1934 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held on 26 March 1934.^[1] A large number of candidates had been returned unopposed with only six wards being contested.^[2]

It was preceded by the 1931 election and was the last election conducted prior to the implementation of a review into district boundaries in Carmarthenshire. Following a recommendation made in 1932, it was decided that the rural districts of Carmarthen and Whitland would be merged.^[3] A more drastic proposal to combine the rural districts of Carmarthen, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn and Whitland, together with Newcastle Emlyn UDC, was rejected.^[3]

A partial election would be held in 1935 in seats where wards would be amalgamated or the number of seats reduced as a result of re-organization. Members unaffected by the changes would remain in post. The 1937 election would be the first time that a whole council would be elected for the merged authority.

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Outcome

Once again, the vast majority of candidates were Independents and the majority were returned unopposed. However, Labour gained three seats, including two at Llanarthney, reversing the loss of a seat there in 1931. Labour also won the Llanddarog ward, defeating J.W. Lewis, the father of the Counci who had represented the seat for 25 years.

Ward Results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Duncan Dempster*	Unopposed
Independent	Evan Griffiths*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Walter Lloyd Harries*	Unopposed
Independent	William H. Phillips	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Rhys Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Evans Williams	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Thomas	167
Independent	Thomas Jones*	167
Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	William Evans	718
Labour	David Morgan Davies	716
Independent	Daniel Davies	411
Labour gain from Independent		Swing
Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Alfred Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Gwilym Rees	251
Independent	James William Lewis*	198
Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Henry David*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Morris Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Johnny Joshua	143
Independent	John Thomas	121
Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Thomas*	Unopposed
Labour	Richard Williams*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David John Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Dyer*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Samuel Evans	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Llewelyn Richards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Thomas Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1931
	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	David James Evans	{{{votes}}}	50
Independent	Evan Rees Evans		28
Independent	Lewis Evans		27
Independent	Thomas Evans		21
Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Daniel Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hughes*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Theophilus Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (two seats)

St Ishmaels 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Morgan	Unopposed
Independent	Evan Wilkins*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Simon Owen Thomas*	Unopposed
Independent	Henry Trevor Williams*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

References

^ "District Council Elections. Carmarthenshire Results". Welshman. 30 March 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "Rural District Council Elections. Five Contests in Carmarthen". Welshman. 16 March 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "New County Areas. Seven Districts for Carmarthenshire. Important Proposals. Whitland to be Merged". Welshman. 18 March 1932. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[W_30-3-34-1] "District Council Elections. Carmarthenshire Results". Welshman. 30 March 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[W_16-3-34-2] "Rural District Council Elections. Five Contests in Carmarthen". Welshman. 16 March 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[W_18-3-32-3] "New County Areas. Seven Districts for Carmarthenshire. Important Proposals. Whitland to be Merged". Welshman. 18 March 1932. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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