1973 South Pembrokeshire District Council election
The inaugural election to South Pembrokeshire District Council was held in April 1973. Independent candidates won nearly all the seats.[1] It was followed by the 1976 election. On the same day there were elections to the other District local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Results
[edit]Amroth (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alan Walter Edwards | 284 | 59.3 | ||
| Independent | I. Howell | 195 | 40.7 | ||
| Majority | 18.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 67.4 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Angle (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | I. Wisbey | 195 | 72.2 | ||
| Independent | C. Jenkins | 75 | 27.8 | ||
| Majority | 44.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 86.8 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Begelly (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. John | 283 | 40.6 | ||
| Independent | T. Jones | 231 | 33.1 | ||
| Independent | J. Northeast | 183 | 26.3 | ||
| Majority | 7.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 67.1 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Carew (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S.W. Hallett | unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Cosheston (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W. Phillips | 408 | 62.3 | ||
| Independent | N. Phelps | 247 | 37.7 | ||
| Majority | 24.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Hundleton (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Bennion | 249 | 40.6 | ||
| Independent | A.G.R. Shepperd | 232 | 37.8 | ||
| Independent | W. Cox | 132 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 17 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Lampeter Velfrey (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Griffiths | unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Maenclochog (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Steadman | 313 | 58.3 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | A. John | 224 | 41.7 | ||
| Majority | 16.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 70.2 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Manorbier (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Butler | 155 | 31.4 | ||
| Independent | D. Evans | 144 | 29.1 | ||
| Independent | J. Reid | 100 | 20.2 | ||
| Independent | R. Thomas | 95 | 19.2 | ||
| Majority | 2.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 53.9 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Martletwy and Slebech (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Elwyn James | 262 | 62.5 | ||
| Independent | M. Phillips | 157 | 37.5 | ||
| Majority | 25.1 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Narberth North / South (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Richard Colin Davies | 294 | 50.3 | ||
| Independent | W. Evans | 290 | 49.7 | ||
| Majority | 4 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 53.4 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Narberth Urban (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J.E. Feetham | unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Pembroke Central (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Williams | 391 | |||
| Independent | Walford John Davies | 270 | |||
| Independent | S Peters | 155 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Pembroke East (three seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Wrench | 774 | |||
| Independent | E.L.J. Morgan | 608 | |||
| Independent | M. Mathias | 600 | |||
| Independent | J. Woodhouse | 537 | |||
| Independent | D. Davies | 505 | |||
| Independent | E. Gibby | 141 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Pembroke Llanion (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Dureau | 393 | |||
| Labour | Charles Howard Thomas | 350 | |||
| Independent | P. Peachey | 131 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Pembroke Market (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Owen | 412 | |||
| Independent | D. Stephens | 197 | |||
| Independent | D. Kingdom | 193 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Pembroke Pennar (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Nicholls | unopposed | |||
| Independent | B. Phillips | unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Penally (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W. Phillips | unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
St Issels (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Llewellyn | 868 | |||
| Independent | B. Williams | 708 | |||
| Independent | I. Bell | 318 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Tenby North (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mrs I. Davies | 645 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Williams | 457 | |||
| Independent | Denzil Roger George Griffiths | 396 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Tenby South (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | C.H Evans | 295 | |||
| Independent | H.A. Mace | 254 | |||
| Independent | T.G. Phillips | 233 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "South Pembrokeshire District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
