1961 Neath Rural District Council election
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An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales was held on 11 May 1961. It was preceded by the 1958 election, and followed by the 1964 election.[1]
Although Labour retained the vast majority of seats, three candidates captured seats previously held by Labour. As at the previous election, 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
Three Independent gains were recorded, including at Bryncoch where Labour lost the seat held by the late J.T. Evans for over forty years. At Coedffranc, Martin Thoms, unsuccessful three years previously, took second place behind long-serving Independent William David. The third Independent victory was at Glyn-neath, where Richard Arthur, a Labour councillor for twelve years until 1958, took a seat from his former party.
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Royston Jones | 738 | |||
| Labour | Samuel Brynley Davies | 449 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | 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 | John Evans | 216 | |||
| Independent | Thomas E. Rees | 206 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Clyne (one seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas G. Allen* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Coedffranc (five seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William David* | 2,757 | |||
| Independent | Martin Thomas | 2,085 | |||
| Labour | Thomas L. Thomas* | 1,878 | |||
| Labour | Ivor Llewellyn Evans* | 1,841 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Rees* | 1,596 | |||
| Labour | Clarence Gwyn Pope* | 1,505 | |||
| Labour | Wilfred Edgar Jones | 1,418 | |||
| Communist | Glaslyn Morgan | 904 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | 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* | 585 | |||
| Communist | William John Davies | 402 | |||
| Majority | 89 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Joseph Smith* | 1,050 | |||
| Labour | Richard Davies* | 942 | |||
| Communist | David Davies | 507 | |||
| 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* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Neath Higher (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lewis Cynlais Adams* | 1,359 | |||
| Independent | Richard Arthur* | 870 | |||
| Labour | Roy Llewellyn Crawley | 779 | |||
| Labour | Robert Henry Dyer | 631 | |||
| Labour | Thomas George Evans* | 547 | |||
| Communist | William Irwyn Davies | 316 | |||
| Independent | Arthur Robert Short | 182 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | 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* | 540 | |||
| Independent Labour | Nathaniel Thomas | 287 | |||
| Majority | 253 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Quiet, but two election shocks". Neath Guardian. 19 May 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
