The first elections to the Montgomeryshire County Council were held in January 1889. 22 Liberals and 18 Conservatives were elected.[1]
Results
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Cemmaes
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Evans | 147 | |||
| Independent | Edward Hughes | 126 | |||
| Majority | 21 | ||||
Darowen
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Evan Hughes Cilywenlian | 112 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Evans | 93 | |||
| Independent | John Owen | 37 | |||
| Majority | 19 | ||||
Llanbrynmair
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. L. Smith | 139 | |||
| Liberal | A. P. Howell[2] | 81 | |||
| Majority | 58 | ||||
Llanidloes Borough
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Jenkins | 305 | |||
| Liberal | William Thomas | 290 | |||
| Conservative | Evan Williams | 161 | |||
| Conservative | John Kitto | 148 | |||
| Majority | |||||
Llanidloes Parish
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Henry Williams | 143 | |||
| Conservative | Evan Powell | 62 | |||
| Majority | 81 | ||||
Machynlleth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Vane-Tempest | 221 | |||
| Liberal | John Rowlands | 150 | |||
| Majority | 71 | ||||
Newtown
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | T. Parry Jones | 650 | |||
| Liberal | Martin Woosnam | 592 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Lloyd | 581 | |||
| Liberal | Hugh Lewis | 562 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | Pryce Pryce-Jones | 556 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | Edward Pryce-Jones | 506 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | Edward Powell | 388 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | A. D. Dawson | 376 | |||
| Majority | |||||
Uwchygarreg
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Davies | 96 | |||
| Conservative | W. E. Gilbertson Pritchard | 39 | |||
| Majority | 57 | ||||
Welshpool
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Herbert, Lord Powis | 749 | |||
| Conservative | David Richards | 705 | |||
| Conservative | Cpt. Mytton | 637 | |||
| Conservative | Abraham Howell | 500 | |||
| Liberal | David Bebb | 436 | |||
| Conservative | John Jones | 400 | |||
| Majority | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Montgomeryshire County Council". The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard. 25 January 1889. Retrieved 4 December 2013. This source contains results from the southern part of the county.
- ^ "County Council election addresses - A. P. Howell". The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard. 23 November 1888. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Morgan, Kenneth O. (1967). "Cardiganshire Politics: The Liberal Ascendancy 1885-1923". Ceredigion. 5 (4): 311–346.