1889 Montgomeryshire County Council election

The first elections to the Montgomeryshire County Council were held in January 1889. 22 Liberals and 18 Conservatives were elected. ^[1]

Results

Cemmaes

Cemmaes ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Evans	147
	Independent	Edward Hughes	126
Majority			21

Darowen

Darowen ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Hughes Cilywenlian	112
	Conservative	Joseph Evans	93
	Independent	John Owen	37
Majority			19

Llanbrynmair

Llanbrynmair ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. L. Smith	139
	Liberal	A. P. Howell [2]	81
Majority			58

Llanidloes Borough

Llanidloes Borough ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jenkins	305
	Liberal	William Thomas	290
	Conservative	Evan Williams	161
	Conservative	John Kitto	148
Majority

Llanidloes Parish

Llanidloes Parish ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Henry Williams	143
	Conservative	Evan Powell	62
Majority			81

Machynlleth

Machynlleth ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lord Henry Vane-Tempest	221
	Liberal	John Rowlands	150
Majority			71

Newtown

Newtown ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Parry Jones	650
	Liberal	Martin Woosnam	592
	Liberal	Richard Lloyd	581
	Liberal	Hugh Lewis	562
	Ind. Conservative	Pryce Pryce-Jones	556
	Ind. Conservative	Edward Pryce-Jones	506
	Ind. Conservative	Edward Powell	388
	Ind. Conservative	A. D. Dawson	376
Majority

Uwchygarreg

Uwchygarreg ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Davies	96
	Conservative	W. E. Gilbertson Pritchard	39
Majority			57

Welshpool

Welshpool ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Herbert, Lord Powis	749
	Conservative	David Richards	705
	Conservative	Cpt. Mytton	637
	Conservative	Abraham Howell	500
	Liberal	David Bebb	436
	Conservative	John Jones	400
Majority

References

1. "Montgomeryshire County Council". The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard . 25 January 1889. Retrieved 4 December 2013. This source contains results from the southern part of the county.
2. "County Council election addresses - A. P. Howell". The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard . 23 November 1888. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

Bibliography

• Morgan, Kenneth O. (1967). "Cardiganshire Politics: The Liberal Ascendancy 1885-1923". Ceredigion. 5 (4): 311–346.