# 1973 Neath Borough Council election

The first election to Neath Borough Council was held in April 1973. It was followed by the 1976 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
The election resulted in an overwhelming Labour majority.

## Results
### Blaengwrach (one seat)

Blaengwrach 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Thomas | unopposed | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Briton Ferry (four seats)

Briton Ferry 1973 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Brown | 1,866 | | |
| Labour | William John Davies | 1,785 | | |
| Labour | Mary Anne Moule | 1,766 | | |
| Labour | Arthur Powell | 1,709 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Evans | 1,214 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Bryncoch (three seats)

Bryncoch 1973 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Iris Hobbs | 1,031 | | |
| Labour | Gwyn Gower | 808 | | |
| Independent | Trevor Rees Matthews | 723 | | |
| Independent | Meyric Thomas | 662 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | David Huw John | 577 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Cadoxton (one seat)

Cadoxton 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David John Davies | 336 | 55.2 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Ivor Thomas Morgan | 273 | 44.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Cilfrew (one seat)

Cilfrew 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Myrddin Morris | 386 | 46.7 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Edward Rees | 252 | 30.5 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Janet Beatrice Anne Thomas | 188 | 22.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Coedffranc (four seats)

Coedffranc 1973 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Martin Thomas* | 2,465 | | |
| Labour | Leslie Ball | 1,618 | | |
| Labour | R. Bennett | 1,363 | | |
| Labour | R. Day | 1,320 | | |
| Communist | Glaslyn Morgan | 1,277 | | |
| Labour | Arthur Williams | 1,196 | | |
| Independent | Eric Vernon Matthews* | 1,185 | | |
| Independent | J. Wilsher | 1,150 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | T. Phillips | 974 | | |
| Independent Socialist | A. Hames | 511 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Dulais Higher and Lower (one seat)

Dulais Higher and Lower 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. James | 573 | 51.6 | |
| | Independent Labour | D. Davies | 538 | 48.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.9 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |