1895 Carmarthenshire County Council election

1895 Carmarthenshire County Council election

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All 68 seats to Carmarthenshire County Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist Last election 55/68 9/68 1/68 Seats before 55/68 9/68 1/68 Seats won 53/68 13/68 1/68 Councillors 38 11 1 Aldermen 15 2 0 Seats +/– 2 4 0   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 3/68 Seats before 3/68 Seats won 1/68 Councillors 1 Aldermen 0 Seats +/– 2
Council control after election Liberal Liberal Party

The third election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1895. ^[1] It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election.

Overview of the result

The Liberals retained a strong majority.

Candidates

37 members were returned unopposed; the vast majority of whom were Liberals. This meant the Liberals were guaranteed a majority before a single vote was cast. 22 of those elected in 1889 sought re-election.

None of the retiring aldermen sought election as councillors.

Outcome

With only 14 contests out of a possible 51, the election attracted relatively little interest. Much attention was focused on Kidwelly, where the sitting member, Daniel Stephens, was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate. The Conservatives also won another three seats.

At Cenarth, the successful candidate was returned on the casting vote of the returning officer.

The subsequent election of Stephens as an alderman reflected some divisions in the Liberal ranks when a proposal was made that only elected members should be elevated to the aldermanic bench. ^[2]

Ward results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes*	226
	Liberal	T. Francis Jones	191
Majority			35
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James John	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Professor D.E. Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeremiah
	Conservative	Davies
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Evans*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	265
	Conservative	David Evan Stephens	156
Majority			109
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Holmes Stead	243
	Liberal	Daniel Stephens*	230
Majority			13
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John D. Morse*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Jones-Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandebie

Llandebie 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Herbert*	285
	Conservative	J. Price	145
Majority			140
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Jones*	320
	Liberal	W. Jones	254
Majority			66
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Gwynne Hughes*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Powell Jeffreys*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ll. Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H.J. Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 1

Wilson had been elected as an Independent in 1892, defeating Gwilym Evans

Llanelly Division 1 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.J. Wilson*	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division 3 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Trubshaw*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev J. Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Parry*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	75
	Liberal	William David	7
Majority			68
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Williams	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Owen Bonville*	231
	Liberal	David Lewis	156
Majority
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David John*	Unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins	120
	Liberal	W.B. Jones	52
Majority			68
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Emlyn*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T.R. Jones	186
	Liberal	T. Barrett	173
Majority			13
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangadock

Llangadock 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins	236
	Liberal	William Davies	203
Majority			33
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeler

Llangeler 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Thomas*
	Liberal	Daniel Lewis
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Harries*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C.E. Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev W.E. Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Johns	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Rees	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mothvey

Mothvey 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Walter Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey North

Buckley, the prospective Unionist candidate for West Carmarthenshire, had been returned as an Independent Liberal in 1892.

Pembrey North 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	W.J. Buckley*	unopposed
	Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal		Swing

Pembrey South

Marsh was returned as a Liberal in 1892

Pembrey South 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.S. Marsh*	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Howell Rees*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Davies	181
	Conservative	M.L.Price	117
Majority			64
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Lloyd Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Phillips*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Election of Aldermen

An unsuccessful attempt was made to select aldermen from among sitting members only. ^[2]

The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:

• Joseph Joseph, Liberal (retiring alderman)
• W.R. Edwards, Carmarthen, Liberal
• W.O. Brigstocke JP, Liberal (retiring alderman)
• Dr J.A. Jones, Llanelly, Liberal (retiring alderman)
• Henry Wilkins, Liberal

In addition, the following three new aldermen were elected:

• John Bevan, Llansadwrn
• Daniel Stephens, Liberal (defeated candidate at Kidwelly)
• Thomas Watkins, Tycerrig, Llandovery, Conservative

The following retiring aldermen were not re-elected

• John James, Llandovery
• David Randell MP, Liberal
• H. Nevill, Llanelli, Conservative
• T. Williams, Llwynhendy, Liberal
• D. Richards, Ammanford, Liberal

References

1. "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
2. "Carmarthenshire County Council". Welshman. 22 March 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2023.