1910 Carmarthenshire County Council election

1910 Carmarthenshire County Council election

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All 68 seats to Carmarthenshire County Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist Last election 53/68 13/68 1/68 Seats before 53/68 13/68 1/68 Seats won 51/68 15/68 1/68 Councillors 37 12 1 Aldermen 14 3 0 Seats +/– 2 2 0   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 1/68 Seats before 1/68 Seats won 1/68 Councillors 1 Aldermen 0 Seats +/– o
Council control after election Liberal Liberal Party

The eighth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1910.^[1] It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election.

The Liberals retained a strong majority although the elections were far less politicized than in previous years. With a few exceptions, members were returned unopposed.^[2] The local press did not, on the whole, report the political affiliations of candidates but this was more explicitly noted in the Cardiff-based Weekly Mail.^[3]

There were no boundary changes that occurred.

There were only a small number of contested elections with one retiring alderman, John Lewis, seeking election as a councillor.

Three of those elected at the first election in 1889, and who had served continuously since then, sought re-election. Sir James Drummond, C.E. Morris and D,C. Parry (Llanelli) were all returned unopposed.^[2]

There was very little change in the political complexion of the council.

John Johns (Liberal, Llansteffan) was elected chairman at the 1910 statutoty meeting but died suddenly within the month.^[4]

At the June quarterly meeting, the vice-chairman, Alderman John Bevan, Llansadwrn, declined to be nominated for the chair and the Rev. Alfred Fuller-Mills was elected unanimously.

Abergwili 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ammanford 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Col. David Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Morris*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Caio 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes*	unopposed

Brigstocke, the member for many years, was defeated.

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Denzil Harries	244
	Independent	T.E. Brigstocke*	240
Majority			4
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Andrew Fuller-Mills*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lewis*	157
	Independent	J.B. Arthur	147
Majority			10
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H.F. Blagdon-Richards*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lewis+	261
		John Bowen	223
Majority			38
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilycwm 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rowland Evan Williams*	231
		Daniel Lewis	101
Majority			130
	Liberal hold		Swing

Conwil 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kidwelly 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred Stephens	322
		Samuel H. Anthony*	270
Majority
	gain from		Swing

Laugharne 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John D. Morse	243
	Conservative	W.H. Dempster	153
Majority			90
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanarthney 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.J. Thomas	382
	Independent	David Farr-Davies	309
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanboidy 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandebie 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davies*	453
		Rev P. Evans	352
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	L.N. Powell*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Gwynne Hughes*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandovery 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.C. Vaughan Pryse-Rice	unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llandyssilio 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin John*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanedy 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanegwad 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Delme Davies-Evans*	267
	Liberal	Thomas Lewis	246
Majority			21
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 1 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Griffiths	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 2 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Simlett	260
		Brinley R. Jones	107
Majority			153
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William David*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 4 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Parry*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 6 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Roberts*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Hugh Jones	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Llanelly Division 8 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Harry	265
	Liberal	H.J. Hopkins	229
Majority			36
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.B. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Benjamin Humphreys*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Earl Cawdor*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Rees Jones	248
	Liberal	Thomas Barrett*	198
Majority			50
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangadock 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mervyn Lloyd Peel*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangeler 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Thomas	318
		David Jones	314
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangendeirne 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev R.H. Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangennech 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangunnor 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C.E. Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanon 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Greville*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansawel 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold

Llanstephan 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Johns*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanybyther 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mothvey 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey North 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Evans Davies	301
	Liberal	Rev J.H. Rees*	301
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey South 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Eynon Bowen*	406
	Liberal	Richard Thomas Hammond	332
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Quarter Bach 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.J. Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Clears 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Phillips*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmael 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trelech 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Whitland 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr R.L. Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

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 retiring aldermen were re-elected:

• John Williams,
• W.N. Jones,
• D.L. Jones,
• R.W. Stephens,
• John Rees,
• Thomas Jones,
• Rev Thomas Johns,
• Rev William Davies,

One new alderman was elected

• John Lloyd, elected member for Abergwili

One retiring alderman successfully sought election as a councillor and was not re-elected as alderman:

• John Lewis

All nine aldermen elected were Liberals.^[5]

A by-election was held in May 1910 following the sudden death of John Johns, chairman of the council.^[6] His son, Walter Johns was initially nominated but withdrew in favour of another Liberal.

Llansteffan 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Barrett Evans	216
	Conservative	Walter Thomas	183
Majority			33
	Liberal hold		Swing

A by-election was held on 6 May 1911 following the death of Conservative councillor, Thomas Thomas. Colonel Lewes of llysnewydd was selected in his place and won a comfortable victory over the Liberal candidate.^[7]

Llangeler by-election 1911

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Capt. William Lewes	411
	Liberal	Rev D. Geler Jones	259
Majority			152
	Conservative hold		Swing