1898 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The fourth election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1898. ^[1] It was preceded by the 1895 election and followed by the 1901 election.

Overview of the result

In 1898 there were a number of uncontested but most seats were contested as the Conservatives sought to hold on to gains made in 1895. ^[2]

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Results

Ambleston

Ambleston 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.H. Harries	188
	Liberal	James Jenkins*	135
Majority			53
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Amroth

Amroth 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sackville Herbert Owen*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Begelly

Begelly 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Seymour Allen	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Burton

Burton 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Owen H. P. Scourfield, Bart.*	245
	Liberal	Walter Evans	126
Majority			119
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camrose

Camrose 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Penn	142
	Liberal	W.J. Canton*	125
Majority			17
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Carew

Carew 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lort Phillips*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clydey

Clydey 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lemuel Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Castlemartin

Castlemartin 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Leach*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw

Eglwyswrw 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Robinson	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Fishguard

Fishguard 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Charles Yorke	179
	Liberal	John Clement James	131
Majority			48
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O.H.S. Williams*	119
	Liberal	Philip White	67
Majority			52
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marlay Samson	151
	Liberal	W. Davies	138
Majority			13
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harry Philipps	231
	Liberal	Ebenezer Davies	85
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's

St Martin's 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Llewellin	251
	Conservative	Morris Owen*	220
Majority			31
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Kilgerran

Kilgerran 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.V. Colby*	Unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Lewis James*	214
	Conservative	Morgans	56
Majority			156
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfyrnach

Llanfyrnach 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.H. James*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnda

Llanwnda 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr William Williams*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangwm

Carrow was elected as a Liberal in 1892 and a Conservative in 1895.

Llangwm 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Richard Carrow*	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Llanstadwell

Llanstadwell 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John H. Coram*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llawhaden

Llawhaden 1898

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

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manorbier

Manorbier 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles William Rees Stokes*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mathry

Mathry 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.E. Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Milford

Dr Griffith had stood as a Liberal in 1892 and a Liberal Unionist in 1895.

Milford 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr George Griffith*	Unopposed
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Monkton

Monkton 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Major W.S. Wynne	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Narberth North

Narberth North 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ward*	162
	Conservative	Davies	129
Majority			33
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nevern

Nevern 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Llewellyn Gilbert*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newport

Newport 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr David Havard*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Ward 30

Pembroke Ward 30 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.H.O.M. Bryant*	219
	Liberal	Davies	142
Majority			77
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Pembroke Ward 31

Pembroke Ward 31 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert George	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 32

Pembroke Dock Ward 32 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Brown*	134
	Liberal	W. Davies	104
Majority			30
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 33

Pembroke Dock Ward 33 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Bolt Sketch*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 34

Pembroke Dock Ward 34 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr J.F. Stamper*	177
	Liberal	W. Ivemy	172
Majority			5
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 35

Pembroke Dock Ward 35 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hughes Brown*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 36

Pembroke Dock Ward 36 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S.R. Allen*	186
	Liberal	J.H. Silcox	50
Majority			136
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St David's

St David's 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Howard Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Havard*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1898

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

St Issels

St Issels 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.R. Vickerman*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Slebech and Martletwy

Slebech and Martletwy 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir C.E.G. Philipps Bart.*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Steynton

Steynton 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.T. Fisher*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 44

Tenby Ward 44 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clement J. Williams*	198
	Liberal	Egerton Allen	59
Majority			139
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 45

Tenby Ward 45 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H.J. Gregory*	192
	Liberal	Egerton Allen	65
Majority			127
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walwyn's Castle

Walwyn's Castle 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Howell Walters*	182
	Liberal	John George	95
Majority			87
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitchurch

Whitchurch 1898

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

Wiston

Wiston 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Llewellin*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

Aldermen were elected at the first meeting of the new council.

References

1. "Pembrokeshire County Council. Results of Contested Elections". Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph. 9 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
2. "County Council Elections. The Nominations". Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph. 23 February 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2017.