Welsh local election
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in April 1964.[1] It was preceded by the 1961 election and followed by the 1967 election.
Overview of the result
As in previous years there was a close run election. Labour had increased their majority by taking up 15 of the 19 aldermanic seats following the previous two elections.
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Retiring aldermen
A number of retiring Labour councillors stood down to allow retiring aldermen to be returned unopposed.[2]
Unopposed returns
A large number of members were again returned unopposed.
Contested elections
Of the contests that took place, the most heated was in Llanarthney, where Labour Alderman Edgar Lewis, a member of the authority since 1931 (and who had not faced a contested election since the 1930s) was opposed by Ratepayer Austin Griffiths, a retired colonial officer who had captured the seat at a by-election.[2]
In St Ishmaels, Labour councillor C.J. Burgess, who had won the seat by a narrow margin at the previous election, had left the Labour group shortly before the election, but narrowly held the seat against another labour candidate.[3]
Summary of results
This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 59 councillors were elected.
Carmarthesnhire County Council 1964: elected members Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 30 | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Ratepayers | 1 | | | | | | | |
Carmarthenshire County Council 1964 : following election of new aldermen Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | | | | | | | | |
| Plaid Cymru | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | | | | | | | | |
Carmarthenshire County Council 1964 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | | | | | | | | |
| Plaid Cymru | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | | | | | | | | |
Ward results
Abergwili
Abergwili 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William John Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford No.1
Ammanford No.1 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frank Davies** | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford No.2
Ammanford No.2 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Elias Evans* | 916 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D.S. Gwynfor Evans | 470 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Berwick
Berwick 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Isaac Daniel* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port East
Burry Port East 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Labor Dennis* | 627 | | |
| Independent | A.R. Davies | 172 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port West
Burry Port West 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A.T. Wilkins | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caio
Caio 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Trevor Wynne Davies | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Division 1
Carmarthen Division 1 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G.V. Davies** | 1,364 | | |
| Independent | T.J. Hurley | 513 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Division 2
Carmarthen Division 2 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Mansel Thomas* | 823 | | |
| Labour | Ellis J. Powell | 564 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Division 3
Carmarthen Division 3 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D. Denzil Harries* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cenarth
Cenarth 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.G. James Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm
Cilycwm 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James James* | 376 | | |
| Independent | W.D.R. Davies | 230 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Conwil
Conwil 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.A. Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cwmamman
Cwmamman 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Felinfoel
Felinfoel 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hengoed
Hengoed 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.J. Stone** | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G.O. Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Laugharne
Laugharne 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tudor H. Fleming Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanarthney
Llanarthney 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayers | T. Austin Griffiths* | 1,617 | | |
| Labour | W. Edgar Lewis** | 1,121 | | |
| Ratepayers gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Llanboidy
Llanboidy 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Joshua Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie North
Llandebie North 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gwilym R. Thomas** | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie South
Llandebie South 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Evan Bevan** | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Rural
Llandilo Rural 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Marlais Humphreys* | 732 | | |
| Labour | C.H. Davies | 622 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Urban
Labour had won the seat in a by-election the previous October.[2]
Llandilo Urban 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.W Watkin* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandovery
Llandovery 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William J. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandyssilio
Llandyssilio 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanedy
Llanedy 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T.E. Williams* | 1,284 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gwyn Hopkins | 280 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M.Ll. Griffiths* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 1
Llanelly Division 1 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dr H.D. Llewellyn* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 2 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brinley Owen* | 843 | | |
| Independent | W. John Thomas | 642 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 3
Llanelly Division 3 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eric Griffiths | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 4 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs M. Joseph* | 801 | | |
| Independent | D.J. Williams | 535 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 5 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Gwilym Gibby | 335 | | |
| Labour | Sidney Lewis* | 266 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 6
Llanelly Division 6 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.J. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 7 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.J. Williams* | 794 | | |
| Communist | R.E. Hitchon | 82 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Division 8 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George M. McConkey* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 9
Llanelly Division 9 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sidney Ivor Thomas* | 834 | | |
| Independent | W.A. Tilleke | 442 | | |
| Communist | Gerald Frederick Meyler | 36 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Ivor James Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Harry* | 674 | | |
| Independent | Daniel Rees Thomas | 352 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangadog
Llangadog 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Richard Evans** | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Plaid Cymru hold |
Llangeler
Llangeler 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Evans | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangendeirne
Llangendeirne 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech
Llangennech 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John William Boyles* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llangunnor
Llangunnor 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Dobson Phelps* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanon
Llanon 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David William James* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llansawel
Llansawel 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Morgan* | 288 | | |
| Independent | D.R. Williams | 235 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanstephan
Llanstephan 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.H. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanybyther
Llanybyther 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | 869 | | |
| Independent | I.H. Strand Jones | 335 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Myddfai
Myddfai 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Morgan Lewis Jones* | 261 | | |
| Independent | Samuel Christmas Price | 195 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey
Pembrey 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G.P. Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontyberem
Pontyberem 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David John Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Josiah Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhydcymerau
Rhydcymerau 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Arthur Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Clears
St Clears 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tudor Noel Evans | 893 | | |
| Independent | Rev W.J. Rees* | 589 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Ishmaels
Burgess had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1961
St Ishmaels 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | C.J. Burgess* | 587 | | |
| Labour | Bernard Bright | 555 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Trelech
Trelech 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.R. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Trimsaran
Trimsaran 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Samuel T. Hughes* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Westfa
Westfa 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.J. Franklyn Thomas* | 827 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D.B. Thomas | 383 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitland
Whitland 1964 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.S. Cole* | 650 | | |
| Independent | H.G. James | 388 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Election of aldermen
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.
References
- ^ "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 10 April 1964.
- ^ a b c "Control of County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 13 March 1964.
- ^ "Editorial". Carmarthen Times. 28 March 1964.
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