1907 Carmarthenshire County Council election
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The seventh election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1907.[1] It was preceded by the 1904 election and followed by the 1910 election.
Overview of the result
[edit]The Conservatives made a conscious attempt to contest far more seats than at recent elections in an election dominated by ongoing disputes over disestablishment. However, the Liberals retained a strong majority and many sitting members were returned unopposed.[2]
Boundary changes
[edit]There were minor boundary changes leading to the creation of two additional wards, namely Ammanford and Llandissilio. The new Ammanford ward, which comprised the urban district of Ammanford was created by the division of the Bettws Ward into two.[3] Significant population growth had taken place in the eastern part of the county as a result of the growth of the anthracite coal trade but demands for further additional wards to be formed in the Llanelli district were rejected. The second new ward was at Llandissilio in the western part of the county, on the Pembrokeshire border. It was formed out of portions of the existing Whitland and Llanboidy wards.[3] There was less unanimity in favour of the new Llandissilio ward than was the case at Ammanford, and there were suggestions that an additional rural ward was being created to counterbalance the new industrial ward at Ammanford. A proposal for a third new ward, at Newchurch on the outskirts of Carmarthen was rejected in due course.
As a result of these boundary changes, the Council included 53 elected members as opposed to 51 previously. The number of aldermen remained at 17.
Retiring aldermen
[edit]The aldermen who retired at the election were
- John Bevan,
- Joseph Joseph,
- Sir Lewis Morris,
- Daniel Stephens,
- H J Thomas,
- Thomas Watkins,
- Joseph Mayberry,
- Augustus Brigstocke,
Candidates
[edit]Eighteen wards were contested, compared with only six in 1904.
Four of those elected at the first election in 1889, and who had served continuously since then, sought re-election. Earl Cawdor, Sir James Drummond, C.E. Morris and D,C. Parry (Llanelli) were all returned unopposed.[2]
Outcome
[edit]While a small number of wards were hotly contested and the Conservatives made a small number of gains, their attempt to change the political composition of the council was unsuccessful.
In Llanarthney, a determined attempt was made to unseat Henry Jones-Davies, with allegations that the Conservative David Farr Davies, a colliery manager, was supported by some labour figures.[1]
Ward results
[edit]Abergwili
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lloyd* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ammanford
[edit]New ward. Boundary change.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Col. David Morris | 349 | |||
Liberal | D.J. Jones | 281 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Bettws
[edit]Boundary change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Morris | 349 | |||
Liberal | William Thomas | 121 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Caio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir James Hills-Johnes | 234 | |||
Liberal | T. Francis Jones* | 182 | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
[edit]Brigstocke contested previous elections as a Conservative.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.E. Brigstocke* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Andrew Fuller-Mills* | 247 | |||
Thomas Parke Jones | 71 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lewis* | 161 | |||
Conservative | P.R. Lewis | 144 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Professor D.E. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cenarth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D.D. Walters | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cilycwm
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Williams | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Conwil
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel H. Anthony | 283 | ||||
Conservative | Alfred Stephens* | 263 | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Laugharne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.H. Dempster | 189 | |||
Liberal | John D. Morse | 187 | |||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanarthney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Jones-Davies* | 313 | |||
Independent | David Farr-Davies | 261 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Evans | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandebie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | L.N. Powell | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
[edit]Gwynne Hughes had now returned to the Liberal fold.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J.W. Gwynne Hughes* | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing |
Llandovery
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J.R. James* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandyssilio
[edit]Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Benjamin John | unopposed | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanedy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ll. Thomas* | 340 | |||
Liberal | Griffith V. Davies | 205 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanegwad
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Delme Davies-Evans | 266 | |||
Liberal | T. Lewis | 224 | |||
Majority | 42 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanelly Division 1
[edit]Griffiths described himself as an Unionist in 1904
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W. Griffiths | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Simlett | unopposed | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William David* | 260 | |||
Labour | Colwyn Morgan | 53 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Parry* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Roberts* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.A. Nevill | unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Harry | 199 | |||
Liberal | H.J. Hopkins | 161 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.B. Jones | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Benjamin Humphreys | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Earl Cawdor* | Unopposed | K.A. | K.A. | |
Conservative hold |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
[edit]The sitting member was elected on the casting vote of the returning officer.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Barrett* | 206 | |||
Conservative | Thomas Rees Jones | 206 | |||
Majority | 0 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangadock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mervyn Lloyd Peel | 245 | |||
Liberal | William Davies* | 235 | |||
Majority | 10 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llangeler
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel W.P. Lewes* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev R.H. Jones | 237 | |||
Independent | Thomas Davies | 175 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangennech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C.E. Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Greville* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llansawel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.* | Unopposed | K.A. | K.A. | |
Conservative hold |
Llanstephan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Johns* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
[edit]Williams had been elected as a Conservative in 1904.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Williams | 234 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mothvey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev J.H. Rees* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Eynon Bowen | 368 | |||
Liberal | Richard Thomas Hammond* | 296 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Quarter Bach
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.J. Williams | 389 | |||
Liberal | Gwilym Vaughan | 277 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Benjamin Evans* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Clears
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Ishmael
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lloyd Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trelech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Whitland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dr R.L. Thomas | 226 | |||
Liberal | John Scourfield* | 167 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Election of aldermen
[edit]In addition to the 51 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections the following eight aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Carmarthenshire County Council Elections. Clerical Attack Ends in a Fiasco". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter (supplement). 15 March 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "County Council Nominations". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter (supplement). 8 March 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ a b "County Council Electoral Divisions". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 22 June 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2015.