1979 Preseli District Council election

An election to Preseli District Council was held in May 1979.^[1] It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day there was a UK general election and elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Results

Ambleston (one seat)

Ambleston 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Frank L. Sandall*	741
	Independent	I.G. Williams	615
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Burton (one seat)

Burton 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J.R. Lewis*	906
	Independent	G. Terry	337
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Boulston (one seat)

Boulston 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Cook	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Camrose (one seat)

Camrose 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Desmond Edward Codd	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Clydey and Llanfyrnach (one seat)

Clydey and Llanfyrnach 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.S. Rees*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw (one seat)

Eglwyswrw 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Glyndwr Vaughan	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Fishguard (three seats)

Fishguard 1979
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Dilys Davies Evans*	1,300
Independent	J.P.A. Maddocks	1,281
Independent	M.P. Sparkes*	927
Independent	Henry Davies	737
Labour	P. Jones	556
Conservative	F. Llewellyn-Thomas	214
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Freystrop and Llangwm (one seat)

Freystrop and Llangwm 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Evans*	503
	Independent	R. Lloyd	328
	Independent	J. Hughes	294
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Goodwick (one seat)

Goodwick 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	William Lloyd Evans*	565
	Independent	Mrs M. Jackman	182
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Ward One (three seats)

Haverfordwest Ward One 1979
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Mrs C.M. Cole*	Unopposed
Independent	G. Jones*	Unopposed
Independent	T. Kersey	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Ward Two (three seats)

Haverfordwest Ward Two 1979
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	T. Arran*	Unopposed
Independent	W.E.L. Jenkins*	Unopposed
Independent	W.W. Ladd	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Henry's Moat (one seat)

Henry's Moat 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Johnston (one seat)

Johnston 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	George Charles Grey*	Unopposed
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Kilgerran and Manordeifi (one seat)

Kilgerran and Manordeifi 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.M. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwnda (one seat)

Llanwnda 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alwyn Cadwallader Luke*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Maenclochog (one seat)

Maenclochog 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs N. Drew*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mathry (one seat)

Mathry 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Leslie Raymond*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)

Milford Haven, Central and East 1979
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Stanley Thomas Hudson*	Unopposed
Independent	W. Jones*	Unopposed
Independent	J. Mayne	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston (three seats)

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston 1979
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Eric Ronald Harries*	2,512
Independent	William John Kenneth Williams*	1,867
Independent	D. Phillips	1,659
Independent	Mrs J. Edwards*	1,503
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, North and West (three seats)

Milford Haven, North and West 1979
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	F.D.G. Jones*	Unopposed
Independent	S. Jones*	Unopposed
Independent	Barrie Thomas Woolmer*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Nevern (one seat)

Nevern 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.G. Vaughan	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Newport (one seat)

Newport 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	C. Davies	407
	Independent	A.G. Rees	325
	Independent	S.H.H. Davies	199
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Neyland (two seats)

Neyland 1979
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	J. John*	Unopposed
Independent	K. Walters*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

St David's (one seat)

St David's 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	D. Morgan*	721
	Independent	David Gareth Beechey Lloyd	457
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

St Dogmaels (one seat)

St Dogmaels 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Halket Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs Y.C. Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels (one seat)

St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A.J. Webb*	638
	Independent	Cyril George Maurice Hughes	466
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Steynton (one seat)

Steynton 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.W.H. Jarman	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Walwyns Castle (one seat)

Walwyns Castle 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K.W.J. Rogers	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Whitchurch (one seat)

Whitchurch 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Gordon Cawood*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Wiston (one seat)

Wiston 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	T.I. Rowlands	629
	Independent	P.E. Masterson	518
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

References

^ "Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[Preseli_Pembs_PlymEC-1] "Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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