1967 Neath Rural District Council election
# 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.

## 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.

## 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 | Labour hold | Swing |

### Blaengwrach (two seats)

Blaengwrach 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Independent | Clifford Graham Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | David Emanuel Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |

### Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward (one seat)

Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David John Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |

### Clyne (one seats)

Clyne 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Merfyn Jeffreys* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seat)

Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Emlyn Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat)

Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Richards | 393 |
| | Communist | Brian Connick | 318 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 |
| | Labour hold | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Dulais Lower (one seat)

Dulais Lower 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Myrddin Morris* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Michaelstone Higher (one seat)

Michaelstone Higher 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gwilym Thomas Morgan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | 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 | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Neath Lower (one seat)

Neath Lower 1967 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Henry Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | 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 | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| Labour hold | 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 | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| Labour hold | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
