An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1931. [1] It was preceded by the 1928 election and followed by the 1934 election.
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1931. [1] It was preceded by the 1928 election and followed by the 1934 election.
The Independent group remained the majority grouping on the Council. In the Llanelli area the potential for Labour to win further ground was complicated by the appearance of Communist Party candidates.
There was one boundary change, namely the division of the existing Llandybie ward into two divisions, each of which was won by Labour.
Only a minority of the 53 divisions were contested.
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The aldermen who retired at the election were
This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. As noted, there was ambiguity in some cases over the party affiliation.
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 | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | |||||||||
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Labour | |||||||||
| Independent | |||||||||
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | |||||||||
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Labour | |||||||||
| Independent | |||||||||
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | |||||||||
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Labour | |||||||||
| Independent | |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David George* | unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Phillips* | 1,379 | |||
| Independent | D.M. Richards | 800 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Isaac Williams* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Katherine Isobel Harries | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lewis David Thomas* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H.S. Holmes* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Price Williams* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mrs Ellenora James* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sir Alfred Stephens* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Stephen Thomas* | unpopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Stephens* | 1,561 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Thomas | 604 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mrs C. Vaughan* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gwilym R. Thomas | 552 | |||
| Independent | David O. Davies | 403 | |||
| Independent | Frederick Davies | 225 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Boundary Change
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D.B. Lewis* | unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Evan Davies* | 560 | |||
| Independent | John Henry James | 424 | |||
| Independent | Owen Jones | 169 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lord Dynevor* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Harry Vaughan Watkins* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward James* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T.J. Parry-Jones* | unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William David Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daniel Roberts* | 1,047 | |||
| Labour | S.T. Vicary | 257 | |||
| Communist | A. Evans | 51 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Brinley R. Jones* | 488 | |||
| Independent | James Jones | 371 | |||
| Labour | John Roberts | 323 | |||
| Independent | Elizabeth Thomas | 49 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Roberts* | 521 | |||
| Labour | Percy M. Evans | 252 | |||
| Communist | Brin Jones | 55 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W.T. Morris* | 670 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Charles | 624 | |||
| Communist | William Morris | 50 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Miss Gwen Trubshaw* | 621 | |||
| Labour | Miss Mary M. Griffiths | 174 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Douglas Hughes | 636 | |||
| Independent | Mrs Agnes H. Evans | 334 | |||
| Communist | Enoch Collins | 51 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W. Powell Rees* | 806 | |||
| Labour | David John | 184 | |||
| Communist | Henry Jones | 16 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H.W. Bowen | 515 | |||
| Independent | William Davies* | 377 | |||
| Communist | Enoch Collins | 28 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Harry | 999 | |||
| Labour | J.R. Jones* | 680 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Joe Howells stood as an Independent against the official Labour candidate and won by a very narrow margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Howells* | 436 | |||
| Independent | D.J. Stone | 420 | |||
| Labour | John Harris | 398 | |||
| Communist | Arthur Evans | 11 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Jones* | 998 | |||
| Communist | S. Edwards | 180 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W.J. Evans* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Haydn Davies* | 709 | |||
| Independent | Lady Mary P.A.E. Mansell | 171 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R.E. Williams* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rev Henry Jones | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rev James Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D.J. Davies | 570 | |||
| Independent | David J. Jones* | 548 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Edwards* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rees Morgan* | unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Evan Harris* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T.Ll. Haries | 369 | |||
| Independent | John James Bowen* | 355 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Evan Morgan Evans | 562 | |||
| Independent | W. James Williams* | 527 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gomer Evans | 1.095 | |||
| Independent | David Evans* | 455 | |||
| Communist | Brin Jones | 79 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dr John Henry Williams* | 994 | |||
| Independent | Daniel Davies | 293 | |||
| Communist | Henry Jones | 22 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Jones* | 886 | |||
| Independent | Gomer Harries | 680 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Miss Gwendoline Lloyd-Price* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph David Rees* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Walter Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lewis L. Bowen* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Lewis Phillips* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
In addition to the 53 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections the following nine aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).
The fifth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1901. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election.
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The seventh election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1907. It was preceded by the 1904 election and followed by the 1910 election.
The eighth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1910. It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election.
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An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1925. It was preceded by the 1922 election and followed by the 1928 election.
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1928. It was preceded by the 1925 election and followed by the 1931 election.
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and followed by the 1937 election.
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1937. It was preceded by the 1934 election. Due to the Second World War no elections were held in 1940 and 1943 therefore the 1937 election was followed by the 1946 election.
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An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in April 1955. It was preceded by the 1952 election and followed, by the 1958 election.
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in April 1958. It was preceded by the 1955 election and followed, by the 1961 election.
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