The fourth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1898.[1] It was preceded by the 1895 election and followed by the 1901 election.
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Overview of the result edit
The Liberal Party once again retained a strong majority.
Candidates edit
42 candidates were returned unopposed, with only nine seats being contested, and several of these were between rival Liberal candidates. This was the highest number of uncontested seats since the council was created. Fourteen of those elected at the first election, and who had served continuously since then, sought re-election
Of the retiring aldermen, only Gwilym Evans, former chairman of the council, sought election. He had been defeated for a Llanelli ward in 1892 but was now returned unopposed for a different ward.
Outcome edit
Although the number of contested elections was small, a number of wards were keenly contested.
There were notable Liberal victories at Caio, where Sir James Hills-Johnes was defeated, and at Pembrey, where W.J. Buckley lost to the Liberal candidate David Evans. Buckley had been a member since 1889 and was parliamentary candidate for West Carmarthenshire.
The Conservatives, in turn, gained ground by winning a number of seats including St Clears and Llanboidy. In Llanelli, John Allen Williams, editor of the Llanelly Guardian, was returned unopposed as a Liberal Unionist.
Seven of the aldermanic seats were occupied by Liberals with the newly elected aldermen including Sir James Hills-Johnes and John Williams, both of whom had been defeated at the polls. Two Conservatives were elected as aldermen, a net gan of one on the aldermanic bench.
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Francis Jones | 217 | |||
Conservative | Sir James Hills-Johnes* | 201 | |||
Majority | 16 | N/A | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.E. Brigstocke | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | 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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Davies | 258 | |||
Liberal | D.D. Walters | 163 | |||
Majority | 95 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Cilycwm edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Conwil edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kidwelly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Stephens | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | 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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Thomas | 298 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Evans* | 248 | |||
Majority | 50 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llandebie edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jones* | Unopposed | |||
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 | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division.1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | J. Allen Williams | unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Mayberry* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William David | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Thomas Johns* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold |
Llanelly Division 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Parry* | 222 | |||
Liberal | D. Rees Edmunds | 114 | |||
Majority | 108 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | 147 | |||
Liberal | T. Williams | 135 | |||
Liberal | J. Auckland | 102 | |||
Majority | 12 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | unopposed | |||
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* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David John* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gwilym Evans** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Viscount Emlyn* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Rees Jones | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangadock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Davies | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangeler edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel W.P. Lewes | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Jenkins | 159 | |||
Liberal | John Jenkins | 126 | |||
Majority | 33 | ||||
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 | Morgan Jones | 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 | 177 | |||
Liberal | D.W. Lewis | 114 | |||
William Williams | 80 | ||||
Majority | 63 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanybyther edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mothvey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Evans | 336 | |||
Liberal Unionist | W.J. Buckley* | 213 | |||
Majority | 123 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Pembrey South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.S. Marsh* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr Howell Rees* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Clears edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr R.L. Thomas | 253 | |||
Liberal | John Williams* | 246 | |||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St Ishmael edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John 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
In addition to the 51 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 aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.[2]
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
- J.S. Tregoning, Iscoed, Conservative (retiring alderman) 43
- John Lewis, Meirios Hall, Liberal (retiring alderman) 42
- D.L. Jones, Derlwyn, Liberal (retiring alderman) 42
- R.W. Stephens, Coedybrain, Liberal (retiring alderman) 41
- David Evans, Llangennech, Liberal (retiring alderman)38
In addition, the following four new aldermen were elected:
- Rev. William Davies, Llandilo, Liberal 38
- James Hill-Johnes, Dolaucothy, Conservative (defeated candidate at Caio) 35
- Rev. W. Thomas, Whitland, Liberal (elected member for Whitland) 38
- John Williams, Llanginning, Liberal 35 (defeated candidate at St Clears)
One retiring alderman was elected as councillor but not re-elected as alderman:
- Gwilym Evans, Liberal
Two aldermen were not re-elected
- J. Bagnall Evans, Liberal
- Robert Scourfield, Llansteffan, Liberal
References edit
- ^ "Results". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1898.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire". Cardiff Times. 19 March 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 3 November 2016.