# 1985 Dyfed County Council election

The fourth election to Dyfed County Council was held in May 1985. It was preceded by the 1981 election and followed by the 1989 election. Once again, there were a number of unopposed returns, particularly in rural parts of the county.

## Overview

The Independents remained the largest party but lost ground to Labour.

## Ward Results (Cardiganshire)
### Aberaeron No.1

Aberaeon No.1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Austen Rees | 1,314 | 55.9 |
| | Liberal | Evan Evans Williams* | 1,036 | 44.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Aberaeron No. 2

Aberaeon No.2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Ainsleigh Jones* | 1,668 |
| | Independent | M.J. Pattenden | 176 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Aberaeron No.3

Aberaeron No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | John Rheinallt Evans | 831 | 52.6 |
| | Independent | M.D. Skyme | 608 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative | J.R. Scott | 141 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal | Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Aberystwyth No.1

Aberystwyth No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Griffith Eric Hughes* | 1,011 | 57.2 |
| | Independent | Owen Henry Jones | 757 | 42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aberystwyth No.2

Aberystwyth No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ceredig Jones | 419 | 43.5 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Peter James Goodman* | 354 | 40.1 | −9.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gareth Butler | 219 | 21.9 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Brian Kingzett | 42 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Aberystwyth No. 3

Aberystwyth No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 957 | 79.7 | +24.7 |
| | Green | C.G.B. Simpson | 244 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 59.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Aberystwyth Rural No. 1

Aberystwyth Rural No. 1 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Gatty P. Lewis* | 1,097 | 65.1 |
| | Independent | Ll.D. Jones | 588 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Aberystwyth Rural No.2

Aberystwyth Rural No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Wynn Cowell* | 832 | 45.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Marian Eluned Jenkins | 508 | 27.9 |
| | Labour | Howard Williams | 482 | 26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Aberystwyth Rural No.3

Aberystwyth Rural No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Griffith Gwynfor Jones* | 1,062 | 43.8 | −18.2 |
| | Liberal | Peredur Wynne Eklund | 978 | 40.4 | +40.4 |
| | Labour | C. Stevens | 382 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Cardigan

Cardigan 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alban Dewi Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lampeter

Lampeter 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert George Harris* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Teifiside No.1

Teifiside No.1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D.G.E. Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Teifiside No.2

Teifiside No.2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Hywel Heulyn Roberts* | 874 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | W.M. Jones | 417 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Teifiside No.3

Teifiside No.3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R.E. Morris* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Tregaron

Tregaron 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | William Gethin Bennett | 1,266 |
| | Liberal | M.J. Morgan | 966 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |

## Ward Results (Carmarthenshire)
### Ammanford No. 1

Ammanford No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Howard Cooke* | 714 | 56.1 | −12.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. James | 558 | 43.9 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 12.2 | −24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ammanford No.2

Ammanford No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Myrddin Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Berwick

Berwick 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eunydd Ashley Brynmor Thomas | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burry Port East

Burry Port East 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Elwyn Marks | 513 | 56.9 | +0.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | E.J. McKibbin | 389 | 43.1 | +34.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 13.8 | −19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 | −10.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burry Port West

Burry Port West 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bryan Joseph Rayner* | 617 | 54.4 | +10.1 |
| | Independent | Hugh Jones-Parry | 339 | 29.9 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Williams | 178 | 15.7 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 24.5 | +23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.7 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen No. 1

The Liberal candidate had won the seat from Labour at a by-election
Carmarthen No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard | 1,295 | 52.3 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | Harry M. Lloyd* | 1,112 | 47.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen No. 2

Carmarthen No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Elfed Thomas* | 540 | 43.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Short | 447 | 36.0 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Smith Jones | 220 | 20.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 7.5 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen No. 3

Carmarthen No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Roy Nicholl* | 838 | 53.1 | −15.5 |
| | Labour | D.F. Dale-Jones | 741 | 46.9 | +15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 6.2 | −31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Rural No.1

Carmarthen Rural No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ratepayer | William J. Wyn Evans* | 1,112 | 39.9 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | Terry Davies | 978 | 35.1 | −11.5 |
| | Independent | V. Thomas | 400 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | John Gareth James | 294 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 4.8 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Ratepayer hold | Ratepayer hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Rural No.2

Carmarthen Rural No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Ian Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Rural No. 3

Carmarthen Rural No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E.T. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Rural No. 4

Carmarthen Rural No. 4 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Arthur J. Harries* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Rural No. 5

Carmarthen Rural No. 5 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dr William Edmund V.J. Davies* | 1,436 | 59.0 | −22.6 |
| | Independent | C.P. Higginson | 997 | 41.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 18.0 | −45.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Rural No. 6

Carmarthen Rural No. 6 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J.L. James* | 1,411 | 59.8 | −30.7 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Ann Palmer | 491 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| | Independent | Lyn Luke ap Trin Davies | 456 | 19.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 39.0 | −42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Rural No. 7

Carmarthen Rural No. 7 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Gibbin | 1,750 | 82.9 | |
| | Labour | D.K. Jenkins | 362 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 65.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cwmamman

The sitting member was deselected by the Labour Party but chose to contest the seat again.
Cwmamman 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | W.J. Davies* | 857 | 42.0 | +42.0 |
| | Labour | S. Williams | 625 | 30.6 | −29.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | John Edwin Lewis | 558 | 27.4 | −12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Felinfoel

Felinfoel 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hengoed

Hengoed 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Irwyn Phillips* | 858 | 71.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | H. Palmer | 340 | 28.4 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 43.2 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.3 | −10.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo No.1

Llandeilo No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W.D.R. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo No.2

Llandeilo No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D.T. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo No.3

Llandeilo No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V.E.D. Price* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo No.4

Llandeilo No. 4 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo No.5

Llandeilo No. 5 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gerald J. Earl* | 1,233 | 50.8 | −21.8 |
| | Labour | D. Phillips | 1,193 | 49.2 | +21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 1.6 | −43.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo No.6

Llandeilo No. 6 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | W.R. Price | 688 | 28.0 | +28.0 |
| | Independent | Gwyn Jones* | 631 | 25.7 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Richards | 486 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Independent | T. Davies | 457 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | K. Mitchell | 198 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Llanedi

Llanedi 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I.L. Foulkes* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelli No.1

Llanelli No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Harry J. Richards* | 850 | 58.9 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | E. Davies | 594 | 41.1 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | −5.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelli No.2

Llanelli No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brinley Owen* | 531 | 64.9 | +9.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | R.C. Rosser | 287 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 29.8 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 | −12.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelli No. 3

Llanelli No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Grismond J. Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelli No.4

Llanelli No. 4 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Philip Morris* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelli No.5

Llanelli No. 5 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Charles Prothero* | 343 | 66.0 | −15.8 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | E. Jones | 177 | 34.0 | +34.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 32.0 | −31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelli No. 6

Llanelli No. 6 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J.G. Hill | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelli No.7

Llanelli No. 7 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerald Frederick Meyler | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llangennech

Llangennech 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Hywel Teifi Edwards* | 823 | 75.9 | +18.0 |
| | Green | Caroline Cooke | 261 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 51.8 | +36.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 | −12.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Llan-non

Llannon 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Malcolm Davies | 848 | 47.3 | |
| | Independent | Philip Brinley Davies | 568 | 31.7 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dorian Castagna-Davies | 375 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 15.6 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.8 | −9.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newcastle Emlyn No.1

Newcastle Emlyn No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Michael Davies | 1,215 | 54.8 |
| | Independent | Lyndon Lloyd Jones | 1,019 | 45.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Newcastle Emlyn No.2

The Alliance candidate had stood for Labour at the two previous elections.
Newcastle Emlyn No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Evans* | 1,961 | 70.5 | −10.6 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Peter Appleton Wilde | 820 | 29.5 | +29.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 41.0 | −21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pembrey

Pembrey 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Samuel Peregrine* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pontyberem

Pontyberem 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Howard Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Trimsaran

Trimsaran 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Deasy | 599 | 54.1 | −21.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | I. Beynon | 444 | 40.1 | +22.2 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | V. Bevan | 65 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 14.0 | −44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.9 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westfa

Westfa 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D.R. Griffiths* | 775 | 66.8 | +8.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 385 | 33.2 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 33.6 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 | −4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Ward Results (Pembrokeshire)
### Cemaes No. 1

Cemaes No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Halket Jones | 1,501 | 68.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | S.H.H. Davies | 487 | 22.2 | −12.2 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | C. Lovegrove | 204 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 46.3 | +15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.1 | −7.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cemaes No. 2

Cemaes No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T.R. George* | 1,084 | 85.4 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Marilyn Smith | 186 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 70.8 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.3 | −21.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cemaes No. 3

Cemaes No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David John Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Fishguard and Goodwick No. 1

Fishguard and Goodwick No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | J.P.A. Maddocks* | unopposed | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Fishguard and Goodwick No. 2

The sitting member was elected as an Independent in 1981
Fishguard and Goodwick No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Lloyd Evans | 1,193 | 79.4 | |
| | Liberal | H. Williams* | 309 | 20.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 58.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.5 | +11.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Haverfordwest No.1

Haverfordwest No.1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas G. Parry* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Haverfordwest No. 2

Haverfordwest No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D.S. Grey* | 611 | 50.5 | +7.3 |
| | Independent | W.W. Ladd | 600 | 49.5 | +19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 1.0 | −11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.1 | −8.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Haverfordwest Rural No. 1

Haverfordwest Rural No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Gareth Beechey Lloyd* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Haverfordwest Rural No. 2

Haverfordwest Rural No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Henry Hitchings | 724 | 37.8 |
| | Independent | George Charles Grey | 443 | 23.2 |
| | Independent | J.R. Lewis | 271 | 14.2 |
| | Labour | W. Stocker | 252 | 13.2 |
| | Independent | James Lester Brock | 223 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Haverfordwest Rural No. 3

Haverfordwest Rural No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. James* | 1,100 | 72.5 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | J. Roberts | 418 | 27.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 45.0 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 | −8.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Haverfordwest Rural No. 4

Haverfordwest Rural No. 4 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T.R.L. Martin* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Haverfordwest Rural No. 5

Haverfordwest Rural No. 5 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | H.W. Phillips* | 818 | 52.3 |
| | Independent | A.J. Webb | 746 | 47.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Milford Haven No. 1

Milford Haven No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | J. Sizer | 645 | 35.4 |
| | Independent | E.G. Setterfield | 501 | 27.5 |
| | Independent | T.W.H. Byard* | 268 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | S.J. Cole | 261 | 14.3 |
| | Independent | William John Kenneth Williams | 145 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Milford Haven No. 2

Milford Haven No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Basil Ralph Woodruff* | 884 | 50.5 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Alun Emanuel Byrne | 747 | 47.7 | −6.6 |
| | Independent | V.H. Buckley | 118 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 7.8 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.0 | −8.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Milford Haven No. 3

Milford Haven No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David John Adams* | 585 | 48.6 | −15.5 |
| | Independent | W.J. Owston | 491 | 40.8 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Hibley-Williams | 128 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 7.8 | −20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.5 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Narberth No. 1

Narberth No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Thomas Elwyn John* | 1,183 | 53.7 |
| | Independent | G.C. Rowe | 1,019 | 46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Narberth No. 2

Narberth No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Asby | 866 | 56.7 | +16.6 |
| | Independent | C.W. Johnson | 660 | 43.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4 | −6.9 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Neyland and Llanstadwell

Neyland and Llanstadwell 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W.G.H. James* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pembroke No. 1

Pembroke No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F.H. Levesley | 917 | 52.1 | +5.8 |
| | Independent | M. Mathias* | 843 | 47.9 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 | +2.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Pembroke No. 2

Pembroke No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I.E. Morgan | 1,033 | 69.4 | +13.3 |
| | Independent | E. Reed | 455 | 30.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 38.8 | +26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 | +3.5 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Pembroke No. 3

Pembroke No. 3 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicholas Richard Ainger* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pembroke Rural No. 1

Pembroke Rural No. 1 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rev G.R. Ball* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pembroke Rural No. 2

Pembroke Rural No. 2 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Norman Richard Parry | 654 | 54.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | D.R. Pennington | 546 | 45.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 9.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | −5.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Tenby

Tenby 1985 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance (SDP) | John Pullin | 606 | 38.1 |
| | Independent | C.J. Evans | 504 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | N.R. Spence | 352 | 22.1 |
| | Independent | W. Lawrence | 128 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 |
| | SDP gain from Independent | SDP gain from Independent | Swing | |