1922 Glamorgan County Council election

The 1922 Glamorgan County Council election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1922. It was preceded by the 1919 election and followed by the 1925 election.

Overview of the result

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By the early 1920s, the Labour Party was making significant progress in Glamorgan, capturing the majority of the parliamentary constituencies. This was reflected in the county council elections of 1919, when Labour with 40 out of 66 councillors and 11 of the 22 aldermen secured a majority on the County Council for the first time.[1] In 1922 it suffered a minor setback, causing the Western Mail to gleefully report that the party had been "routed once again" owing to a number of individual losses.[2] However, Labour still had a commanding majority following the election.[1]

Boundary changes

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There were no boundary changes but some wards were given different names to those used in 1919. Garw Valley ward was known in 1922 as Pontycymmer and the Llantrisant ward as Pontyclun. Margam ward appears to have been divided into two, named Port Talbot East and Port Talbot West.

Candidates

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At least 32 candidates were returned unopposed.[3]

A number of retiring aldermen sought re-election. W.H. Davies (Lib, Cilfynydd), Hopkin Morgan (Lib, Neath North) and the Rev William Saunders (Lab, Garw Valley) were returned unopposed.

Contested elections

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At least 32 councillors were returned unopposed. Most of the contested elections featured a Labour candidate facing one opponent, whether Conservative, Liberal or Independent. In the Ogmore Valley ward an unusual situation arose where two Labour candidates faced each other, with the railwaymen opposing the nominated candidate of the SWMF

Outcome

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In contrast to the 1919 election, Labour suffered a minor setback at the election with a net loss of four seats. Several of these were high-profile contests. At Bargoed, Walter Lewis failed to hold the seat recently vacated by Morgan Jones when he was elected MP for Caerphilly. At Mountain Ash, the wartime pacifist Emrys Hughes failed to dislodge the sitting Liberal councillor while prominent miners' leaders Meth Jones and Ted Williams fell short at Port Talbot and Bridgend respectively.[1] Labour also lost the Gower seat which was a surprise gain three years earlier. Overall, however, Labour was still in the ascendancy.

Results

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Aberaman 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Luther Davies** Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Aberavon 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Lewis Hare* 1,334
Ratepayers Andrew Scott 1,035
Majority 299
Labour hold Swing
Abercynon 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr J. Llewelyn Morris* 2,410
Ind. Labour Party Emrys Hughes 1,723
Majority 687
Liberal hold Swing
Aberdare Town 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick William Mander* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Bargoed

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Walter Lewis failed to hold the seat previously held by Morgan Jones MP.

Bargoed 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dr B.H.E. McCrae 998
Labour Walter Lewis 913
Majority 85
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Barry 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J.C. Finch* Unopposed
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Barry Dock

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Barry Dock 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W.M. Davies* Unopposed
Majority
Liberal hold Swing
Blaengwawr 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gwilym Alexander Treharne* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Bridgend 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D Llewellyn Powell 1,863
Labour Ted Williams 527
Majority
Independent hold Swing
Briton Ferry 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M.G. Roberts 1,791
Labour Joseph Branch* 1,342
Majority 449
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cadoxton 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J.R. Llewellyn* Unopposed
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Caerphilly 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Edwards* 1,736
Labour Evan Phillips 1,250
Majority
Independent hold Swing
Cilfynydd 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Roberts Davies** Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Coedffranc 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr W.D. Lewis Jones* 1,232
Independent W. Phillip Jenkins 1,230
Majority 2
Conservative hold Swing
Coity 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W.A. Howell* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Cowbridge 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colonel H.R. Homfray* Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Cwm Aber

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Cwm Aber 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hubert Jenkins** Unopposed
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Cwmavon

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Cwmavon 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Jones Edwards* Unopposed
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Morgan Williams held the seat he had represented for twenty years without opposition.

Cymmer 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Morgan Williams* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Dinas Powys 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claude D. Thompson* Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Dulais Valley 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Davies* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Ferndale 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jabez Davies* Unopposed
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Gadlys

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Gadlys 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Marchant Harries 1,584
Labour Idwal Thomas* 590
Majority 994
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Glyncorrwg 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom John 1,458
Independent Dr Henry Davies* 1,044
Majority 414
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Gower 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Fredrick William Davies 1,214
Labour Charles Bevan* 1,085
Majority 209
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Hengoed

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Hengoed 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Richards* 1,757
Labour Elwyn T. Morgan 792
Majority 965
Liberal hold Swing

Hopkinstown

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Hopkinstown 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Tristram* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Kibbor 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Lewis** Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Llandaff 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Lougher Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Llandeilo Talybont

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Llandeilo Talybont 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Geoffrey Williams* Unopposed
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Llanfabon

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Llanfabon 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Phillips 1,009
Independent H.E. Morgan-Lindsay* 910
Majority 99
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Llwydcoed 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Morgan Llewellyn* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Llwynypia and Clydach 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Evans** Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Loughor 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas J. Thomas 1,108
Labour W.M. Moses** 850
Independent Albert Harding* 568
Majority
Liberal hold Swing

Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon

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Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Evans* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Maesteg, East and West

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Maesteg East and West 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas E. Hopkins 1,457
Labour George John* 1,295
Majority 162
Independent gain from Labour Swing

The ward was known as Duffryn in 1922.

Mountain Ash 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lord Aberdare Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Neath (North) 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hopkin Morgan** Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Neath (South) 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick William Gibbins* Unopposed
Liberal hold
Newcastle 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E.H. Mole* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Ogmore Valley

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Ogmore Valley 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David J. Thomas 1,395
Labour Thomas A. Job 1,392
Majority 3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Penarth North

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Penarth North 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rev E.S. Roberts 387
Liberal Jenkin Llewellyn 385
Majority 2
Conservative hold Swing

Penarth South

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Penarth South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frederick Henry Jotham unopposed

Penrhiwceiber

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Penrhiwceiber 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr. Ben Phillips-Jones* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Pentre 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Alfred Thomas* 1,366
Labour J.T. Rees 1,198
Majority 168
Liberal hold Swing
Pontardawe 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Daniel Davies* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pontyclun

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Pontyclun 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Jenkins* 1,718
Labour D. Harris 623
Majority 1,095
Conservative hold Swing

Port Talbot East

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The ward was known as Margam North and Central in 1922.

Port Talbot East 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Thomas* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Port Talbot West

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The ward was known as Margam West in 1922.

Port Talbot West 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayers William Arthur Davies 1,311
Labour Meth Jones 672
Majority 639
Ratepayers hold Swing

Porthcawl

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Porthcawl 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Unionist Sir T.G. Jones* 1,338
Labour Jenkin Jones 899
Majority 429
Conservative hold Swing

No nominations were received for this ward where William Hammond (Lab) was the retiring member.[4]

Pontycymmer

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The sitting councillor, Jonathan Maddocks (Ind) withdrew, allowing the retiring Labour alderman to be returned unopposed.[4]

Pontycymmer 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rev William Saunders** Unopposed
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Pontypridd 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fleming 602
Liberal James Roberts* 398
Conservative H.M. Gregory 383
Majority 204
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Penygraig 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nefydd Thomas Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Porth

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Porth 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Evans* Unopposed
Majority
Liberal hold Swing

Swansea Valley

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Swansea Valley 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D.T. Williams* Unopposed
Majority
Labour gain from Progressive Swing

Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch

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Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Arthur Jones* 1,496
Independent Morgan Lloyd Griffiths 882
Independent Levi Morgan 191
Majority 614
Labour hold Swing

Trealaw

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Trealaw 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Enoch Treharne Unopposed
Majority
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Treforest 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.P. Rees** 1,592
Labour W.H. May* 828
Majority 624
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Treherbert 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Enoch Davies** Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Treorchy

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Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.

Treorchy 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Jones* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Tylorstown

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Tylorstown 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr T.H. Morris* Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Vale of Neath

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Vale of Neath 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D.H. Jones 2,381
Labour John Davies 1,571
Majority 810
Independent gain from Liberal Swing
Ynyshir 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Dalling* 996
Independent Labour William Thomas 985
Liberal D. Lewis Daniel 715
Majority 11
Labour hold Swing

Ystalyfera

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D.W. Davies regained the seat he lost three years previously.

Ystalyfera 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D.W. Davies 1,527
Labour Daniel T. Jones* 1,153
Majority 374
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Ystrad 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr W.E. Thomas Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Election of Aldermen

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In addition to the elected councillors the County Council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1922 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, which were filled at the annual meeting by re-electing all eleven retiring aldermen.[5]

  • Thomas Luther Davies (Lib, Aberaman)
  • William Roberts Davies (Lib, Cilfynydd)
  • Hubert Jenkins (Lab, Cwm Aber)
  • Henry Lewis (Con, Kibbor)
  • Hopkin Morgan (Lib, Neath)
  • Rev William Saunders (Lab, Garw Valley)
  • David Thomas Williams (Lab, Swansea Valley)
  • Enoch Davies (Lib, Rhondda)
  • James Evans (Lib, Rhondda)
  • Morgan Williams (Lib, Rhondda)
  • James Norris (Lab, Rhondda)

By-elections

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Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.

Aberaman by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Cwm Aber by-election

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Rev D.M. Jones, who stood down in favour of Alderman Hubert Jenkins, was returned unopposed.

Cwm Aber by-election 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rev David M. Jones 1,884
Independent E.S. Williams 1,436
Majority 448
Labour hold Swing

Cilfynydd by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Cymmer by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Garw Valley by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Kibbor by-election

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H. Spence Thomas, who stood down in favour of Alderman Henry Lewis, was returned unopposed.

Kibbor by-election 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Spence Thomas
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Llwynypia by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Neath North by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Rhondda by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Swansea Valley by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Treherbert by-election

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Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ This result can be assumed from previous and subsequent results, and reports from council meetings.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Glamorgan. Labour Party's Net Loss of Four Seats". Western Mail. 10 March 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Labour Routed Again. Glamorgan Council Elections". Western Mail. 9 March 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "County Council Elections. Further Nominations for Glamorgan". Western Mail. 1 March 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "County Council Elections. Further Contests in Glamorgan". Western Mail. 2 March 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Ald. William Llewellyn Chosen for Glamorgan". Western Mail. 17 March 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

Bibliography

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  • Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.