1967 Glamorgan County Council election
# 1967 Glamorgan County Council election

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 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. 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. The Liberal Party won two seats, their first on the council. One seat was won by Ratepayers, also their first on the council. 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.

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.

## Ward results

Contests took place in thirty electoral wards:

### Aberaman

Aberaman 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Fred Riddiford * | 989 |
| Communist | D.P. Bletchley | 366 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Aberavon

Aberavon 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Ratepayer | William Arthur Jenkins | 1,667 |
| Labour | Joseph Treharne * | 1,633 |
| Ratepayer gain from Labour | Ratepayer gain from Labour | Swing |

### Blaengwawr

Blaengwawr 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Communist | Trevor Williams * | 979 |
| Labour | Michael Goldberg | 773 |
| Communist hold | Communist hold | Swing |

### Bridgend

Bridgend 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Alfred John Bowen * | 1,715 |
| Conservative | John Nigel Baty | 1,698 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Caerphilly

Caerphilly 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Bertie Alex Rowland * | 2,728 |
| Independent | Herbert Protheroe | 2,484 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Castell Coch

Castell Coch 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent | Nelson Stuart East | 2,000 |
| Labour | Gerald Bailey | 1,286 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Cilfynydd

Cilfynydd 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | William Edryd Lewis * | 1,821 |
| Liberal | Mary Gwyneth Murphy | 1,544 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Coedffranc

Coedffranc 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent | Martin Thomas | 3,381 |
| Labour | Thomas Lewis Thomas | 2,046 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Coity

Coity 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent Householders | William Vernon Barnett | 1,367 |
| Labour | Harry Davis | 1,314 |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Cowbridge

Cowbridge 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent | Joseph A. David | 2,728 |
| Labour | Terence Williams | 2,138 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Cwmavon

Cwmavon 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Edward Gwynfryn Davies * | 2,290 |
| Ratepayer | William Edward Ebley | 1,697 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ferndale

Ferndale 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Plaid Cymru | Glyn Powell James | 2,325 |
| Labour | Dan Walter Jeffreys * | 1,694 |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | 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.

### Gadlys

Gadlys 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Rhys James * | 903 |
| Plaid Cymru | John Eaton Williams | 856 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Garw Valley

Garw Valley 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Rhys Edward Sant * | 2,118 |
| Ratepayer | Derek Dillwyn Stephens | 1,743 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Gower

Gower 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Liberal | Brian Ernest Keal | 2,399 |
| Labour | Frank Lord * | 2,102 |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |

Councillor Keal became the first Liberal councillor in the area since World War II.

### Hengoed

Hengoed 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent Labour | David Samuel Blatchford * | 2,925 |
| Labour | Hopkin Lewis | 1,692 |
| Independent Labour gain from Labour | 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.

### Hopkinstown

Hopkinstown 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | George Davies * | 1,350 |
| Plaid Cymru | Brian John | 708 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Laleston

Laleston 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Conservative | William Evan Board | 882 |
| Labour | Glyndwr Evans | 809 |
| Independent | Trevor David | 539 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llwydcoed

Llwydcoed 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Mervyn Prowle * | 1,243 |
| Communist | Stanley Rees | 336 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Maesteg

Maesteg 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Liberal | (Mrs) Jennie Thomas Gibbs | 2,472 |
| Labour | Robert John Williams | 2,247 |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |

Gibbs had missed winning the seat, by only 3 votes, in the 1964 election.

### Mountain Ash (Penrhiwceiber ward)

Mountain Ash (Penrhiwceiber ward) 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Eleanor Mary Bath | 2,005 |
| Independent | Graham F. Davies * | 1,188 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Neath North

Neath North 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Independent | John Leitz | 1,561 |
| Labour | William Powell * | 1,432 |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Ogmore Valley

Ogmore Valley 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Plaid Cymru | Edward John Merriman | 1,906 |
| Labour | Ivor Owen Thomas * | 1,870 |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Pontypridd

Pontypridd 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Norman Alfred Stevens * | 1,515 |
| Liberal | Derek Gwyn Lewis | 1,125 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Porthcawl

Porthcawl 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Conservative | Peter Charles Hubbard-Miles | 1,701 |
| Labour | George McBride | 1,289 |
| Independent | Llewellyn Rees Lewis | 671 |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |

### Port Talbot East

Port Talbot East 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Llewellyn Heycock | 2,906 |
| Ratepayer | John Allen | 1,667 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Port Talbot West

Port Talbot West 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | George Albert Morgan * | 1,623 |
| Ratepayer | Douglas Albert Weaver Charles | 1,309 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Pyle

Pyle 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Mostyn Jones * | 2,158 |
| Independent | Christopher Johnson | 1,803 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Sandfields (Port Talbot)

Sandfields (Port Talbot) 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | Cyril Lewis * | 2,458 |
| Ratepayer | Barrie Morgan Larkworthy | 1,535 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ystrad (Rhondda)

Ystrad (Rhondda) 1967 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | David John Davies * | 1,122 |
| Communist | George Baker | 828 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
