1958 Neath Rural District Council election
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1958 Welsh local government election
An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales was held on 8 May 1958. It was preceded by the 1955 election, and followed by the 1961 election.[1]
A Labour stronghold for over twenty years, the position remained more or less the same as a result of the election, with the most notable feature being the defeat of the last Communist councillor.[1] Over half of the wards saw Labour candidates returned unopposed.
Candidates
The profile of candidates was similar to three years previously with a number of long-serving Labour councillors returned unopposed.
Outcome
As noted there were very few changes, with Labour gaining a seat from the Communists and losing another, at Glyn-neath, to an Independent candidate who headed the poll.
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* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Mansel Davies* | Unopposed | |||
| 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* | 2,751 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Rees* | 1,840 | |||
| Labour | Clarence Gwyn Pope* | 1,775 | |||
| Labour | Thomas L. Thomas | 1,771 | |||
| Labour | Ivor Llewellyn Evans | 1,740 | |||
| Independent | Martin Thomas | 1,495 | |||
| Labour | Wilfred Edgar Jones | 1,365 | |||
| Communist | Glaslyn Morgan | 863 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles H. Button* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | William John Griffiths* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Emlyn Davies* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Daniel Lewis | 611 | |||
| Communist | William John Davies* | 522 | |||
| Majority | 89 | ||||
| Labour gain from Communist | Swing | ||||
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Joseph Smith* | 1,237 | |||
| Labour | Richard Davies* | 1,143 | |||
| Communist | David Davies | 293 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dulais Lower (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J.S. George* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Michaelstone Higher (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gwilym Thomas Morgan* | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Neath Higher (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lewis Cynlais Adams | 1,156 | |||
| Labour | Thomas George Evans* | 1,094 | |||
| Labour | Blodwen May Jones* | 1,075 | |||
| Labour | Richard Arthur* | 1,029 | |||
| Communist | William Irwyn Davies | 337 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | 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 | Iorwerth Williams* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour | Thomas G. Powell* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David J. Daymond | 661 | |||
| Independent | Nathaniel Thomas | 243 | |||
| Majority | 418 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Quiet, but two election shocks". Neath Guardian. 16 May 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
