1967 Neath Rural District Council election
Appearance
An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales was held on 11 May 1967. It was preceded by the 1964 election, and followed by the 1970 election.[1]
Overview of the results
[edit]During the previous year, the Labour Party had suffered many setbacks in south Wales, including the loss of a parliamentary seat to Plaid Cymru. At the 1967 local elections, the party lost ground in much of south Wales but the Neath Rural District was an exception and there was little change..
Candidates
[edit]Once again, the profile of candidates was similar to three years previously with a number of long-serving Labour councillors returned unopposed.[2]
Outcome
[edit]There were a few changes but Labour retained a comfortable majority.
Ward results
[edit]Baglan Higher (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lilian Jones* | 148 | |||
Independent | Edward Daniel Eric Brace | 72 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blaengwrach (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clifford Graham Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | David Emanuel Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Royston Jones* | 1,063 | |||
Plaid Cymru | David Brian James | 634 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Evans* | 184 | |||
Independent | Thomas Edward Rees | 115 | |||
Independent | Brian Parry Wolfe | 110 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clyne (one seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Merfyn Jeffreys* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coedffranc, South Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas L. Thomas* | 603 | |||
Independent | Ronald James | 252 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coedffranc, East Central (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Martin Thomas* | 516 | |||
Labour | Ronald George Day | 268 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Coedffranc North Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilfred Edgar Jones* | 497 | |||
Independent | John Alfred Frederick Wilsher | 456 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coedffranc West Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Henry Richards* | 313 | |||
Labour | Leslie Ball | 150 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Coedffranc West Central (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William David* | 532 | |||
Labour | Arthur Williams | 123 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dewi Thomas* | 553 | |||
Labour | Charles H. Button* | 548 | |||
Independent | Glyn Huckeridge | 404 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Emlyn Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Richards | 393 | |||
Communist | Brian Connick | 318 | |||
Majority | 75 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Williams | 642 | |||
Labour | Richard Davies* | 579 | |||
Communist | Chris Evans | 457 | |||
Communist | Lynwood Morgan | 340 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dulais Lower (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Myrddin Morris* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Michaelstone Higher (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym Thomas Morgan* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Neath Higher (three seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lewis Cynlais Adams* | 1,193 | |||
Labour | Roy Llewellyn Crawley* | 879 | |||
Labour | Robert Henry Dyer | 747 | |||
Labour | Benjamin Thomas | 596 | |||
Independent | Doris Mary Morris | 351 | |||
Independent | Mair Potts | 327 | |||
Independent | Thomas Rees Thomas | 237 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Neath Lower (one seat)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Maurice Shelton | 740 | |||
Labour | William John Powell* | 627 | |||
Labour | Melvin Dilkes* | 485 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Henry Walters | 517 | |||
Labour | Iorwerth Williams* | 460 | |||
Labour | Eirwen Pendry | 244 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resolven, Tonna Ward (two seats)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Hopkins* | 821 | |||
Labour | Idris Thomas | 664 | |||
Independent | Willie George Johns | 437 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "R.D.C. Elections: Minor Surprises but No Major Upheaval". Neath Guardian. 19 May 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Nominations". Neath Guardian. 28 April 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 20 January 2023.