1889 Carmarthenshire County Council election

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1889 Carmarthenshire County Council election
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All 68 seats to Carmarthenshire County Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist
Seats won53/6812/682/68
Councillors3992
Aldermen1430
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1/68
Councillors1
Aldermen0
Council control after election

Liberal
Liberal Party

The first election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in January 1889. [1] It was followed by the 1892 election.

Contents

Overview of the result

1889 was one of those landmark years in the history of Welsh Liberalism, a coming of age symbolized by the triumph across Wales of Liberal candidates in the inaugural county council elections.[ citation needed ]

Candidates

Most of the seats were contested by Liberal and Conservative candidates, although in a number of cases rival Liberals fought each other. The number of unopposed returns was small.

Outcome

There were a large number of contested elections and the majorities were small in most instances. The Liberals won a large majority of the seats with only nine Conservatives returned. There were also two Liberal Unionists, in Carmarthen and Llansteffan.

The Liberal victory was later auegmnented by the election of fourteen Liberals as aldermen, as opposed to three Conservatives.

This was the inaugural county election and therefore no comparison can be made with the previous elections. In some cases there is an ambiguity in the sources over the party affiliations and this is explained below where relevant.

Ward results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal D.L. Jones 226
Liberal John Lloyd221
Majority5
Liberal win (new seat)

Bettws

Bettws 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Nathaniel Jones 277
Liberal James Rees230
Majority46
Liberal win (new seat)

Caio

Caio 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. Lewis Davies 240
Conservative Sir James Hills-Johnes 200
Majority40
Liberal win (new seat)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Jenkins 235
Conservative H. Brunel White230
Majority5
Liberal win (new seat)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist H. Norton 213
Liberal Thomas Davies192
Majority21
Liberal Unionist win (new seat)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D.H. Thomas 170
Liberal W. de G. Warren132
Majority38
Conservative win (new seat)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal D. Rixon Morgan 251
Conservative James Phillips182
Majority69
Liberal win (new seat)

Cenarth

Cenarth 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Davies 239
Conservative H.W.T. Howell165
Majority
Liberal win (new seat)

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rev Thomas Evans 156
Conservative R. Campbell-Davys137
Liberal Unionist D.G. Vaughan63
Majority19
Liberal win (new seat)

Conwil

Conwil 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Jones 265
Conservative Thomas Davies121
Majority144
Liberal win (new seat)

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Daniel Stephens 135
Liberal Unionist T.W.A. Evans85
Conservative D.J. John28
Majority50
Liberal win (new seat)

Laugharne

Laugharne 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John D. Morse 145
Conservative E. Falkener128
Majority17
Liberal win (new seat)

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Davies 217
Liberal Rev D.S. Davies159
Conservative Rev R.G. Lawrence62
Majority58
Conservative win (new seat)

Llandebie

Llandebie 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lord Dynevor 260
Liberal David Richards186
Majority74
Conservative win (new seat)

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Powell 351
Conservative Herbert Peel202
Majority149
Liberal win (new seat)

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J.W. Gwynne Hughes 174
Conservative John Thomas120
Majority54
Liberal win (new seat)

Llandovery

Llandovery 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Col. D.E. JonesUnopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Llanedy

Llanedy 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Evan EvansUnopposed
Liberal win (new seat)

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H.J. Thomas 330
Conservative Henry Davies109
Conservative A.W. Stokes62
Majority221
Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 (six seats)

Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gwilym Evans 1,402
Liberal Joseph Mayberry 1,332
Liberal Henry Wilkins 1,330
Liberal Owen Bonville 1,234
Liberal Thomas Jenkins 1,212
Liberal Rev P. Phillips 1,139
Independent Hugh Nevill776
Conservative James Buckley756
Conservative Ernest Trubshaw722
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Ward No.2 (three seats)

Llanelly Ward No.2 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Phillips 774
Liberal W.J. Wilson 715
Liberal D.C. Parry 659
Conservative Dr Henry J. Buckley553
Liberal Unionist John A. Williams483
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Ward No.3 (two seats)

Llanelly Ward No.3 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John BourneUnopposed
Conservative J.S. TregoningUnopposed
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Viscount Emlyn Unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Evan HarriesUnopposed
Liberal win (new seat)

Llangadock

Llangadock 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Jenkins 270
Liberal W.N. Lewis213
Majority57
Liberal win (new seat)

Llangeler

Llangeler 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Lewis 268
Conservative Arthur Howell Jones260
Majority8
Liberal win (new seat)

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal EvansUnopposed
Liberal win (new seat)

Llangennech

Llangennech 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Glyn Thomas 202
Conservative Rev E.A. Davies111
Majority91
Liberal win (new seat)

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C.E. Morris 190
Conservative David Evan Stephens169
Majority21
Liberal win (new seat)

Llanon

Llanon 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rev W.E. Evans 146
Conservative Major Edward Riley90
Majority56
Liberal win (new seat)

Llansawel

Llansawel 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart. Unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Llanstephan

Thomas Morris of Coomb was the son of William Morris, former Liberal MP for Carmarthen Boroughs.

Llanstephan 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Thomas Morris 197
Liberal John Johns157
Majority40
Liberal Unionist win (new seat)

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Col. H. Davies-Evans 267
Liberal D.H. James246
Majority21
Conservative win (new seat)

Mothvey

Mothvey 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Jones 176
Liberal John Lewis136
Majority40
Liberal win (new seat)

Pembrey (two seats)

Pembrey 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal W.J. Buckley 176
Liberal William Howell 460
Liberal Rev D. Evans397
Conservative T. Williams394
Independent Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dr Howell ReesUnopposed
Liberal win (new seat)

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Daniel Evans 165
Liberal Thomas Price143
Majority22
Liberal win (new seat)

St Clears

St Clears 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. EvansUnopposed
Liberal win (new seat)

St Ishmael

J. Lewis Philipps of Bolahaul, near Carmarthen, had been a prominent figure in county government for many years and was chairman of the Carmarthen Board of Guardians from 1861 until 1884. [2]

St Ishmael 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Lewis Philipps 203
Liberal Evan Stephens180
Majority23
Conservative win (new seat)

Trelech

Trelech 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Davies 245
Liberal W. Phillips181
Conservative D. Jones108
Majority40
Liberal win (new seat)

Whitland and Llanboidy (two seats)

Whitland and Llanboidy 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rev. William Thomas 582
Liberal John Llewelyn 452
Liberal J. Bagnall Evans321
Conservative J. Beynon206
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Election of Aldermen

In addition to the 51 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the election of the initial sixteen aldermen, half of the aldermanic bench would be elected every three years following the triennial council election. After the initial elections, there were seventeen aldermanic vacancies and the following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council (with the number of votes cast recorded in each case). A second vote was held to determine which aldermen should retire in three years. [3]

Elected for six years

Elected for three years

As in Cardiganshire the Liberals agreed that the Conservatives be allocated three aldermanic seats only. [3] Only John Lewis Philipps was an elected member of the council.

Initially, Lewis Morris had been elected an alderman but he declined on the basis that he had no sufficient time at his disposal. He was then replaced by W.R. Edwards at the second meeting of the council. [4]

Aldermanic Vacanies, 1889-1892

David Bowen died a few weeks after his election as alderman, The council resolved to replace him with another representative from the Llandeilo area to serve for the remainder of the three-year term. [5]

Two vacancies arose in early 1891 following the resignation of W de G Warren and the death of J. Lewis Philipps. The vacancies were filled as follows: [6]

As a result of these changes there was one additional Liberal alderman at the expense of the Conservatives.

Morgan Davies died in February 1892, shortly before the end of his term as alderman. [7]

By-elections, 1889-1892

St Ishmaels by-election, 1889

In contrast to the position in other counties only one by-election was caused by the election of aldermen. This was in St Ishmaels where, following the election of John Lewis Philipps as an alderman the Liberal candidate captured the seat after a contest that took place in heavy snow. [8]

St Ishmaels by-election 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Lloyd Thomas 276
Conservative D.T. Morris98

Llanarthney by-election, 1889

Thomas Davies, Bremenda, the member for Llanarthney, died in August 1889 as a result of injuries sustained falling off his horse. [9] Rev R.G. Lawrence of Middleton Hall, an unsuccessful candidate at the election held earlier in the year was returned unopposed. [10]

Llanarthney by-election 1889
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rev R.G. Lawrence Unopposed N/AN/A

Pembrey by-election, 1890

A by-election arose in the Pembrey ward following the appointment of William Howell as returning officer for the county. [11]

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division) by-election, 1890

D. Rixon Morgan, the sitting member, resigned late in 1890. Professor D.E. Jones of the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, was chosen as his replacement as Liberal candidate. [12]

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) by-election, 1890
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Professor D.E. Jones Unopposed N/AN/A
Liberal hold

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References

  1. ↑ "County Councils. The Carmarthenshire Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 1 February 1889. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Death of Mr J.L. Philipps JP, Bolahaul". Carmarthen Journal. 6 February 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 8 February 1889. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman". Carmarthen Journal. 1 March 1889. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 31 May 1889. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Quarterly Meeting". Carmarthen Journal. 13 March 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Death of Alderman Morgan Davies". Carmarthen Journal. 22 January 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Carmarthen County Council. Bye Election at St Ishmael's". Carmarthen Journal. 15 March 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Llanarthney". Carmarthen Journal. 30 August 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Llanddarog". Carmarthen Journal. 11 October 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 28 February 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Carmarthen County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 21 November 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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