A Labour stronghold for over twenty years, the position remained more or less the same as a result of the election, with the most notable feature being the defeat of the last Communist councillor.[1] Over half of the wards saw Labour candidates returned unopposed.
Candidates
The profile of candidates was similar to three years previously with a number of long-serving Labour councillors returned unopposed.
Outcome
As noted there were very few changes, with Labour gaining a seat from the Communists and losing another, at Glyn-neath, to an Independent candidate who headed the poll.
