# 1976 Llanelli Borough Council election

An election to Llanelli 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 were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Results
### Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats)

Ward One 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Michael Willis Gimblett | 1,603 |
| Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 1,520 |
| Liberal | Elinor Gem Lloyd | 1,382 |
| Labour | R. Palmer* | 1,280 |
| Labour | D. Thomas* | 1,113 |
| Labour | N. Price | 889 |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | W.M. Jones* | 1,198 |
| Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 1,057 |
| Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 1,057 |
| Liberal | W. Williams | 746 |
| Liberal | C. Rosser | 704 |
| Liberal | W. Bates | 576 |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 489 |
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 439 |
| Plaid Cymru | W. Davies | 415 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)

Ward Three 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | T.G. Thomas* | 1,364 |
| Labour | D.H. Williams | 1,020 |
| Labour | T. Evans* | 1,012 |
| Independent Labour | John Gladwyn Hill | 976 |
| Liberal | D. Phillips | 687 |
| Liberal | E. Clarke | 629 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)

Ward Four 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | W. Griffiths* | 936 |
| Independent Labour | I. Roberts* | 849 |
| Labour | G. Rees | 789 |
| Labour | L. Hickman | 788 |
| Liberal | R. Bates | 624 |
| Liberal | H. Owens | 554 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)

Ward Five 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 1,506 |
| Independent | H. Howells | 1,220 |
| Labour | H. Hughes* | 1,114 |
| Labour | F. Owens* | 1,098 |
| Independent | D. Morgan | 638 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)

Ward Six 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | R.J. James* | 1,286 |
| Independent | D. George | 1,128 |
| Independent | G. Thomas* | 1,005 |
| Labour | A. Phillips | 859 |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Clement | 424 |
| Labour | S. Howell | 393 |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Williams | 353 |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Morgan | 322 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)

Ward Seven 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | L. Davies* | 1,577 |
| Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | 1,408 |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Bowen | 1,349 |
| Labour | G.J. Jones* | 1,336 |
| Plaid Cymru | F. Davies | 1,266 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats)

Ward Eight 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | A. Bowen* | 1,409 |
| Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 1,392 |
| Labour | Henry John Evans* | 1,280 |
| Liberal | J. Thomas | 987 |
| Plaid Cymru | W. Hopkin | 840 |
| Liberal | V. Evans | 773 |
| Liberal | J. Jones | 758 |
| Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 381 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats)

Ward Nine 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | W.R. Thomas | 1,295 |
| Labour | W. Jenkins | 1,168 |
| Labour | E. Thomas* | 1,075 |
| Liberal | I. Buckley | 568 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)

Ward Ten 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | E. Thomas* | 1,962 |
| Labour | D. Lewis* | 1,734 |
| Labour | D. Thomas* | 1,683 |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Davies | 875 |
| Liberal | O. Jones | 852 |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Lane | 761 |
| Liberal | L. Edington | 627 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)

Ward Eleven 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | S. Davies* | 2,230 |
| Ratepayers | T. Morris | 2,193 |
| Labour | E.T. Morgan | 2,135 |
| Labour | C. McLoughlin* | 1,644 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |