1983 South Pembrokeshire District Council election

An election to South Pembrokeshire District Council was held in May 1983.[1] An Independent majority was maintained.[2] It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Results

Amroth (one seat)

Amroth 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Walter Edwards*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Angle (one seat)

Angle 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Seymour Allen-Mierhouse*	214	73.3
	Independent	R. Pointon	78	26.7
Majority				46.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Begelly (one seat)

Begelly 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.B. Cole*	497
	Independent	Thomas John Price	128
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Carew (one seat)

Carew 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S.W. Hallett*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cosheston(one seat)

Cosheston 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I.M. White*	651
	Independent	Dilys Tice	66
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Hundleton (one seat)

Hundleton 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A.G.R. Shepperd*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey (one seat)

Lampeter Velfrey 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.B. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Manorbier (one seat)

Manorbier 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.R. Douglas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Martletwy (one seat)

Martletwy 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Elwyn James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Narberth North / South (one seat)

Narberth North / South 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Richard Colin Davies*	556
	Labour	Joan Asby	181
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Narberth Urban (one seat)

Narberth Urban 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.E. Feetham*	345
	Labour	Thomas David Watkins	213
Majority			132
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke Central (two seats)

Pembroke Central 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walford John Davies*	unopposed
	Independent	Thomas Vivian Hay*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke East (three seats)

Pembroke East 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I.C.J. Jenkins*	1,040
	Independent	D.H. Lloyd	599
	Independent	E.L.J. Morgan*	561
	Independent	Mrs R.K. Thomas	548
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke Llanion (two seats)

Pembroke Llanion 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dillwyn Morgan Davies*	unopposed
	Labour	Charles Howard Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pembroke Market (two seats)

Pembroke Market 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M.J. Canley	unopposed
	Independent	William Skyrme Rees*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke Pennar (two seats)

Pembroke Pennar 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S.J.H. Roch*	664
	Labour	S. John	461
	Independent	Rev D.C. Hughes	363
	Independent	E.V. Gibby	121
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Penally (one seat)

Penally 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eileen Hodgson	291
	Independent	T.A.A. Jenkins	123
	Independent	Norman Richard Parry	86
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

St Issels (two seats)

St Issels 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B.W. Howells*	845
	Independent	Rosemary Rebecca Hayes	576
	Independent	L.W.J. Duncan	566
	Independent	G.C. Rowe*	500
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Tenby North (two seats)

Tenby North 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs I. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent	Denzil Roger George Griffiths*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Tenby South (two seats)

Tenby South 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Williams*	506
	Independent	B.M. Hart	281
	Independent	T.G. Phillips	179
	Independent	C.J. Evans	106
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. Western Mail. 6 May 1983. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "South Pembrokeshire District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 December 2016.