:1952 Neath Rural District Council election
{{Short description|1952 Welsh local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
An election to the Neath Rural District Council in West Glamorgan, Wales was held in May 1952. It was preceded by the 1949 election, and followed by the 1955 election.{{cite news |title=Neath Rural Surprises. Four Old Members Defeated.|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003431/19520516/001/0001?browse=False|accessdate=16 December 2022 |newspaper=Neath Guardian|date=16 May 1952|page=1}}
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Overview of the results
The election resulted in relatively few changes in personnel as Labour comfortably upheld the majority it had held on the council since 1934.
Boundary changes
The Blaenrhonddan Ward, which had hitherto elected three members, was divided into three single-member wards. The total number of seats on the authority remained the same at 29.
Candidates
The profile of candidates was similar to three years previously with a number of long-serving Labour councillors returned unopposed. These included the joint 'fathers of the council', William Jones and J.T. Evans. At the new Cilfrew Ward, Albert Davies, who lost his seat three years previously, was returned unopposed.{{cite news |title=Neath Borough and Rural Election Contests. Fights in Eleven Wards. |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003431/19520425/001/0001?browse=False |access-date=17 January 2023 |newspaper=Neath Guardian |date=25 April 1952 |page=1}}
Outcome
Ward results
=Baglan Higher (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Baglan Higher 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Jones*
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Blaengwrach (one seats)=
{{Election box begin | title= Blaengwrach 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Vowles*
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Blaenrhonddan, Bryncoch Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J.T. Evans*
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Blaenrhonddan, Cadoxton Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert John*
|votes =354
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Daniel Jones*
|votes =340
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
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=Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title = Blaenrhonddan, Cilfrew Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Mansel Davies
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Clyne (one seats)=
{{Election box begin | title= Clyne 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas G. Allen*
|votes = 347
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Wilfrid Rees
|votes =217
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 230
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Coedffranc (five seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Coedffranc 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =William David*
|votes =2,342
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Rees*
|votes =2,284
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ivor L. Evans
|votes =2,055
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = George Frost*
|votes =1,975
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas L. Thomas
|votes =1,785
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Amy Jones*
|votes =1,581
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rees S. Davies
|votes =1,487
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =Wilfred E. Jones
|votes =1,357
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Dyffryn Clydach (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Dyffryn Clydach 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Gwyn Thomas*
|votes =590
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =William John Griffiths
|votes =590
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Alun C. Thomas*
|votes =536
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =Charles C. Button
|votes =425
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Communist Party of Great Britain
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Dulais Higher, Crynant Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John James*
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Dulais Higher, Onllwyn Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party =Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = William John Davies*
|votes =692
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Llewellyn
|votes =579
|percentage =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 113
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Dulais Higher, Seven Sisters Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =J. Joseph Smith
|votes =1,029
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edith Jones*
|votes =845
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =William Morris
|votes =759
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Dulais Lower (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Dulais Lower 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J.S. George*
|votes =396
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Michaelstone Higher (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Michaelstone Higher 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Boyle*
|votes =246
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = David Davies
|votes =230
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sidney A. Williams
|votes =164
|percentage =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 16
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Neath Higher (three seats)=
{{Election box begin | title = Neath Higher 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Blodwen May Jones*
|votes =1,311
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph James Lunn*
|votes =1,220
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =Richard Arthur*
|votes =1,197
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =Lewis Cynlais Adams
|votes =996
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Neath Lower (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Neath Lower 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Samuel Burnard*
|votes =174
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Resolven, Cwmgwrach Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward John Ateyo*
|votes =351
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Resolven, Resolven Ward (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title= Resolven, Resolven Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Geary*
|votes =1,126
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =David Hull*
|votes =716
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =Richard V. Morgan
|votes =664
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Resolven, Rhigos Ward (two seats)=
{{Election box begin | title= Resolven, Rhigos Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Iorwerth Williams*
|votes =579
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas G. Powell
|votes =538
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rees Morgan Smith*
|votes =535
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Resolven, Tonna Ward (one seat)=
{{Election box begin | title= Resolven, Tonna Ward 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David J. Daymond
|votes =636
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Howard P. Thomas
|votes =455
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 181
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{West Glamorgan elections|state=collapsed}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1952}}