Welsh local election
1919 Carmarthenshire County Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/50px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png)
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All 53 seats to Carmarthenshire County Council 27 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Liberal | Conservative | Labour | Seats won | 0/53 | 0/53 | 0/53 | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Party | Independent | Liberal Unionist | Seats won | 1/51 | 0/51 | |
| Council control after election TBD | |
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
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
There were no boundary changes.
Unopposed returns
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
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
The aldermen who retired at the election were
Ward results
Abergwili
Abergwili 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Griffiths* | 321 | | |
| Conservative | William Williams | 305 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Ammanford
Ammanford 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | John Griffiths | 969 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Evans | 432 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Bettws
Bettws 1910 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom Morris* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal | Henry Folland | 285 | | |
| Liberal | Arthur Williams | 142 | | |
Majority | 218 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caio
Caio 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | M. Davies | 294 | | |
| | Isaac Williams | 255 | | |
Majority | | | |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Denzil Harries* | unopposed | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1919 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)
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H.S. Holmes* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lewis | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Cenarth
Cenarth 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | D.C. Lloyd | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm
Cilycwm 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Conwil
Conwil 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Stephens* | 574 | | |
| Labour | William Lewis Williams | 277 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Laugharne
Laugharne 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | T.S.K. Morse | | | |
Majority | 39 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Llanarthney
Llanarthney 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | W. Jones Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanboidy
Llanboidy 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie
Llandebie 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Davies* | 808 | | |
| Labour | John Davies | 601 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Rural
Llandilo Rural 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | L.N. Powell* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Urban
Lord Dynevor captured the seat previously held by J. Towyn Jones MP.
Llandilo Urban 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lord Dynevor | 440 | | |
| Liberal | John Stephens | 186 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Llandovery
Llandovery 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Harry Vaughan Watkins | 363 | | |
| Independent | J.C. Vaughan Pryse-Rice* | 191 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llandyssilio
Llandyssilio 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanedy
Llanedy 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T.J. Parry-Jones | 591 | | |
| Independent | David Evans | 367 | | |
| Independent | John White | 230 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Delme Davies-Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 1
Llanelly Division 1 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Lady Howard* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 2 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William David* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 3
Llanelly Division 3 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J.R. Jones | 311 | | |
| Conservative | T.P. Jones* | 228 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 4 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Thomas* | 472 | | |
| Labour | Tom Charles | 390 | | |
| Independent | Brinley Jones | 162 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 5 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Gwen Trubshaw | 434 | | |
| Liberal | D.C. Parry* | 189 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 6
In pre-war contests, Joseph Roberts had stood as a Labour candidate.
Llanelly Division 6 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Williams | 423 | | |
| Liberal | Joseph Roberts* | 416 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 7 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Hugh Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Division 8 1919 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
Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Harry* | 589 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Jenkins | 272 | | |
Majority | 317 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1913 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David John* | 392 | | |
| Labour | Joseph Howells | 338 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1919 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
Thomas Thomas received the support of the Trades and Labour Council. However, he was regarded as a Liberal candidate in most quarters.
Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Thomas | 340 | | |
| Liberal | William Harris* | 250 | | |
| | J.T. Stephens | 72 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Rees Jones | 389 | | |
| Liberal | T. Lloyd Jones | 314 | | |
Majority | 75 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llangadock
Llangadock 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Walter Tudor Lewis | 488 | | |
| Conservative | Mervyn Lloyd Peel* | 248 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Llangeler
Llangeler 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Davies | 570 | | |
| Liberal | Edward Teilo Owen | 567 | | |
Majority | 3 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llangendeirne
Llangendeirne 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | R.H. Jones | 368 | | |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones | 344 | | |
Majority | 24 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech
Llangennech 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | D.J. Jones* | 481 | | |
| Labour | Philip Foster Owen | 327 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangunnor
Llangunnor 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Richards | 287 | | |
| Liberal | T. Howell Davies* | 275 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanon
Llanon 1913 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Greville* | 621 | | |
| Labour | Rees Morgan | 607 | | |
Majority | 14 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llansawel
Llansawel 1913 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Hamlyn Williams Drummond* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llanstephan
Llanstephan 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | G. Barrett Evans* | 390 | | |
| Liberal | J.J. Bowen | 229 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanybyther
Llanybyther 1913 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones | 334 | | |
| Liberal | Dr E. Jones | 240 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Mothvey
Mothvey 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey North
Pembrey North 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | William Rogers | 520 | | |
| | E.T. Davies | 368 | | |
Majority | 152 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey South
Pembrey South 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Henry Williams | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Labour hold |
Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Griffith Williams* | 661 | | |
| Liberal | Gomer Harris | 463 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Rhydcymmerai
Rhydcymmerai 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | D.E. Davies | 234 | | |
| Liberal | R.L. Evans | 230 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St Clears
St Clears 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | W.R. Rogers* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St Ishmael
St Ishmael 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Jones | 304 | | |
| Liberal | Evan Bowen* | 208 | | |
| Conservative | Robert B. Elliott | 164 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Trelech
Trelech 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Philip Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Whitland
Whitland 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Thomas* | 502 | | |
| | Peter Howells | 137 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Election of aldermen
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
- ^ 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.
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