Thefirst elections to theCarmarthenshire County Council were held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the1999 election. Results are drawn from the national[1] and local[2] press.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||||||
| Conservative | 1 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | |||||||||
| Plaid Cymru | |||||||||
| Independent | |||||||||
| Independent Labour | |||||||||
| Ratepayers | |||||||||
| Green | |||||||||
| Other parties | |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Pamela Palmer* | 671 | 72.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Frances Dixon | 254 | 27.5 | ||
| Majority | 417 | 45.0 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Llynfa Thomas* | 304 | 50.4 | ||
| Labour | Shireen Davies | 299 | 49.6 | ||
| Majority | 5 | 0.8 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Dorian Evans | 442 | 65.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Brian Vaughan | 200 | 29.5 | ||
| Independent | William Thomas | 36 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 242 | 35.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Morris | 1,090 | 22.6 | ||
| Labour | Sandra Cooke | 924 | 19.2 | ||
| Labour | David Prothero | 902 | 18.7 | ||
| Independent | William J Marks* | 693 | 14.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret N Burree* | 676 | 14 | ||
| Independent | Richard John* | 531 | 11 | ||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Evans* | 1,014 | 34.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | George W. West* | 693 | 23.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | David Nolan | 501 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | Lawrence Jenkins | 397 | 13.4 | ||
| Labour | Paul Davies | 356 | 12 | ||
| Liberal Democratswin (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democratswin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Bowen* | 533 | 71.4 | ||
| Independent Green | Marcus Hughes* | 320 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 213 | 42.8 | |||
| Labourgain fromIndependent Green | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Maynard | 1,431 | 38.9 | ||
| Independent | David Merriman* | 1,117 | 30.4 | ||
| Labour | Douglas Rose | 849 | 23.1 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Jones | 279 | 7.6 | ||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Evans* | 982 | 39.7 | ||
| Labour | Russell Davies* | 808 | 32.7 | ||
| Independent | Richard Goodridge | 682 | 27.6 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sioned-Mair Richards* | 694 | 24.5 | ||
| Independent | William Gwynoro Jones* | 611 | 21.5 | ||
| Labour | Judy Stenger* | 564 | 19.9 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Dewi Williams | 471 | 16.6 | ||
| Independent | Agnes Dunbar | 295 | 10.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Alessio | 136 | 4.8 | ||
| Green | Brian Kingzett | 67 | 2.4 | ||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alan Wyndham Jones | Unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Morgan* | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Philip Davies* | 383 | 63.4 | ||
| Labour | George Davies | 221 | 36.6 | ||
| Majority | 162 | 26.8 | |||
| Independent Labourgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Theophilus* | 782 | 69.3 | ||
| Independent | W.G. Rees | 137 | 12.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J.P. Doubell | 105 | 9.3 | ||
| Green | Tim Shaw | 105 | 9.3 | ||
| Majority | 645 | 57.2 | |||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vernon Warlow | 477 | 52.7 | ||
| Independent Green | Brian Stringer* | 428 | 47.3 | ||
| Majority | 49 | 5.4 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen James* | 585 | 49.7 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Buckland | 380 | 32.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas C. Burree | 211 | 18.0 | ||
| Majority | 205 | 17.4 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Evans* | unopposed | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Madge* | 668 | 83.7 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Emyr Williams | 130 | 16.3 | ||
| Majority | 538 | 67.4 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Harris* | 753 | 80.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | David Davies | 184 | 19.6 | ||
| Majority | 569 | 60.8 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David James* | 1,126 | 38.0 | ||
| Labour | Gerald Meyler | 853 | 28.8 | ||
| Independent Labour | Kenneth Davies* | 665 | 22.4 | ||
| Independent | Matilda Jones snr. | 171 | 5.8 | ||
| Independent | Alison Price | 149 | 5.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Howard Jones | 407 | 42.1 | ||
| Independent Labour | Thomas Jones | 368 | 38.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dynfor Owens* | 192 | 19.8 | ||
| Majority | 39 | 4.0 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ryan Jones* | 1,257 | 39.0 | ||
| Ratepayer | William Wyn Evans | 1,085 | 33.7 | ||
| Labour | M.E. Janes | 737 | 22.9 | ||
| Conservative | D.W. Thomas | 140 | 4.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Ratepayerhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Henry Williams | 625 | 53.1 | ||
| Labour | Austin R. Welsby | 552 | 46.9 | ||
| Majority | 73 | 6.2 | |||
| Plaid Cymruhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Williams | 657 | 27.8 | ||
| Labour | Kenneth Edwards | 593 | 25.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | John Jones | 578 | 24.5 | ||
| Independent | Denis Woolley* | 376 | 15.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 159 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Gwilym Jones* | 864 | 58.1 | ||
| Labour | Hywel Rees | 623 | 41.9 | ||
| Majority | 241 | 16.2 | |||
| Independent Labourgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Cyril Roberts* | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Gibbin* | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayer | Huw Williams* | unopposed | |||
| Ratepayerhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Davies | unopposed | |||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Davies | 417 | 53.5 | ||
| Labour | Ieuan Gwyn | 222 | 28.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | M.L. Bowen | 74 | 9.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S.K. Doubell | 67 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 195 | 25.0 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Denley Owen* | 1,140 | 85.2 | ||
| Labour | Vivienne Smith | 198 | 14.8 | ||
| Majority | 942 | 70.4 | |||
| Plaid Cymruwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gerald Earl | 1,047 | 30.6 | ||
| Independent | Mary Thomas* | 837 | 24.4 | ||
| Labour | Brenda Evans* | 792 | 23.1 | ||
| Labour | Herbert Samways* | 647 | 18.9 | ||
| Conservative | Henri Davies | 102 | 3.0 | ||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | David John | 326 | 54.2 | ||
| Independent | Lydia Stephens | 275 | 45.8 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 8.4 | |||
| Plaid Cymrugain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dillwyn Williams* | 558 | 59.8 | ||
| Independent | John James | 375 | 40.2 | ||
| Majority | 183 | 19.6 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Jones* | 417 | 57.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roy C. Vivian | 304 | 42.2 | ||
| Majority | 113 | 15.6 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Fioled Jones | unopposed | |||
| Plaid Cymruhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | William Hopkins | 704 | 27.5 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Lewis | 641 | 25.1 | ||
| Labour | John Willock | 628 | 24.6 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Meilyr Hughes | 584 | 22.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymrugain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Merlin Jones* | 728 | 57.7 | ||
| Independent | Robin Griffiths* | 533 | 42.3 | ||
| Majority | 195 | 15.4 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Evans | 857 | 65.8 | ||
| Independent | Robert Beynon* | 445 | 34.2 | ||
| Majority | 412 | 31.6 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Harries | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ieuan Wyn Davies | 794 | 58.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Timothy Davies | 318 | 23.3 | ||
| Labour | Gaynor Davies | 200 | 14.6 | ||
| Disability Rights | Patricia Stevens-Bevan | 28 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alleyne Evans | 26 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 476 | 34.8 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Skinner | 869 | 27.7 | ||
| Labour | William Thomas | 824 | 26.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elinor Lloyd* | 683 | 21.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Rees | 549 | 17.5 | ||
| Conservative | David James | 214 | 6.8 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donald Davies* | 749 | 35.1 | ||
| Labour | Eunydd Thomas | 692 | 32.4 | ||
| Independent | John Howell | 534 | 25.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Burree | 161 | 7.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Davies* | 674 | 56.6 | ||
| Independent | Hal Jones* | 517 | 43.4 | ||
| Majority | 157 | 13.2 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Maldwyn R. Morgan* | 335 | 76.8 | ||
| Independent Labour | David Thomas | 101 | 23.2 | ||
| Majority | 234 | 53.6 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Henry Jones | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Evans* | unopposed | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vincent Rees* | 646 | 33.2 | ||
| Labour | Trevor Thomas* | 599 | 30.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | David Williams | 459 | 23.6 | ||
| Independent | Raymond Hall | 239 | 12.3 | ||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Williams | 383 | 63.6 | ||
| Labour | David Williams | 219 | 36.4 | ||
| Majority | 164 | 27.2 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Ceirwyn Davies | 500 | 52.9 | ||
| Labour | Evan Davies* | 446 | 47.1 | ||
| Majority | 54 | 5.8 | |||
| Plaid Cymruwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Rees* | unopposed | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Thomas Edwards | 479 | 34 | ||
| Independent | Deris Williams | 408 | 29 | ||
| Independent Ratepayer | James Annandale | 269 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | Wendy Evans | 253 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 71 | 5 | |||
| Independent Labourgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elwyn Williams* | 722 | 46.6 | ||
| Independent | Arthur Jones* | 535 | 34.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Kenneth J.G. Maddocks* | 292 | 18.9 | ||
| Majority | 187 | 12.1 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Arwyn Owen* | 876 | 52 | ||
| Independent | David Phillips* | 809 | 48 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 4 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Phillips* | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terrence H. Marshall* | 800 | 54.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | John Davies | 677 | 45.8 | ||
| Majority | 123 | 8.4 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Patrick Caulfield | 407 | 50.4 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Griffiths | 400 | 49.6 | ||
| Majority | 7 | 0.8 | |||
| Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Meryl Gravell | 548 | 50.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Cooper | 332 | 30.3 | ||
| Labour | David Taylor | 181 | 16.5 | ||
| Independent | Denis Carter | 36 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 216 | 19.7 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terrence Evans* | 866 | 37.9 | ||
| Labour | David Richards* | 752 | 33 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Neil Baker | 664 | 29.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Angus Pugh* | 451 | 50.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Hugh Waters | 437 | 49.2 | ||
| Majority | 14 | 1.6 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Neil* | 1,040 | 38.0 | ||
| Labour | Harry Palmer* | 958 | 35.0 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 739 | 27.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Roy Llewellyn | 549 | 75.2 | ||
| Independent | Rosemary Jenkins | 181 | 24.8 | ||
| Majority | 368 | 50.4 | |||
| Plaid Cymruhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Lynne Davies | 643 | 58.2 | ||
| Labour | Evan Bertie Davies | 387 | 35.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 75 | 6.8 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Plaid Cymruhold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held in the Carmarthen Town South ward following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Dr Margaret Evans.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | June Williams | 295 | |||
| Labour | Richard Edwards | 269 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Mary Kathleen Davies | 190 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Evans | 75 | |||
| Conservative | Jane Ann Jones | 42 | |||
| Majority | 26 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independentgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held in the Burry Port ward following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor George West.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Ethel Mary Jones | 730 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 466 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru | 143 | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||