[1] Plaid Cymru representation returned to the council after their candidates beat Labour in two seats, with the victorious candidate in Ferndale being afterwards carried down the road by supporters.
[1] Contests took place in thirty electoral wards:[2] Councillor James had lost the seat to Labour at the 1964 elections.
Following his victory he was carried down the street outside the North Road School polling station by "excited" supporters.
[1] Councillor Blatchford had represented the seat for 7 years for the Labour Party, but was expelled for opposing the official candidate, so stood and won as an Independent.
[1] Gibbs had missed winning the seat, by only 3 votes, in the 1964 election.