1967 Carmarthenshire County Council election

An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 13 April 1967.^[1] It was preceded by the 1964 election and followed by the 1970 election.

Overview of the result

The politics of the county had been transformed following the victory of Gwynfor Evans at the Carmarthen by-election in the previous year. This led to an increased number of Plaid Cymru candidates although they had limited success. The party polled well in several Llanelli wards. Another feature was the appearance of Liberal candidates for the first time for many years.

After a series of elections where Labour strengthened their majority on the Council the party suffered a number of losses and a majority of the elected councillors were Independents. The Labour losses included Douglas Hughes, leader of the Council and a member since 1928.

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Retiring aldermen

A number of retiring Labour councillors stood down to allow retiring aldermen to be returned unopposed.

Unopposed returns

A number of members were again returned unopposed, but these were fewer in number than at most post-war elections.

Contested elections

Of the contests that took place, the most notable were in Llanelli town where the leader of the authority, Alderman Douglas Hughes ( a member since 1928) and his wife Alderman Loti Rhys Hughes (a member since 1946) were both defeated. Another long-serving member. Alderman Emrys Aubrey, only narrowly held his seat at Westfa. Labour lost seats at Burry Port to the Independents and at Kidwelly and Pembrey to Plaid Cymru.

Within the Carmarthen parliamentary constituency, Plaid Cymru won no seats but stood for the first time at Quarter Bach and both Llandybie seats, polling well in each instance.

Summary of results

59 councillors were elected.

Ward results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William John Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ammanford No.1

Ammanford No.1 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Davies**	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Ammanford No.2

Ammanford No.2 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Thomas Elias Evans*	772
Plaid Cymru	D.S. Gwynfor Evans	513
Labour hold		Swing

Berwick

Berwick 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	William Isaac Daniel*	970
Plaid Cymru	E. Pugh	688
Labour hold		Swing

Burry Port East

Burry Port East 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	D.C. Thomas	505
Independent Labour	W. Evans	497
Plaid Cymru	Leslie Thomas	210
Labour	I.Ll. Jones*	115
Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Burry Port West

Burry Port West 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	A.T. Wilkins*	521
Plaid Cymru	W.G. Wilkins	391
Independent	Eirwen Jones Parry	274
Labour hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Trevor Wynne Davies*	462
Plaid Cymru	Rhys Dafys Williams	267
Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Division 1

Carmarthen Division 1 1961
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	G.V. Davies**	1,364
Independent	T.J. Hurley	513
Labour hold		Swing

Carmarthen Division 2

Carmarthen Division 2 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Mansel Thomas*	839
Labour	Ivor M. Morris	217
Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Division 3

Carmarthen Division 3 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	D. Denzil Harries*	801
Labour	Emrys Rees
Independent hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.G. James Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	James James*	303
Independent	W.D.R. Davies	262
Independent hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.A. Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cwmamman

Cwmamman 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Felinfoel

Felinfoel 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Cledwyn Francis*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Hengoed

Hengoed 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.J. Stone**	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Plaid Cymru	D.L.W. Morris	733
Labour	H.J. Owen	625
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tudor H. Fleming Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Ratepayers	T. Austin Griffiths*	1,493
Labour	Percy M. Lewis	961
Ratepayers hold		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Joshua Phillips*	553
Plaid Cymru	E. Evans	99
Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie North

Llandebie North 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	William Morris*	798
Plaid Cymru	D.T. Williams	763
Labour hold		Swing

Llandebie South

Llandebie South 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Idris Evans*	856
Plaid Cymru	W.P. Jones	829
Independent	D.B. Davies	366
Labour hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Marlais Humphreys*	768
Labour	C. Loynton	395
Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.W Watkin*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William J. Davies*	711
Independent	R. Eggleston	205
Independent hold		Swing

Llandyssilio

Llandyssilio 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Clodwyn Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1964
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	T.E. Williams*	1,284
Plaid Cymru	Gwyn Hopkins	280
Labour hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M.Ll. Griffiths*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr H.D. Llewellyn*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1964
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Brinley Owen*	843
Independent	W. John Thomas	642
Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division 3 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Eric Griffiths	458
Liberal	H.F. Denman	347
Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	A.C.H. Robertson	727
Plaid Cymru	P. Davies	511
Labour	Lottie Rees Hughes**	303
Independent	L.B. Rees	133
Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Gwilym Gibby*	271
Plaid Cymru	E.M. Jones	195
Labour	Sidney Lewis	165
Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent Labour	F. Griffiths	503
Plaid Cymru	M.Ll. Evans	276
Labour	William Douglas Hughes**	182
Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	D.J. Williams*	757
Plaid Cymru	W.H. Davies	397
Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George M. McConkey*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 9

Llanelly Division 9 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	S.B. Ohlsson*	601
Independent	W.A. Tilleke	274
Labour hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Ivor James Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1964
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Harry*	674
Independent	Daniel Rees Thomas	352
Independent hold		Swing

Llangadog

Llangadog 1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Gwynfor Richard Evans*	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Plaid Cymru hold

Llangeler

Llangeler 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Evans*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John William Boyles*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Dobson Phelps*	369
Independent	J. Arthur J. Harries	332
Plaid Cymru	Hywel Lloyd Williams	324
Independent	D.D. Protheroe	184
Independent hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David William James*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1964
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Morgan*	288
Independent	D.R. Williams	235
Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.H. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Evans	910
Independent	Benjamin Edward Davies*	596
Independent hold		Swing

Myddfai

Myddfai 1964
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Morgan Lewis Jones*	261
Independent	Samuel Christmas Price	195
Independent hold		Swing

Pembrey

Pembrey 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Plaid Cymru	G. Lewis	635
Labour	S.J. Elwyn Samuel	614
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Pontyberem

Pontyberem 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David John Jones*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	P. George*	1,151
Plaid Cymru	Elfyn Talfan Davies	826
Labour hold		Swing

Rhydcymerau

Rhydcymerau 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Arthur Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	H.D. Griffiths	798
Independent	Tudor Noel Evans*	669
Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	E.T. Davies	825
Labour	Bernard Bright	469
Independent hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trimsaran

Trimsaran 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Samuel T. Hughes*	859
Plaid Cymru	C. Phillips	393
Labour hold		Swing

Westfa

Westfa 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Emrys Aubrey**	685
Plaid Cymru	D.A. Pugh	612
Labour hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1967
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	H.G. James	563
Independent	W.S. Cole*	545
Independent hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

In addition to the 59 councillors the council consisted of 19 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections, the majority of the aldermanic seats were taken by Labour.

References

^ "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 19 April 1967.

[CJ_19-4-64_CarmsRes-1] "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 19 April 1967.

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