# 1991 Carmarthen District Council election

An election to Carmarthen District Council was held on 2 May 1991. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Carmarthenshire County Council in 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Overview

There were some limited changes as a result of the election, including the capture of three seats by the Labour Party in Carmarthen Town.

## Results
### Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Pamela Ann Palmer* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Town North (four seats)

Carmarthen Town North 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,215 |
| Labour | John Russell Davies* | 1,079 |
| Labour | Sarah Mary Lorraine Maynard | 1,056 |
| Independent | John Elfed Williams* | 1,019 |
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Hughes Griffiths | 984 |
| Labour | Nia Rhiannon Griffith | 731 |
| Labour | Richard John Williams | 638 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Carmarthen Town South (two seats)

Carmarthen Town South 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans | 1,113 |
| Independent | June Williams* | 719 |
| Independent | John Elfed Thomas* | 532 |
| Plaid Cymru | Geraint Thomas | 313 |
| Labour | Judy Marged Morgan Stenger | 201 |
| Labour | Thomas Julian Messsere | 182 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Carmarthen Town West (three seats)

An Independent candidate had won a seat at a by-election following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councilor Malcolm Jones.
Carmarthen Town West 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Gwynoro Jones | 905 |
| Labour | Sioned Mair Richards | 839 |
| Labour | Maxine Baine Ashley | 673 |
| Independent | Stephen Paul Dunn | 558 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Cenarth (one seat)

Cenarth 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Lloyd Davies* | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Clynderwen (one seat)

Clynderwen 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cynwyl Elfed (one seat)

Cynwyl Elfed 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Dorrien Thomas | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Gorslas (two seats)

Gorslas 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Ratepayers | Dewi Wyn Edwards* | 1,187 |
| Labour | Ryan Jones* | 1,092 |
| Labour | William Peter Thomas Griffiths | 849 |
| Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Sidney William David Evans* | 415 |
| | Independent | David Cecil Davies | 290 |
| | Independent | John Jenkins | 50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanboidy (one seat)

Llanboidy 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Gibbin* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayers | Huw Voyle Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Ratepayers hold | Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |

### Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Cyril William Roberts* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Sidney Daniel John* | 374 |
| | Independent | Lydia Mair Stephens | 301 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

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

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Thomas John Griffiths* | unopposed | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Llangeler (two seats)

Llangeler 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Thomas Keith Davies* | unopposed |
| Independent | Thomas Wilfred Davies* | unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangynnwr (two seats)

Llangynnwr 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Robin Owen Griffiths* | 998 |
| Independent | Hywel Lloyd Williams* | 517 |
| Labour | June Angela Jenkins | 429 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangyndeyrn (two seats)

Llangyndeyrn 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | John David Greville Williams* | 742 |
| Independent | Robert Michael Beynon | 688 |
| Labour | Cydwel David Thomas Evans* | 660 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanllwni (one seat)

Llanllwni 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Eirwyn Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llansteffan (one seat)

Llansteffan 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Una Burnett Davies | 490 |
| | Independent | Thomas John Jones | 376 |
| | Independent | Margaret Edith Jenkins | 149 |
| | Independent | Terence Davies Hesford | 134 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanybydder (one seat)

Llanybydder 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | John Emrys Oriel Jones* | 774 |
| | Labour | Patricia Anne Stevens-Bevan | 114 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Henry Irfon Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pencarreg (one seat)

Pencarreg 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Ambrose Goring Lloyd | 370 |
| | Independent | James Eirwyn Williams | 327 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### St Clears (two seats)

St Clears 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Arwyn Ungoed Owen | |
| Independent | David Price Phillips | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### St Ishmael (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Charles Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Trelech (one seat)

Trelech 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William David Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Whitland (one seat)

Whitland 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Ithel Parri-Roberts | 581 |
| | Independent | Rosemary Jean Jenkins* | 248 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |