1977 Welsh local government election
The second election to Dyfed County Council was held in May 1977.[1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1981 election. There were a number of unopposed returns, particularly in rural parts of the county.
Overview
Carmarthenshire
The main feature of the results in Carmarthenshire was a Plaid Cymru challenge to Labour in the more urban part of the county although they lost the one seat they held on the previous council.
Ward Results (Cardiganshire)
Aberaeron No.1
Aberaeon No.1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Evan Evans Williams* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold |
Aberaeron No. 2
Aberaeon No.2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Edwardes Rogers-Lewis* | 1,125 | 62.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | William Lynford Thomas | 676 | 37.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberaeron No.3
Aberaeron No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Owen Williams* | 1,718 | 87.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gerallt Jones | 246 | 12.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth No.1
Aberystwyth No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Griffith Eric Hughes | 1,492 | 80.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Elizabeth A. Edwards | 363 | 19.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth No.2
Aberystwyth No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter James Goodman | 368 | 37.1 | |
| Liberal | Gwendoline Calan Evans* | 340 | 34.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Davies | 285 | 28.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth No. 3
Aberystwyth No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ceredig Jones* | 765 | 52.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mary Fitter | 686 | 47.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Rural No. 1
Aberystwyth Rural No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Gatty P. Lewis* | 1,067 | 53.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Thomas Jones | 919 | 46.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Rural No.2
Aberystwyth Rural No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Richard Wynn Cowell | 1,017 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Edward Vernon Jones | 881 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Rural No.3
Aberystwyth Rural No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Griffith Gwynfor Jones | 957 | 46.7 | |
| Liberal | Glyndwr Lloyd Edwards | 638 | 31.2 | |
| Labour | Frederick Fanstone | 453 | 22.1 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cardigan
Cardigan 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rowland Ll. Peregrine* | 1,098 | 77.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Iago | 327 | 22.9 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Lampeter
Lampeter 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R.G. Daniel | 1,166 | 69.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 504 | 30.2 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Teifiside No.1
Teifiside No.1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.G.E. Davies* | 1,794 | 81.2 | |
| Independent | G. Guttridge | 416 | 18.8 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Teifiside No.2
Teifiside No.2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Hywel Heulyn Roberts* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Teifiside No.3
Teifiside No.3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | R.E. Morris* | 1,522 | 78.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | T. George | 411 | 21.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Tregaron
Tregaron 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Marie James | 1,267 | 56.9 | |
| Independent | William Gethin Bennett | 958 | 43.1 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Ward Results (Carmarthenshire)
Ammanford No. 1
Ammanford No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Howard Cooke* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Ammanford No.2
Ammanford No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Myrddin Evans* | 1,193 | 66.1 | −9.9 |
| Plaid Cymru | D.H. Davies | 613 | 33.9 | +9.9 |
Majority | 580 | 32.2 | −19.8 |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Berwick
Berwick 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Raglan Thomas* | 1,062 | | |
| Liberal | Kenneth Denver Rees | 351 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Brian Marke | 204 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port East
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Burry Port East 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Elwyn Marks | 502 | 46.2 | −2.7 |
| Independent | Hugh Williams | 320 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | Edryd Morgan | 160 | 14.7 | −2.6 |
| Independent Labour | S.J.E. Samuel | 104 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
Majority | 182 | 16.7 | +1.6 |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port West
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Burry Port West 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Eirwen Jones-Parry* | 476 | 41.0 | −15.1 |
| Labour | Bryan Joseph Rayner | 432 | 37.2 | +6.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | Michael E. Clement | 254 | 21.8 | +8.3 |
Majority | 44 | 3.8 | −21.9 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen No. 1
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Carmarthen No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anthony Earle* | 1,511 | 74.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Elizabeth Tabitha Beynon | 526 | 25.8 | |
Majority | 985 | 48.4 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen No. 2
Carmarthen No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ellis James Powell* | 689 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Hughes Griffiths | 376 | | |
| Liberal | Janet Webb | 187 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen No. 3
Carmarthen No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Roy Nicholl* | 1,157 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Emrys Jones | 654 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No.1
Carmarthen Rural No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayers | William J. Wyn Evans | 1,142 | | |
| Labour | Percy Morgan Lewis | 1,058 | | |
| Independent | Jane Ann Jones | 645 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No.2
Carmarthen Rural No. 3
Carmarthen Rural No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | E.T. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Carmarthen Rural No. 4
Carmarthen Rural No. 4 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Arthur J. Harries* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Carmarthen Rural No. 5
Carmarthen Rural No. 5 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dr William Edmund V.J. Davies* | 1,683 | | |
| Independent | David Myrddin Jenkins | 1,018 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Rural No. 6
Carmarthen Rural No. 6 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.L. James* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Carmarthen Rural No. 7
Carmarthen Rural No. 7 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Clodwyn Percival Phillips | 1,301 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Daniel James Roy Llewellyn | 1,175 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Cwmamman
Cwmamman 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.J. Davies | 977 | 60.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 848 | 39.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Felinfoel
Felinfoel 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | 1,106 | 65.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Rhys | 420 | 25.0 | |
| Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 153 | 9.1 | |
Majority | | 40.9 | |
Turnout | | 37.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hengoed
Hengoed 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Irwyn Phillips* | 1,034 | | |
| Labour | D. Thomas | 383 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.1
Llandeilo No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.D.R. Davies* | 1,125 | | |
| Independent | T. Davies | 884 | | |
| Independent | H. Jones | 537 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.2
Llandeilo No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.T. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Llandeilo No.3
Llandeilo No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V.E.D. Price* | 1,472 | | |
| Independent Socialist | D. Moses | 574 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.4
Llandeilo No. 4 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Roger Gareth Thomas* | 1,885 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 714 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.5
Llandeilo No. 5 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Gerald J. Earl* | 1,567 | | |
| Labour | W. Davies | 1,043 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo No.6
Llandeilo No. 6 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Gwyn Jones | 1,172 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Jones | 1,112 | | |
Majority | 60 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanedi
Llanedi 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I.L. Foulkes | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Llanelli No.1
Llanelli No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 969 | | |
| Labour | J. Smith | 437 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Morris | 364 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.2
Llanelli No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brinley Owen* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Llanelli No. 3
Llanelli No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Grismond J. Williams* | 643 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Thomas | 312 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.4
Llanelli No. 4 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs M. Joseph | 455 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 429 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No.5
Llanelli No. 5 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Chaeles Prothero | 354 | | |
| Independent Labour | W.J. Davies* | 196 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelli No. 6
Llanelli No. 6 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Harold J. Thomas | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Llanelli No.7
Llanelli No. 7 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George M. McConkey* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Llangennech
Llan-non
Llannon 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David William James* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Newcastle Emlyn No.1
Newcastle Emlyn No. 1 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.T. Enoch* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Newcastle Emlyn No.2
Newcastle Emlyn No. 2 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Evans* | 2,113 | | |
| Labour | Peter Appleton Wilde | 898 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey
Pembrey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Evans* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Pontyberem
Pontyberem Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Howard Jones* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Trimsaran
Trimsaran Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Samuel T. Hughes* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Westfa
Westfa Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | William Gwyn Hopkins | 693 | | |
| Labour | G. Williams | 644 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ward Results (Pembrokeshire)
Cemaes No. 1
Cemaes No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Jenkins* | 1,549 | 59.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | C.M. Phillips | 1,075 | 41.0 | |
Majority | | 18.0 | |
Turnout | | 68.4 | −2.3 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cemaes No. 2
Cemaes No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.R. George* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 1
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | J.P.A. Maddocks | 757 | 51.6 | |
| Independent | Carey George* | 710 | 48.4 | |
Majority | | 3.2 | |
Turnout | | 55.1 | +1.5 |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 2
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 2 1973 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Evans | 604 | 43.9 | |
| Labour | A. O'Brien | 406 | 29.5 | |
| Independent | G. Hughes | 367 | 26.7 | |
Majority | | 14.4 | |
Turnout | | 56.9 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest No.1
Haverfordwest No.1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.G. Parry* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Haverfordwest No. 2
Haverfordwest No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.S. Grey* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 1
Haverfordwest Rural No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | A. Gray* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 2
Haverfordwest Rural No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | O.C. John* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 3
Haverfordwest Rural No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. James* | 1,249 | 66.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | I. Williams | 619 | 33.1 | +33.1 |
Majority | | 33.8 | |
Turnout | | 52.4 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 4
Haverfordwest Rural No. 4 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. McBrearty | 784 | 93.4 | |
| Independent | B. Morris | 55 | 6.6 | |
Majority | | 86.9 | |
Turnout | | 27.0 | −29.9 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Rural No. 5
Haverfordwest Rural No. 5 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | H.W. Phillips* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Milford Haven No. 1
Milford Haven No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | R. Yolland* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Milford Haven No. 2
Milford Haven No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Basil Ralph Woodruff* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Milford Haven No. 3
Milford Haven No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mrs R. Keane* | 467 | 52.4 | |
| Independent | T.W.H. Byard | 424 | 47.6 | |
Majority | | 4.8 | |
Turnout | | 31.5 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Narberth No. 1
Narberth No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Elwyn John* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Narberth No. 2
Narberth No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. Harry* | 953 | 51.6 | +11.0 |
| Independent | R. Martin | 894 | 48.4 | |
Majority | | 3.2 | |
Turnout | | 65.4 | −2.7 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Narberth No. 3
Narberth No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Neyland and Llanstadwell
Neyland and Llanstadwell 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. John* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Pembroke No. 1
Pembroke No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M. Mathias* | 1,091 | 71.9 | +44.6 |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Kane | 427 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
Majority | | 43.8 | |
Turnout | | 43.7 | +1.1 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke No. 2
Pembroke No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | A. Dureau | 843 | | |
| Independent | W. Corcoran | 290 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 22.8 | −10.4 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke No. 3
Pembroke No. 3 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C.E. Nicholls* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Pembroke Rural No. 1
Pembroke Rural No. 1 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rev G.R. Ball* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Pembroke Rural No. 2
Pembroke Rural No. 2 1977 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.G. Lawrence* | 594 | 41.7 | −11.3 |
| Independent | Norman Richard Parry | 411 | 28.8 | |
| Independent | M. Collis | 250 | 17.5 | |
| Independent | E. Hodgson | 161 | 12.0 | |
Majority | | 12.9 | |
Turnout | | 54.9 | +2.7 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tenby
References
- ^ "Dyfed County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 May 2016.