1949 Glamorgan County Council election

The eighteenth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in April 1949. It was preceded by the 1946 election and followed by the 1952 election.

## Overview

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Labour's comfortable majority on the council, including the aldermanic bench, remained unchanged.

## Boundary changes

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There were no boundary changes at this election.

## Candidates

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Many candidates were returned unopposed.

Among the Labour candidates returned unopposed was John Shea (Briton Ferry) who had been selected in a 'referendum' to succeed George Gethin, who had died some months before the election.[1]

## Outcome

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Labour retained their majority as comfortably as in all previous elections, and captured both the Garw Valley ward[2] and the Coedffranc ward[3] from the Communists.

## Results

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### Aberaman

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Aberaman 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Florence Rose Davies** |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Aberavon

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Aberavon 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edward Lewis Hare* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Abercynon

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Abercynon 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joseph Dicks** | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Aberdare Town

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Aberdare Town 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Thomas Alwyn John  | 1,292  |  |
| Labour | Tom Williams  | 977  |  |
| Independent | Henry Cohen  | 242  |  |
Majority  | 315  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Bargoed

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Bargoed 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William John Kedward* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Barry

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Dudley Howe had previously represented Cadoxton and gained the neighbouring Barry ward from Labour. However, Labour won Cadoxton for the first time against the new candidate.

Barry 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Dudley Thomas Howe*  | 2,304  |  |
| Labour | W. East*  | 2,004  |  |
Majority  | 300  |  |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Barry Dock

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Barry Dock 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dorothy Rees** | 1,965  |  |
| Independent | G. Edward Smith  | 1,762  |  |
Majority  | 203  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Blaengwawr

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Blaengwawr 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William J. Edwards* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Bridgend

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Bridgend 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | H.P. Williams  | 1,808  |  |
| Labour | W.T. Ellis  | 1,344  |  |
| Conservative | H.D. Bellew  | 945  |  |
Majority  | 464  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Briton Ferry

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Briton Ferry 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Shea | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Cadoxton

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Cadoxton 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Digby Smith  | 1,499  |  |
| Independent | A.L. Davies  | 1,158  |  |
Majority  | 341  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Caerphilly

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Caerphilly 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Evan Phillips* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Cilfynydd

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Cilfynydd 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | W. Edryd Lewis | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Coedffranc

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Coedffranc 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | D.T. Jenkins  | 3,278  |  |
| Communist | Alun Thomas*  | 1,456  |  |
| Independent | Bessie Davies  | 908  |  |
Majority  | 1,822  |  |
| Labour gain from Communist | Swing |  |

### Cowbridge

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Cowbridge 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | D.I. Morgan  | 2,770  |  |
| Independent | D.H. Hopkin  | 2,410  |  |
Majority  | 360  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Cwm Aber

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Cwm Aber 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Rev David M. Jones* | Unopposed
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Cwmavon

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Cwmavon 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Jones Edwards* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Cymmer

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Cymmer 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John James Garwood*  | 1,167  |  |
| Independent | Evan Thomas  | 485  |  |
Majority  | 682  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Dinas Powys

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Dinas Powys 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Ivor Broadbent Thomas* | Unopposed
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Dulais Valley

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Dulais Valley 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Adams* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Ferndale

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Ferndale 1934  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alfred Evans* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Gadlys

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Gadlys 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Thomas Phillips*  | 1,802  |  |
| Labour | David Idris Bruton  | 796  |  |
Majority  | 1,006  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Garw Valley

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Garw Valley 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charles Gunter* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Glyncorrwg

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Glyncorrwg 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sir William Jenkins** | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Gower

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Gower 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Fredrick William Davies  | 2,083  |  |
| Labour | Stanley Jones  | 1,480  |  |
Majority  | 603  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Hengoed

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Hengoed 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Frank Loveday* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Hopkinstown

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Hopkinstown 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tom Waite | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Kibbor

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Kibbor 1931  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Edgar L. Chappell  | 1,769  |  |
| Independent | John Kane  | 1,400  |  |
Majority  | 369  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Castell Coch

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Castell Coch 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Sir Lewis Lougher* | 1,458  |  |
| Labour | Edward Harry Follis  | 606  |  |
Majority  | 852  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llandeilo Talybont

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Llandeilo Talybont 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Caradoc Jones** | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Llanfabon

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Llanfabon 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Bowen** | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Llwydcoed

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Llwydcoed 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Martha Emma Jones* | Unopposed
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llwynypia

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Llwynypia 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Philip Haines Rowlands* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Loughor

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Loughor 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David John Davies | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon

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Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | E.D. Evans* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Maesteg, East and West

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Maesteg East and West 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tom Jenkins* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Mountain Ash

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Mountain Ash 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Justin Lewis | Unopposed
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Neath (North)

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Neath (North) 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | W.K. Owen*  | 2,072  |  |
| Labour | J.W. Morgan  | 1,462  |  |
Majority  | 610  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Neath (South)

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Neath (South) 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Reg Francis* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Newcastle

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Newcastle 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Philip Squire* | 3,081  |  |
| Conservative | W.T. Baker  | 530  |  |
Majority  | 2,551  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Ogmore Valley

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Ogmore Valley 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Communist | Frederick Arthur Llewellyn*  | 1,963  |  |
| Labour | Stanley James Moore  | 833  |  |
Majority  | 1,130  |  |
| Communist hold | Swing |  |

### Penarth North

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Penarth North 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | H.J. Cook  | 1,001  |  |
| Independent | F.R. Cratchley  | 801  |  |
Majority  | 200  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Penarth South

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Penarth South 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | D.B. Jones | Unopposed
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Pencoed

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Pencoed 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mervyn W. Paine* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Penrhiwceiber

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Penrhiwceiber 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John William Bath* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Pentre

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Pentre 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Glyn L. Wales  | 2,530  |  |
| Labour | Glyn Evans  | 978  |  |
| Communist | Thomas Evans  | 414  |  |
Majority  | 1,552  |  |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Pontardawe

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Pontardawe 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Daniel Davies** | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Pontyclun

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Pontyclun 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Johnson Miles**  | 2,483  |  |
| Independent | Annie Mary Russell  | 1,554  |  |
Majority  | 929  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Port Talbot East

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Port Talbot East 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Thomas** | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Port Talbot West

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Port Talbot West 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Rees L. Matthews | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Porthcawl

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Porthcawl 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jenkin Francis John*  | 3,634  |  |
| Independent | Bruce Cameron  | 2,287  |  |
Majority  | 1,347  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Pontlottyn

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Pontlottyn 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | W.A. Hancock* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Pontypridd Town

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Pontypridd Town 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ivor M. Jenkins  | 1,458  |  |
| Independent | Cyril R. Morgan  | 1,450  |  |
Majority  | 308  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Penygraig

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Penygraig 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Thomas Churchill*  | 2,148  |  |
| Independent | William John Gribble  | 981  |  |
Majority  | 1,267  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Porth

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Porth 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Thomas Griffiths  | 976  |  |
| Independent | Daniel Jones*  | 974  |  |
| Communist | Murray Williams  | 868  |  |
Majority  | 2  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Swansea Valley

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Swansea Valley 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Jenkins*  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch

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Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Thomas Rogers*  | 1,484  |  |
| Communist | David John Griffiths  | 711  |  |
| Independent | Harold Whitton Davies  | 584  |  |
| Independent | Evan Jones  | 97  |  |
Majority  | 773  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Trealaw

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Trealaw 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Communist | Lewis Jones | 1,945  |  |
| Labour | Richard Jones  | 1,315  |  |
Majority  | 630  |  |
| Communist hold | Swing |  |

### Treforest

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Treforest 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Arthur W. Harris  | 2,507  |  |
| Independent | Ceiriog Williams  | 1,029  |  |
Majority  | 1,478  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Treherbert

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Treherbert 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Llewellyn*  | 3,345  |  |
| Communist | George Thomas  | 1,964  |  |
Majority  | 1,391  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Treorchy

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Treorchy 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Rhys Evans**  | 4,401  |  |
| Communist | Ivor Williams  | 1,077  |  |
Majority  | 3,324  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Tylorstown

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Tylorstown 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Llewellyn Jones  | 1,984  |  |
| Communist | Frederick J. Morton  | 942  |  |
Majority  | 1,042  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Vale of Neath

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Vale of Neath 1949  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Frances Handy* | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Ynyshir

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Ynyshir 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ivor Jones  | 1,855  |  |
| Independent | Morgan Benjamin  | 1,418  |  |
Majority  | 437  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Ystalyfera

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Ystalyfera 1937  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alice Williams*  | 2,051  |  |
| Plaid Cymru | Wynne Samuel | 873  |  |
Majority  | 1,176  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Ystrad

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Ystrad 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sidney Cadogan**  | 1,931  |  |
| Communist | Annie Powell | 1,189  |  |
| Independent | Thomas Aldridge  | 853  |  |
Majority  | 742  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## Election of Aldermen

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In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1928 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, all of which all of which were filled by Labour nominees despite the protestations of their opponents.[4]

The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:

* Sidney Cadogan (Lab, Rhondda)
* W.H. Davies (Lab, Gower)
* Alfred Evans (Lab, Rhondda)
* Rhys Evans (Lab, Treorchy)
* Tom Evans (Lab, Pengam)
* Daniel T. Jones (Lab, Ystalyfera)
* W. Arthur Jones (Lab, Tonyrefail)
* Evan Phillips (Lab, Caerphilly)
* Rev W. Degwel Thomas (Lab, Neath)

The following new aldermen were elected:

* H.J. Cook (Lab, Penarth)
* Mervyn Payne (Lab, Pencoed)

## By-elections

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Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.

### Aberaman by-election

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Aberaman by-election 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sydney Herbert Stephens*  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Abercynon by-election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  |  |  |
| Independent |  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Barry Dock by-election

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Labour lost the by-election held following the re-election of Dorothy Rees to the aldermanic bench.[5] The Labour candidate had been elected following Rees's original election as alderman three years previously and at the recent election had unsuccessfully contested the neighbouring Barry ward.

Barry Dock by-election 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | J. Edward Smith  | 2,080  |  |
| Labour | W. East*  | 1,783  |  |
Majority  | 297  |  |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Glyncorrwg by-election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  |  |  |
| Independent |  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Hopkinstown by-election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  |  |  |
| Independent |  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Llandeilo Talybont by-election

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Llandeilo Talybont  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Llewellyn Davies  | 1,501  |  |
| Labour | J. Powell  | 1,378  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Llanfabon by-election

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Llanfabon by-election 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Labour | Charles Herbert Davies  | 1,387  |  |
| Independent | Rev. Henry Withers  | 798  |  |
Majority  | 589  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Maesteg by-election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  |  |  |
| Independent |  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Pontardawe by-election

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Pontardawe by-election 1946  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charles Williams | Unopposed
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Port Talbot by-election

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### Tylorstown by-election

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Tylorstown by-election 1947  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Mardy Evans*  | 1,977  |  |
| Communist | George Edward Maslin  | 584  |  |
| Independent | David John  | 284  |  |
Majority  | 1,393  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "County Council Election Candidates". Neath Guardian. 4 March 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
2. ^ "County Council Election Results. Mid Glamorgan Area". Glamorgan Gazette. 8 April 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
3. ^ "Labour Regains Skewen By Big Majority. County Council Election Results". Glamorgan Gazette. 8 April 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
4. ^ "Seniority Ignored in Selection of Chairman". Western Mail. 15 March 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
5. ^ "County Council By-Elections". Western Mail. 20 April 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

## Bibliography

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* Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.

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