# 1991 Dinefwr Borough Council election

An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in 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.

## Results by ward
### Betws (one seat)

Betws 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Arnallt James* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brynamman (one seat)

Brynamman 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Vivien Rees* | 542 |
| Independent | Ronald Frederick Mannall | 54 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Cwmllynfell 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elwyn Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cynwyl Gaeo (one seat)

Cynwyl Gaeo 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Cyril Lewis Lloyd* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Dyffryn Cennen (one seat)

Dyffryn Cennen 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hal Glenville Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Garnant (two seats)

Garnant 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Kevin Madge* | 713 |
| Labour | William Richard Murphy* | 593 |
| Plaid Cymru | David John Lloyd Davies | 375 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Glanamman (two seats)

Glanamman 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | David Ronald Harris* | 648 |
| Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 606 |
| Labour | Howard James Power | 437 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Iscennen (one seat)

Iscennen 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Llynfa Meinir Melba Thomas | 331 |
| | Labour | Ronald Amman Davies* | 303 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llandeilo Castle (one seat)

Boundary Change
Llandeilo Castle 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ieuan Goronwy Jones | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo Tywi (one seat)

Llandeilo Tywi 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Gareth Michael Davies | 253 |
| Independent | John Lynch | 233 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandovery Town (two seats)

Llandovery Town 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Plaid Cymru | Denley Owen* | unopposed |
| | no nomination | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandybie (three seats)

Llandybie 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Mary Helena Thomas* | 1,311 |
| Labour | Brenda Vivien Evans* | 1,018 |
| Labour | Herbert Brynmor Lewis Samways* | 990 |
| Plaid Cymru | Sarah Ann Nesta Price | 966 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat)

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Dillwyn Anthony Williams | 810 |
| | Green | Brig Oubridge | 134 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat)

Llangadog and Llansadwrn 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Thomas Meirion Thomas | 560 |
| Independent | Glyndwr Thomas Davies* | 396 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Arthur Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llansawel (one seat)

Llansawel 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Gwilym Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Manordeilo and Salem (one seat)

Manordeilo and Salem 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Myddfai (one seat)

The ward was previously known as Llanddeusant and Myddfai
Myddfai 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Francis Roland Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pantyffynnon (one seat)

Pantyffynnon 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Benjamin James Brinley Williams* | 437 |
| Value for Money | David Howard Cooke | 176 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies* | unopposed |
| Labour | Evan Bertie Davies* | unopposed |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Pontamman (one seat)

Boundary Change
Pontamman 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Alvan Rees* | 349 | | |
| Independent | David John Brian Thomas | 177 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Quarter Bach (one seat)

Quarter Bach 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Arthur Stanley Jones* | 386 |
| | Labour | John Ronald Griffin | 190 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Saron (two seats)

Saron 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Terrence Hopkin Marshall* | unopposed |
| Labour | Iorwerth Myrddin Thomas* | unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Tirydail (one seat)

Tirydail 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Jeffrey Panes* | 298 |
| Accountability Party | James Richards | 249 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |