An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales, was held in April 1928.[1] It was preceded by the 1925 election and was followed by the 1931 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Neath Board of Guardians.
Overview of the results
Many seats were closely contested and resulted in some Labour gains.
Ward Results
Baglan Higher (one seat)
Baglan Higher 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Jones* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blaengwrach (one seats)
Blaengwrach 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. Rees | 184 | | |
| Labour | T. Davies | 147 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Blaenrhonddan (three seats)
Blaenrhonddan 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J.T. Evans* | 940 | | |
| Independent | W.A. Leyson | 721 | | |
| Independent | P.H. Jenkins | 481 | | |
| Independent | Edward Bowen | 428 | | |
| Independent | Owen Jenkins | 302 | | |
| Independent | Llewellyn Jones | 295 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Thomas | 57 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Clyne (one seats)
Clyne 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles R. Kimber | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coedffranc (five seats)
Coedffranc 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ogley Lewis David* | 2,083 | | |
| Independent | Amy Jones* | 1,598 | | |
| Independent | Henry Reason | 1,469 | | |
| Ex-Serviceman | Thomas Lloyd* | 1,134 | | |
| Labour | William Davies | 1,021 | | |
| Labour | Mary Elizabeth Davies | 989 | | |
| Independent | John Harris Evans | 919 | | |
| Labour | David Thomas | 801 | | |
| Labour | John Rees | 797 | | |
| Labour | E.G. Smith | 387 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)
Dyffryn Clydach 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tom Williams | 395 | | |
| Labour | A.H. Saunders | 344 | | |
| Independent | D.G. Davies | 341 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seats)
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Jeffreys | 274 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seats)
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John James | 402 | | |
| Independent | Gwladys Thomas | 349 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Jones* | 592 | | |
| Liberal | William Prosser* | 472 | | |
| Independent | David John Jones | 462 | | |
| Independent | David Jenkin Jones | 203 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Lower (one seat)
Dulais Lower 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. Haydn Rees | 166 | | |
| Independent | Elizabeth F.J. Griffiths | 61 | | |
| Conservative | George C. Williams | 55≤ | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Michaelstone Higher (one seat)
Michaelstone Higher 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.J. Lewis | 243 | | |
| Independent | J. Lewis | 213 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Neath Higher (three seats)
Neath Higher 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Arthur* | 927 | | |
| Labour | Morgan Morgan | 749 | | |
| Labour | Cliff Protheroe | 482 | | |
| Independent | William Rees | 427 | | |
| Labour | Henry A. Jones | 246 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Neath Lower (one seat)
Neath Lower 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Llewellyn Edwards* | 161 | | |
| Labour | B. Jones | 63 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat)
Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | E. Wood | 200 | | |
| Labour | J.I. Powell | 87 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)
Resolven, Resolven Ward 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Arthur Davies | 582 | | |
| Independent | D.J.Evans | 416 | | |
| Independent | J. Rees | 415 | | |
| Labour | H. Thomas | 385 | | |
| Labour | J. Potts | 213 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)
Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James Evans* | 346 | | |
| Independent | J.T. Jones | 292 | | |
| Labour | E. Williams | 193 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)
Resolven, Tonna Ward 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T. Brown | 295 | | |
| Labour | A. Jenkins | 281 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ystradfellte (two seats)
Ystradfellte 1928 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jenkin Davies | Unopposed |
| Independent | James Matthews | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Elections Results". Neath Guardian. 5 April 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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