An election to the Neath Rural District Council in Wales was held on 29 March 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and was followed by the 1934 election.[1]
Overview of the results
Many seats were closely contested and resulted in one Labour gain.
Ward Results
Baglan Higher (one seat)
Baglan Higher 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Jones* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blaengwrach (one seats)
Blaengwrach 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rosser Jenkins | 165 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Davies | 155 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Blaenrhonddan (three seats)
Blaenrhonddan 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J.T. Evans* | 801 | | |
| Independent | Llew Jones | 715 | | |
| Independent | W.A. Leyson | 709 | | |
| Independent | Edward Bowen | 623 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Clyne (one seats)
Clyne 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles. R. Kimber* | 211 | | |
| Independent | J.R. Morgan | 190 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coedffranc (five seats)
Coedffranc 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Jenkins | 1,926 | | |
| Independent | Ogley Lewis David* | 1,875 | | |
| Independent | Amy Jones* | 1,645 | | |
| Labour | Mary Elizabeth Davies* | 1,361 | | |
| Independent | Thomas Lloyd* | 1,146 | | |
| Independent | John Harris Evans | 1,053 | | |
| Labour | David Thomas | 912 | | |
| Labour | William Davies* | 655 | | |
| Independent | William George Long | 486 | | |
| Labour | Philip Evans | 462 | | |
| Communist | David John Jones | 285 | | |
| Independent | David John Evans | 247 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)
Dyffryn Clydach 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Thomas | 309 | | |
| Independent | D.G. Davies | 271 | | |
| Labour | A.H. Saunders* | 236 | | |
| Independent | David Williams | 229 | | |
| Labour | T. Cantle | 155 | | |
| Independent | Tom Williams* | 107 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seats)
Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Jeffreys | 274 | | |
| Labour | Jenkin Morgan | 267 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seats)
Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John James* | 491 | | |
| Independent | Gwladys Thomas | 386 | | |
| Labour | Walter Evans | 6 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)
Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Jones | 541 | | |
| Independent | William Prosser | 527 | | |
| Independent | Robert Brown | 365 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Lower (one seat)
Dulais Lower 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W. Haydn Rees | 183 | | |
| Labour | Elizabeth F.J. Griffiths | 131 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Michaelstone Higher (one seat)
Michaelstone Higher 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.J. Lewis* | 255 | | |
| Independent | H.W. Crouch | 212 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Neath Higher (three seats)
Neath Higher 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Arthur* | 842 | | |
| Labour | Cliff Protheroe | 763 | | |
| Labour | Morgan Morgan | 756 | | |
| Labour | R.H. Taylor | 644 | | |
| Independent | William Rees | 578 | | |
| Conservative | E. Williams | 225 | | |
| Communist | T. Williams | 58 | | |
| Communist | E. Thomas | 43 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Neath Lower (one seat)
Neath Lower 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Llewellyn Edwards* | 101 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Jones | 83 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat)
Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Trevor Lewis | 173 | | |
| Labour | W. Powell | 133 | | |
| Independent | C.A. Purchase | 79 | | |
| Communist | E. Sherlock | 21 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)
Resolven, Resolven Ward 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.J.Evans* | 801 | | |
| Labour | Fred Thomas | 484 | | |
| Independent | Arthur Davies* | 379 | | |
| Labour | Llew Davies | 290 | | |
| Independent | J.H. Pitts | 232 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)
Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James Evans* | 350 | | |
| Independent | J.T. Jones* | 325 | | |
| Labour | H. Walters | 132 | | |
| Labour | R.J. Douglas | 99 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)
Resolven, Tonna Ward 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.G. Harrington | 348 | | |
| Labour | William Thomas | 314 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ystradfellte (two seats)
Ystradfellte 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jenkin Davies | Unopposed |
| Independent | James Matthews | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Neath RDC Elections. One Socialist Gain". Neath Guardian. 2 April 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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