The third election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1895.[1] It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election.
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Overview of the result edit
The Liberals retained a strong majority.
Candidates edit
37 members were returned unopposed; the vast majority of whom were Liberals. This meant that the Liberals were guaranteed a majority before a single vote was cast. 22 of those elected in 1889 sought re-election.
None of the retiring aldermen sought election as councillors.
Outcome edit
With only 14 contests out of a possible 51, the election attracted relatively little interest. Much attention focused on Kidwelly where the sitting member Daniel Stephens was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate. The Conservatives also won another three seats.
At Cenarth, the successful candidate was returned on the casting vote of the returning officer.
The subsequent election of Stephens as an alderman reflected some divisions in the Liberal ranks when a proposal was made that only elected members should ve elevated to the aldermanic bench.[2]
Ward results edit
Abergwili edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lloyd* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bettws edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nathaniel Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Caio edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir James Hills-Johnes* | 226 | |||
Liberal | T. Francis Jones | 191 | |||
Majority | 35 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jenkins* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James John | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Professor D.E. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cenarth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jeremiah | ||||
Conservative | Davies | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cilycwm edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Thomas Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Conwil edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 265 | |||
Conservative | David Evan Stephens | 156 | |||
Majority | 109 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kidwelly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Holmes Stead | 243 | |||
Liberal | Daniel Stephens* | 230 | |||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Laugharne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John D. Morse* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanarthney edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Jones-Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanboidy edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Evans* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandebie edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Herbert* | 285 | |||
Conservative | J. Price | 145 | |||
Majority | 140 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jones* | 320 | |||
Liberal | W. Jones | 254 | |||
Majority | 66 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J.W. Gwynne Hughes* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandovery edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanedy edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ll. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanegwad edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | H.J. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division.1 edit
Wilson had been elected as an Independent in 1892, defeating Gwilym Evans
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.J. Wilson* | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Mayberry* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Trubshaw* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev J. Evans | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Parry* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 75 | |||
Liberal | William David | 7 | |||
Majority | 68 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Williams | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Owen Bonville* | 231 | |||
Liberal | David Lewis | 156 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David John* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jenkins | 120 | |||
Liberal | W.B. Jones | 52 | |||
Majority | 68 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Viscount Emlyn* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.R. Jones | 186 | |||
Liberal | T. Barrett | 173 | |||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llangadock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jenkins | 236 | |||
Liberal | William Davies | 203 | |||
Majority | 33 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangeler edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Thomas* | ||||
Liberal | Daniel Lewis | ||||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Harries* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangennech edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangunnor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C.E. Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev W.E. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llansawel edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Llanstephan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Johns | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Llanybyther edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rees | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mothvey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Walter Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey North edit
Buckley, the prospective Unionist candidate for West Carmarthenshire, had been returned as an Independent Liberal in 1892.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | W.J. Buckley* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Swing |
Pembrey South edit
Marsh was returned as a Liberal in 1892Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.S. Marsh* | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Quarter Bach edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr Howell Rees* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Davies | 181 | |||
Conservative | M.L.Price | 117 | |||
Majority | 64 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Clears edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Ishmael edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Lloyd Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trelech edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Whitland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Election of Aldermen edit
An unsuccessful attempt was made to select aldermen from among sitting members only.[2]
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
- Joseph Joseph, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- W.R. Edwards, Carmarthen, Liberal
- W.O. Brigstocke JP, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- Dr J.A. Jones, Llanelly, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- Henry Wilkins, Liberal
In addition, the following three new aldermen were elected:
- John Bevan, Llansadwrn
- Daniel Stephens, Liberal (defeated candidate at Kidwelly)
- Thomas Watkins, Tycerrig, Llandovery, Conservative
The following retiring aldermen were not re-elected
- John James, Llandovery
- David Randell MP, Liberal
- H. Nevill, Llanelli, Conservative
- T. Williams, Llwynhendy, Liberal
- D. Richards, Ammanford, Liberal
References edit
- ^ "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Carmarthenshire County Council". Welshman. 22 March 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2023.