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 local authorities and community councils in Wales.[1]

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)
Independent 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)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bynea (one seat)

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

Cross Hands (one seat)

Cross Hands 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Brinley Davies unopposed
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)

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)
Independent win (new seat)

Felinfoel (one seat)

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

Glyn (one seat)

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

Hendy (one seat)

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

Kidwelly (one seat)

Kidwelly 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym Glanmor Jones* unopposed
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)
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)
Independent 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)

Pembrey (one seat)

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

Pontyberem (one seat)

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

Swiss Valley (one seat)

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

Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H.W. Jenkins* 671
Plaid Cymru I. Beynon 463
Majority 208
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)

Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G.J. Jones* unopposed
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)

References

  1. ↑ "How Wales went to the polls". Western Mail. 8 May 1987.
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