1901 Glamorgan County Council election

The 1901 Glamorgan County Council election was the fifth contest for seats on this authority in south Wales. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. Glamorgan was by far the largest county in Wales in terms of population. Glamorgan County Council had been established by the Local Government Act 1888, the first elections being held in early 1889.

Overview of the result

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As in most parts of Wales, the Liberal Party was once again triumphant and won a majority of the seats. In 1901 the majority of the seats were uncontested, in contrast to the position at previous elections.[1]

Results are drawn from a number of sources. They include a number of newspapers.

Boundary changes

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There were no boundary changes at this election.

Retiring aldermen

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Eight of the eleven retiring aldermen were Liberals.

Results

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Aberaman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Davies
Majority
Liberal hold Swing
Aberavon 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Morgan Smith* unopposed

David Price Davies, a member of the Council since 1889 and an alderman from 1892 until 1898 was defeated.[2]

Aberdare Town 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Hughes 709
Liberal David Price Davies* 488
Liberal hold Swing
Barry 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Captain Hamilton Murrell* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Blaengwawr

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Blaengwawr 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Howell* unopposed
Cadoxton 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr P.J. O' Donnell unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Bridgend 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Morgan Randall unopposed
Independent gain from Liberal Swing

Jenkin Hill recaptured the seat he lost three years previously.

Briton Ferry 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jenkin Hill* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Caeharris 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edward Pritchard Martin unopposed
Caerphilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H.E. Morgan Lindsay 864
Liberal Richard Hill Male 488
Majority 365
Conservative hold Swing
Cilfynydd 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Roberts Davies* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Coedffranc 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Howell unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Coity 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Howell* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Cowbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R.T. Bassett unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Cwmavon

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Two Liberals, a sitting alderman and sitting councillor, opposed each other.

Cwmavon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert Evans* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Thomas Thomas recaptured the seat he lost three years previously.

Cyfarthfa 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab Thomas Thomas* 515
Liberal Thomas Davies 266
Majority
Lib-Lab gain from Liberal Swing
Cymmer 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Morgan Williams* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Dinas Powys 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Henry Jones* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
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Dowlais 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab John Davies* Unopposed N/A N/A
Lib-Lab hold
Dulais Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evan Evans Bevan* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Three candidates were nominated to contest the vacancy left by the former member, Rev Silas Charles, who had moved to Cardiff.[4]

Ferndale 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rev Silas Charles 778
Liberal Thomas Samuel 629

Charles Kenshole, elected unopposed in 1898 was defeated.[2]

Gadlys 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab A.S. Pleace 423
Evan Parker 380
Charles Kenshole* 249
Majority 43
Lib-Lab hold Swing
Garw Valley 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Thomas* Unopposed N/A N/A

Gellifaelog

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Gellifaelog
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Evan Lewis* unopposed
Gelligaer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry William Martin unopposed
Gower 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
George E. Gordon* unopposed
Kibbor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Lewis* unopposed
Llandaff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Forrest* unopposed

Llandeilo Talybont

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Llandeilo Talybont 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rees Harries* unopposed

Llansamlet

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Llansamlet 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jordan* unopposed

Llantrisant

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Llantrisant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Blandy Jenkins* unopposed

Rees Llewellyn, prominent industrialist and member of Aberdare Urban District Council won the seat.[2]

Llwydcoed 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rees Llewellyn 759
T. Lewis 289

Llwynypia and Clydach

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Llwynypia and Clydach 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Lewis* unopposed
Loughor and Penderry 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir J.T.D. Llewellyn** unopposed

The same two candidates had faced each other in 1895. On that occasion, Barrow had won and was elected as alderman for a three-year period. Jenkin Jones was then returned at a by-election.

Maesteg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jenkin Jones* 972
Liberal James Barrow** 842

Margam

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The previous councillor, Edward Knox, was said to have left the district.[1] D.R. David was the owner of the Taibach Tinplate Works and a prominent figure in the public life of the district.[5]

Margam 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
D.R. David unopposed
Merthyr Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J.W. Lewis 706
Liberal Alfred Edwards 597

Merthyr Vale

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Merthyr Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Prosser 538
Liberal Walter Bell 523
Majority 153

Morriston

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Morriston 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William John Percy Player Unopposed
Liberal hold
Mountain Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Morris 549
Liberal Samuel Evans 459
Liberal John Lewis 316
Majority 90
Liberal hold Swing
Neath (North) 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Hopkin Morgan* Unopposed
Unionist hold

At the previous election, Trick had stood as a Conservative.

Neath (South) 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W.B. Trick* Unopposed
Independent gain from Liberal Swing
Newcastle 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas J. Hughes unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Ogmore 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J.D. Nicholl unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Ogmore Valley

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Ogmore Valley 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Llewellyn* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Oystermouth 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
T.W. James unopposed
Swing

Penarth North

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Penarth North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W.B. Shepherd* 377
J.L. Norris 240
Liberal hold Swing

Penarth South

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Penarth South 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frederick Henry Jotham* unopposed

Penrhiwceiber

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Penrhiwceiber
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Dr. R. W. Jones unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Morris appears to have defected to the Unionists, leading to his defeat.

Pentre 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Elias Henry Davies unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Penydarren
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Davies* 516
Conservative T.E. Morgan 270
Majority 146
Pontardawe 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank W. Gilbertson* unopposed

Plymouth

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Plymouth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry W. Lewis* 603
Conservative A. Daniel 440

Although a Liberal gain, the shock was the defeat of Alderman Aaron Davies.

Pontlottyn 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Phillips 570
Liberal Rev Aaron Davies** 355
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Pontypridd 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter H. Morgan** unopposed

Porth and Penygraig

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Porth and Penygraig 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Jones Griffiths** unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Resolven 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daniel Evans** unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

John Davies had been defeated in the two previous elections but was now returned unopposed.

Sketty 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rev John Davies unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Clydach

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Clydach 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Jones* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

James Roberts had won the seat at a by-election following the death of the previous member, David Leyshon

Treforest 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Samuel Evans 671
Liberal James Roberts* 614
Majority 57
Treherbert 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Morgan** unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Treorchy

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Treorchy 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab Daronwy Isaac* Unopposed N/A N/A
Lib-Lab hold

Trealaw and Tonypandy

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Tonypandy 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D.W. Davies* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Tylorstown and Ynyshir

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Tylorstown and Ynyshir 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T.H. Morris* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Ystalyfera

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Ystalyfera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr David Thomas* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
 
Clifford Cory
Ystrad 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clifford John Cory* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Election of aldermen

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In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1901 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies.

The following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.[6] A notable feature was the non-election of Sir John Llewelyn, an alderman since 1889. As a result, there were no Conservative aldermen on Glamorgan County Council, the first time that this had occurred.

elected for six years

  • Richard Lewis, Liberal (elected councillor at Llwynypia and Clydach)
  • Walter H. Morgan, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Pontypridd)
  • John Jones Griffiths, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Porth)
  • William Morgan, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Treherbert)
  • Thomas Williams
  • John Thomas, Liberal-Labour (elected councillor at Garw Valley)
  • Morgan Williams, Liberal, Ynyshir
  • Edward Edwards, Liberal, Nelson
  • Thomas Thomas, Liberal, Merthyr
  • Thomas Jones, Liberal, Swansea Valley
  • Jenkin Hill, Liberal (elected councillor at Briton Ferry)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Glamorgan County Council. Nominations and Unopposed Returns". Cambrian. 8 March 1901. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Etholiad Cynghor Sirol Morgannwg. Aberdar ". Tarian y Gweithiwr. 2 May 1901. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ^ "County Council elections". Evening Express. 4 March 1901. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "County Council Contests". Evening Express. 1 March 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Death of Colonel D.R. David". Glamorgan Gazette. 4 January 1907. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Glamorgan County Council. Annual Meeting at Pontypridd". Weekly Mail. 16 March 1901. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

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