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 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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

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