1973 Preseli District Council election

The first election to Preseli District Council was held in April 1973. It was followed by the 1976 election. On the same day there were elections to the other District local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Results

Ambleston (one seat)

Ambleston 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Griffiths	241
	Independent	W. Ridge	96
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Burton (one seat)

Burton 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Goodridge	418
	Independent	G. Rees	324
	Independent	W.R. Jenkins	161
	Independent	G. Wells	49
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Boulston (one seat)

Boulston 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Griffiths	241
	Independent	W. Ridge	96
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Camrose (one seat)

Camrose 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Absalom	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Clydey and Llanfyrnach (one seat)

Clydey and Llanfyrnach 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.S. Rees	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Eglwyswrw (one seat)

Eglwyswrw 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Glyndwr Vaughan	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Fishguard (three seats)

Fishguard 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dilys Davies Evans	1,184
	Independent	M.P. Sparkes	972
	Independent	D. James	697
	Independent	A. O'Brien	425
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Freystrop and Llangwm (one seat)

Freystrop and Llangwm 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Evans	420
	Independent	E. Harries	395
	Independent	W. Allen	114
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Goodwick (one seat)

Goodwick 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lloyd Evans*	565
	Independent	Mrs M. Jackman	182
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Haverfordwest Ward One (three seats)

Haverfordwest Ward One 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs C.M. Cole	768
	Independent	V. Noott	617
	Independent	G. Jones	514
	Independent	G. Morgan	414
	Independent	R. Davies	251
	Independent	A. Kersey	205
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Haverfordwest Ward Two (three seats)

Haverfordwest Ward Two 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Arran	861
	Independent	G. Green	656
	Independent	A. Norman	656
	Independent	D. Evans	374
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Henry's Moat (one seat)

Henry's Moat 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Griffiths	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

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 win (new seat)

Kilgerran and Manordeifi (one seat)

Kilgerran and Manordeifi 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.M. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanwnda (one seat)

Llanwnda 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Lewis	238
	Independent	Alwyn Cadwallader Luke	162
	Independent	M. Harries	127
	Independent	J. Morgan	49
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Mathry (one seat)

Mathry 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Leslie Raymond	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)

Milford Haven, Central and East 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Jones	1,177
	Independent	E. Grove	1,031
	Independent	J. Germaine	823
	Independent	G. Adams	628
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston (three seats)

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	V. Lewis	2,100
	Independent	F. Smedley	1,607
	Independent	Mrs J. Edwards	1,186
	Independent	J. King	1,109
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Milford Haven, North and West (three seats)

Milford Haven, North and West 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Jones	1,421
	Independent	E. Gough	1,087
	Independent	Barrie Thomas Woolmer	1,062
	Independent	F.D.G. Jones	816
	Independent	T.W.H. Byard	407
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Nevern (one seat)

Nevern 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.G. Vaughan	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

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 win (new seat)

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 win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

St David's (one seat)

St David's 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Morgan	432
	Independent	J. Morris	377
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

St Dogmaels (one seat)

St Dogmaels 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Halket Jones*	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs Y.C. Evans	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels (one seat)

St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A.J. Webb	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Steynton (one seat)

Steynton 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.W.H. Jarman	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Walwyns Castle (one seat)

Walwyns Castle 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K.W.J. Rogers	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Whitchurch (one seat)

Whitchurch 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Gordon Cawood	540
	Independent	E. Davies	386
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Wiston (one seat)

Wiston 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Evans	518
	Independent	C. Watts	208
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)