An election to
Llanelli Borough Council
The Borough of Llanelli was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts f ...
was held in May 1987. It was preceded by the
1983
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election and followed by the
1991
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election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
.
Overview
The
Labour Party continued to hold the majority of seats following the election but following the boundary changes a number of seats were lost to other political parties and to Independents.
Boundary Changes
There were wholesale boundary changes and new wards created in place of the previous eleven three-member wards which were abolished.
Results
Bigyn (three seats)
Burry Port
Burry Port ( cy, Porth Tywyn) is a port town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on the Loughor estuary (Moryd Llwchwr), to the west of Llanelli and south-east of Kidwelly. Its population was recorded at 5,680 in the 2001 census and 6,156 i ...
(three seats)
Bynea
Bynea ( )G.M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 23. ( cy, Bynie) is a village close to the River Loughor (Welsh-Afon Llwchwr) in Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin), Wales (Cymru). It also forms an Bynea ...
(one seat)
Cross Hands (one seat)
Dafen (two seats)
Elli (two seats)
Felinfoel
Felinfoel (pronounced ) is a small village and electoral ward on the River Lliedi on the northern border of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, with a population of about 2,000.
The Felinfoel Brewery, home of Double Dragon Ale, is the oldest ...
(one seat)
Glanymor (two seats)
Glyn (one seat)
Hendy (one seat)
Hengoed (two seats)
Kidwelly (one seat)
Llangennech (two seats)
Lliedi (two seats)
Llwynhendy (two seats)
Pembrey (one seat)
Pontyberem (one seat)
Swiss Valley (one seat)
Trimsaran (one seat)
Tumble (two seats)
Tycroes (one seat)
Tyisha (two seats)
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1987
Llanelli Borough Council elections
Llanelli Borough Council election