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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]

Overview of the results

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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

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The profile of candidates was similar to three years previously with a number of long-serving Labour councillors returned unopposed.

Outcome

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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

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Baglan Higher (one seat)

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Baglan Higher 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Jones* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Blaengwrach (one seats)

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Blaengwrach 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Vowles* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward (one seat)

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Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Royston Jones 738
Labour Samuel Brynley Davies 449
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward (one seat)

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Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David John Davies* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward (one seat)

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Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Evans 216
Independent Thomas E. Rees 206
Labour hold Swing

Clyne (one seats)

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Clyne 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas G. Allen* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Coedffranc (five seats)

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Coedffranc 1961
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)

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Dyffryn Clydach 1961
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)

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Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Emlyn Davies* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat)

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Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Lewis* 585
Communist William John Davies 402
Majority 89
Labour hold Swing

Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)

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Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward 1961
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)

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Dulais Lower 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.S. George* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Michaelstone Higher (one seat)

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Michaelstone Higher 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym Thomas Morgan* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Neath Higher (three seats)

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Neath Higher 1961
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)

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Neath Lower 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Henry Evans* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat)

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Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward John Ateyo* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)

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Resolven, Resolven Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hull* Unopposed
Labour William John Powell* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)

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Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iorwerth Williams* Unopposed
Labour Thomas G. Powell* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)

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Resolven, Tonna Ward 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David J. Daymond* 540
Independent Labour Nathaniel Thomas 287
Majority 253
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Quiet, but two election shocks". Neath Guardian. 19 May 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 13 January 2023.