1976 Llanelli Borough Council election

Welsh local election November 2019 An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1976.Llanelli Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Llanelli-1973-1991.pdf The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 8 May 2016 It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales. Results Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats) Ward One 1976 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Willis Gimblett 1,603 Independent (politician) Harry J. Richards* 1,520 Liberal Party (UK) Elinor Gem Lloyd 1,382 Labour Party (UK) R. Palmer* 1,280 Labour Party (UK) D. Thomas* 1,113 Labour Party (UK) N. Price 889 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 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. Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats) Ward Two 1976 Labour Party (UK) W.M. Jones* 1,198 Labour Party (UK) R.T. Peregrine* 1,057 Labour Party (UK) D.H.R. Jones* 1,057 Liberal Party (UK) W. Williams 746 Liberal Party (UK) C. Rosser 704 Liberal Party (UK) W. Bates 576 Plaid Cymru P. Davies 489 Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas 439 Plaid Cymru W. Davies 415 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats) Ward Three 1976 Labour Party (UK) T.G. Thomas* 1,364 Labour Party (UK) D.H. Williams 1,020 Labour Party (UK) T. Evans* 1,012 Independent Labour John Gladwyn Hill 976 Liberal Party (UK) D. Phillips 687 Liberal Party (UK) E. Clarke 629 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats) Ward Four 1976 Labour Party (UK) W. Griffiths* 936 Independent Labour I. Roberts* 849 Labour Party (UK) G. Rees 789 Labour Party (UK) L. Hickman 788 Liberal Party (UK) R. Bates 624 Liberal Party (UK) H. Owens 554 Labour Party (UK) Independent Labour Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats) Ward Five 1976 Labour Party (UK) Gwilym Glanmor Jones* 1,506 Independent (politician) H. Howells 1,220 Labour Party (UK) H. Hughes* 1,114 Labour Party (UK) F. Owens* 1,098 Independent (politician) D. Morgan 638 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats) Ward Six 1976 Labour Party (UK) R.J. James* 1,286 Independent (politician) D. George 1,128 Independent (politician) G. Thomas* 1,005 Labour Party (UK) A. Phillips 859 Plaid Cymru M. Clement 424 Labour Party (UK) S. Howell 393 Plaid Cymru R. Williams 353 Plaid Cymru E. Morgan 322 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats) Ward Seven 1976 Labour Party (UK) L. Davies* 1,577 Labour Party (UK) R.H.V. Lewis* 1,408 Plaid Cymru E. Bowen 1,349 Labour Party (UK) G.J. Jones* 1,336 Plaid Cymru F. Davies 1,266 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats) Ward Eight 1976 Labour Party (UK) A. Bowen* 1,409 Labour Party (UK) L.R. McDonagh* 1,392 Labour Party (UK) Henry John Evans* 1,280 Liberal Party (UK) J. Thomas 987 Plaid Cymru W. Hopkin 840 Liberal Party (UK) V. Evans 773 Liberal Party (UK) J. Jones 758 Communist Party of Great Britain R.E. Hitchon 381 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats) Ward Nine 1983 Labour Party (UK) W.R. Thomas 1,295 Labour Party (UK) W. Jenkins 1,168 Labour Party (UK) E. Thomas* 1,075 Liberal Party (UK) I. Buckley 568 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats) Ward Ten 1976 Labour Party (UK) E. Thomas* 1,962 Labour Party (UK) D. Lewis* 1,734 Labour Party (UK) D. Thomas* 1,683 Plaid Cymru H. Davies 875 Liberal Party (UK) O. Jones 852 Plaid Cymru B. Lane 761 Liberal Party (UK) L. Edington 627 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats) Ward Eleven 1976 Labour Party (UK) S. Davies* 2,230 Ratepayers T. Morris 2,193 Labour Party (UK) E.T. Morgan 2,135 Labour Party (UK) C. McLoughlin* 1,644 Labour Party (UK) Ratepayers Labour Party (UK) References 1976 Llanelli Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom