1983 Preseli District Council election

An election to Preseli District Council was held in May 1983. It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election (the authority having changed its name). On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Results

Ambleston (one seat)

Ambleston 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frank L. Sandall*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Burton (one seat)

Burton 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Lewis*	362
	Independent	W.R. Jenkins	324
Majority			38
	Independent hold		Swing

Boulston (one seat)

Boulston 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Cook	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Camrose (one seat)

Camrose 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Desmond Edward Codd*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Clydey and Llanfyrnach (one seat)

Clydey and Llanfyrnach 1983

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

Eglwyswrw (one seat)

Eglwyswrw 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Davies	391
	Independent	B. Llewelyn	181
Majority			210
	Independent hold		Swing

Fishguard (three seats)

Fishguard 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Davies*	unopposed
	Independent	Dilys Davies Evans*	unopposed
	Independent	J.P.A. Maddocks*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Freystrop and Llangwm (one seat)

Freystrop and Llangwm 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Henry Hitchings	353
	Independent Bring Back Pembrokeshire	James Lester Brock	282
	Independent	Cyril George Maurice Hughes	268
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 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Bring Back Pembrokeshire	Peter Alan Stock*	1,208
	Independent	Thomas Peter Lewis	694
	Independent	Mrs C.M. Cole*	535
	Independent	A.R.R. Smith	474
	Independent	David Edwin Pritchard	436
	Independent Ratepayer	R.C. Morris	430
	Independent	A.G. Bateman	273
	SDP	A.D. Devito	225
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Ward Two (three seats)

Haverfordwest Ward Two 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.E.G. Thomas*	684
	Independent	W.E.L. Jenkins*	598
	Independent	W.W. Ladd*	559
	Independent	D.J. James	480
	Independent	K.J. Davies	373
	Independent	V. Arnold	205
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Henry's Moat (one seat)

Henry's Moat 1983

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

Johnston (one seat)

Johnston 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Charles Grey*	317
	Labour	J.A.D. Mackeen	273
	Independent	R.J.C. Tibbs	122
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 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alwyn Cadwallader Luke*	477
	Independent	M.G. Hawkins	73
Majority			404
	Independent hold		Swing

Maenclochog (one seat)

Maenclochog 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs N. Drew*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mathry (one seat)

Mathry 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Leslie Raymond*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)

Milford Haven, Central and East 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S.H. Hire*	unopposed
	Independent	Stanley Thomas Hudson*	unopposed
	Independent	J. Mayne*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston (three seats)

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Ronald Harries*	1,756
	Independent	William John Kenneth Williams*	996
	Labour	K.M. Adams	888
	Independent	B.J. Davies	795
	Independent	Mrs J. Edwards	725
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Milford Haven, North and West (three seats)

Milford Haven, North and West 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Barrie Thomas Woolmer*	801
	Independent	F.D.G. Jones*	786
	Independent	Irwin Edwards*	685
	Labour	P.T. Kelly	589
	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 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.N. Doyne*	510
	Labour	P.J. Murphy	496
	Independent	Mrs I.L. Charles*	384
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

St David's (one seat)

St David's 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Wilcox	unopposed
	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 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A.J. Webb*	644
	Independent	H.W. Downes	128
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 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Gordon Cawood*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Wiston (one seat)

Wiston 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.I. Rowlands*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing