1913 Glamorgan County Council election
The 1913 Glamorgan County Council election was the ninth contest for seats on this local authority in south Wales. It was preceded by the 1910 election and followed, due to the First World War, by the 1919 election.
Overview of the Result
As in most parts of Wales, the Liberal Party was once again triumphant and won a majority of the seats. The Conservatives made some impact, as did the Labour Party, although in case of the latter there was no sign of a breakthrough.
Boundary Changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Contested Elections
49 of the 66 councilors were returned unopposed.[1] Only a small number of those seats that were contested changed hands. In many areas, contests between Liberal and Labour candidates were avoided and the Progressive label widely adopted. The Conservatives gained two seats at Llandeilo Talybont and Llansamlet while Labour lost at both Cwmavon and Ystalyfera. This was counterbalanced by a Labour victory at Pontardawe.[2]
Aberdare and Mountain Ash
All eight members were returned unopposed in the Aberdare Valley and no Labour candidates entered the fray.[3]
Bridgend and Maesteg districts
There were a number of contested elections in this area.
Swansea, Pontardawe and Port Talbot districts
In these areas the Conservatives again performed well, mainly at the expense of the Liberals.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Luther Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Morgan Smith** | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr I. Llewelyn Morris | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Hughes** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bargoed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D. Leyshon Evans | 729 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Walter Lewis | 611 | 45.6 | ||
Majority | 118 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D.H. Williams | 899 | |||
Conservative | F.P. Jones-Lloyd | 629 | |||
Majority | 270 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Barry Dock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Jones* | 595 | |||
Liberal | Eliza Benjamin Smith Jones | 265 | |||
Majority | 230 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gwilym Alexander Treharne* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Randall was again returned unopposed, with the Liberals deciding not to oppose him.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Morgan Randall* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Gwynn* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gwyn Morris | 729 | |||
Liberal | P.J. O' Donnell* | 492 | |||
Majority | 237 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Boundary Change. The previous Caerphilly division was divided.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Howells | 778 | |||
Independent Liberal | Josiah Morgan | 641 | |||
Majority | 137 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.R. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Howell* | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Evans* | 571 | |||
Liberal | Rev H. Eynon Lewis | 286 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel Homfray* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cwmavon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Percy Jacobs | 673 | |||
Labour | Henry Davies* | 747 | |||
Majority | 82 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Morgan Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oliver Henry Jones* | 654 | |||
Liberal | David Richard Morgan | 364 | |||
Majority | 290 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Daniel Daniels* | 932 | |||
Labour | George Jones | 320 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Samuel* | 1,224 | |||
Conservative | E. Nelmes | 546 | |||
Majority | 678 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Gadlys
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Walter Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Evan Thomas | 739 | |||
Conservative | D.S. Jones* | 494 | |||
Majority | 245 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jenkins* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George E. Gordon* | 608 | |||
Labour | W.H. Davies | 386 |
Hengoed
In this new ward, long-serving alderman David Prosser was defeated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.D. Lloyd | 616 | |||
Liberal | David Prosser** | 315 |
Henry Lewis again returned after many years.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lewis* | 1,035 | |||
Liberal | D. Morgan Rees | 379 | |||
Majority | 656 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Robert Forrest held the seat comfortably.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Forrest* | 969 | |||
Liberal | William Evans | 544 |
Llandeilo Talybont
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E.M. Clason Dahne | 705 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Williams* | 513 | |||
Majority | 192 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llansamlet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A.T. Williams | 767 | |||
Liberal | J.W. Johnson* | 361 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llantrisant
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Blandy Jenkins* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Lewis | unopposed |
Llwynypia and Clydach
James Evans, grocer, elected following Richard Lewis's election as alderman in 1901, was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Evans* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Glasbrook* | 1,145 | |||
Labour | William Lloyd | 202 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Evans | 822 | |||
Liberal | Rev B. Thomas | 438 |
Maesteg, East and West
This was a repeat of the contest three years previously with the same result.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Evan E. Davies | 1,067 | |||
J.P. Gibbon | 776 |
Margam
Having run as an Independent in 1910, narrowly defeating the Labour candidate, the sitting member was returned as a Conservative.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Llewelyn David* | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Merthyr Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Prosser* | 880 | |||
Liberal | Rowland Evans | 729 | |||
Majority | 151 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Morriston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William John Percy Player | unopposed | ||||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lord Aberdare | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hopkin Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Gibbins* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold |
T.J. Hughes, vice-chairman of the county council was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T.J. Hughes** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
The ward was renamed Porthcawl. In a close contest a prominent Liberal defeated the former Conservative councillor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev W.J. Phillips | 573 | |||
Conservative | J.D.I. Nicholl | 502 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ogmore Valley
Alderman William Llewellyn was again returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Llewellyn** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.W. James* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rev E.S. Roberts | 387 | |||
Liberal | Jenkin Llewellyn | 385 | |||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Henry Jotham | unopposed |
Penrhiwceiber
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr. Ben Phillips Jones | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
E.T. Davies, auctioneer, had been elected at a by-election following Elias Henry Davies's appointment as alderman in 1902. He was now returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E.T. Davies | 996 | |||
Liberal | J.B. Price | 476 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Daniel Davies | 811 | |||
Independent | L.W. Francis | 376 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Howells | 153 | |||
Majority | 435 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Porthcawl
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev W.J. Phillips* | 634 | |||
Conservative | J.C. Coath | 374 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Williams | 563 | |||
Liberal | J. E. Jones | 372 | |||
Majority | 191 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fleming | 602 | |||
Liberal | James Roberts* | 398 | |||
Conservative | H.M. Gregory | 383 | |||
Majority | 204 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Penygraig appears to be a new ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Lloyd | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Porth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Evans | 920 | |||
Labour | John Hughes | 411 | |||
Majority | 509 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Daniel Evans** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev John Davies* | 505 | |||
Labour | William John Morgan | 283 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Swansea Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.T. Williams* | 1,047 | |||
Liberal | J. Arnold | 407 | |||
Majority | 640 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trealaw
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Evans | 587 | |||
Labour | William John | 47 | |||
Majority | 540 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Williams | 1,240 | |||
Liberal | William Spickett* | 595 | |||
Majority | 645 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Enoch Davies, returned in 1901 following William Morgan's re-election as alderman, was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Enoch Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Treorchy
Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trealaw and Tonypandy
D.W. Davies, the member since 1898, was returned unopposed for the second successive election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.W. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
Sitting councillor Dr T.H. Morris stood down to allow Alderman W.H. Mathias to be returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.H. Mathias** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Vale of Neath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Col. J. Edwards-Vaughan | 960 | |||
Liberal | Dr Pritchard | 926 | |||
Majority | 34 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ystalyfera
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.W. Davies | 636 | |||
Labour | John Griffiths* | 480 | |||
Majority | 156 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Clifford Cory, the member since 1892, was once again returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clifford John Cory* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Election of Aldermen
In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Boundary changes following the secession of Merthyr kept the number of councillors at 66 through the creation of additional wards. The number of aldermen therefore remained unchanged. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1910 election, there were twelve Aldermanic vacancies rather than eleven owing to the resignation of John Davies, an alderman elected for a Merthyr ward.
The following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.
elected for six years Thomas, W. M. David G. h- Fleming, Rhys 11 airies, Dd. Hughes G. J. Hughes, W. Jones, J. Jordan, Rhys Llew- ellyn, W. Llewellyn, W. H. Matthews, W. M. Williams, and Rev. D. H. Williams.
elected for three years
By-Elections
The following by-elections were held following the election of aldermen.
References
- ^ "County Councils. Nominations in Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire". Cambria Daily Leader. 1 March 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "County Councils Elections. Some Surprises". Cambria Daily Leader. 10 March 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 8 December 2015. Details of all contested elections are listed here.
- ^ "Local Election". Aberdare Leader. 8 March 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
Bibliography
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.