Election 97

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

Current MP Alan Williams
Conservative 97 5,022
Labour 97 17,907
LibDem 97 3,150
Nationalist 97 14,457
Other 97 0
Elected party
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Carmarthen
Conservative 92 8,953
Labour 92 18,305
LibDem 92 4,023
Nationalist 92 12,815
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

Carmarthen East and Dinefyr is rural and agricultural with no significant towns, except in the east in the former coalmining towns of Ammanford and Brynamman. It is also one of only five Welsh seats with a majority of Welsh speakers, and the only one of these that is not currently held by Plaid Cymru. Labour held on in 1992 but with under 37 per cent of the vote. This Labour vote, concentrated in the former mining areas, should be fairly solid, but with as low a polling share as this, nothing can be taken for granted. Labour will expect to hold, but will have to work hard.


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