1931 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held in April 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and was followed by the 1934 election.^[1] A large number of candidates had been returned unopposed with only seven wards being contested.^[2]

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes. The Board of Guardians, of which all members were previously also member of, had been abolished in 1930.

Overview of the results

23 Independent candidates (well over half the membership of the council) were returned unopposed and only two of wards were contested by Labour candidates, one of whom was returned unopposed at Llanarthne.

Ward Results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Duncan Dempster*	Unopposed
	Independent	Evan Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1931

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

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Jones Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent	J.W.L. Harries	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1931

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

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Edmunds*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1931

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

Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Brazell*	Unopposed
	Labour	Thomas Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Alfred Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1931

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

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Johnny Johns	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1928

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

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Morris Davies*	195
	Independent	David Jones	124
	Independent	Edgar Harries Stephens	98
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Thomas	215
	Independent	John Walters	61
	Independent	William Lewis	78
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1928

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

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Williams*	717
	Independent	William Thomas	623
	Independent	Ebenezer Jones	305
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1928

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

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ll.P.Ll. Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Johns	151
	Independent	Thomas John Thomas	134
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Llewelyn Richards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1928

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

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lloyd Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Daniel Jenkins	101
	Independent	David Henry Lewis	94
	Independent	William Calvin Lewis	81
	Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hughes	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1928

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

St Ishmaels (two seats)

St Ishmaels 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Harries*	Unopposed
	Independent	Evan Wilkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David John Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent	S.O. Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

References