1919 Carmarthenshire County Council election
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An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1919.[1] It was preceded by the 1913 election and followed by the 1922 election.
Overview of the result
[edit]The elections were less politicised than in the pre-war era, with more candidates being elected without any declared political affiliations. The non-political nature of the contests was emphasized by the traditionally Conservative Carmarthen Journal, which had long opposed the politicized nature of local authority elections.[1] Other publications, however, included political affiliations in their coverage of the results.[2][3]
Boundary changes
[edit]There were no boundary changes.
Unopposed returns
[edit]22 of the 53 divisions were uncontested, with the majority of the unopposed returns being in the rural parts of the county.[1]
Contested elections
[edit]A greater proportion of the sitting members were challenged than had been the case in most pre-war contests and a number of prominent members were defeated including Mervyn Peel, former Conservative candidate for East Carmarthenshire, at Llangadog. In Carmarthen, the Rev. Andrew Fuller Mills was defeated by an ex-serviceman.[1]
In Llanelli, D.C. Parry, a Liberal member of the Council since its formation, was defeated by Gwendoline Trubshaw, who received the support of the Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers' and Sailors' Association.[2]
Other contests in Llanelli town and in the surrounding areas saw significant support for the Labour party, which captured a number of seats, building on the strong result achieved by Dr J.H. Williams at the General Election the previous year.
In some cases there is an ambiguity in the sources over the party affiliations and this is explained below in relation to individual ward contests where relevant.
Retiring aldermen
[edit]The aldermen who retired at the election were
Ward results
[edit]Abergwili
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Griffiths* | 321 | |||
Conservative | William Williams | 305 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ammanford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | John Griffiths | 969 | |||
Labour | Thomas Evans | 432 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bettws
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal | Henry Folland | 285 | |||
Liberal | Arthur Williams | 142 | |||
Majority | 218 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Caio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Davies | 294 | ||||
Isaac Williams | 255 | ||||
Majority |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Denzil Harries* | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ex-Soldier | Percy James Williams | 375 | |||
Liberal | Andrew Fuller-Mills* | 341 | |||
Majority | |||||
Ex-Soldier gain from Liberal |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H.S. Holmes* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lewis | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cenarth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Lloyd | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cilycwm
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Conwil
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Stephens* | 574 | |||
Labour | William Lewis Williams | 277 | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Laugharne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T.S.K. Morse | ||||
Majority | 39 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llanarthney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. Jones Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandebie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies* | 808 | |||
Labour | John Davies | 601 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | L.N. Powell* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
[edit]Lord Dynevor captured the seat previously held by J. Towyn Jones MP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lord Dynevor | 440 | |||
Liberal | John Stephens | 186 | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llandovery
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harry Vaughan Watkins | 363 | |||
Independent | J.C. Vaughan Pryse-Rice* | 191 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Llandyssilio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanedy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.J. Parry-Jones | 591 | |||
Independent | David Evans | 367 | |||
Independent | John White | 230 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanegwad
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Delme Davies-Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lady Howard* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William David* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.R. Jones | 311 | |||
Conservative | T.P. Jones* | 228 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | 472 | |||
Labour | Tom Charles | 390 | |||
Independent | Brinley Jones | 162 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwen Trubshaw | 434 | |||
Liberal | D.C. Parry* | 189 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
[edit]In pre-war contests, Joseph Roberts had stood as a Labour candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Williams | 423 | |||
Liberal | Joseph Roberts* | 416 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hugh Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H.W. Bowen | 429 | |||
Liberal | D.W. Jones | 248 | |||
Independent | Alicia Phillips | 49 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Harry* | 589 | |||
Labour | Thomas Jenkins | 272 | |||
Majority | 317 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David John* | 392 | |||
Labour | Joseph Howells | 338 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jones | 383 | |||
Independent | David John Lloyd | 214 | |||
Independent | J. Rees Humphries | 163 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
[edit]Thomas Thomas received the support of the Trades and Labour Council. However, he was regarded as a Liberal candidate in most quarters.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Thomas | 340 | |||
Liberal | William Harris* | 250 | |||
J.T. Stephens | 72 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Rees Jones | 389 | |||
Liberal | T. Lloyd Jones | 314 | |||
Majority | 75 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangadock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Tudor Lewis | 488 | |||
Conservative | Mervyn Lloyd Peel* | 248 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llangeler
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Davies | 570 | |||
Liberal | Edward Teilo Owen | 567 | |||
Majority | 3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | R.H. Jones | 368 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 344 | |||
Majority | 24 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangennech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.J. Jones* | 481 | |||
Labour | Philip Foster Owen | 327 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Richards | 287 | |||
Liberal | T. Howell Davies* | 275 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Greville* | 621 | |||
Labour | Rees Morgan | 607 | |||
Majority | 14 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llansawel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Hamlyn Williams Drummond* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanstephan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | G. Barrett Evans* | 390 | |||
Liberal | J.J. Bowen | 229 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 334 | |||
Liberal | Dr E. Jones | 240 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mothvey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Rogers | 520 | ||||
E.T. Davies | 368 | ||||
Majority | 152 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Williams | Unopposed | K.A. | K.A. | |
Labour hold |
Quarter Bach
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Griffith Williams* | 661 | |||
Liberal | Gomer Harris | 463 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.E. Davies | 234 | |||
Liberal | R.L. Evans | 230 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Clears
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.R. Rogers* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Ishmael
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Jones | 304 | |||
Liberal | Evan Bowen* | 208 | |||
Conservative | Robert B. Elliott | 164 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trelech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Whitland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Thomas* | 502 | |||
Peter Howells | 137 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Election of aldermen
[edit]In addition to the 53 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term.
The following aldermen stood down at the election. None of them stood at the election and were re-elected at the statutory meeting.[4] Labour councillor Dr J.H. Williams gave notice that he would propose that, in future, all aldermen should seek re-election to the Council before retaining their seats on the aldermanic bench.
- Rev William Davies, Llandeilo
- David Evans, Whitland
- William Griffiths, Llanelli
- Thomas Jones, Llanelli
- W.N. Jones, Ammanford
- Rev E.B. Lloyd, Bwlchnewydd
- John Lloyd, Abegwili
- James Phillips, St Clears
- J. Lloyd Thomas, Feryside
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "County Council Elections. Surprises in Carmarthenshire". Carmarthen Journal. 14 March 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Three Lady Members. Returned for Carmarthenshire County Council". South Wales Weekly Post. 19 March 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Result of Contested Elections". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 14 March 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Aldermen Re-Elected". Carmarthen Journal. 21 March 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2021.