# 1987 Llanelli Borough Council election

An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1987. It was preceded by the 1983 election and followed by the 1991 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Overview

The Labour Party continued to hold the majority of seats following the election but following the boundary changes a number of seats were lost to other political parties and to Independents.

## Boundary Changes

There were wholesale boundary changes and new wards created in place of the previous eleven three-member wards which were abolished.

## Results
### Bigyn (three seats)

Bigyn 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.M. Jones* | 1,245 | | |
| Chamber of Trade | W.J. Marks | 1,169 | | |
| Labour | D.H.R. Jones* | 1,166 | | |
| Labour | Keri Peter Thomas* | 1,051 | | |
| Chamber of Trade | R.C. Rosser | 670 | | |
| Conservative | G.H.H. Williams | 563 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Burry Port (three seats)

Burry Port 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Vincent John Rees* | 970 | | |
| Independent | George W. West | 783 | | |
| Labour | A.H.P. Phillips* | 639 | | |
| Labour | D.H. Morris | 592 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | J.F. Kelly | 520 | | |
| Independent | Raymond L. Hall | 483 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Bynea (one seat)

Bynea 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W.R. Thomas* | 676 | | |
| | Independent Labour | A.F. Brown* | 366 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Cross Hands (one seat)

Cross Hands 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Brinley Davies | unopposed | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Dafen (two seats)

Dafen 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L.R. McDonagh* | 616 | | |
| Labour | W.D. Murphy | 467 | | |
| Residents | Brian Stringer | 449 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elli (two seats)

Elli 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (Liberal) | Michael Willis Gimblett* | 766 | | |
| Chamber of Trade | W.H. Griffiths* | 706 | | |
| Labour | R.T. Peregrine* | 534 | | |
| Labour | S.L. Evans | 409 | | |
| Conservative | M.K. Jenkins | 357 | | |
| Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |
| Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) |

### Felinfoel (one seat)

Felinfoel 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry John Evans* | 381 | | |
| | Chamber of Trade | P. Donoghue | 161 | | |
| | Residents | H. Rees | 91 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Glanymor (two seats)

Glanymor 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Tudor James* | 1,339 | | |
| Labour | R. Palmer* | 1,106 | | |
| Independent Labour | G. Rees* | 979 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Glyn (one seat)

Glyn 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Dynfor Vaughan Owens | 543 | | |
| | Labour | G.H. Jones* | 342 | | |
| | Chamber of Trade | J.A.W. Protheroe | 119 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Independent Labour win (new seat) | Independent Labour win (new seat) | Independent Labour win (new seat) | Independent Labour win (new seat) | Independent Labour win (new seat) |

### Hendy (one seat)

Hendy 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R.H.V. Lewis* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Hengoed (two seats)

Hengoed 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.R. Jones* | 875 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | J.A.G. Antoniazzi | 747 | | |
| Labour | D.K. Williams | 711 | | |
| Chamber of Trade | H.J. Woolley | 421 | | |
| Independent | R. Griffiths | 332 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |

### Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gwilym Glanmor Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Llangennech (two seats)

Llangennech 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sefton Ronald Coslett* | 677 | | |
| Independent | Cerith David Thomas | 548 | | |
| Labour | K.A. Evans | 483 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Coslett | 443 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | T.E. Sennell | 397 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (Liberal) | Elinor Gem Lloyd* | 1,036 | | |
| Chamber of Trade | F.St.J. Roberts | 876 | | |
| Labour | T.J. Price | 798 | | |
| Labour | William George Thomas | 758 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | Margaret N. Burree | 505 | | |
| Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |
| Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) |

### Llwynhendy (two seats)

Llwynhendy 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Dillwyn Bowen* | 901 | | |
| Labour | L. Williams | 764 | | |
| Independent Labour | J.E. Evans | 337 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Pembrey (one seat)

Pembrey 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Uriel Jones Thomas | 765 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D.A. Williams | 403 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Pontyberem (one seat)

Pontyberem 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alban William Rees* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Chamber of Trade | R.H. Oram | 481 | | |
| | Labour | V.B. Hitchman* | 460 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | | |
| | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) | Chamber of Trade win (new seat) |

### Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H.W. Jenkins* | 671 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | I. Beynon | 463 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Tumble (two seats)

Tumble 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J.W.V. Harris* | unopposed | | |
| Labour | E.T. Morgan* | unopposed | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G.J. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Samuel Neil* | 1,026 | | |
| Labour | Harry Palmer | 957 | | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | I.C. Rosser | 528 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | E.G. Jones | 524 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |