# 1976 Dinefwr Borough Council election

An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1976. It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there was UK local elections and elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Labour held most seats in the more urbanised part of the authority while the rural seats were all won by Independents. Plaid Cymru captured two seats from Labour at Ammanford and Penygroes.

## Results
### Ammanford Town Ward 1 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 1 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees | 444 | 56.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D.H. Davies | 338 | 43.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ammanford Town Ward 2 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 2 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | B.J.B. Williams | 449 | 66.2 |
| | Labour | Glyn M. Harries | 229 | 33.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Ammanford Town Ward 3 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 3 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dr D.H. Davies | 272 | 56.8 |
| | Labour | S.J.H. Batsford* | 207 | 43.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ammanford Town Ward 4 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 4 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A.H. Phillips* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ammanford Town Ward 5 (one seat)

Ammanford Town Ward 5 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B.G. Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Betws (one seat)

Betws 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Daniel Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brynamman (one seat)

Brynamman 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Socialist | E.R. Thomas* | 426 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | W. Griffiths | 358 | 45.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.1 |
| | Independent Socialist hold | Independent Socialist hold | Swing | |

### Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Theophilus | 417 | 66.3 | |
| | Independent | I. Davies | 133 | 21.1 | −28.5 |
| | Independent | R. Griffiths* | 79 | 12.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.2 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cwmamman (three seats)

Cwmamman 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Peter Dewi Richards | 1,210 |
| | Labour | Gwynfryn Davies* | 1,163 |
| | Labour | D.T.M. Rees* | 1,142 |
| | Labour | D.H.J. Wyatt | 775 |
| | Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 547 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Cwmllynfell 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Thomas* | 489 | 83.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | T. Jones | 100 | 17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda (one seat)

Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | 398 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | J.H. Evans | 322 | 44.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Morgan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (one seat)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. Jenkins* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (one seat)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | W.R. Price* | 247 |
| | Independent | D.A. Richards | 194 |
| | Independent | W.T. Griffiths | 184 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandeilo Town (two seats)

Llandeilo Town 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | L.A. German | 514 |
| | Independent | Elfryn Thomas | 513 |
| | Independent | D.R. Williams* | 509 |
| | Independent | M.H. Hughes | 299 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanddeusant / Myddfai (one seat)

Llanddeusant / Myddfai 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | F.R. Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandovery Town (two seats)

Llandovery Town 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Hamilton Evans* | 643 |
| | Independent | William Perry | 541 |
| | Independent | J.E. Davies | 439 |
| | Independent | H.G. Jones* | 347 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandybie and Heolddu (three seats)

Llandybie and Heolddu 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 1,148 |
| | Labour | I. Morgan* | 1,137 |
| | Independent | Mary Helena Thomas | 1,053 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Evans | 554 |
| | Labour | W. Jones* | 541 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Arwel Davies | 512 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Roberts | 498 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R.P. Morgan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen (one seat)

Pugh had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1973.
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. Pugh* | 488 | 53.7 |
| | Independent | D.A. Jones | 420 | 46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)

Llangadog and Llansadwrn 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Barr* | 480 | 55.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Prys Evans | 389 | 44.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Llansawel and Talley (one seat)

Llansawel and Talley 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies | 730 |
| | Labour | E.B. Davies* | 620 |
| | Independent | T. Pearce* | 524 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Saron (two seats)

Saron 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | W. Jones* | 734 |
| | Labour | D. Davies* | 660 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J.G. James | 506 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |