1910 Carmarthenshire County Council election

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.

Overview of the result

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]

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes that occurred.

Unopposed returns

Contested elections

There were only a small number of contested elections and the majorities were small in most instances.

Retiring aldermen

The aldermen who retired at the election were

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

Summary of results

This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. In some cases there is an ambiguity in the sources over the party affiliations and this is explained below where relevant.

This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 51 councillors were elected.

Carmarthesnhire County Council 1901: elected members
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal
  Conservative
  Liberal Unionist
  Independent
Carmarthenshire County Council 1901 : following election of new aldermen
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal
  Conservative
  Liberal Unionist
  Independent
Carmarthenshire County Council 1889 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal
  Conservative
  Liberal Unionist
  Independent

Ward results

Abergwili
Abergwili 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Lloyd* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Ammanford
Bettws 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Col. David Morris* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Bettws
Bettws 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Morris* unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Caio
Caio 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir James Hills-Johnes* unopposed

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

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)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rev Andrew Fuller-Mills* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Lewis* 157
Independent J.B. Arthur 147
Majority 10
Liberal hold Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal H.F. Blagdon-Richards* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Cenarth
Cenarth 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Lewis* 261
John Bowen 223
Majority 38
Liberal hold Swing

Cilycwm
Cilycwm 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rowland Evan Williams* 231
Daniel Lewis 101
Majority 130
Liberal hold Swing

Conwil
Conwil 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Jones* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alfred Stephens 322
Samuel H. Anthony* 270
Majority
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Laugharne
Laugharne 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John D. Morse 243
Conservative W.H. Dempster 153
Majority 90
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Llanarthney
Llanarthney 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal W.J. Thomas 382
Independent David Farr-Davies 309
Majority
Liberal hold Swing

Llanboidy
Llanboidy 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Evans* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llandebie
Llandebie 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Davies* 453
Rev P. Evans 352
Majority
Liberal hold Swing

Llandilo Rural
Llandilo Rural 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal L.N. Powell* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llandilo Urban
Llandilo Urban 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal J.W. Gwynne Hughes* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llandovery
Llandovery 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent J.C. Vaughan Pryse-Rice unopposed
Independent gain from Liberal Swing

Llandyssilio
Llandyssilio 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Benjamin John* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanedy
Llanedy 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Jones* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Delme Davies-Evans* 267
Liberal Thomas Lewis 246
Majority 21
Independent hold Swing

Llanelly Division.1
Llanelly Division.1 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent W. Griffiths unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 2 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Simlett 260
Brinley R. Jones 107
Majority 153
Labour hold Swing

Llanelly Division 3
Llanelly Division.3 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William David* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 4 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Thomas* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 5 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal D.C. Parry* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanelly Division 6
Llanelly Division 6 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Joseph Roberts* unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 7 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rev Hugh Jones unopposed
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Division 8 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joseph Williams* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick
Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal D. Harry 265
Liberal H.J. Hopkins 229
Majority 36
Liberal hold Swing

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal W.B. Jones* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rev Benjamin Humphreys* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythick
Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Earl Cawdor* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Rees Jones 248
Liberal Thomas Barrett* 198
Majority 50
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Llangadock
Llangadock 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mervyn Lloyd Peel* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Llangeler
Llangeler 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Thomas Thomas 318
David Jones 314
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Llangendeirne
Llangendeirne 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rev R.H. Jones unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llangennech
Llangennech 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Thomas* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llangunnor
Llangunnor 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal C.E. Morris* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanon
Llanon 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Greville* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llansawel
Llansawel 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Llanstephan
Llanstephan 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Johns* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Llanybyther
Llanybyther 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Williams* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Mothvey
Mothvey 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Davies* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Pembrey North
Pembrey North 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Thomas Evans Davies 301
Liberal Rev J.H. Rees* 301
Majority
Liberal hold Swing

Pembrey South
Pembrey South 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent George Eynon Bowen* 406
Liberal Richard Thomas Hammond 332
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal W.J. Williams* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Rhydcymmerai
Rhydcymmerai 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Benjamin Evans* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

St Clears
St Clears 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal James Phillips* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

St Ishmael
St Ishmael 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Lloyd Thomas* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Trelech
Trelech 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Thomas* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Whitland
Whitland 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Dr R.L. Thomas* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Election of aldermen

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 nine aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).

gollark: Exactly!
gollark: I generally consider group violence a bad thing to be avoided.
gollark: I don't think that would work:- people would *obviously* try and represent themselves as cooperative when they aren't- just having 150 representatives a level probably won't help because you are not communicating with these people outside of... representative duties
gollark: That means you still need to work out resource allocation/conflict resolution for the larger-scale things.
gollark: Anyway. People can probably work together in self-organizing small groups using social mechanisms, sure. *But* you're limited to Dunbar's number - about 150 people - and larger scale coordination than that is necessary.

References
  1. "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1910. p. 12. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire Nominations". Carmarthen Journal. 4 March 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. "Carmarthenshire". Weekly Mail. 12 March 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.