1967 Glamorgan County Council election
1967 Welsh local government election
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The 1967 Glamorgan County Council election was held on Thursday 13 April 1967 in the county of Glamorgan, Wales, to elect members to Glamorgan County Council. The previous full council elections were in 1964[1] and the final elections to the council would come in 1970.
Overview of the result
The Labour Party lost nine seats at this election but retained a strong majority with 50 councillors, as well as the support of 22 Labour aldermen.[1] Plaid Cymru representation returned to the council after their candidates beat Labour in two seats, with the victorious candidate in Ferndale being afterwards carried down the road by supporters.[1] The Liberal Party won two seats, their first on the council. One seat was won by Ratepayers, also their first on the council.[1] The Conservative Party won two seats, as did the Communist Party. In Hengoed, the previously sitting Labour councillor, who had been expelled from the party prior to the election, was returned as an Independent Labour councillor.[1]
Both the Labour and Conservative spokespersons described the swing against Labour as being a result of national issues, with the UK Labour government at that time becoming less popular.[1]
Ward results
Contests took place in thirty electoral wards:[2]
Aberaman
Aberavon
Blaengwawr
Bridgend
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred John Bowen * | 1,715 | |||
| Conservative | John Nigel Baty | 1,698 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Caerphilly
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bertie Alex Rowland * | 2,728 | |||
| Independent | Herbert Protheroe | 2,484 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Castell Coch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nelson Stuart East | 2,000 | |||
| Labour | Gerald Bailey | 1,286 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cilfynydd
Coedffranc
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Thomas | 3,381 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Lewis Thomas | 2,046 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Coity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Householders | William Vernon Barnett | 1,367 | |||
| Labour | Harry Davis | 1,314 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Cowbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph A. David | 2,728 | |||
| Labour | Terence Williams | 2,138 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cwmavon
Ferndale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Glyn Powell James | 2,325 | |||
| Labour | Dan Walter Jeffreys * | 1,694 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Councillor James had lost the seat to Labour at the 1964 elections. Following his victory he was carried down the street outside the North Road School polling station by "excited" supporters.[1]
Gadlys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rhys James * | 903 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | John Eaton Williams | 856 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Garw Valley
Gower
Councillor Keal became the first Liberal councillor in the area since World War II.[1]
Hengoed
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | David Samuel Blatchford * | 2,925 | |||
| Labour | Hopkin Lewis | 1,692 | |||
| Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Councillor Blatchford had represented the seat for 7 years for the Labour Party, but was expelled for opposing the official candidate, so stood and won as an Independent.[1]
Hopkinstown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Davies * | 1,350 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Brian John | 708 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Laleston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Evan Board | 882 | |||
| Labour | Glyndwr Evans | 809 | |||
| Independent | Trevor David | 539 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Llwydcoed
Maesteg
Gibbs had missed winning the seat, by only 3 votes, in the 1964 election.[1]
Mountain Ash (Penrhiwceiber ward)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eleanor Mary Bath | 2,005 | |||
| Independent | Graham F. Davies * | 1,188 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Neath North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Leitz | 1,561 | |||
| Labour | William Powell * | 1,432 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Ogmore Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Edward John Merriman | 1,906 | |||
| Labour | Ivor Owen Thomas * | 1,870 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Pontypridd
Porthcawl
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Charles Hubbard-Miles | 1,701 | |||
| Labour | George McBride | 1,289 | |||
| Independent | Llewellyn Rees Lewis | 671 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Port Talbot East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Llewellyn Heycock | 2,906 | |||
| Ratepayer | John Allen | 1,667 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Port Talbot West
Pyle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mostyn Jones * | 2,158 | |||
| Independent | Christopher Johnson | 1,803 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||