The twelfth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1925. It was preceded by the 1922 election and followed by the 1928 election.
Overview of the Result edit
Having lost its majority at the 1922 elections, Labour regained control of the County Council by winning seven seats.[1]
Boundary Changes edit
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Candidates edit
16 councillors were returned unopposed.[2]
Of the eleven retiring aldermen, nine sought re-election. Seven of their number were returned unopposed; these included the chairman of the County Council, Daniel Daniels (Lib, Dulais Valley) after the sitting Labour councillor stood down in his favour.
Contested Elections edit
The pattern of contests was similar to 1922, although Labour contested some seats that it had not previously stood.[3]
Three retiring aldermen faced opposition. Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry) faced a Labour opponent and the seat had been held by Labour since a 1919 by-election. W.H. Davies (Lab, Gower) faced an Independent opponent and in Caerphilly the sitting Independent stood down in favour of Joseph Howells though he faced a Labour challenge.
Outcome edit
Labour gained seven seats and lost only one, establishing a firm majority on the County Council.
Results edit
Aberaman edit
Rose Davies captured a seat previously held by a Liberal and became the first woman elected to the County Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Florence Rose Davies | 1,989 | |||
Independent | Joseph Martin | 1,786 | |||
Majority | 203 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Aberavon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Lewis Hare* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Abercynon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Johnson Dicks | 2,158 | |||
Liberal | Dr J. Llewelyn Morris* | 1,975 | |||
Majority | 183 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Aberdare Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Thomas** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bargoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.H. Hopkins | 1,284 | |||
Independent | Dr B.H.E. McCrae* | 1,136 | |||
Majority | 148 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Barry edit
Alderman D.H. Williams, chair of the Central Welsh Board of Education, comfortably won the seat but this was technically a Liberal gain from Labour who had held the seat since a by-election after Williams was re-elected as alderman in 1919.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D.H. Williams** | 2,216 | |||
Labour | B.B. Bembridge | 734 | |||
Majority | 1,482 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry Dock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.M. Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Blaengwawr edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William J. Edwards | 1,189 | |||
Independent | H. Cowen | 787 | |||
Majority | 402 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Bridgend edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dapho Llewellyn Powell** | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Briton Ferry edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Gethin | 1,800 | |||
Conservative | M.G. Roberts* | 1,562 | |||
Majority | 243 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cadoxton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.R. Llewellyn* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Caerphilly edit
Alderman Joseph Howells won the seat after the sitting Independent councillor withdrew in his favour.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Howells** | 2,067 | |||
Labour | Evan Phillips | 1,477 | |||
Majority | 610 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Cilfynydd edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dan Rees* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coedffranc edit
W.T. Jenkins had previously stood as an Independent but now declared himself a Labour supporter.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Phillip Jenkins | 2,007 | |||
Independent | Ogley L. David | 1,893 | |||
Majority | 114 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cowbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel H.R. Homfray* | 2,139 | |||
Labour | Johnson Miles | 639 | |||
Majority | 1,500 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cwm Aber edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hubert Jenkins* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cwmavon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Jones Edwards* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cymmer edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Dinas Powys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claude D. Thompson* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dulais Valley edit
Alderman Daniel Daniels of Crynant, chairman of the County Council, was returned unopposed after the sitting Labour councillor did not contest the seat. This was technically a Liberal gain.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Daniel Daniels** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Ferndale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jabez Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gadlys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Marchant Harries* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Glyncorrwg edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jenkins** | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Gower edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frederick W. Davies* | 1,634 | |||
Labour | William Henry Davies** | 1,441 | |||
Majority | 193 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Hengoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Richards* | 1,216 | |||
Labour | E. Jenkins | 995 | |||
Majority | 221 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Hopkinstown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.H. Fleming** | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kibbor edit
Henry Lewis again returned after many years.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lewis* | 1,035 | |||
Liberal | D. Morgan Rees | 379 | |||
Majority | 656 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llandaff edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lewis Lougher* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Llandeilo Talybont edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caradog Jones | 1,190 | |||
Independent | Llewellyn Davies | 957 | |||
Majority | 233 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfabon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Phillips* | 1,360 | |||
Liberal | Arthur Hopkins | 1,175 | |||
Majority | 185 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llwydcoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Morgan Llewellyn* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llwynypia and Clydach edit
James Evans, grocer, elected following Richard Lewis's election as alderman in 1901, was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Evans* | unopposed |
Loughor edit
The sitting member had been elected as a Liberal in 1922.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas J. Thomas* | 1,582 | |||
Labour | William Evans | 1,534 | |||
Majority | 48 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Maesteg, East and West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas E. Hopkins* | 1,881 | |||
Labour | E. Barnett | 1,026 | |||
Majority | 855 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Mountain Ash edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lord Aberdare* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Neath (North) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Griffith Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Neath (South) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Gibbins* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Newcastle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.H. Mole* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ogmore Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David J. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Penarth North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Hallett | 655 | |||
Labour | Peter Freeman | 646 | |||
Majority | 9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pencoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Howell** | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Penrhiwceiber edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.O. James | 2,740 | |||
Liberal | Dr. Ben Phillips-Jones* | 2,289 | |||
Majority | 451 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Pentre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Alfred Thomas* | 1,542 | |||
Labour | T.T. Andrews | 1,076 | |||
Majority | 486 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pontardawe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Daniel Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontyclun edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Jenkins* | 1,718 | |||
Labour | D. Harris | 623 | |||
Majority | 1,095 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Port Talbot East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Port Talbot West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Llewelyn David** | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Porthcawl edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sir Thomas Jones* | 1,644 | |||
Labour | Thomas Woods | 1,340 | |||
Majority | 255 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pontlottyn edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hammond* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pontycymmer edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jonathan Maddocks | 1,654 | |||
Labour | J. Jones | 1,610 | |||
Majority | 44 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Pontypridd edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fleming | 602 | |||
Liberal | James Roberts* | 398 | |||
Conservative | H.M. Gregory | 383 | |||
Majority | 204 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Penygraig edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nefydd Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Porth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Swansea Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Thomas* | 2,300 | |||
Labour | J.L. Rees | 1,622 | |||
Majority | 678 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Arthur Jones* | 1,496 | |||
Independent | Morgan Lloyd Griffiths | 882 | |||
Independent | Levi Morgan | 191 | |||
Majority | 614 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Treforest edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Enoch Treharne | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Treforest edit
The sitting member had been elected as a Liberal in 1922.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur James Chick | 1,488 | |||
Independent | John Thomas Rees* | 1,164 | |||
Majority | 324 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Treherbert edit
Enoch Davies, returned in 1901 following William Morgan's re-election as alderman, was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Enoch Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Treorchy edit
Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Tylorstown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr T.H. Morris* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Vale of Neath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.H. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ynyshir edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Dalling* | 996 | |||
Independent Labour | William Thomas | 985 | |||
Liberal | D. Lewis Daniel | 715 | |||
Majority | 11 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ystalyfera edit
D.W. Davies regained the seat he lost three years previously.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.W. Davies | 1,527 | |||
Labour | Daniel T. Jones* | 1,153 | |||
Majority | 374 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Ystrad edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr W.E. Thomas* | 1,818 | |||
Labour | J. Davies | 1,183 | |||
Majority | 635 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Election of Aldermen edit
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 1925 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, all of which were filled by Labour nominees (including one long-serving Liberal).[5] These included the first woman elected to the Council, Rose Davies (Aberaman).
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
- E.H. Fleming (Lab, Hopkinstown)
- William Jenkins (Lab, Glyncorrwg)
- David Lewis (Lab, Tylorstown)
- Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry)
In addition, the following seven new aldermen were elected:
- David Daniel Davies (Lab, Pontardawe)
- Rose Davies (Lab, Aberaman)
- John Evans (Lan, Maesteg)
- Johnson Dicks (Lab, Abercynon)
- Caradoc Jones (Lab, Llandeilo Talybont)
- John Phillips (Lab, Llanfabon)
- John Thomas (Lab, Port Talbot)
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected as members of the Council but were not re-elected as aldermen:
- Llewellyn David (Ind, Port Talbot)
- Daniel Daniels (Lib, Dulais Valley)
- Joseph Howells (Lib, Caerphilly)
- William Thomas (Lib, Aberdare)
By-elections edit
Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.
Aberaman by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Abercynon by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Barry by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Glyncorrwg by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Hopkinstown by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llandeilo Talybont by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Llewellyn Davies | 1,501 | |||
Labour | J. Powell | 1,378 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanfabon by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Bowen | 1,338 | |||
Independent | William Hopkins | 1,189 | |||
Majority | 149 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Maesteg by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Pontardawe by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Williams | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Port Talbot by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Tylorstown by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Seven Seats Won. Supremacy Regained After Three Years". Western Mail. 7 March 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "County Council Elections. Unopposed Returns in Glamorgan". Western Mail. 26 February 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Welsh County Elections. Polling Somewhat Featureless. Labour Gains". Western Mail. 6 March 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Other Glamorgan Results". Western Mail. 7 March 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "County Council Honours. Chairman and Vice-Chairman Re-elected. Labour Aldermen". Western Mail. 13 March 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
Bibliography edit
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.