1967 Neath Rural District Council election

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

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

Once again, the profile of candidates was similar to three years previously with a number of long-serving Labour councillors returned unopposed.^[2]

Outcome

There were a few changes but Labour retained a comfortable majority.

Ward results

Baglan Higher (one seat)

Baglan Higher 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Lilian Jones*	148
Independent	Edward Daniel Eric Brace	72
Labour hold		Swing

Blaengwrach (two seats)

Blaengwrach 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Clifford Graham Jones*	Unopposed
Independent	David Emanuel Thomas*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward (one seat)

Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Royston Jones*	1,063
Plaid Cymru	David Brian James	634
Labour hold		Swing

Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward (one seat)

Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David John Davies*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward (one seat)

Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	John Evans*	184
Independent	Thomas Edward Rees	115
Independent	Brian Parry Wolfe	110
Labour hold		Swing

Clyne (one seats)

Clyne 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Merfyn Jeffreys*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Coedffranc, South Ward (one seat)

Coedffranc, South Ward 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Thomas L. Thomas*	603
Independent	Ronald James	252
Labour hold		Swing

Coedffranc, East Central (one seat)

Coedffranc East Central 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Martin Thomas*	516
Labour	Ronald George Day	268
Independent hold		Swing

Coedffranc North Ward (one seat)

Coedffranc North Ward 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Wilfred Edgar Jones*	497
Independent	John Alfred Frederick Wilsher	456
Labour hold		Swing

Coedffranc West Ward (one seat)

Coedffranc West Ward 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Henry Richards*	313
Labour	Leslie Ball	150
Independent hold		Swing

Coedffranc West Central (one seat)

Coedffranc West Central 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William David*	532
Labour	Arthur Williams	123
Independent hold		Swing

Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)

Dyffryn Clydach 1967
	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)

Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Emlyn Davies*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat)

Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	David Richards	393
	Communist	Brian Connick	318
Majority			75
	Labour hold		Swing

Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)

Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward 1964
	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)

Dulais Lower 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Myrddin Morris*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Michaelstone Higher (one seat)

Michaelstone Higher 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gwilym Thomas Morgan*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Neath Higher (three seats)

Neath Higher 1967
	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)

Neath Lower 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Henry Evans*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)

Resolven, Resolven Ward 1967
	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)

Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1967
	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)

Resolven, Tonna Ward 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Catherine Hopkins*	821
Labour	Idris Thomas	664
Independent	Willie George Johns	437
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "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.

[NG_19-5-67_results-1] "R.D.C. Elections: Minor Surprises but No Major Upheaval". Neath Guardian. 19 May 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[NG_2804064_7noms-2] "Nominations". Neath Guardian. 28 April 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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