The vast majority of the councillors elected had been members of one of the three previous county authorities which were merged to create Dyfed, namely Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire.
A number of the elected councillors had served on the previous Cardiganshire County Council for many years, with John Rogers-Lewis and Morgan Davies having been members since 1937.
The first elections, in line with the traditional pattern of local government in west Wales, resulted in an Independent majority.
In the rural areas, however, several Independent members of the former Carmarthenshire County Council, including aldermen, fought each other.
6 Ward) where the President of Plaid Cymru, Gwynfor Evans, a member of Carmarthenshire Council since 1949 was defeated by an Independent.