1925 Carmarthenshire County Council election
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An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1925.[1] It was preceded by the 1922 election and followed by the 1928 election.
Overview of the result
The election saw a reduction in the number of candidates openly supporting the Liberal Party as an increasing number stood as Independents. Labour continued to gain some ground in the Llanelli and Ammanford districts.
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes.
Unopposed returns
All but eighteen of the 53 divisions were uncontested, with the majority of the unopposed returns being in the rural parts of the county. All three seats in Carmarthen town were uncontested after the local Labour Party held a meeting to consider the question but decided to put no candidates forward.[2]
Contested elections
Conservatives and Liberals increasingly stood as Independents in those contests that took place. One local newspaper commented that a lack of interest on the part of the electorate was a feature of most of the eighteen contests that took place.[3] Labour once again failed to make any real advance in Llanelli town.[4]
Retiring aldermen
The aldermen who retired at the election were
Ward results
Abergwili
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | 446 | |||
Conservative | William Williams | 309 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ammanford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David George* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bettws
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Caio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Isaac Williams* | 415 | |||
Independent | David Jones | 230 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Denzil Harries* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lewis David Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H.S. Holmes* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Price Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cenarth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.C. Lloyd | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cilycwm
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Conwil
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Stephens* | 561 | |||
Labour | T.R. Griffiths | 535 | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Laugharne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T.S.K. Morse | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanarthney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Stephens* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandebie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.B. Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | L.N. Powell* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lord Dynevor* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Llandovery
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harry Vaughan Watkins* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandyssilio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward James* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanedy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.J. Parry-Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Roberts* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H. Hayton Williams* | 477 | |||
Labour | J.R. Jones | 274 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Roberts* | 563 | |||
Labour | R. Neft | 149 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.T. Morris | 713 | |||
Labour | Ben Griffiths | 484 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwen Trubshaw* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W. Powell Rees* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Davies* | 591 | |||
Labour | J.J. Winter | 276 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Harry* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Howells* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.D. Evans | 529 | ||||
Lady Mansell* | 332 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Swing |
Llangadock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Walter Tudor Lewis* | 563 | |||
Independent | William Jones | 325 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangeler
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Teilo Owen | ||||
Conservative | Henry Jones* | ||||
Majority | 38 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llangendeirne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Jenkins | 503 | |||
Labour | R.H. Jones* | 296 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangennech
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.J. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Howell Davies* | 391 | |||
Liberal | Daniel Rees | 320 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Greville* | 996 | |||
Labour | John Jones | 482 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llansawel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evan Harris | unopposed | ||||
Swing |
Llanstephan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John James Bowen* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
E.M. Evans | 542 | ||||
D.I. Rees | 407 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mothvey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Rogers | 520 | ||||
E.T. Davies | 368 | ||||
Majority | 152 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Henry Williams | 765 | |||
Liberal | John Eager | 388 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Griffith Williams* | 982 | |||
Liberal | Gomer Harries | 394 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Llewellyn Evans* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Clears
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.R. Rogers* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Ishmael
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Davies | 315 | ||||
J. Beynon | 307 | ||||
David Thomas | 298 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trelech
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Whitland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T.I. Phillips | 398 | ||||
Henry Thomas | 363 | ||||
Majority | 72 | ||||
Swing |
Election of aldermen
In addition to the 53 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).[5]
- John Phillips 48
- Thomas Jones 47
- T.R. Jones 47
- W.N. Jones 47
- John Lloyd 46
- J. Thomas 46
- Rev E.B. Lloyd 45
- Philip Phillips 44
- Tudor Lewis 31
It was suggested that the precedent of electing the local MP, if a member of the Council, be adhered to in the case of Dr J.H. Williams, but Williams gained only 18 votes and was not elected.[5]
References
- ^ "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 27 February 1925.
- ^ "County Council nominations". 27 February 1925.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Results of Eighteen Contests". Welshman. 13 March 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Results that Speak (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 12 March 1925.
- ^ a b "Election of Aldermen". Carmarthen Journal. 20 March 1925.