An election to the Neath Rural District Council in Wales was held in March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and was followed by the 1937 election.[1]
Overview of the results edit
Labour won control of the authority for the first time, winning sixteen seats as opposed to thirteen for the Independents.
Boundary changes edit
Ystradfellte ward was removed to Breconshire, reducing the number of councillors from 31 to 29.[2] This rural ward had long been represented by Independent councillors who were usually returned unopposed.
Candidates edit
All seats were contested apart from Tonmawr, where the longest serving Labour member, William Jones, was returned unopposed, and Clyne, which was also taken without opposition by Labour. Most of the other seats saw Labour candidates face Independent nominees, with a small number of Independent Labour and Communist candidates.[2]
Outcome edit
Having won a majority for the first time, Labour councillors moved swiftly to impose their authority. Independent councillors had for the past six years denied Labour any significant roles within the council, so this was taken as a reason for Labour to reverse this position. William Jones, Tonmawr, the senior Labour councillor on the authority, who had been proposed many times as chairman, without success, was elected by fifteen votes to thirteen, with John James of Crynant elected vice-chairman by a similar margin.[3]
Ward Results edit
Baglan Higher (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blaengwrach (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Vowles | 226 | |||
Independent | Rosser Jenkins* | 134 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Blaenrhonddan (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.T. Evans* | 975 | |||
Independent | Edward Bowen | 641 | |||
Independent | Llew Jones* | 514 | |||
Labour | William R. Griffiths | 472 | |||
Labour | Albert John | 374 | |||
Independent | John Morgan | 349 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Clyne (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles R. Kimber | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coedffranc (five seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ogley Lewis David* | 1,881 | |||
Independent | Isaac David | 1,831 | |||
Independent | Amy Jones* | 1,830 | |||
Labour | David Jenkins* | 1,739 | |||
Labour | Mary Elizabeth Davies* | 1,378 | |||
Independent | Thomas Lloyd* | 1,239 | |||
Independent | W.T.A. Macamara | 906 | |||
Labour | David Thomas | 891 | |||
Labour | Thomas Lovering | 802 | |||
Labour | Isaac William Evans | 599 | |||
Independent | Mary Jane Reid | 593 | |||
Independent Labour | Philip Evans | 393 | |||
Independent | John Harris Evans | 359 | |||
Independent Labour | Christopher Jones | 328 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dyffryn Clydach (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Thomas* | 353 | |||
Independent | David Williams | 330 | |||
Independent Labour | Percy Cantle | 285 | |||
Labour | A.T. Rogers | 237 | |||
Independent Labour | Ben Jones | 233 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Jeffreys* | 367 | |||
Labour | Jenkin Morgan | 263 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John James* | 605 | |||
Independent | J.T. Lewis | 293 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Jones* | 697 | |||
Independent | W.P. Harries | 539 | |||
Labour | George Adams | 436 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Dulais Lower (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.S. George | 169 | |||
Independent | Morgan Thomas Richards | 109 | |||
Independent | Llewellyn Davies | 104 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Michaelstone Higher (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.J. Lewis* | 305 | |||
Independent | H.W. Crouch | 147 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Neath Higher (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Morgan Morgan* | 925 | |||
Independent | David Arthur* | 878 | |||
Labour | Cliff Protheroe* | 863 | |||
Labour | R.H. Taylor | 654 | |||
Communist | E. Williams | 247 | |||
Communist | W.J. Jones | 90 | |||
Communist | T. Williams | 89 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Neath Lower (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Burnard* | 174 | |||
Independent | T.D. Herbert | 90 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trevor Lewis* | 351 | |||
Independent | R.H. Snook | 52 | |||
Communist | Edward Sherlock | 23 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.J.Evans* | 657 | |||
Labour | Fred Thomas* | 651 | |||
Independent | Benjamin Jones | 474 | |||
Labour | R. Geary | 349 | |||
Independent | A. Howell | 121 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.M. Smith* | 348 | |||
Independent | James Evans* | 338 | |||
Labour | T. Williams | 268 | |||
Communist | R.J. Douglas | 66 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.G. Harrington* | 386 | |||
Labour | William Thomas | 301 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Neath Rural Election Results. Socialists Win Through". Neath Guardian. 29 March 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Neath Rural "General" Election. Socialists Fight for Majority". Neath Guardian. 16 March 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Neath Socialiats Use Their Majority. Tonmawr Man New Chairman of R.D.C." Neath Guardian. 20 April 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2022.