The fourth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1898.[1] It was preceded by the 1895 election and followed by the 1901 election.
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Overview of the result
editThe Liberal Party once again retained a strong majority.
Candidates
edit42 candidates were returned unopposed, with only nine seats being contested, and several of these were between rival Liberal candidates. This was the highest number of uncontested seats since the council was created. Fourteen of those elected at the first election, and who had served continuously since then, sought re-election
Of the retiring aldermen, only Gwilym Evans, former chairman of the council, sought election. He had been defeated for a Llanelli ward in 1892 but was now returned unopposed for a different ward.
Outcome
editAlthough the number of contested elections was small, a number of wards were keenly contested.
There were notable Liberal victories at Caio, where Sir James Hills-Johnes was defeated, and at Pembrey, where W.J. Buckley lost to the Liberal candidate David Evans. Buckley had been a member since 1889 and was parliamentary candidate for West Carmarthenshire.
The Conservatives, in turn, gained ground by winning a number of seats including St Clears and Llanboidy. In Llanelli, John Allen Williams, editor of the Llanelly Guardian, was returned unopposed as a Liberal Unionist.
Seven of the aldermanic seats were occupied by Liberals with the newly elected aldermen including Sir James Hills-Johnes and John Williams, both of whom had been defeated at the polls. Two Conservatives were elected as aldermen, a net gan of one on the aldermanic bench.
Ward results
editAbergwili
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lloyd* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bettws
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nathaniel Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Caio
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Francis Jones | 217 | |||
Conservative | Sir James Hills-Johnes* | 201 | |||
Majority | 16 | N/A | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.E. Brigstocke | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James John | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Professor D.E. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cenarth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Davies | 258 | |||
Liberal | D.D. Walters | 163 | |||
Majority | 95 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Cilycwm
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Conwil
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Stephens | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Laugharne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John D. Morse* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanarthney
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Jones-Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Thomas | 298 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Evans* | 248 | |||
Majority | 50 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llandebie
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J.W. Gwynne Hughes* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandovery
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanedy
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ll. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanegwad
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division.1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | J. Allen Williams | unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Mayberry* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William David | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Thomas Johns* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold |
Llanelly Division 5
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Parry* | 222 | |||
Liberal | D. Rees Edmunds | 114 | |||
Majority | 108 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | 147 | |||
Liberal | T. Williams | 135 | |||
Liberal | J. Auckland | 102 | |||
Majority | 12 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Owen Bonville* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David John* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gwilym Evans** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Viscount Emlyn* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Rees Jones | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangadock
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Davies | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangeler
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel W.P. Lewes | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Jenkins | 159 | |||
Liberal | John Jenkins | 126 | |||
Majority | 33 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangennech
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C.E. Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Morgan Jones | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llansawel
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Llanstephan
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Johns | 177 | |||
Liberal | D.W. Lewis | 114 | |||
William Williams | 80 | ||||
Majority | 63 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mothvey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Evans | 336 | |||
Liberal Unionist | W.J. Buckley* | 213 | |||
Majority | 123 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Pembrey South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.S. Marsh* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr Howell Rees* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Clears
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr R.L. Thomas | 253 | |||
Liberal | John Williams* | 246 | |||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St Ishmael
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lloyd Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trelech
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Whitland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Election of Aldermen
editIn addition to the 51 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 aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.[2]
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
- J.S. Tregoning, Iscoed, Conservative (retiring alderman) 43
- John Lewis, Meirios Hall, Liberal (retiring alderman) 42
- D.L. Jones, Derlwyn, Liberal (retiring alderman) 42
- R.W. Stephens, Coedybrain, Liberal (retiring alderman) 41
- David Evans, Llangennech, Liberal (retiring alderman)38
In addition, the following four new aldermen were elected:
- Rev. William Davies, Llandilo, Liberal 38
- James Hill-Johnes, Dolaucothy, Conservative (defeated candidate at Caio) 35
- Rev. W. Thomas, Whitland, Liberal (elected member for Whitland) 38
- John Williams, Llanginning, Liberal 35 (defeated candidate at St Clears)
One retiring alderman was elected as councillor but not re-elected as alderman:
- Gwilym Evans, Liberal
Two aldermen were not re-elected
- J. Bagnall Evans, Liberal
- Robert Scourfield, Llansteffan, Liberal
References
edit- ^ "Results". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1898.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire". Cardiff Times. 19 March 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 3 November 2016.