An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in April 1952. [1] It was preceded by the 1949 election and followed, by the 1955 election.
After capturing control of the Council for the first time in 1949, Labour strengthened their hold by gaining an additional six seats in the Llanelli area. These included the two new wards created after boundary changes and the two wards in Llanelli town lost in by-elections in 1949. This counterbalanced the loss of Llangeler where Labour did not field a candidate. This was augmented by taking seven of the nine vacancies on the aldermanic bench. [2]
Two additional seats were created, at Burry Port and Felinfoel.
The aldermen who retired at the election were ...
Retiring Labour councillors Haydn Lewis and Evan Bevan stood down in Ammanford and Llandybie respectively to allow Aldermen Frank Davies, and D.B. Lewis to be returned unopposed. Likewise, H.H. Harries and J.H. Davies stood down in Llandissilio and Llansteffan in favour of Edward James and T.Ll. Harries. Aldermen John Phillips (Cwmamman) and J.D. Rees (St Clears) withdrew at the last moment. [3]
34 members were returned unopposed, which included both rural and urban seats. [3]
25 seats were contested, including a number of instances where rival Independents fought each other. As in 1949, Independents sought to fight elections in Llanelli as a group, but had little success. Following the elections, Labour held all nine wards in Llanelli town for the first time.
A number of retiring aldermen stood as candidates and were returned unopposed. In Carmarthen, Alderman William Edwards, a member of the Council since 1928, stood in a town ward rather than in Llangunnor which he represented as a councilor until 1946. Edwards was defeated by the retiring Labour member.
This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections.
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 | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William John Phillips | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Davies** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Harries* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Isaac Daniel* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Labor Dennis | 921 | |||
Independent | Dr W.D. Williams | 471 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Lewis* | 901 | |||
Independent | Gwyn Thomas | 273 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G.V. Davies* | 1,240 | |||
Independent | William Edwards** | 1,022 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.O. Morgans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Verdi Jenkins* | 931 | |||
Labour | Ellis J. Powell | 708 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.E. James Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.I. Lewis | 448 | |||
Independent | J.A. Owen* | 290 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Howells** | unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Boundary Change
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Stone* | 864 | |||
Independent | J.G. Thomas | 358 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.H. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.G. John | 797 | |||
Independent | H.R. Lewis | 582 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Edgar Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Joshua Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym R. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.B. Lewis** | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Marlais Humphreys | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Morgan Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Davies | 565 | |||
Independent | Anthony H. Gower* | 425 | |||
Independent | James James | 157 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Edward James** | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwyn Howells* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Griffith Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev David Penry Jones* | 1,064 | |||
Independent | W.G. Edmunds | 1,041 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dr H.D. Llewellyn | 1,117 | |||
Independent | John Zammit* | 1,070 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs Claudia R. Rees* | 696 | |||
Independent | Edith A. Francis | 283 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs Charlotte Hopkins* | 1,306 | |||
Independent | Thomas B.J. Perks | 685 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sidney Lewis | 532 | |||
Independent | Frederick Howells* | 500 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William J. Davies* | 859 | |||
Independent | William Hughes | 93 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.J. Williams | 1,387 | |||
Independent | Eleanor Thomas* | 651 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George M. McConkey | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S.I. Thomas | 1,150 | |||
Independent | A.H. Olive* | 865 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.J. Williams* | 766 | |||
Labour | D.G. Williams | 446 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Richard Evans | 618 | |||
Independent | William Jones | 486 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Evans | unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev R.G. James* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Bowen* | 959 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Trefor Beasley | 289 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Dobson Phelps | 626 | |||
Independent | William Parry Thomas* | 557 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sidney Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Williams* | 312 | |||
Independent | John Morgan | 295 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.Ll. Haries* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Morgan Lewis Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon John Elwyn Samuel* | 1,180 | |||
Independent | Evelyn M. Thomas | 503 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Josiah Jones* | 1,674 | |||
Independent | Owen A. Jenkins | 658 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.E. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trevor Rhys Morris* | 815 | |||
Independent | M.T. Evans | 418 | |||
Independent | M. Jones | 240 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Simon Owen Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brinley Jenkins* | 718 | |||
Independent | William Harries | 288 | |||
Independent | C. Phillips | 206 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.J.F. Thomas | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Hughes Mathias* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
In addition to the 59 councillors the council consisted of 19 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections, seven of the nine aldermanic vacancies were taken by Labour. The leader of the Labour group, Douglas Hughes, justified this by stating that the Independents had behaved in a similar fashion over many years. [2]
Following the selection of aldermen the following by-elections were held. Four members of the previous authority who had stood down in favour of retiring aldermen were now returned unopposed. [4] The two contested elections included a strong showing by Plaid Cymru in Ammanford. [5]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Haydn Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Elias Evans | 663 | |||
Plaid Cymru | David Samuel Gwynfor Evans | 558 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Cledwyn Francis | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edgar S. Samuel | 497 | |||
Independent Labour | Gwilym Thomas | 344 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.M. Davies | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Evan Bevan* | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Morris | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.H. Harries | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.H. Davies | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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