1928 Neath Rural District Council election

An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales, was held in April 1928. ^[1] It was preceded by the 1925 election and was followed by the 1931 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Neath Board of Guardians.

Overview of the results

Many seats were closely contested and resulted in some Labour gains.

Ward results

Baglan Higher (one seat)

Baglan Higher 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Jones*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Blaengwrach (one seats)

Blaengwrach 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Rees	184
	Labour	T. Davies	147
	Independent hold		Swing

Blaenrhonddan (three seats)

Blaenrhonddan 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.T. Evans*	940
	Independent	W.A. Leyson	721
	Independent	P.H. Jenkins	481
	Independent	Edward Bowen	428
	Independent	Owen Jenkins	302
	Independent	Llewellyn Jones	295
	Labour	Thomas Thomas	57
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Clyne (one seats)

Clyne 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles R. Kimber	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Coedffranc (five seats)

Coedffranc 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ogley Lewis David*	2,083
	Independent	Amy Jones*	1,598
	Independent	Henry Reason	1,469
	Ex-Serviceman	Thomas Lloyd*	1,134
	Labour	William Davies	1,021
	Labour	Mary Elizabeth Davies	989
	Independent	John Harris Evans	919
	Labour	David Thomas	801
	Labour	John Rees	797
	Labour	E.G. Smith	387
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)

Dyffryn Clydach 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Williams	395
	Labour	A.H. Saunders	344
	Independent	D.G. Davies	341
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seats)

Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jeffreys	274
	Independent hold		Swing

Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seats)

Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John James	402
	Independent	Gwladys Thomas	349
	Labour hold		Swing

Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)

Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Jones*	592
	Liberal	William Prosser*	472
	Independent	David John Jones	462
	Independent	David Jenkin Jones	203
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Dulais Lower (one seat)

Dulais Lower 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Haydn Rees	166
	Independent	Elizabeth F.J. Griffiths	61
	Conservative	George C. Williams	55≤
	Independent hold		Swing

Michaelstone Higher (one seat)

Michaelstone Higher 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.J. Lewis	243
	Independent	J. Lewis	213
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Neath Higher (three seats)

Neath Higher 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Arthur*	927
	Labour	Morgan Morgan	749
	Labour	Cliff Protheroe	482
	Independent	William Rees	427
	Labour	Henry A. Jones	246
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Neath Lower (one seat)

Neath Lower 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Llewellyn Edwards*	161
	Labour	B. Jones	63
	Independent hold		Swing

Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat)

Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Wood	200
	Labour	J.I. Powell	87
	Independent hold		Swing

Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)

Resolven, Resolven Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arthur Davies	582
	Independent	D.J.Evans	416
	Independent	J. Rees	415
	Labour	H. Thomas	385
	Labour	J. Potts	213
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)

Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Evans*	346
	Independent	J.T. Jones	292
	Labour	E. Williams	193
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)

Resolven, Tonna Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Brown	295
	Labour	A. Jenkins	281
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Ystradfellte (two seats)

Ystradfellte 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jenkin Davies	Unopposed
	Independent	James Matthews	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Elections Results". Neath Guardian. 5 April 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2022.