The first election to Brecknockshire County Council was held in January 1889.[1] It was followed by the 1892 election. The county was divided into numerous single member wards with two or more councillors elected to represent some urban wards.
Overview of the result edit
Breconshire was the only county in Wales to be captured by the Conservatives.
Ward Results edit
Battle (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R.D. Cleasby | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 187 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon St David's (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rev Rees Price | 125 | |||
Liberal | John Morgan | 118 | |||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 243 | ||||
Registered electors | 274 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon St John's (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Evans | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 199 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon St Mary (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Col. John Morgan | 143 | |||
Liberal | Lewis Jones | 59 | |||
Majority | 84 | ||||
Turnout | 202 | ||||
Registered electors | 237 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon Struet (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Games | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 105 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Brecon Watton (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Prothero | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 238 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Brynmawr Central (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Basil Jayne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 227 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Brynmawr East (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 304 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Brynmawr South (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Hicks | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 241 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Brynmawr West (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John J. Lyddon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 243 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Builth (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Davies | 131 | |||
Liberal | Henry Lloyd | 65 | |||
Ind. Conservative | M.G. Howell | 16 | |||
Majority | 66 | ||||
Turnout | 212 | ||||
Registered electors | 234 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Thompson Crawshay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 481 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) |
Cray (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Owen Price | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 149 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Crickhowell (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E.G. Davies | 161 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Watkins | 68 | |||
Majority | 93 | ||||
Turnout | 229 | ||||
Registered electors | 269 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cwmdu (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Raikes | 83 | |||
Liberal | F. Evans | 71 | |||
Majority | 12 | ||||
Turnout | 154 | ||||
Registered electors | 171 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 45 | |||
Conservative | Walter M. North | 44 | |||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Turnout | 89 | ||||
Registered electors | 95 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Hay (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | R.T, Griffiths | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 344 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanafan (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D.A. Griffiths | 126 | |||
Conservative | William C. Mogg | 51 | |||
Majority | 75 | ||||
Turnout | 177 | ||||
Registered electors | 189 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llandefalle (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Williams Vaughan | 265 | |||
Conservative | William Morgan | 61 | |||
Majority | 204 | ||||
Turnout | 326 | ||||
Registered electors | 189 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly, Rural Eastern (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Turbeville | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 194 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly, Rural Western (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lewis Pritchard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 325 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llangammarch (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Charles Evan-Thomas | 95 | |||
Liberal | Evan Jones | 85 | |||
Majority | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 180 | ||||
Registered electors | 199 | ||||
Liberal Unionist win (new seat) |
Llangattock (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 77 | |||
Liberal | William Davies | 73 | |||
Majority | 4 | ||||
Turnout | 150 | ||||
Registered electors | 164 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Llangynider (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | M.P. Jones | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 97 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanspyddid (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.W. Morgan | 46 | |||
Liberal | William S. Miller | 45 | |||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Turnout | 91 | ||||
Registered electors | 107 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Llanwrthwl (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R.L. Lloyd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 68 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Llanwrtyd (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Penry Lloyd | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 232 | ||||
Liberal Unionist win (new seat) |
References edit
- ^ "County Council Elections". Western Mail. 18 January 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 30 January 2018.