1922 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held in April 1922.^[1] It was preceded by the 1919 election, and was followed by the 1925 election. Ten members were returned unopposed.^[2] The successful candidates were also elected to the Carmarthen Board of Guardians.

Overview of the results

The election was fought on non-political lines, in contrast to the county election the previous month.

Ward Results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Davies	167
Independent	Thomas Duncan Dempster	154
Independent	Evan Griffiths	141
Independent	T. Alfred Jarman	105
Independent	John George Davies	90
Independent	Richard Davies	78
Independent	Evan Evans	75
Independent	Daniel Davies	65
Independent	David Davies	38
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Jones*	108
Independent	Thomas Phillips	41
Independent hold		Swing

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Jones Evans*	250
Independent	David Jones	215
Independent	John Davies	162
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Benjamin Edwards	213
Independent	J. Lloyd	142
Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney (two seats)

Llanarthney 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Brazell*	634
Labour	Thomas Thomas	519
Independent	David Evans	413
Labour	John Thomas	231
Independent hold		Swing
Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Richard Rees*	36
Independent	George Alfred Lewis	23
Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Benjamin Thomas*	36
Independent	T.H. David	33
Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Bowen	220
Independent	Edgar Stephens	112
Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Evans	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Evan Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Richard Williams*	450
Independent	Rees Thomas	311
Independent	David Rees	132
Labour hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Roberts*	182
Independent	John Moses	169
Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Thomas Williams*	55
Independent	John Lewis Davies	53
Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Evan Jones	103
Independent	John Jones	67
Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John James	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Llewelyn Richards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Williams	127
Independent	George R. Thomas	72
Independent hold		Swing

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William James Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Calvin Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Salmon*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Beynon*	299
Independent	Rev Henry R. Charles	183
Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Simon Owen Thomas	Unopposed
Independent	Richard Emmett Rees*	Unopposed
Independent	Davey Ge0rge Bowen	96
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. All six sitting members were returned unopposed.^[2]

Carmarthen (six seats)

Carmarthen 1922
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Miss S.A. Evans*	Unopposed
Independent	Andrew Fuller-Mills*	Unopposed
Independent	David Hinds*	Unopposed
Independent	John Dyfnallt Owen*	Unopposed
Independent	Georgina M.E. White*	Unopposed
Independent	Thomas Williams	Unopposed
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

References

^ "Carmarthen Rural District Council. The Election Results". Welshman. 7 April 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Unopposed Returns. Boards of Guardians and District Councils". Welshman. 24 March 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[W_7-4-22_RDC-1] "Carmarthen Rural District Council. The Election Results". Welshman. 7 April 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[W_24-3-22-2] "Unopposed Returns. Boards of Guardians and District Councils". Welshman. 24 March 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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