Local Election Results 2008
Sir Gaerfyrddin
Carmarthenshire
Two Independent councillors and three Plaid Cymru councillors were elected unopposed.
CarmsRA = Carmarthenshire Ratepayers Association
Other results for Carmarthenshire:
2004
2012
2017
By-elections for Carmarthenshire (may be incomplete): 22nd November 2007 (Llandybie)
— 4th November 2010 (Cenarth)
— 23rd June 2011 (Llanegwad)
— 11th December 2014 (Trelech)
— 19th February 2015 (Hengoed)
— 19th November 2015 (Kidwelly)
— 22nd September 2016 (Cilycwm)
— 19th July 2018 (Saron)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Independent |
24232 |
37.9% |
32 |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales |
23015 |
36.0% |
30 |
| Labour |
14364 |
22.5% |
11 |
| Conservative |
1093 |
1.7% |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
842 |
1.3% |
1 |
| British National Party |
285 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Carmarthenshire Ratepayers Association |
79 |
0.1% |
0 |
| Pamela Palmer |
Ind |
742 |
76.4% |
| Carl Harris |
PC |
229 |
23.6% |
| Hugh Evans |
Lab |
457 |
50.3% |
| Deian Harries |
PC |
451 |
49.7% |
| Eira Jones |
Ind |
274 |
38.3% |
| Annette Price |
PC |
224 |
31.3% |
| John Evans |
Lab |
217 |
30.3% |
| Mike Burns |
PC |
740 |
47.0% |
| Dyfrig Thomas |
PC |
729 |
|
| Sandra Cooke |
Lab |
603 |
38.3% |
| David Prothero |
Lab |
476 |
|
| Brian Davies |
Ind |
230 |
14.6% |
| Peter Dunkley |
Ind |
210 |
|
| Lawrence Jenkins |
Ind |
202 |
|
| Dai Rees |
Ind |
84 |
|
| Stephen James |
Ind |
931 |
38.7% |
| Pat Jones |
Lab |
854 |
35.5% |
| John James |
PC |
623 |
25.9% |
| Andrew Phillips |
Lab |
298 |
|
| Gwynne Wooldridge |
Ind |
505 |
53.4% |
| Stephen Donoghue |
Ind |
244 |
25.8% |
| Mair Bartlett |
Lab |
196 |
20.7% |
| Peter Griffiths |
PC |
1058 |
53.4% |
| Gareth Jones |
PC |
740 |
|
| Doug Rose |
Lab |
462 |
23.3% |
| David Lewis |
Ind |
461 |
23.3% |
| Arwel Lloyd |
PC |
626 |
46.3% |
| Steve Dunn |
Ind |
369 |
27.3% |
| June Williams |
Ind |
361 |
|
| Phil Grice |
Lab |
356 |
26.4% |
| Dudley Evans |
Ind |
231 |
|
| Alan Speake |
PC |
967 |
47.6% |
| Arthur Davies |
Ind |
748 |
36.8% |
| Tom Defis |
PC |
530 |
|
| Marc Scaife |
Lab |
315 |
15.5% |
| Haydn Jones |
Ind |
653 |
77.5% |
| Susan Jones |
PC |
190 |
22.5% |
| Tom Theophilus |
Ind |
474 |
65.1% |
| Marianne Goddard-Peperzak |
Ind |
178 |
24.5% |
| Roger Pipe |
Ind |
76 |
10.4% |
| William Thomas |
Ind |
795 |
55.0% |
| John Dixon |
PC |
650 |
45.0% |
| Tegwen Devichand |
Lab |
532 |
57.0% |
| Mohammad Choudry |
PC |
402 |
43.0% |
| John Jenkins |
Ind |
575 |
55.3% |
| Jan Williams |
Lab |
234 |
22.5% |
| Pamela Edmunds |
LD |
231 |
22.2% |
| Hugh Richards |
Ind |
296 |
52.6% |
| Henry Evans |
Lab |
179 |
31.8% |
| Margarita Lewis |
PC |
88 |
15.6% |
| Kevin Madge |
Lab |
507 |
64.9% |
| Emyr Williams |
PC |
274 |
35.1% |
| David Jenkins |
PC |
440 |
53.7% |
| Colin Evans |
Lab |
379 |
46.3% |
| Winston Lemon |
PC |
532 |
37.0% |
| John Jones |
Ind |
475 |
33.0% |
| David Tucker |
Lab |
431 |
30.0% |
| Keith Skivington |
PC |
420 |
|
| Gerald Meyler |
Lab |
398 |
|
| Jim Jones |
Ind |
500 |
54.8% |
| Terence Owens |
Ind |
274 |
30.0% |
| Ron Lewis |
Lab |
138 |
15.1% |
| Terry Davies |
Lab |
915 |
37.0% |
| Henry Scourfield |
Ind |
871 |
35.2% |
| Emyr Thomas |
PC |
686 |
27.8% |
| Steve Lloyd-Janes |
Lab |
637 |
61.0% |
| Marian Slader |
PC |
408 |
39.0% |
| Sian Caiach |
PC |
628 |
50.0% |
| Mari Davies |
PC |
516 |
|
| Eryl Morgan |
Lab |
359 |
28.6% |
| Keith Davies |
Lab |
334 |
|
| Alan Davies |
Ind |
270 |
21.5% |
| David Hughes |
Ind |
217 |
|
| Keith Davies |
Lab |
429 |
33.9% |
| Gwilym Jones |
Ind |
330 |
26.1% |
| Huw Gilasbey |
PC |
217 |
17.2% |
| Michael Higgins |
Ind |
163 |
12.9% |
| Tessa Finch |
CarmsRA |
79 |
6.2% |
| Jack Holmes |
Ind |
26 |
2.1% |
| Dena Waterford |
Ind |
21 |
1.7% |
| Jane Tremlett |
Ind |
600 |
52.6% |
| Neil Davies |
C |
394 |
34.5% |
| Steve Morris |
Lab |
147 |
12.9% |
| Ieuan Jones |
Ind |
787 |
72.0% |
| Juliana Hughes |
C |
306 |
28.0% |
| Anthony Davies |
Ind |
949 |
53.3% |
| Anthony Jones |
Lab |
474 |
26.6% |
| Anthony Richards |
PC |
357 |
20.1% |
| Ken Griffiths |
Ind |
340 |
|
| Owen Hathaway |
PC |
303 |
|
| Meirion Bowen |
Ind |
151 |
|
| Dilwyn Williams |
Ind |
649 |
52.6% |
| John Charles |
Ind |
347 |
28.1% |
| Henry Jones-Davies |
PC |
239 |
19.4% |
| Dafydd Davies |
PC |
611 |
82.2% |
| Tony Jukes |
C |
132 |
17.8% |
| Linda Evans |
PC |
817 |
60.2% |
| Emyr Davies |
Ind |
371 |
27.3% |
| Douglas Spragg |
C |
169 |
12.5% |
| Huw Morgan |
Ind |
489 |
46.4% |
| John Price |
Ind |
360 |
34.1% |
| Wyn Jones |
PC |
206 |
19.5% |
| John Crossley |
PC |
952 |
67.1% |
| Caroline Roberts |
Ind |
466 |
32.9% |
| Gwyneth Thomas |
PC |
976 |
59.3% |
| William Hopkins |
PC |
874 |
|
| Jeff Edmunds |
Lab |
363 |
22.1% |
| John Willock |
Ind |
306 |
18.6% |
| Merlin Jones |
Ind |
517 |
52.6% |
| Elwyn Williams |
PC |
466 |
47.4% |
| Tyssul Evans |
PC |
820 |
63.5% |
| Len John |
Lab |
290 |
22.5% |
| Carol Rees |
Ind |
181 |
14.0% |
| Emlyn Dole |
PC |
821 |
43.4% |
| Phil Williams |
PC |
801 |
|
| Terry Evans |
Lab |
551 |
29.1% |
| Cameron Morgan |
Ind |
521 |
27.5% |
| Ryan Thomas |
Lab |
413 |
|
| Daff Davies |
Ind |
570 |
48.0% |
| Carys Jones |
PC |
412 |
34.7% |
| Gerald Howells |
Ind |
113 |
9.5% |
| Linda Parker |
C |
92 |
7.8% |
| Fiona Hughes |
PC |
591 |
50.9% |
| Ieuan Davies |
Ind |
569 |
49.1% |
| Huw Lewis |
PC |
718 |
38.2% |
| Ken Rees |
LD |
611 |
32.5% |
| Bill Thomas |
Lab |
551 |
29.3% |
| Edward Skinner |
Lab |
540 |
|
| Don Davies |
Ind |
353 |
37.4% |
| Meilyr Hughes |
PC |
305 |
32.3% |
| Dill Bowen |
Ind |
302 |
|
| Diana Darby |
Lab |
287 |
30.4% |
| Christopher Slader |
PC |
275 |
|
| Pamela Jones |
Lab |
231 |
|
| Eunydd Thomas |
Ind |
156 |
|
| Jim Davies |
Ind |
641 |
73.3% |
| Karen Maguire |
PC |
234 |
26.7% |
| David Davies |
PC |
600 |
37.1% |
| Hugh Shepardson |
Ind |
581 |
35.9% |
| Joanna Davies |
PC |
485 |
|
| Vincent Rees |
Lab |
437 |
27.0% |
| Haydn Beynon |
Lab |
386 |
|
| Sian Thomas |
PC |
608 |
75.9% |
| Kevin Edwards |
BNP |
193 |
24.1% |
| Marie Binney |
PC |
445 |
50.8% |
| Lyn Llewellyn |
Lab |
431 |
49.2% |
| Helen Wyn |
PC |
592 |
57.0% |
| Elwyn Williams |
Lab |
446 |
43.0% |
| Philip Hughes |
Ind |
557 |
41.3% |
| Keith Major |
Ind |
411 |
30.5% |
| Edmund Davies |
Ind |
380 |
28.2% |
| Mair Stephens |
Ind |
759 |
64.5% |
| Dafydd John |
PC |
418 |
35.5% |
| John Edwards |
PC |
889 |
50.9% |
| Peter Cooper |
Lab |
856 |
49.1% |
| Ronald Richards |
PC |
680 |
|
| Anthony Morgan |
Ind |
518 |
56.7% |
| Rhydwyn Ifan |
PC |
209 |
22.9% |
| Nigel Rush |
Lab |
186 |
20.4% |
| Dai Thomas |
Ind |
655 |
68.2% |
| Byrnan Davies |
PC |
305 |
31.8% |
| Meryl Gravell |
Ind |
508 |
69.1% |
| Dilwyn Jones |
PC |
227 |
30.9% |
| Dewi Enoch |
Lab |
422 |
51.3% |
| Sion-Aled Higgins |
PC |
309 |
37.5% |
| Mike Green |
BNP |
92 |
11.2% |
| Keri Thomas |
Lab |
504 |
52.6% |
| Roger Price |
PC |
455 |
47.4% |
| Michael Evans |
PC |
453 |
|
| Martin Morris |
Lab |
431 |
|
| Sue Allen |
Ind |
593 |
73.0% |
| Vivienne Morris |
Lab |
219 |
27.0% |
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