An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in April 1961.[1] It was preceded by the 1958 election and followed, by the 1964 election.
Overview of the result edit
A close run election resulted in Labour increasing its majority by two after capturing an additional two seats. In addition, Labour took the majority of the aldermanic vacancies.[2]
Boundary changes edit
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Retiring aldermen edit
A number of retiring councilors stood down to allow retiring aldermen to be returned unopposed. These included D.T. Williams at Llangadog, who stood down in favour of Gwynfor Evans.[3]
Unopposed returns edit
39 members were returned unopposed, including six of the nine members in Llanelli town.
Contested elections edit
20 contests took place.
Summary of results edit
59 councillors were elected.
Ward results edit
Abergwili edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William John Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Haydn Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas E. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Berwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Isaac Daniel* | ||||
Plaid Cymru | David Hubert Evans | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Burry Port East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Burry Port West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Labor Dennis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Caio edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | unopposed | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.V. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Mansel Thomas* | 656 | |||
Labour | David Owen | 626 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Denzil Harries | 748 | |||
Ratepayers Association | Graham Jones* | 562 | |||
Independent gain from Ratepayers | Swing |
Cenarth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.G. James Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilycwm edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James James | 331 | |||
Independent | Thomas L. Jones | 300 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Conwil edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Phillips** | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmamman edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev. Oswald Rees Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Felinfoel edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hengoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edgar S. Samuel* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kidwelly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.O. Williams* | 880 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W. Morris | 507 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Laugharne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tudor H. Fleming Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.M. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanboidy edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Joshua Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandebie North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Morris* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandebie South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Idris Evans* | 1,242 | |||
Independent | J.R. Griffiths | 372 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Marlais Humphreys* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D'Arcy Lewis Duckfield* | 499 | |||
Labour | W.D. Watkins | 488 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandovery edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William J. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandyssilio edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas | 448 | |||
Independent | H.H. Harries* | ||||
Labour | Ifor Walter Morgan | 85 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanedy edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. John Evans* | 1,635 | |||
Independent | Rev D. Cynddylan Jones | 673 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.I. Griffiths* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dr H.D. Llewellyn* | 1,471 | |||
Independent | W. John Thomas | 993 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brinley Owen* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs Claudia R. Rees* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs Loti Rees Hughes* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sidney Lewis* | ||||
Independent | Gwilym Gibby | 288 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Douglas Hughes** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George M. McConkey* | 667 | |||
Independent | Fred Howells | 498 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sidney Ivor Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Ivor James Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Harry | 586 | |||
Independent | Ivor Thomas Davies* | 487 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadog edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Richard Evans** | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent |
Llangeler edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Evans | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev R.G. James* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangennech edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John William Boyles* | 1,117 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Mrs C.E. Beasley | 526 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangunnor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Dobson Phelps* | 909 | |||
Ratepayers | John S. Thomas | 214 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanon edit
Labour had lost this ward in a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David William Jenkins | 1,379 | |||
Independent | Clifford Jenkins* | 1,228 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llansawel edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanstephan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.H. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanybyther edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | 792 | |||
Independent Labour | Thomas Davies | 580 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Myddfai edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Morgan Lewis Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pembrey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon John Elwyn Samuel* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontyberem edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Josiah Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rhydcymerau edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Arthur Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rev W.J. Rees* | 769 | |||
Independent | Tudor N. Evans | 707 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Ishmaels edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.J. Burgess | 648 | |||
Independent | Major J.R.P. Thomas | 639 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trelech edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S.O. Thomas** | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trimsaran edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel T. Hughes* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Westfa edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Aubrey** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | unopposed | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Election of aldermen edit
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.