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
editThe 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
editThere were no boundary changes at this election.
Retiring aldermen
editA number of retiring Labour councillors stood down to allow retiring aldermen to be returned unopposed.
Unopposed returns
editA number of members were again returned unopposed, but these were fewer in number than at most post-war elections.
Contested elections
editOf 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
edit59 councillors were elected.
Ward results
editAbergwili
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William John Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Davies** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Elias Evans* | 772 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.S. Gwynfor Evans | 513 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Berwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Isaac Daniel* | 970 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Pugh | 688 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Burry Port East
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.T. Wilkins* | 521 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W.G. Wilkins | 391 | |||
Independent | Eirwen Jones Parry | 274 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Caio
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Trevor Wynne Davies* | 462 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Rhys Dafys Williams | 267 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.V. Davies** | 1,364 | |||
Independent | T.J. Hurley | 513 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Mansel Thomas* | 839 | |||
Labour | Ivor M. Morris | 217 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Denzil Harries* | 801 | |||
Labour | Emrys Rees | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cenarth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.G. James Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilycwm
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James James* | 303 | |||
Independent | W.D.R. Davies | 262 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Conwil
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmamman
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | unopposed | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Felinfoel
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hengoed
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Stone** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | D.L.W. Morris | 733 | |||
Labour | H.J. Owen | 625 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Laugharne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tudor H. Fleming Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | T. Austin Griffiths* | 1,493 | |||
Labour | Percy M. Lewis | 961 | |||
Ratepayers hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Joshua Phillips* | 553 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E. Evans | 99 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandebie North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Morris* | 798 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.T. Williams | 763 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandebie South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Idris Evans* | 856 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W.P. Jones | 829 | |||
Independent | D.B. Davies | 366 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Marlais Humphreys* | 768 | |||
Labour | C. Loynton | 395 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.W Watkin* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandovery
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William J. Davies* | 711 | |||
Independent | R. Eggleston | 205 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandyssilio
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanedy
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.E. Williams* | 1,284 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gwyn Hopkins | 280 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.Ll. Griffiths* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division.1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dr H.D. Llewellyn* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brinley Owen* | 843 | |||
Independent | W. John Thomas | 642 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Griffiths | 458 | |||
Liberal | H.F. Denman | 347 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwilym Gibby* | 271 | |||
Plaid Cymru | E.M. Jones | 195 | |||
Labour | Sidney Lewis | 165 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Williams* | 757 | |||
Plaid Cymru | W.H. Davies | 397 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George M. McConkey* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 9
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S.B. Ohlsson* | 601 | |||
Independent | W.A. Tilleke | 274 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Ivor James Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Harry* | 674 | |||
Independent | Daniel Rees Thomas | 352 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadog
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Richard Evans* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru hold |
Llangeler
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Evans | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Evans* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangennech
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John William Boyles* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David William James* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llansawel
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Morgan* | 288 | |||
Independent | D.R. Williams | 235 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanstephan
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.H. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Evans | 910 | |||
Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | 596 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Myddfai
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Morgan Lewis Jones* | 261 | |||
Independent | Samuel Christmas Price | 195 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pembrey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | G. Lewis | 635 | |||
Labour | S.J. Elwyn Samuel | 614 | |||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Pontyberem
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. George* | 1,151 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Elfyn Talfan Davies | 826 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rhydcymerau
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Arthur Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.D. Griffiths | 798 | |||
Independent | Tudor Noel Evans* | 669 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Ishmaels
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.T. Davies | 825 | |||
Labour | Bernard Bright | 469 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trelech
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.R. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trimsaran
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel T. Hughes* | 859 | |||
Plaid Cymru | C. Phillips | 393 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Westfa
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Aubrey** | 685 | |||
Plaid Cymru | D.A. Pugh | 612 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.G. James | 563 | |||
Independent | W.S. Cole* | 545 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Election of aldermen
editIn 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
edit- ^ "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 19 April 1967.