1955 Neath Rural District Council election
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1955 Welsh local government election
An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales was held in May 1955. It was preceded by the 1952 election and followed by the 1958 election.[1]
Candidates
The profile of candidates was similar to three years previously with a number of long-serving Labour councillors returned unopposed.
Outcome
Labour maintained in full control of the authority, gaining an additional three seats at the expense of the Independents. One of these was the seat at Crynant, lost at a by-election the previous year following the death of John James.
Ward results
Baglan Higher (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Jones* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blaengwrach (one seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Vowles* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J.T. Evans* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David John Davies* | 386 | |||
| Independent | Daniel Jones | 294 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Mansel Davies* | 274 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Edward Rees | 185 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Clyne (one seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas G. Allen* | 347 | |||
| Independent | Wilfrid Rees | 217 | |||
| Majority | 230 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Coedffranc (five seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William David* | 2,717 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Lewis Thomas* | 1,820 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Rees* | 1,747 | |||
| Labour | Clarence Gwyn Pope | 1,721 | |||
| Labour | Ivor L. Evans | 1,684 | |||
| Labour | Wilfred Edgar Jones | 1,355 | |||
| Communist | Glaslyn Morgan | 954 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles H. Button | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | William John Griffiths* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Emlyn Davies | 704 | |||
| Independent | Daniel Crynant Williams* | 291 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist | William John Davies* | 660 | |||
| Independent Labour | Tom Llewellyn | 582 | |||
| Majority | 78 | ||||
| Communist hold | Swing | ||||
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Joseph Smith | 1,029 | |||
| Labour | Edith Jones* | 845 | |||
| Independent | William Morris | 759 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dulais Lower (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J.S. George* | 462 | |||
| Independent | Richard Davies Douglas Rees | 289 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Michaelstone Higher (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gwilym Thomas Morgan | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Neath Higher (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Arthur* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | Blodwen May Jones* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | Joseph James Lunn* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Neath Lower (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Henry Evans | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edward John Ateyo* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Hull* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | William John Powell | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas G. Powell* | 705 | |||
| Labour | Iorwerth Williams* | 568 | |||
| Independent | Clifford Lionel Smith | 439 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David J. Daymond | 636 | |||
| Independent | Howard P. Thomas | 455 | |||
| Majority | 181 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Labour Lose One and Gain Three Seats". Neath Guardian. 20 May 1955. p. 11. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Skewen Provides Election Surprises. Two Old Members Defeated". Neath Guardian. 13 May 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ↑ "Five will not seek new seats on RDC". Neath Guardian. 29 April 1955. p. 13. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
