1910 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council was held in April 1910.^[1] It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Carmarthen Board of Guardians. A significant number of members were returned unopposed.^[2]

Ward Results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	D. Harries Davies	145
Independent	W. Williams	138
Independent	John Williams*	130
Independent	David Davies	83
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Benjamin Phillips*	150
Independent	Evan James	139
Independent	Thomas Howell	136
Independent	John Davies*	51
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Lewis	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Towers Smith	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney (two seats)

W.J. Thomas stood down having recently been elected to Carmarthenshire County Council. David Farr Davies, whom he defeated in that contest was elected unopposed after two candidates, including the other sitting member, William Brazell, withdrew.^[3]

Llanarthney 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	D. Farr Davies	Unopposed
Independent	William Harries	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.R. Rees*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	James William Lewis	119
Independent	Mrs Maria Morris	112
Independent	John Grugos Williams	99
Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Johnny Bowen	71
Independent	J. Griffiths	62
Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Herbert Walters	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	D.T. Gilbert*	235
Independent	John Lewis*	208
Independent	D.G. Jones	137
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Phillips	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Llewellyn Morgan	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Francis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Lewis	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Morris J. Evans	92
Independent	David Thomas	40
Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Edwards	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David John*	110
Independent	Thomas Thomas Lloyd	92
Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	D.G. Bowen*	Unopposed
Independent	J. Sylvanus Williams*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Carmarthen Board of Guardians. In addition six members were elected to represent the borough of Carmarthen.

There was a contested election which saw the five retiring members re-elected.^[1]

Carmarthen (six seats)

Carmarthen 1910
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Georgina M.E. White*	1,183
Independent	Miss Margaret A. Thomas*	1,117
Independent	Andrew Fuller-Mills*	1,068
Independent	Thomas Williams	999
Independent	J. Patagonia Lewis*	905
Independent	Thomas Thomas	902
Independent	J.T. Lewis*	846
Independent	William Jones	629
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "District Council and Boards of Guardians Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 8 April 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "District Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 25 March 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "Election of Guardians. Carmarthen". Welshman. 25 March 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[CJ_8-4-10_RDC-1] "District Council and Boards of Guardians Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 8 April 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[CJ_25-3-10_RDC_noms-2] "District Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 25 March 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[W_25-3-10-3] "Election of Guardians. Carmarthen". Welshman. 25 March 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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