# 1991 Llanelli Borough Council election

An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1991. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, as a result of local government reorganisation in Wales and the formation of unitary authorities, by the Carmarthenshire County Council election of 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Overview

The Labour Party faced further losses as various other parties won seats throughout the borough, including the Green Party, which won seats for the first time.

## Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes.

## Results by ward
### Bigyn (three seats)

Bigyn 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William J. Marks* | 1,296 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret N. Burree | 1,124 | |
| | Independent | Richard Ivor John | 1,017 | |
| | Labour | David Charles Prothero | 977 | |
| | Labour | Keri Peter Thomas | 919 | |
| | Labour | J. Williams | 895 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Burry Port (three seats)

Burry Port 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vincent John Rees* | 652 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith John Evans | 614 | |
| | Independent | George W. West | 608 | |
| | Labour | B. Davies | 564 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | H.M. Tierney | 545 | |
| | Independent | K. Roberts | 517 | |
| | Labour | D.H. Morris | 476 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Williams | 413 | |
| | Independent Labour | A.H.P. Phillips* | 274 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Bynea (one seat)

Bynea 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Marcus Hughes | 514 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | T. Lewis | 498 | 49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cross Hands (one seat)

Cross Hands 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Brinley Davies* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Dafen (two seats)

Dafen 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Brian Stringer | 643 | |
| | Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 482 | |
| | Independent Labour | M. Adams | 372 | |
| | Labour | E. Evans | 323 | |
| | Independent | P. Silcox | 106 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elli (two seats)

Elli 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W.H. Griffiths* | 751 | |
| | Independent | D. Jones | 613 | |
| | Labour | William Edward Skinner | 478 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas C. Burree | 477 | |
| | Labour | E.J. Israel | 276 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Felinfoel (one seat)

Felinfoel 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry John Evans* | 483 | |
| | Independent | P. Donoghue | 231 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Glanymor (two seats)

Glanymor 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Tudor James* | 1,228 | |
| | Labour | K. Davies | 1,120 | |
| | Green | J. Taylor | 503 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Glyn (one seat)

Glyn 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labour | Dynfor Vaughan Owens* | 613 | 64.9 |
| | Labour | N. Duston | 332 | 35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.3 |
| | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hendy (one seat)

Hendy 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | T.R. Evans | 742 | 65.4 |
| | Labour | L. Jenkins | 393 | 34.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Hengoed (two seats)

Hengoed 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Denis G. Woolley | 727 | |
| | Labour | W.R. Jones* | 591 | |
| | Green | E. Taylor | 544 | |
| | Labour | D.K. Williams | 469 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.9 |
| | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | 1,076 | 66.3 |
| | Green | John Burns | 290 | 17.9 |
| | Independent | E.C. Whatley | 258 | 15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llangennech (two seats)

Llangennech 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Cerith David Thomas* | 825 | |
| | Labour | Sefton Ronald Coslett* | 749 | |
| | Labour | John Willock | 620 | |
| | Independent | J. Sturgess | 533 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elinor Gem Lloyd* | 1,011 | |
| | Independent | F.St.J. Roberts* | 905 | |
| | Labour | T.J. Price | 650 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Edward Burree | 586 | |
| | Labour | W.G. Thomas | 559 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Llwynhendy (two seats)

Llwynhendy 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Dillwyn Bowen* | 652 | |
| | Labour | Donald John Davies | 628 | |
| | Independent | John Trafford Howell | 477 | |
| | Green | J. Richards | 470 | |
| | Independent | H. Atkinson | 374 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pembrey (one seat)

Pembrey 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Trevor Uriel Jones Thomas* | 675 | 57.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Raymond L. Hall | 510 | 43.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pontyberem (one seat)

Pontyberem 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alban William Rees* | 684 | 50.1 |
| | Independent Labour | Thomas Ieuan Edwards | 680 | 49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | V.B. Hitchman | 482 | 55.0 |
| | Independent | B.M. Willis | 394 | 45.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.4 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H.W. Jenkins* | 687 | 61.6 |
| | Independent | D. Emanuel | 428 | 38.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tumble (two seats)

Tumble 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Bryan Richards | 776 | |
| | Labour | J.W.V. Harris* | 762 | |
| | Independent | B. Lewis | 654 | |
| | Independent | R. Jones | 615 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G.J. Jones* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Samuel Neil* | 1,022 | |
| | Labour | Harry Palmer* | 965 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 817 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 1991 and 1995
### Hendy by-election 1993 (one seat)

A by-election was held in the Hendy ward following the death of Labour councillor Len McDonagh. The contest was won by a single vote by Plaid Cymru candidate Gwyn Hopkins, who had previously served as a member of Dyfed County Council from 1977 until 1981.
Hendy 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | William Gwyn Hopkins | 426 |
| | Labour | Vernon John Warlow | 425 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |