1901 Carmarthen Rural District Council election
The third election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council was held in March 1901. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Carmarthen Board of Guardians.
There were a number of unopposed returns in the rural parishes.[1] All the contests were non-political.[2]
Ward Results
Abergwili (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John George Davies | Unopposed | |||
Independent | John Griffiths* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Abernant (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Pugh* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Conwil (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Phillips | 124 | |||
Independent | William Edmonds | 114 | |||
Independent | David Thomas* | 108 | |||
Independent | John Davies | 74 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Laugharne Parish (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Rees John* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Laugharne Township (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stephen Stephens* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | William J. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William S. Morse* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddarog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Jones | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanddowror (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rev Thomas Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandyfaelog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Rees* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangain (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Williams* | 37 | |||
Independent | David Thomas | 23 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangunnor (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Herbert Griffiths* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanllawddog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Winsor Lloyd Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanpumsaint (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Evans | 86 | |||
Independent | Thomas Davies | 53 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanstephan (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Griffith Barrett Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanwinio (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Merthyr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Mydrim (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Davies | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Newchurch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.E. Stephens* | 115 | |||
Independent | David Edwrads | 22 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Morris | 82 | |||
Independent | David Evans | 54 | |||
Independent | John Jones | 54 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
St Ishmaels (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Elizabeth Mary Gwyn* | 138 | |||
Independent | William Thomas | 102 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Board of Guardians
All members of the District Council also served as members of Carmarthen Board of Guardians. In addition six members were elected to represent the borough of Carmarthen. As in 1898 all the sitting members were returned unopposed.[1]
Carmarthen (six seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Edith Mary Hancocke* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Rev A. Fuller-Mills* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Jonathan Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Isobel Gertrude Anne Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | J.P. Lewis* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Thomas Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
gollark: Is this one of those "you cannot criticize something until you have tried it 12598165712 times and experience sunk cost fallacy about it" things?
gollark: > How much have you had though gollarkNone. The concept sounds bad.
gollark: > Don't bash it till you've tried itNo. I dislike it.
gollark: ++delete <@!341618941317349376> (anthropocidal leanings)
gollark: I have thought otherwise for ages because I quite like humans existing.
References
- "Board of Guardians and District Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 15 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Election of Guardians, District and Parish Councils". Welshman. 29 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.