1987 Llanelli Borough Council election

Welsh local election November 2019 An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1987. It was preceded by the 1983 election and followed by the 1991 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales. How Wales went to the polls Western Mail 8 May 1987 Overview The Labour Party continued to hold the majority of seats following the election but following the boundary changes a number of seats were lost to other political parties and to Independents. Boundary Changes There were wholesale boundary changes and new wards created in place of the previous eleven three-member wards which were abolished. Results Bigyn (three seats) Bigyn 1987 Labour Party (UK) W.M. Jones* 1,245 Chamber of Trade W.J. Marks 1,169 Labour Party (UK) D.H.R. Jones* 1,166 Labour Party (UK) Keri Peter Thomas* 1,051 Chamber of Trade R.C. Rosser 670 Conservative Party (UK) G.H.H. Williams 563 Labour Party (UK) Chamber of Trade Labour Party (UK) Burry Port (three seats) Burry Port 1987 Labour Party (UK) Vincent John Rees* 970 Independent (politician) George W. West 783 Labour Party (UK) A.H.P. Phillips* 639 Labour Party (UK) D.H. Morris 592 Plaid Cymru J.F. Kelly 520 Independent (politician) Raymond L. Hall 483 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Bynea (one seat) Bynea 1987 Labour Party (UK) W.R. Thomas* 676 Independent Labour A.F. Brown* 366 Labour Party (UK) Cross Hands (one seat) Cross Hands 1987 Labour Party (UK) Philip Brinley Davies unopposed Labour Party (UK) Dafen (two seats) Dafen 1987 Labour Party (UK) L.R. McDonagh* 616 Labour Party (UK) W.D. Murphy 467 Residents Brian Stringer 449 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Elli (two seats) Elli 1987 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Michael Willis Gimblett* 766 Chamber of Trade W.H. Griffiths* 706 Labour Party (UK) R.T. Peregrine* 534 Labour Party (UK) S.L. Evans 409 Conservative Party (UK) M.K. Jenkins 357 SDP-Liberal Alliance Chamber of Trade Felinfoel (one seat) Felinfoel 1987 Labour Party (UK) Henry John Evans* 381 Chamber of Trade P. Donoghue 161 Residents H. Rees 91 Labour Party (UK) Glanymor (two seats) Glanymor 1987 Labour Party (UK) David Tudor James* 1,339 Labour Party (UK) R. Palmer* 1,106 Independent Labour G. Rees* 979 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Glyn (one seat) Glyn 1987 Independent Labour Dynfor Vaughan Owens 543 Labour Party (UK) G.H. Jones* 342 Chamber of Trade J.A.W. Protheroe 119 Independent Labour Hendy (one seat) Hendy 1987 Labour Party (UK) R.H.V. Lewis* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Hengoed (two seats) Hengoed 1987 Labour Party (UK) W.R. Jones* 875 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) J.A.G. Antoniazzi 747 Labour Party (UK) D.K. Williams 711 Chamber of Trade H.J. Woolley 421 Independent (politician) R. Griffiths 332 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Kidwelly (one seat) Kidwelly 1987 Labour Party (UK) Gwilym Glanmor Jones* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Llangennech (two seats) Llangennech 1987 Labour Party (UK) Sefton Ronald Coslett* 677 Independent (politician) Cerith David Thomas 548 Labour Party (UK) K.A. Evans 483 Plaid Cymru G. Coslett 443 Plaid Cymru T.E. Sennell 397 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Lliedi (two seats) Lliedi 1987 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) Elinor Gem Lloyd* 1,036 Chamber of Trade F.St.J. Roberts 876 Labour Party (UK) T.J. Price 798 Labour Party (UK) William George Thomas 758 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) Margaret N. Burree 505 SDP-Liberal Alliance Chamber of Trade Llwynhendy (two seats) Llwynhendy 1987 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Dillwyn Bowen* 901 Labour Party (UK) L. Williams 764 Independent Labour J.E. Evans 337 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pembrey (one seat) Pembrey 1987 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Uriel Jones Thomas 765 Plaid Cymru D.A. Williams 403 Labour Party (UK) Pontyberem (one seat) Pontyberem 1987 Labour Party (UK) Alban William Rees* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Swiss Valley (one seat) Swiss Valley 1987 Chamber of Trade R.H. Oram 481 Labour Party (UK) V.B. Hitchman* 460 21 Chamber of Trade Trimsaran (one seat) Trimsaran 1987 Labour Party (UK) H.W. Jenkins* 671 Plaid Cymru Illtyd Beynon 463 208 Labour Party (UK) Tumble (two seats) Tumble 1987 Labour Party (UK) J.W.V. Harris* unopposed Labour Party (UK) E.T. Morgan* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tycroes (one seat) Tycroes 1987 Labour Party (UK) G.J. Jones* unopposed Labour Party (UK) Tyisha (two seats) Tyisha 1987 Labour Party (UK) David Samuel Neil* 1,026 Labour Party (UK) Harry Palmer 957 SDP-Liberal Alliance Liberal Party (UK) I.C. Rosser 528 SDP-Liberal Alliance Social Democratic Party (UK) E.G. Jones 524 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:Llanelli Borough Council elections Llanelli Borough Council election