1991 Llanelli Borough Council election

An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1991.^[1] It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, as a result of local government reorganisation in Wales and the formation of unitary authorities, by the Carmarthenshire County Council election of 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Overview

The Labour Party faced further losses as various other parties won seats throughout the borough, including the Green Party, which won seats for the first time.

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes.

Results by ward

Bigyn (three seats)

Bigyn 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William J. Marks*	1,296
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret N. Burree	1,124
	Independent	Richard Ivor John	1,017
	Labour	David Charles Prothero	977
	Labour	Keri Peter Thomas	919
	Labour	J. Williams	895
Turnout				47.5
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Burry Port (three seats)

Burry Port 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Vincent John Rees*	652
	Liberal Democrats	Keith John Evans	614
	Independent	George W. West	608
	Labour	B. Davies	564
	Plaid Cymru	H.M. Tierney	545
	Independent	K. Roberts	517
	Labour	D.H. Morris	476
	Plaid Cymru	D. Williams	413
	Independent Labour	A.H.P. Phillips*	274
Turnout				49.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Bynea (one seat)

Bynea 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Marcus Hughes	514	50.8
	Labour	T. Lewis	498	49.2
Majority			16	1.6
Turnout				47.9
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Cross Hands (one seat)

Cross Hands 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Brinley Davies*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Labour hold

Dafen (two seats)

Dafen 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Brian Stringer	643
	Labour	L.R. McDonagh*	482
	Independent Labour	M. Adams	372
	Labour	E. Evans	323
	Independent	P. Silcox	106
Turnout				45.9
	Green gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Elli (two seats)

Elli 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W.H. Griffiths*	751
	Independent	D. Jones	613
	Labour	William Edward Skinner	478
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas C. Burree	477
	Labour	E.J. Israel	276
Turnout				48.6
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Felinfoel (one seat)

Felinfoel 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Henry John Evans*	483
	Independent	P. Donoghue	231
Majority			252
Turnout				44.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Glanymor (two seats)

Glanymor 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Tudor James*	1,228
	Labour	K. Davies	1,120
	Green	J. Taylor	503
Turnout				46.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Glyn (one seat)

Glyn 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Labour	Dynfor Vaughan Owens*	613	64.9
	Labour	N. Duston	332	35.1
Majority				29.7
Turnout				59.3
	Independent Labour hold		Swing

Hendy (one seat)

Hendy 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Plaid Cymru	T.R. Evans	742	65.4
	Labour	L. Jenkins	393	34.6
Majority				30.8
Turnout				52.1
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Hengoed (two seats)

Hengoed 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Denis G. Woolley	727
	Labour	W.R. Jones*	591
	Green	E. Taylor	544
	Labour	D.K. Williams	469
Turnout				46.9
	Independent gain from Alliance		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gwilym Glanmor Jones*	1,076	66.3
	Green	John Burns	290	17.9
	Independent	E.C. Whatley	258	15.9
Turnout				65.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangennech (two seats)

Llangennech 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Cerith David Thomas*	825
	Labour	Sefton Ronald Coslett*	749
	Labour	John Willock	620
	Independent	J. Sturgess	533
Turnout				47.9
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Elinor Gem Lloyd*	1,011
	Independent	F.St.J. Roberts*	905
	Labour	T.J. Price	650
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Edward Burree	586
	Labour	W.G. Thomas	559
Turnout				44.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llwynhendy (two seats)

Llwynhendy 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Dillwyn Bowen*	652
	Labour	Donald John Davies	628
	Independent	John Trafford Howell	477
	Green	J. Richards	470
	Independent	H. Atkinson	374
Turnout				40.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pembrey (one seat)

Pembrey 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Trevor Uriel Jones Thomas*	675	57.0
	Plaid Cymru	Raymond L. Hall	510	43.0
Majority			165
Turnout				40.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontyberem (one seat)

Pontyberem 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alban William Rees*	684	50.1
	Independent Labour	Thomas Ieuan Edwards	680	49.9
Majority			4	0.2
Turnout				62.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V.B. Hitchman	482	55.0
	Independent	B.M. Willis	394	45.0
Majority			88	10.0
Turnout				42.4
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H.W. Jenkins*	687	61.6
	Independent	D. Emanuel	428	38.4
Majority			259
Turnout				54.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Tumble (two seats)

Tumble 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Bryan Richards	776
	Labour	J.W.V. Harris*	762
	Independent	B. Lewis	654
	Independent	R. Jones	615
Turnout				48.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G.J. Jones*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Labour hold

Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Samuel Neil*	1,022
	Labour	Harry Palmer*	965
	Plaid Cymru	Dyfrig Thomas	817
Turnout				48.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1991 and 1995

Hendy by-election 1993 (one seat)

A by-election was held in the Hendy ward following the death of Labour councillor Len McDonagh.^[2] The contest was won by a single vote by Plaid Cymru candidate Gwyn Hopkins, who had previously served as a member of Dyfed County Council from 1977 until 1981.

Hendy 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	William Gwyn Hopkins	426
	Labour	Vernon John Warlow	425
Majority			1
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ "Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ "Plaid victory upsets balance of power". Llanelli Star. 1 April 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

[Llanelli_PlymEC-1] "Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

[LS_1-4-93-2] "Plaid victory upsets balance of power". Llanelli Star. 1 April 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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