An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1946. [1] The 1940 and 1943 elections were postponed due to the Second World War, therefore the election was preceded by the 1937 election and followed, by the 1949 election.
The Independents retained their majority despite a strong Labour challenge, which saw an increase in the number of candidates contesting wards outside of the industrial south and east of the county. Retiring aldermen were also obliged to face the electorate before being re-elected to the bench.
There were no boundary changes.
There were a number of unopposed returns, notably in Labour-held seats.
Many wards were keenly contested following the reinstatement of electoral politics after nine years.
In the Llanelli and Ammanford areas, Labour won ground, particularly in Llanelli town where three wards were gained from the Independents. Labour also defeated the sitting Independent at Llangeler (a rural ward where the party had been successful once before largely due to the prevalence of the woolen industry). Labour also won the St Ishmaels ward for the first time.
Another feature was that long-serving aldermen faced the electorate. A notable contest took place in Cwmamman where Alderman John Phillips, a member of the Council since 1922 narrowly defeated the sitting Labour councillor David Davies. In Carmarthen Town, Alderman William Price Williams was defeated by the retiring Independent, as was Alderman Evan Harris at Llansawel.
This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. In some cases there is an ambiguity in the sources over the party affiliations and this is explained below where relevant.
This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 53 councillors were elected.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | G.P. Philipps | 667 | |||
Independent | D.J. Williams* | 351 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Harries | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Boundary Change.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Davies* | 708 | |||
Independent | David Jones | 487 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T.S. Bowen* | 1,150 | |||
Independent Labour | Elvet Pugh | 396 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.D. Jenkins | 993 | |||
Independent | F.J. Morgan | 672 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Davies* | 486 | |||
Independent | Isaac Williams | 418 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jones* | 701 | |||
Labour | J.E. Hughes | 625 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.O. Morgans* | 1,003 | |||
Labour | G.G. Richards | 461 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Ithel P. Thomas* | 516 | |||
Labour | W.C. Ferman | 482 | |||
Independent | William Price Williams** | 396 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.J. James Jones | 576 | |||
Independent | Ellenora James* | 313 | |||
Independent | J. Clement Davies | 278 | |||
Majority | 263 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ivor Elystan Campbell Davys* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Phillips | 523 | |||
Independent | E.J. Evans | 472 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Phillips** | 1,091 | |||
Labour | David Davies* | 1,030 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Howells* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Amos Jones | 708 | |||
Independent | H.J. Owen | 378 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S.B. Williams* | 542 | |||
Independent | W.G. John | 404 | |||
Labour | H.G. Taylor | 203 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Edgar Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Benjamin Salmon* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David O. Davies | 702 | |||
Labour | Gwilym R. Thomas* | 666 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.B. Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Davies* | 708 | |||
Independent | J.W. Nicholas | 660 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Benjamin Hughes* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Anthony H. Gower | 485 | |||
Labour | James James | 307 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Henry Morris* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas William Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Griffith Evans* | 694 | |||
Independent | W.D. Davies | 352 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Penry Jones | 567 | |||
Communist | Enoch Collins | 245 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.T. Griffiths | 565 | |||
Independent | Brinley R. Jones* | 486 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.R. Rees | 600 | |||
Independent | James Jones* | 332 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Hopkins | 997 | |||
Independent | Martin L. Edwards* | 612 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwen Trubshaw* | 666 | |||
Communist | E.F. Seaward | 25 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Douglas Hughes* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Llewellyn Evans | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Fred Howells | 642 | |||
Labour | A. Palmer | 532 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A.H. Olive* | 843 | |||
Labour | J.M. Davies | 764 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.J. Williams | 680 | |||
Labour | Stephen Griffiths | 393 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Davies | 658 | |||
Independent | William Harry | 256 | |||
Independent | Thomas Richard Evans | 72 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. Jones | 406 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Evans | 405 | |||
Independent | W. Jones | 299 | |||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S.R. Thomas | 808 | |||
Independent | R.G. Owen* | 792 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Bowen | 731 | |||
Independent | Luther Rolfe | 361 | |||
Independent Labour | S. Morlais J. Lloyd | 278 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Edwards* | 513 | |||
Independent | W.P. Thomas | 482 | |||
Independent | David Jenkins | 186 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sidney Jones | 1,629 | |||
Independent | Eva M. Harris | 661 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Morgan* | 282 | |||
Independent | Evan Harris** | 279 | |||
Majority | 3 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.Ll. Haries* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | 877 | |||
Independent | Thomas Morgan | 574 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.R. Clement* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stepney | 799 | |||
Labour | J.J. Davies | 586 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Jones | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Watkin Davies | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Thomas* | 320 | |||
Independent | T.H. Lewis | 217 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph David Rees* | 1,005 | |||
Independent | Buckley | 333 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trevor Rhys Morris | 577 | |||
Independent | David Jones | 363 | |||
Independent | John W. Jones Cremlyn | 284 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S.O. Thomas* | 741 | |||
Independent | Stephen Davies | 282 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gomer Evans* | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Aubrey* | 1,601 | |||
Independent | W.D. Ford | 626 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Lewis Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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