1934 Carmarthenshire County Council election
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An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and followed by the 1937 election.
Overview of the result
[edit]The Independent group remained the majority grouping on the Council, with Labour polling strongly in the industrial south and east of the county. In the Llanelli area, Communist Party candidates contested a number of seats but polled a low vote in all cases.
Boundary changes
[edit]There were no boundary changes.
Candidates
[edit]Only a minority of the 53 divisions were contested. Labour fielded 30 candidates, more than ever before; eleven of whom were returned unopposed.[1]
Contested elections
[edit]A greater number of contests took place in 1934 in Carmarthenshire than at any time since the First World War. This was as a result of more contests in rural areas between rival Independent candidates.
Ward results
[edit]Abergwili
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ammanford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bettws
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Caio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Isaac Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Katherine Isobel Harries* | 529 | |||
Labour | E.J. Richards | 256 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jones | 504 | |||
Labour | Mary Charles | 422 | |||
Independent | L.D. Thomas* | 154 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.S. Holmes* | 361 | |||
Labour | W. Clarke | 204 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Ithel P. Thomas* | 461 | |||
Labour | Arthur Phillips | 296 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cenarth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ellenora James* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilycwm
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Lewis Jones | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Conwil
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.J. Evans* | 538 | |||
Independent | T.L. Harries | 300 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alfred Stephens* | 662 | |||
Labour | S. Evans | 615 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Laugharne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S.B. Williams* | unpopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Edgar Lewis* | 1,433 | |||
Independent | William Gealy | 410 | |||
Independent | William Hughes | 252 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Benjamin Salmon | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandebie North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym R. Thomas* | 685 | |||
Independent | David O. Davies | 571 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandebie South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.B. Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Davies* | 654 | |||
Independent | J.W. Nicholas | 568 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Charles Rhys* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandovery
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Harry Vaughan Watkins* | 605 | |||
Independent | J. James | 154 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandyssilio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Henry Morris* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanedy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.J. Parry-Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Delme Davies-Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Roberts* | 993 | |||
Independent | W.H. Williams | 437 | |||
Labour | J.R. Jones | 350 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Brinley R. Jones* | 519 | |||
Labour | Richard Phillips | 231 | |||
Communist | Brinley Jones | 100 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Haddon Jones | 327 | |||
Independent | James Jones | 272 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | Percy M. Evans* | 236 | |||
Labour | David John | 68 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.T. Morris* | ||||
Labour | Thomas Charles | ||||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwen Trubshaw* | 546 | |||
Labour | Margaret Griffiths | 142 | |||
Communist | E.F. Seaward | 35 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Douglas Hughes* | 591 | |||
Communist | Enoch Collins | 126 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W. Powell Rees* | 628 | |||
Communist | E. Leyshon | 265 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A.H. Olive | 781 | |||
Labour | H.W. Bowen* | 712 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.S. Bowen | 1,022 | |||
Independent | David Harry* | 765 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Howells* | 750 | |||
Independent | D.J. Stone | 625 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Aubrey* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.J. Evans* | 504 | |||
Labour | T.J. Willams | 365 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E. Haydn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.E. Williams* | 578 | |||
Independent | W.T. Morgan | 431 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangeler
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R.G. Owen* | 774 | |||
Labour | Tom Jones | 535 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangennech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Davies* | 696 | |||
Independent | David J. Jones | 524 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Edwards* | 638 | |||
Independent | H. Spencer-Morris | 205 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rees Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llansawel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Harris* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanstephan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.Ll. Haries* | 513 | |||
Independent | John James Bowen | 286 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W. James Williams | 691 | |||
Independent | Evan Morgan Evans* | 423 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Myddfai
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.R. Clement* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pembrey North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gomer Evans* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pembrey South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwendoline Lloyd-Price* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph David Rees* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Ishmael
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.H. Stephens | 537 | |||
Independent | William Bowen | 391 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trelech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lewis L. Bowen* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Whitland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Lewis Phillips* | 432 | |||
Independent | W.H. Mathias | 186 | |||
Independent | W.S. Cole | 184 | |||
Independent | H. Williams | 164 | |||
Independent 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. Following the elections the following nine aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).
References
[edit]- ^ "County Council Elections. Nominations for Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 2 March 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 12 August 2024.