An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales, was held in April 1928.[1] It was preceded by the 1925 election and was followed by the 1931 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Neath Board of Guardians.
Overview of the resultsEdit
Many seats were closely contested and resulted in some Labour gains.
Ward ResultsEdit
Baglan Higher (one seat)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blaengwrach (one seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W. Rees | 184 | |||
Labour | T. Davies | 147 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Blaenrhonddan (three seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.T. Evans* | 940 | |||
Independent | W.A. Leyson | 721 | |||
Independent | P.H. Jenkins | 481 | |||
Independent | Edward Bowen | 428 | |||
Independent | Owen Jenkins | 302 | |||
Independent | Llewellyn Jones | 295 | |||
Labour | Thomas Thomas | 57 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Clyne (one seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles R. Kimber | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coedffranc (five seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ogley Lewis David* | 2,083 | |||
Independent | Amy Jones* | 1,598 | |||
Independent | Henry Reason | 1,469 | |||
Ex-Serviceman | Thomas Lloyd* | 1,134 | |||
Labour | William Davies | 1,021 | |||
Labour | Mary Elizabeth Davies | 989 | |||
Independent | John Harris Evans | 919 | |||
Labour | David Thomas | 801 | |||
Labour | John Rees | 797 | |||
Labour | E.G. Smith | 387 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tom Williams | 395 | |||
Labour | A.H. Saunders | 344 | |||
Independent | D.G. Davies | 341 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Jeffreys | 274 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John James | 402 | |||
Independent | Gwladys Thomas | 349 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Jones* | 592 | |||
Liberal | William Prosser* | 472 | |||
Independent | David John Jones | 462 | |||
Independent | David Jenkin Jones | 203 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Dulais Lower (one seat)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W. Haydn Rees | 166 | |||
Independent | Elizabeth F.J. Griffiths | 61 | |||
Conservative | George C. Williams | 55≤ | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Michaelstone Higher (one seat)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.J. Lewis | 243 | |||
Independent | J. Lewis | 213 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Neath Higher (three seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Arthur* | 927 | |||
Labour | Morgan Morgan | 749 | |||
Labour | Cliff Protheroe | 482 | |||
Independent | William Rees | 427 | |||
Labour | Henry A. Jones | 246 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Neath Lower (one seat)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Llewellyn Edwards* | 161 | |||
Labour | B. Jones | 63 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E. Wood | 200 | |||
Labour | J.I. Powell | 87 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur Davies | 582 | |||
Independent | D.J.Evans | 416 | |||
Independent | J. Rees | 415 | |||
Labour | H. Thomas | 385 | |||
Labour | J. Potts | 213 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Evans* | 346 | |||
Independent | J.T. Jones | 292 | |||
Labour | E. Williams | 193 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. Brown | 295 | |||
Labour | A. Jenkins | 281 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Ystradfellte (two seats)Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jenkin Davies | Unopposed | |||
Independent | James Matthews | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Elections Results". Neath Guardian. 5 April 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2022.