Welsh local election
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in April 1961.[1] It was preceded by the 1958 election and followed, by the 1964 election.
Overview of the result
A close run election resulted in Labour increasing its majority by two after capturing an additional two seats. In addition, Labour took the majority of the aldermanic vacancies.[2]
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Retiring aldermen
A number of retiring councilors stood down to allow retiring aldermen to be returned unopposed. These included D.T. Williams at Llangadog, who stood down in favour of Gwynfor Evans.[3]
Unopposed returns
39 members were returned unopposed, including six of the nine members in Llanelli town.
Contested elections
20 contests took place.
Summary of results
59 councillors were elected.
Ward results
Abergwili
Abergwili 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William John Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford No.1
Ammanford No.1 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Haydn Lewis* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford No.2
Ammanford No.2 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas E. Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Berwick
Berwick 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Isaac Daniel* | | | |
| Plaid Cymru | David Hubert Evans | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port East
Burry Port East 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward Lewis* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port West
Burry Port West 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Labor Dennis* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caio
Caio 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Division 1
Carmarthen Division 1 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G.V. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Division 2
Carmarthen Division 2 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Mansel Thomas* | 656 | | |
| Labour | David Owen | 626 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Division 3
Carmarthen Division 3 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D. Denzil Harries | 748 | | |
| Ratepayers Association | Graham Jones* | 562 | | |
| Independent gain from Ratepayers | Swing | | |
Cenarth
Cenarth 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.G. James Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm
Cilycwm 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James James | 331 | | |
| Independent | Thomas L. Jones | 300 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Conwil
Conwil 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.A. Phillips** | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cwmamman
Cwmamman 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rev. Oswald Rees Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Felinfoel
Felinfoel 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hengoed
Hengoed 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edgar S. Samuel* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G.O. Williams* | 880 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | W. Morris | 507 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Laugharne
Laugharne 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tudor H. Fleming Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanarthney
Llanarthney 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.M. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanboidy
Llanboidy 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Joshua Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie North
Llandebie North 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Morris* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie South
Llandebie South 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Idris Evans* | 1,242 | | |
| Independent | J.R. Griffiths | 372 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Rural
Llandilo Rural 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Marlais Humphreys* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Urban
Llandilo Urban 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D'Arcy Lewis Duckfield* | 499 | | |
| Labour | W.D. Watkins | 488 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandovery
Llandovery 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William J. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandyssilio
Llandyssilio 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Daniel Clodwyn Thomas | 448 | | |
| Independent | H.H. Harries* | | | |
| Labour | Ifor Walter Morgan | 85 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanedy
Llanedy 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. John Evans* | 1,635 | | |
| Independent | Rev D. Cynddylan Jones | 673 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M.I. Griffiths* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 1
Llanelly Division 1 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dr H.D. Llewellyn* | 1,471 | | |
| Independent | W. John Thomas | 993 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 2 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brinley Owen* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 3
Llanelly Division 3 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs Claudia R. Rees* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 4 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs Loti Rees Hughes* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 5 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sidney Lewis* | | | |
| Independent | Gwilym Gibby | 288 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 6
Llanelly Division 6 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Douglas Hughes** | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 7 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.J. Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Division 8 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George M. McConkey* | 667 | | |
| Independent | Fred Howells | 498 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 9
Llanelly Division 9 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sidney Ivor Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Ivor James Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Harry | 586 | | |
| Independent | Ivor Thomas Davies* | 487 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangadog
Llangadog 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Richard Evans** | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent |
Llangeler
Llangeler 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Evans | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangendeirne
Llangendeirne 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rev R.G. James* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech
Llangennech 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John William Boyles* | 1,117 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mrs C.E. Beasley | 526 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llangunnor
Llangunnor 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Dobson Phelps* | 909 | | |
| Ratepayers | John S. Thomas | 214 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanon
Labour had lost this ward in a by-election.
Llanon 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David William Jenkins | 1,379 | | |
| Independent | Clifford Jenkins* | 1,228 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llansawel
Llansawel 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Morgan* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanstephan
Llanstephan 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.H. Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanybyther
Llanybyther 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | 792 | | |
| Independent Labour | Thomas Davies | 580 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Myddfai
Myddfai 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Morgan Lewis Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey
Pembrey 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Simon John Elwyn Samuel* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontyberem
Pontyberem 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David John Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Josiah Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rhydcymerau
Rhydcymerau 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Arthur Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Clears
St Clears 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rev W.J. Rees* | 769 | | |
| Independent | Tudor N. Evans | 707 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Ishmaels
St Ishmaels 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C.J. Burgess | 648 | | |
| Independent | Major J.R.P. Thomas | 639 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Trelech
Trelech 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | S.O. Thomas** | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Trimsaran
Trimsaran 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Samuel T. Hughes* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Westfa
Westfa 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Emrys Aubrey** | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitland
Whitland 1961 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | | unopposed | | |
| 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. 14 April 1961.
- ^ "Election of Aldermen". Carmarthen Journal. 28 April 1961.
- ^ "Nominations". Carmarthen Journal. 24 March 1961.
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