# 1983 Carmarthen District Council election

Elections to Carmarthen District Council were held in May 1983. It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Results
### Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat)

Abergwili and Llanllawddog 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Samuel Scurlock Bowen* | 482 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Ann Palmer | 393 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William David Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats)

Carmarthen Town Ward One 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,276 |
| Labour | John Russell Davies* | 985 |
| Labour | John Elfed Williams | 797 |
| Labour | T.H. Gwynne Davies* | 789 |
| Independent | Dewi Evans* | 746 |
| Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard | 729 |
| Independent | Gwynne Morris Williams | 671 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats)

Carmarthen Town Ward Two 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Elvet Thomas* | 654 |
| Independent | Thomas Llewellyn Davies* | 514 |
| Independent | June Williams | 457 |
| Labour | Peter Short | 353 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats)

Carmarthen Town Ward Three 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Alliance (Liberal) | David Nam* | 1,322 |
| Independent | David Percy Jones* | 983 |
| Independent | Helen Margaret Thomas | 899 |
| Independent | P. Hurley | 428 |
| Labour | Richard John Williams | 422 |
| Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Cilymaenllwyd (one seat)

Cilymaenllwyd 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | 645 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D.J. Gwynne | 105 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Jones* | 446 |
| | Independent | Lyn Luke ap Trin Davies | 399 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Henllanfallteg (one seat)

Henllanfallteg 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Gibbin* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Laugharne Township (two seats)

Laugharne Township 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Frank Elwyn John* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Cyril William Roberts* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats)

Llanarthney and Llanddarog 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Ratepayers | Huw Voyle Williams* | 2,048 |
| Ratepayers | Dewi Wyn Edwards* | 1,784 |
| Labour | Thomas Henry Richards* | 1,472 |
| Ratepayers | Peter Edward Rees | 1,043 |
| Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing |
| Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llandyfaelog (two seats)

Llandyfaelog 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | 1,050 |
| Independent | David Charles Phillips* | 1,005 |
| Plaid Cymru | Malcolm W.E. Rees | 337 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangeler (two seats)

Llangeler 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | 1,168 |
| Independent | Thomas Keith Davies | 557 |
| Independent | W. Ainsleigh Verdun Harris | 549 |
| Independent | William Michael Davies | 548 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |

### Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David John Lewis* | 539 |
| | Independent | David George Lewis | 428 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn (one seat)

Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | 375 |
| | Independent | K.D. Rees | 79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Griffith Trevor Rees* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llangynnwr (two seats)

Llangynnwr 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Hywel Lloyd Williams* | |
| Independent | John David James Morgan | |
| Independent | Evan James Thomas* | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | John B. Lewis | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangyndeyrn (two seats)

Llangyndeyrn 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William D. Evans* | 1,029 |
| Labour | Ivor Haydn Edmunds | 727 |
| Plaid Cymru | E.J. Lewis | 550 |
| Independent | Robert Michael Beynon | 386 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |

### Llanllwni (two seats)

Llanllwni 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Oliver Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Newcastle Emlyn (one seat)

Newcastle Emlyn 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | G. Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### St Clears (two seats)

St Clears 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Victor Lawrence James* | 1,301 |
| Independent | Benjamin Delwyn Royden Thomas* | 1,107 |
| Independent | E.T. Pope | 161 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Whitland (one seat)

Whitland 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Alliance (SDP) | A.P. Vedeniapin | 559 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Ithel Parri-Roberts | 321 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing |