# 1983 Llanelli Borough Council election

An election to Llanelli Borough Council was 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
### Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats)

Ward One 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Alliance | Michael Willis Gimblett* | 1,552 |
| Chamber of Trade | W.H. Griffiths | 1,246 |
| Alliance | Elinor Gem Lloyd* | 1,128 |
| Conservative | C.S. Snee | 694 |
| Labour | B.E. Jones | 596 |
| Labour | A.C. Hemment | 556 |
| Labour | A.U. Lewis | 530 |
| Alliance | S.N. Hockeridge | 526 |
| Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing |
| Chamber of Trade hold | Chamber of Trade hold | Swing |
| Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats)

Ward Two 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 1,006 |
| Labour | W.M. Jones* | 975 |
| Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 877 |
| Chamber of Trade | F. St J. Roberts | 628 |
| Chamber of Trade | L.A. Jones | 561 |
| Alliance | R.C. Rosser | 434 |
| Alliance | M. Soady | 334 |
| Alliance | M.N. Burree | 328 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)

Ward Three 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | T.G. Thomas* | 1,352 |
| Labour | D.H. Williams* | 1,228 |
| Labour | Keri Peter Thomas | 1,108 |
| Alliance | I.C. Rosser | 598 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)

Ward Four 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | David Tudor James* | Unopposed |
| Labour | R. Palmer* | Unopposed |
| Labour | G. Rees* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)

Ward Five 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 1,942 |
| Labour | F. Owens* | 1,378 |
| Labour | H.W. Jenkins* | 1,337 |
| Independent | D.D. Richards | 1,243 |
| Alliance | V. Bevan | 397 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)

Ward Six 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | R.J. James* | 1,280 |
| Labour | Vincent John Rees | 1,156 |
| Labour | A.H.P. Phillips | 860 |
| Independent | George W. West | 820 |
| Independent | G. Thomas* | 771 |
| Independent | Raymond L. Hall | 547 |
| Tenants/Ratepayers | D.H. Morris | 434 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)

Ward Seven 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | 1,572 |
| Labour | G.J. Jones* | 1,521 |
| Labour | Sefton Ronald Coslett* | 1,500 |
| Plaid Cymru | T.E. Sennell | 1,055 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats)

Ward Eight 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Henry John Evans* | 1,319 |
| Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 1,319 |
| Labour | A. Bowen* | 1,292 |
| Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 418 |
| 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 | A.F. Brown* | 1,002 |
| Labour | W.R. Thomas* | 997 |
| Labour | D.T. Davies | 945 |
| Independent Labour | J.E. Evans | 573 |
| Alliance | Kenneth Denver Rees | 395 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)

The election delayed due to death of candidate and was held some weeks later.
Ward Ten 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | W.R. Jones | 853 |
| Labour | G.H. Jones | 842 |
| Labour | M. Evans | 794 |
| Independent | L. Jones | 592 |
| Independent | F. Roberts | 566 |
| Independent | K. Evans | 549 |
| Independent Labour | Dynfor Vaughan Owens | 536 |
| Independent | D. Thomas | 523 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)

Ward Eleven 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | E.T. Morgan* | 2,015 |
| Labour | Alban William Rees* | 2,006 |
| Labour | George Malcolm Davies | 1,604 |
| Independent | Philip Brinley Davies | 1,504 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |