1934 Neath Rural District Council election

1934 Welsh local government election 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.Neath Rural Election Results. Socialists Win Through. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003431/19340329/114/0008?browse=False 5 December 2022 Neath Guardian 29 March 1934 8 Overview of the results Labour won control of the authority for the first time, winning sixteen seats as opposed to thirteen for the Independents. Boundary changes Ystradfellte ward was tansferred to Breconshire, reducing the number of councillors from 31 to 29.Neath Rural “General” Election. Socialists Fight for Majority. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003431/19340316/125/0001 5 December 2022 Neath Guardian 16 March 1934 1 This rural ward had long been represented by Independent councillors who were usually returned unopposed. Candidates 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. Outcome 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.Neath Socialiats Use Their Majority. Tonmawr Man New Chairman of R.D.C. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003431/19340420/010/0001?browse=False 5 December 2022 Neath Guardian 20 April 1934 1 Ward results Baglan Higher (one seat) Baglan Higher 1934 Labour Party (UK) William Jones* Labour Party (UK) Blaengwrach (one seat) Blaengwrach 1934 Labour Party (UK) Albert Vowles 226 Independent (politician) Rosser Jenkins* 134 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Blaenrhonddan (three seats) Blaenrhonddan 1934 Labour Party (UK) J.T. Evans* 975 Independent (politician) Edward Bowen 641 Independent (politician) Llew Jones* 514 Labour Party (UK) William R. Griffiths 472 Labour Party (UK) Albert John 374 Independent (politician) John Morgan 349 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Clyne (one seat) Clyne 1934 Labour Party (UK) Charles R. Kimber 211 Labour Party (UK) Coedffranc (five seats) Coedffranc 1934 Independent (politician) Ogley Lewis David* 1,881 Independent (politician) Isaac David 1,831 Independent (politician) Amy Jones* 1,830 Labour Party (UK) David Jenkins* 1,739 Labour Party (UK) Mary Elizabeth Davies* 1,378 Independent (politician) Thomas Lloyd* 1,239 Independent (politician) W.T.A. Macamara 906 Labour Party (UK) David Thomas 891 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Lovering 802 Labour Party (UK) Isaac William Evans 599 Independent (politician) Mary Jane Reid 593 Independent Labour Philip Evans 393 Independent (politician) John Harris Evans 359 Independent Labour Christopher Jones 328 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dyffryn Clydach (two seats) Dyffryn Clydach 1934 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Thomas* 353 Independent (politician) David Williams 330 Independent Labour Percy Cantle 285 Labour Party (UK) A.T. Rogers 237 Independent Labour Ben Jones 233 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seat) Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1934 Independent (politician) David Jeffreys* 367 Labour Party (UK) Jenkin Morgan 263 Independent (politician) Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat) Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1934 Labour Party (UK) John James* 605 Independent (politician) J.T. Lewis 293 Labour Party (UK) Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats) Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward 1934 Labour Party (UK) George Jones* 697 Independent (politician) W.P. Harries 539 Labour Party (UK) George Adams 436 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Dulais Lower (one seat) Dulais Lower 1934 Labour Party (UK) J.S. George 169 Independent (politician) Morgan Thomas Richards 109 Independent (politician) Llewellyn Davies 104 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Michaelstone Higher (one seat) Michaelstone Higher 1934 Labour Party (UK) W.J. Lewis* 305 Independent (politician) H.W. Crouch 147 Labour Party (UK) Neath Higher (three seats) Neath Higher 1934 Labour Party (UK) Morgan Morgan* 925 Independent (politician) David Arthur* 878 Labour Party (UK) Cliff Protheroe* 863 Labour Party (UK) R.H. Taylor 654 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Williams 247 Communist Party of Great Britain W.J. Jones 90 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Williams 89 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Neath Lower (one seat) Neath Lower 1934 Labour Party (UK) Samuel Burnard* 174 Independent (politician) T.D. Herbert 90 Labour Party (UK) Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat) Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward 1934 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Lewis* 351 Independent (politician) R.H. Snook 52 Communist Party of Great Britain Edward Sherlock 23 Labour Party (UK) Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats) Resolven, Resolven Ward 1934 Independent (politician) D.J.Evans* 657 Labour Party (UK) Fred Thomas* 651 Independent (politician) Benjamin Jones 474 Labour Party (UK) R. Geary 349 Independent (politician) A. Howell 121 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats) Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1934 Independent (politician) R.M. Smith* 348 Independent (politician) James Evans* 338 Labour Party (UK) T. Williams 268 Communist Party of Great Britain R.J. Douglas 66 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat) Resolven, Tonna Ward 1934 Independent (politician) W.G. Harrington* 386 Labour Party (UK) William Thomas 301 Independent (politician) References collapsed Category:1934 Welsh local elections