1925 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held in April 1925. It was preceded by the 1922 election and was followed by the 1928 election. ^[1] The successful candidates were also elected to the Carmarthen Board of Guardians.

Overview of the results

Many Independent candidates were returned unopposed and only a small number of wards were contested by Labour candidates.

Ward results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Duncan Dempster*	289
	Independent	Evan Griffiths	236
	Independent	David Phillips	232
	Labour	David Davies	149
	Independent	Richard Davies	88
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1925

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

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones*	281
	Independent	John Jones Evans*	248
	Independent	Thomas Davies	213
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David James	95
	Independent	Thomas Jenkins*	62
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Edmunds*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Brazell*	Unopposed
	Labour	Thomas Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Alfred Lewis	35
	Independent	Thomas James Howell	27
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James William Lewis*	262
	Independent	William Walters	102
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1925

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

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1925

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

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1925

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

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Rees	Unopposed
	Labour	Richard Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Moses	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1925

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

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Jones	103
	Independent	John Jones	67
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Richards	145
	Independent	John Jones	127
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1925

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

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Morris*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lloyd Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Lewis	108
	Independent	Richard Jeremy*	100
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Wilkins	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David John Davies	Unopposed
	Independent	Richard Emment Rees*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Carmarthen Board of Guardians. In addition six members were elected to represent the borough of Carmarthen. All six sitting members were returned unopposed.

Carmarthen (six seats)

Carmarthen 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Hinds	Unopposed
	Independent	John Dyfnallt Owen	Unopposed
	Independent	Andrew Fuller-Mills*	Unopposed
	Independent	Thomas Williams	Unopposed
	Independent	G.W. Whicher	Unopposed
	Independent	Georgina M.E. White*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Guardians and District Council Nominations". Carmarthen Journal. 27 March 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2022.