1907 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

The fifth election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in March 1907.[1] It was preceded by the 1904 election and followed by the 1910 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians.

There were a number of unopposed returns, especially in the rural parishes.[2]

Ward Results

Bettws (three seats)

Bettws 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Thomas Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent	David Morris*	Unopposed
	Independent	Thomas Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Brechfa (one seat)

Brechfa 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Joseph Sivell	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie (two seats)

Llandebie 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	John Jones*	137
	Independent	Jacob Davies*	131
	Independent	William Davies	123
	Independent	Moses Williams	70
	Independent	John Hopkins	45
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie, Blaenau (two seats)

Llandebie, Blaenau 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent	William Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	William Harries	235
	Independent	Evan Davies	233
	Independent	William Griffiths*	233
	Independent	John Perkins*	214
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Mary Anne Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent	Lewis Nathaniel Powell*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Walter FitzUryan Rice*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Dan Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent	John George Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent	Richard Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (two seats)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Burnett*	Unopposed
	Independent	Roderick James*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Thomas Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfynydd (two seats)

Llanfynydd 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Gwynne*	Unopposed
	Independent	Cecil John Herbert Spence Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangathen (two seats)

Llangathen 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ebenezer Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Independent	W.R. Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansawel (two seats)

Llansawel 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Lewis Davies Bowen*	Unopposed
	Independent	Thomas Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)

Quarter Bach No.1 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	John Llewellyn*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Quarter Bach No.2 (one seat)

Quarter Bach No.2 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Rees Powell*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Talley (two seats)

Talley 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Rev J. Alban Davies	66
	Independent	J. B. Griffiths	51
	Independent	John Williams*	47
	Independent	J. Thomas	43
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Llandeilo Board of Guardians. In addition, three Guardians were elected to represent the Ammanford Urban District which was established in 1903. A further three Guardians were elected to represent the Llandeilo Urban District.[3]

Ammanford (three seats)

The three sitting members, including Henry Herbert, a Guardian for nearly forty years, were re-elected.

Ammanford 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Lewis*	1,325
	Liberal	Rev John Morgans*	1,144
	Liberal	Henry Herbert*	871
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandeilo (three seats)

Llandeilo 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Mrs E.A. Roberts	313
	Independent	William Hopkins	289
	Independent	Pritchard Davies	277
	Independent	D. Evans	206
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Rural District Council Elections". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 29 March 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. "Llandilo". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 15 March 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
3. "Llandilo". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 5 April 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 9 May 2019.