1892 Cardiganshire County Council election

The second election for the Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1892.[1] It was preceded by the inaugural 1889 election and followed by the 1895 election

Overview of the result

To some extent the euphoria of 1889 had passed three years later and the whole atmosphere was marked by less excitement. The result, however, was virtually identical to that of the inaugural election.

Boundary changes

One feature was that the multi-member seats, which existed in urban areas in the first elections, were divided so that all councillors were now elected to represent single member wards.

Unopposed returns

There were far more unopposed returns than three years previously.[2]

Retiring aldermen

The following aldermen retired at the election:

• Earl Of Lisburne, Conservative
• Rev Llewellyn Edwards, Liberal
• Jenkin Jenkins (Aeronian), Liberal
• Daniel Jones, Liberal
• Rev John Davies, Liberal
• William Jones, Conservative
• Major Price Lewes, Conservative
• Jenkin Jenkins, Blaenplwyf, Liberal

Of the eight retiring aldermen, only Jenkin Jenkins and Llewellyn Edwards, both of whom were made aldermen as defeated candidates in 1889, sought election. Jenkins won at Llanfihangel Ystrad but Edwards was again defeated at Llanbadarn, this time by solicitor Hugh Hughes.

Contested elections

Most contests were again on party lines although there were several instances of Liberals opposing each other. The Conservatives had a few successes, notably at New Quay where Captain Longcroft of Llanina triumphed following divisions amongst local nonconformists.

The New Council

Elected Members

Cardiganshire County Council 1892 : elected members

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal	36	5	6	-1
	Conservative	10	5	5	0
	Liberal Unionist	2	2	1	+1
	Independent

Council following the election of aldermen and by-elections

Three Conservative / Unionist and five Liberal aldermen were elected, replicating the balance of the retiring aldermen.

Cardiganshire County Council 1892 : following the election of aldermen

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal	44
	Conservative	10
	Liberal Unionist	2
	Independent

The Liberals strengthened their majority by capturing all three seats which became vacant following the election of aldermen.

Cardiganshire County Council 1892 : following by-elections

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal	52	+3	0	+3
	Conservative	10	0	-2	-2
	Liberal Unionist	2	0	-1	-1
	Independent	0

Ward results

Aberaeron

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Aberaeron 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Morgan Howell*	145
	Liberal	David Evans	114
Majority			34
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberarth

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Aberarth 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Timothy Evans	125
	Liberal	D. Lewis	74
Majority			51
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberbanc

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Aberbanc

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

Aberporth

The ward was known as Blaenporth at the previous election but there was no boundary change.

Aberporth 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	T. Thomas*	unopposed

Aberystwyth Division 1

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Aberystwyth Division 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	George Green*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2

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Aberystwyth Division 2 1892

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

Aberystwyth Division 3

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Aberystwyth Division 3 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John James*	141
	Conservative	W.H. Wemyss	129
Majority			12
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4

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Aberystwyth Division 4 1892

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

• There were boundary changes at Aberystwyth as the previous four-member ward was divided into four single-member wards. Liberal candidates held all seats in 1889 and 1892.

Borth

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Borth 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rev Enoch Watkin James*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bow Street

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Bow Street 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	William Morgan*	85
	Conservative	Henry Bonsall	75
Majority			10
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cardigan North

Cardigan North 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rev John Williams*	192
	Unionist	H.R. Daniel	174
Majority			48

Cardigan South

Cardigan South 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	James Stephens	unopposed

• There were boundary changes at Cardigan as the previous two-member ward was divided into two single-member wards. In 1889 one Conservative and one Liberal councillor has been elected.

Cilcennin

Cilcennin 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Dr Jenkin Lewis	148
	Liberal	John Davies*	93
Majority			55
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing

Cwmrheidol

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Cwmrheidol 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Isaac Jones	79
	Conservative	Capt. Nicholas Bray*	64
Majority			15
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Devil's Bridge

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Devil's Bridge 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Goginan

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Goginan 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J.E. James	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Lampeter Borough

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Lampeter Borough 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Lloyd	147
	Liberal	Thomas Owen	128
Majority			19
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanarth

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Llanarth 1892

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

Llanbadarn Fawr

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Llanbadarn Fawr 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Hugh Hughes	129
	Liberal	Rev Llewellyn Edwards**	97
Majority			32
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi

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Llanddewi Brefi 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D.W.E. Rowland	113
	Liberal	David Davies*	102
Majority			11
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llandygwydd

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Llandygwydd 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Col. John Richard Howell	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Unionist		Swing

Llandysul North

Llandysul North 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rev T. Thomas*	151
	Liberal	Ben Davies	83
Majority			68

Llandysul South

Llandysul North 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Dr Enoch Davies*	174
	Conservative	Charles Lloyd MA	152
Majority			22

• There were boundary changes at Llandysul as the previous two-member ward was divided into two single-member wards. Liberal candidates held both seats in 1889 and 1892.

Llandysiliogogo

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Llansysiliogogo 1892

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

Llanfair Clydogau

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Llanfair Clydogau 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Watkin Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfarian

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Llanfarian 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Vaughan Davies	117
	Conservative	Morris Davies*	89
Majority			28
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn

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Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Evan Richards*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad

Jenkin Jenkins, defeated in 1889 but subsequently made an alderman, successfully held the seat by a small margin.

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Llanfihangel Ystrad 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jenkin Jenkins**	143
	Liberal	Walter Thomas Davies	138
Majority			5
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangoedmor

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Llangoedmor 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	William Owen Brigstocke* votes = unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeitho

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Llangeitho 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Robert Joseph Davies	unopposed
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangrannog

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Llangrannog 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rev J.H. Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanilar

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Llanilar 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Benjamin Jones	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanrhystyd

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Llanrhystyd 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	James James*	134
	Conservative	Evan Jones	123
	Liberal hold		Swing
Majority			11

Llanllwchaiarn

Llanllwchaiarn 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Watkin Jones	unopposed

• There were boundary changes at Llanllwchaiarn and New Quay as the previous two-member ward was divided into two single-member wards. Liberal candidates held both seats in 1889.

Llansantffraed

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Llansantffraed 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Capt. Daniel Jones**	112
	Conservative	William Hughes	83
Majority			29
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanwnen

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Llanwnen 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	T.H.R. Hughes	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwenog

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Llanwenog 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Col. H. Davies-Evans*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lledrod

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Lledrod 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rev John Owens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle

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Nantcwnlle 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jenkin Howells	123
	Liberal	W.J. Lloyd	101
Majority			22
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

New Quay

There were boundary changes at Llanllwchaiarn and New Quay as the previous two-member ward was divided into two single-member wards. Liberal candidates held both seats in 1889.

New Quay 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Charles Edward Longcroft	142
	Liberal	J. Owen Davies*	97
Majority			45

Penbryn

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Penbryn 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Peter R. Beynon	112
	Liberal	David Griffiths*	109
Majority			3
	Liberal hold		Swing

Strata Florida

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Strata Florida 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Jones	129
	Liberal	Rev John Bowen	108
		David Jenkins	6
Majority			21
	Conservative hold		Swing

Taliesin

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Taliesin 1892

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

Talybont

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Talybont 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Edward Jones	161
	Liberal	Evan James	89
Majority			72
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trefeurig

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Trefeurig 1892

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

Tregaron

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Tregaron 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rees Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur

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Troedyraur 1892

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

Ysbyty Ystwyth

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Ysbyty Ystwyth 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rev T. Mason Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

In addition to the 48 councillors the council consisted of 16 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections, the following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.[3]

• Peter Jones, Liberal (elected councillor at Trefeurig)
• Jenkin Jenkins, Blaenplwyf, Liberal (retiring alderman, elected councillor at Llanfihangel Ystrad)
• Evan Richards, Liberal (elected councillor at Llanfihangel y Creuddyn)
• John Powell, Liberal (elected councillor at Troedyraur)
• Col. Herbert Davies-Evans, Conservative (elected councillor at Llanwenog)
• W.O. Brigstocke, Liberal (elected councillor at Llangoedmor)
• D.W.E. Rowland, Conservative (elected councillor at Llanddewi Brefi)
• Dr Jenkin Lewis, Conservative (elected councillor at Cilcennin)

In contrast to the initial elections, all eight aldermen selected in 1892 were elected members of the Council. The Conservatives were again allocated three places, although two of those selected had captured their seats from the Liberals at the recent election. Their elevation allowed the defeated Liberal candidates to be returned unopposed at the ensuing by-elections (see below).

Aldermanic vacancies, 1892-98

Colonel Davies-Evans decided not to accept a place on the aldermanic bench soon after the election. The Conservatives proposed that their nominee, David Lloyd, should occupy the vacancy but the Liberals were divided on the issue. In the ballot, Lloyd was elected by 19 votes against 18 for T.H.R. Hughes.[4] As a result, the following appointment was made for six years in May 1892.

• David Lloyd, Conservative (elected councillor at Lampeter)

By-elections

Six of the eight vacancies were filled unopposed and there were two contested elections.[5] The Liberals captured all eight sets, including the three held by the Conservative or Unionist aldermen.

Cilcennin by-election

John Davies, elected in 1889, but defeated at the initial election, was returned unopposed.

Cilcennin by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Davies	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Unionist		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi by-election

D.J. Williams, who formerly represented Tregaron won a narrow victory.[6]

Llanddewi Brefi by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Unionist	D.J. Williams	100
	Liberal	David Davies	96
Majority
	Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn by-election

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	William Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad by-election

Walter Davies had been narrowly defeated at the initial election. Jones was described as a working class candidate.[7]

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Llanfihangel Ystrad by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Walter Thomas Davies	186
	Conservative	David Jones	96
Majority			90
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangoedmor by-election

Following W.O. Brigstocke's election as alderman, David Samuel Jones of Llwyngrawys was elected unopposed.

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Llangoedmor by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Samuel Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwenog by-election

Following Colonel Davies-Evans's election as alderman his son was expected to contest the vacancy. However, he did not stand and Timothy Jones of Coedlanaufach, a farmer and Liberal, was returned unopposed.[8]

Llanwenog by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Timothy Jones	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Trefeurig by-election

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Trefeurig by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rev Llewellyn Edwards	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur by-election

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Troedyraur by-election 1892

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

By-elections 1892-1895

New Quay by-election 1892

There was also a by-election in New Quay following the death of Captain Longcroft within a few days of the election. In a close contest, Sir Marteine Lloyd of Bronwydd, famously defeated in 1889, narrowly defeated the former councillor John Owen Davies, holding the seat for the Conservatives.

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New Quay by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sir Marteine Lloyd
	Liberal	John Owen Davies
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lampeter by-election 1892

Lampeter by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J.C. Harford	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lledrod by-election 1892

Roderick Lloyd (elected alderman in 1889) resigned on being appointed county surveyor and the Rev John Owen was elected in his place. In the resulting by-election two candidates were nominated. William Bebb withdrew too late to avoid an election but received no votes at the ensuing ballot.[9]

Lledrod by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Williams	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeitho by-election 1892

This by-election followed the death of Robert Joseph Davies

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Llangeitho by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
		John Jones	unopposed
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3 by-election 1892

A by-election took place on 29 November 1892 following the death of John James. The Liberals retained the seat.[10]

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Aberystwyth Division 3 by-election 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	J.W. Szlumper	160
	Conservative	John Morgan	128
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. "The Contested Elections". Cambrian News. 11 March 1892. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
2. "Cardiganshire County Council Elections". Aberystwyth Observer. 10 March 1892. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
3. "Cardigan County Council". Cambrian News. 18 March 1892. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
4. "Cardigan County Council". Cambrian News. 13 May 1892. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
5. "County Council Bye-Elections". Aberystwyth Observer. 7 April 1892. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
6. "Cynghor Sirol Ceredigion". Brython Cymreig. 15 April 1892. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
7. "Y Cynghor Sirol". Brython Cymreig. 25 March 1892. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
8. "Llanwenog". Aberystywyth Observer. 7 April 1892. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
9. "Llanilar". Brython Cymreig. 10 June 1892. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
10. "County Council Election". Cambrian News. 2 December 1892. Retrieved 23 April 2015.