# 1931 Neath Rural District Council election

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.

## 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blaengwrach (one seats)

Blaengwrach 1931 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Rosser Jenkins | 165 |
| Labour | Thomas Davies | 155 |
| Independent hold | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Clyne (one seats)

Clyne 1931 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Charles. R. Kimber* | 211 |
| Independent | J.R. Morgan | 190 |
| Labour hold | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | 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 | 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 | 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 | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | 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 | 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 | 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 | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Neath Lower (one seat)

Neath Lower 1931 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | J. Llewellyn Edwards* | 101 |
| Labour | Thomas Jones | 83 |
| Independent hold | 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 | 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 | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | 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 | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | 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 | Independent hold | Swing |

### Ystradfellte (two seats)

Ystradfellte 1931 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jenkin Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | James Matthews | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |