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.

Results

59 councillors were elected.

Ward results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William John Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ammanford No.1

Ammanford No.1 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Davies**	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Ammanford No.2

Ammanford No.2 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Elias Evans*	772
	Plaid Cymru	D.S. Gwynfor Evans	513
	Labour hold		Swing

Berwick

Berwick 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Isaac Daniel*	970
	Plaid Cymru	E. Pugh	688
	Labour hold		Swing

Burry Port East

Burry Port East 1967

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

Burry Port West 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A.T. Wilkins*	521
	Plaid Cymru	W.G. Wilkins	391
	Independent	Eirwen Jones Parry	274
	Labour hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Trevor Wynne Davies*	462
	Plaid Cymru	Rhys Dafys Williams	267
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Division 1

Carmarthen Division 1 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G.V. Davies**	1,364
	Independent	T.J. Hurley	513
	Labour hold		Swing

Carmarthen Division 2

Carmarthen Division 2 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Mansel Thomas*	839
	Labour	Ivor M. Morris	217
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Division 3

Carmarthen Division 3 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Denzil Harries*	801
	Labour	Emrys Rees
	Independent hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.G. James Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James James*	303
	Independent	W.D.R. Davies	262
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.A. Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cwmamman

Cwmamman 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Felinfoel

Felinfoel 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Cledwyn Francis*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Hengoed

Hengoed 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.J. Stone**	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D.L.W. Morris	733
	Labour	H.J. Owen	625
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tudor H. Fleming Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	T. Austin Griffiths*	1,493
	Labour	Percy M. Lewis	961
	Ratepayers hold		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Joshua Phillips*	553
	Plaid Cymru	E. Evans	99
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie North

Llandebie North 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Morris*	798
	Plaid Cymru	D.T. Williams	763
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandebie South

Llandebie South 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Idris Evans*	856
	Plaid Cymru	W.P. Jones	829
	Independent	D.B. Davies	366
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Marlais Humphreys*	768
	Labour	C. Loynton	395
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.W Watkin*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William J. Davies*	711
	Independent	R. Eggleston	205
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyssilio

Llandyssilio 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Clodwyn Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T.E. Williams*	1,284
	Plaid Cymru	Gwyn Hopkins	280
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M.Ll. Griffiths*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr H.D. Llewellyn*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brinley Owen*	843
	Independent	W. John Thomas	642
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division 3 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Griffiths	458
	Liberal	H.F. Denman	347
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1967

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

Llanelly Division 5 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwilym Gibby*	271
	Plaid Cymru	E.M. Jones	195
	Labour	Sidney Lewis	165
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1967

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

Llanelly Division 7 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.J. Williams*	757
	Plaid Cymru	W.H. Davies	397
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George M. McConkey*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 9

Llanelly Division 9 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S.B. Ohlsson*	601
	Independent	W.A. Tilleke	274
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Ivor James Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Harry*	674
	Independent	Daniel Rees Thomas	352
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangadog

Llangadog 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Gwynfor Richard Evans*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Plaid Cymru hold

Llangeler

Llangeler 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Evans*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John William Boyles*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1967

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

Llanon 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David William James*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Morgan*	288
	Independent	D.R. Williams	235
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.H. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Evans	910
	Independent	Benjamin Edward Davies*	596
	Independent hold		Swing

Myddfai

Myddfai 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Morgan Lewis Jones*	261
	Independent	Samuel Christmas Price	195
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembrey

Pembrey 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	G. Lewis	635
	Labour	S.J. Elwyn Samuel	614
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Pontyberem

Pontyberem 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David John Jones*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. George*	1,151
	Plaid Cymru	Elfyn Talfan Davies	826
	Labour hold		Swing

Rhydcymerau

Rhydcymerau 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Arthur Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H.D. Griffiths	798
	Independent	Tudor Noel Evans*	669
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.T. Davies	825
	Labour	Bernard Bright	469
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trimsaran

Trimsaran 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel T. Hughes*	859
	Plaid Cymru	C. Phillips	393
	Labour hold		Swing

Westfa

Westfa 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emrys Aubrey**	685
	Plaid Cymru	D.A. Pugh	612
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1967

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

1. "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 19 April 1967.