1964 Carmarthenshire County Council 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.

Carmarthenshire 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
	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
	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
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	George V. Davies**	1,364
Independent	T.J. Hurley	513
Labour hold		Swing

Carmarthen Division 2

Carmarthen Division 2 1964
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Mrs M. Joseph*	801
Independent	D.J. Williams	535
Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1964
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Benjamin Edward Davies*	869
Independent	I.H. Strand Jones	335
Independent hold		Swing

Myddfai

Myddfai 1964
	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
	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
	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
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	W.J. Franklyn Thomas*	827
Plaid Cymru	D.B. Thomas	383
Labour hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1964
	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.

[CJ_10-4-64_CarmsRes-1] "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 10 April 1964.

[CJ_13-3-64_Carms_noms-2] "Control of County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 13 March 1964.

[CT_28-3-64-3] "Editorial". Carmarthen Times. 28 March 1964.

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