1967 Carmarthenshire County Council election
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 13 April 1967.[1] It was preceded by the 1964 election and followed by the 1970 election.
Overview of the result
The politics of the county had been transformed following the victory of Gwynfor Evans at the Carmarthen by-election in the previous year. This led to an increased number of Plaid Cymru candidates although they had limited success. The party polled well in several Llanelli wards. Another feature was the appearance of Liberal candidates for the first time for many years.
After a series of elections where Labour strengthened their majority on the Council the party suffered a number of losses and a majority of the elected councillors were Independents. The Labour losses included Douglas Hughes, leader of the Council and a member since 1928.
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Retiring aldermen
A number of retiring Labour councillors stood down to allow retiring aldermen to be returned unopposed.
Unopposed returns
A number of members were again returned unopposed, but these were fewer in number than at most post-war elections.
Contested elections
Of the contests that took place, the most notable were in Llanelli town where the leader of the authority, Alderman Douglas Hughes ( a member since 1928) and his wife Alderman Loti Rhys Hughes (a member since 1946) were both defeated. Another long-serving member. Alderman Emrys Aubrey, only narrowly held his seat at Westfa. Labour lost seats at Burry Port to the Independents and at Kidwelly and Pembrey to Plaid Cymru.
Within the Carmarthen parliamentary constituency, Plaid Cymru won no seats but stood for the first time at Quarter Bach and both Llandybie seats, polling well in each instance.
Summary of results
59 councillors were elected.
Ward results
Abergwili
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William John Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Davies** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Elias Evans* | 772 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.S. Gwynfor Evans | 513 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Berwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Isaac Daniel* | 970 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Pugh | 688 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Burry Port East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.C. Thomas | 505 | |||
Independent Labour | W. Evans | 497 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Leslie Thomas | 210 | |||
Labour | I.Ll. Jones* | 115 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Burry Port West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.T. Wilkins* | 521 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W.G. Wilkins | 391 | |||
Independent | Eirwen Jones Parry | 274 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Caio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Trevor Wynne Davies* | 462 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Rhys Dafys Williams | 267 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.V. Davies** | 1,364 | |||
Independent | T.J. Hurley | 513 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Mansel Thomas* | 839 | |||
Labour | Ivor M. Morris | 217 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Denzil Harries* | 801 | |||
Labour | Emrys Rees | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cenarth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.G. James Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilycwm
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James James* | 303 | |||
Independent | W.D.R. Davies | 262 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Conwil
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmamman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | unopposed | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Felinfoel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hengoed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Stone** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | D.L.W. Morris | 733 | |||
Labour | H.J. Owen | 625 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Laugharne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tudor H. Fleming Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | T. Austin Griffiths* | 1,493 | |||
Labour | Percy M. Lewis | 961 | |||
Others hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Joshua Phillips* | 553 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Evans | 99 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandebie North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Morris* | 798 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.T. Williams | 763 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandebie South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Idris Evans* | 856 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W.P. Jones | 829 | |||
Independent | D.B. Davies | 366 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Marlais Humphreys* | 768 | |||
Labour | C. Loynton | 395 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.W Watkin* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandovery
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William J. Davies* | 711 | |||
Independent | R. Eggleston | 205 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandyssilio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanedy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.E. Williams* | 1,284 | |||
Plaid Cymru | G. Hopkins | 280 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.Ll. Griffiths* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division.1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dr H.D. Llewellyn* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brinley Owen* | 843 | |||
Independent | W. John Thomas | 642 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Griffiths | 458 | |||
Liberal | H.F. Denman | 347 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | A.C.H. Robertson | 727 | |||
Plaid Cymru | P. Davies | 511 | |||
Labour | Lottie Rees Hughes** | 303 | |||
Independent | L.B. Rees | 133 | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwilym Gibby* | 271 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E.M. Jones | 195 | |||
Labour | Sidney Lewis | 165 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | F. Griffiths | 503 | |||
Plaid Cymru | M.Ll. Evans | 276 | |||
Labour | William Douglas Hughes** | 182 | |||
Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Williams* | 757 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W.H. Davies | 397 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George M. McConkey* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S.B. Ohlsson* | 601 | |||
Independent | W.A. Tilleke | 274 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Ivor James Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Harry* | 674 | |||
Independent | Daniel Rees Thomas | 352 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadog
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Richard Evans* | unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Llangeler
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Evans | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Evans* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangennech
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John William Boyles* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Dobson Phelps* | 369 | |||
Independent | J. Arthur J. Harries | 332 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Hywel Lloyd Williams | 324 | |||
Independent | D.D. Protheroe | 184 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David William James* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llansawel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Morgan* | 288 | |||
Independent | D.R. Williams | 235 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanstephan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.H. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Evans | 910 | |||
Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | 596 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Myddfai
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Morgan Lewis Jones* | 261 | |||
Independent | Samuel Christmas Price | 195 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pembrey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | G. Lewis | 635 | |||
Labour | S.J. Elwyn Samuel | 614 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Pontyberem
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. George* | 1,151 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Elfyn Talfan Davies | 826 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rhydcymerau
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Arthur Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.D. Griffiths | 798 | |||
Independent | Tudor Noel Evans* | 669 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Ishmaels
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.T. Davies | 825 | |||
Labour | Bernard Bright | 469 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trelech
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.R. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trimsaran
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel T. Hughes* | 859 | |||
Plaid Cymru | C. Phillips | 393 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Westfa
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Aubrey** | 685 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.A. Pugh | 612 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.G. James | 563 | |||
Independent | W.S. Cole* | 545 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Election of aldermen
In addition to the 59 councillors the council consisted of 19 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections, the majority of the aldermanic seats were taken by Labour.
References
- ^ "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 19 April 1967.