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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lilian Jones*	148
	Independent	Edward Daniel Eric Brace	72
	Labour hold		Swing

Blaengwrach (two seats)

Blaengwrach 1967

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas L. Thomas*	603
	Independent	Ronald James	252
	Labour hold		Swing

Coedffranc, East Central (one seat)

Coedffranc East Central 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Thomas*	516
	Labour	Ronald George Day	268
	Independent hold		Swing

Coedffranc North Ward (one seat)

Coedffranc North Ward 1967

Party		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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Henry Richards*	313
	Labour	Leslie Ball	150
	Independent hold		Swing

Coedffranc West Central (one seat)

Coedffranc West Central 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William David*	532
	Labour	Arthur Williams	123
	Independent hold		Swing

Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)

Dyffryn Clydach 1967

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)

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

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)

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

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)

Neath Lower 1967

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

Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)

Resolven, Resolven Ward 1967

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)

Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1967

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)

Resolven, Tonna Ward 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Hopkins*	821
	Labour	Idris Thomas	664
	Independent	Willie George Johns	437
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "R.D.C. Elections: Minor Surprises but No Major Upheaval". Neath Guardian. 19 May 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
2. "Nominations". Neath Guardian. 28 April 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 20 January 2023.