# 1979 Llanelli Borough Council election

An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1979. It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day there was a UK general election and were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales. The leader of the council was again Michael Willis Gimblett, who had held the role from the previous election.

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

Ward One 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Michael Willis Gimblett* | 2,515 |
| Liberal | Elinor Gem Lloyd* | 2,053 |
| Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 1,972 |
| Labour | E. Davies | 1,662 |
| Labour | R. Thorpe | 1,439 |
| Labour | J. Smith | 1,388 |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Morris | 1,106 |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats)

Ward Two 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | W.M. Jones* | 2,121 |
| Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 1,991 |
| Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 1,974 |
| Conservative | W. Bates | 1,141 |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 751 |
| Plaid Cymru | W. Phillips | 656 |
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 599 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats)

Ward Three 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | T.G. Thomas* | 2,581 |
| Labour | D.H. Williams* | 2,267 |
| Labour | T. Evans* | 2,257 |
| Liberal | I.C. Rosser | 1,062 |
| Liberal | J. Phillips | 959 |
| Liberal | S.I. Chrinowsky | 807 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats)

Ward Four 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | G. Rees* | 2,153 |
| Labour | David Tudor James | 1,882 |
| Independent Labour | I. Roberts* | 1,515 |
| Labour | R. Palmer | 1,439 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats)

Ward Five 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 2,631 |
| Labour | H.W. Jenkins | 2,069 |
| Labour | F. Owens | 2,040 |
| Ratepayers | P. Morris | 1,440 |
| Independent | V. Bevan | 598 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats)

Ward Six 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | R.J. James* | 2,190 |
| Independent | D. George* | 1,968 |
| Independent | G. Thomas* | 1,549 |
| Labour | E. Richards | 1,194 |
| Independent | G. West | 1,182 |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Clement | 714 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats)

Ward Seven 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | G.J. Jones | 2,627 |
| Labour | Sefton Ronald Coslett | 2,439 |
| Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | 2,392 |
| Plaid Cymru | T.E. Sennell | 1,735 |
| SWP | John Willock | 736 |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats)

Bowen had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1973 and 1976.
Ward Eight 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Henry John Evans* | 2,953 |
| Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 2,897 |
| Independent | A. Bowen* | 2,541 |
| Labour | L. Murphy | 2,218 |
| Conservative | T. Howells | 1,813 |
| Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 844 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats)

Ward Nine 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | A.F. Brown | 1,871 |
| Labour | W.R. Thomas* | 1,852 |
| Labour | E. Thomas* | 1,547 |
| Liberal | Kenneth Denver Rees | 1,007 |
| Plaid Cymru | T. Davies | 553 |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Marke | 441 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats)

Ward Ten 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | D. Lewis* | 2,750 |
| Labour | E. Thomas* | 2,712 |
| Labour | D. White | 2,517 |
| Conservative | H. Williams | 1,787 |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Lane | 1,510 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats)

Ward Eleven 1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | S. Davies* | 2,645 |
| Labour | E.T. Morgan* | 2,538 |
| Labour | Alban William Rees | 2,456 |
| Ratepayers | T. Morris* | 2,384 |
| Independent Labour | Philip Brinley Davies | 1,965 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Ratepayers | Labour gain from Ratepayers | Swing |