	Labour	Iorwerth Myrddin Thomas*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tirydail (one seat)

Tirydail 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey Panes*	298
	Accountability Party	James Richards	249
	Labour hold		Swing