1928 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in April 1928. It was preceded by the 1925 election and followed by the 1931 election.^[1]The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians. A small number of seats were unopposed.^[2]

Overview of the result

A similar pattern to recent elections was observed at the election, with Labour candidates contesting the urban wards but Independents being returned for the rural areas.

Ward results

Betws (three seats)

Betws 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Independent Labour	D. Glyn Jenkins*	146
Labour	David Bowen	128
Independent	David Daniel Thomas	119
Labour	G. Davies	101
Labour	T. Rees	94
Labour	Henry Davies*	64
Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Brechfa (one seat)

Brechfa 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Cyril Joynson	17
Independent	James Davies	13
Independent hold		Swing

Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Walters	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Heolddu (one seat)

Heolddu 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie (three seats)

Llandebie 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Lewis Thomas*	534
Independent	Frederick Davies*	510
Labour	Dr J. Shibko	476
Independent	John Lewis*	450
Labour	Daniel Jenkins	301
Labour	G. Thomas	297
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Morgan*	444
Independent	William Williams*	433
Independent	James Thomas	350
Independent	Roderick Evans	246
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	L.N. Powell*	238
Independent	Thomas Morris*	228
Independent	Mrs Phillips	195
Independent	Thomas James	54
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lord Dynevor*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Dan Davies*	Unopposed
Independent	William Edwin Richards*	Unopposed
Independent	Richard Thomas*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (two seats)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Tom Rees*	203
Independent	William Stephens*	140
Independent	William John Evans	135
Labour	Henry Jones	134
Labour	James Thomas Stephens	60
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfynydd (two seats)

Llanfynydd 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Daniel Lloyd	Unopposed
Independent	David Thomas*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llangathen (two seats)

Llangathen 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Williams	166
Independent	William Lewis*	129
Independent	William Rees	74
Independent	D.W. Morgans	41
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llansawel (two seats)

This was the only contest in a rural ward at the election.

Llansawel 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	J. Thomas	119
Independent	Thomas Humphreys*	195
Independent	John Morgan	85
Independent	J. Jones	37
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Williams*	559
Labour	Rees Rees*	433
Liberal	D.J. Lake	238
Labour	William H. Williams	211
Independent hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)

Quarter Bach 1928
	Candidate	Votes
British Legion	D.J. Pritchard	343
Independent	William W. Davies	312
Labour	Enoch Isaac*	260
Labour	Daniel Bowen*	165
British Legion gain from Labour		Swing
Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Quarter Bach No.2 (two seats)

Quarter Bach No.2 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	David Davies*	Unopposed
Labour	John Hughes*	Unopposed
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Talley (two seats)

Talley 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Thomas Morgan	Unopposed
Independent	David Edwin Thomas	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Evan Bevan*	649
Labour	John Bevan*	648
Independent	J. Jenkins	228
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Llandeilo Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Llandeilo Board of Guardians. In addition, three Guardians were elected to represent the Ammanford Urban District and another three to represent the Cwmamman Urban District, both of which also lay within the remit of the Llandeilo Guardians. A further three Guardians were elected to represent the Llandeilo Urban District.

Elected candidates at both Ammanford and Cwmamman stood specifically as Liberals, in contrast to the non-political nature of previous Guardians elections.

Ammanford (three seats)

The three sitting members, including Henry Herbert, a Guardian for nearly forty years, were re-elected.

Ammanford 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	John Lewis*	1,325
Liberal	Rev John Morgans*	1,144
Liberal	Henry Herbert*	871
Labour	William Cathan Davies	602
Labour	D. Rufus Evans	424
Labour	Arthur Edgar Thomas	417
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

Cwmamman (three seats)

Cwmamman 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Thomas Henry Jones*	Unopposed
Labour	William Roberts*	Unopposed
Liberal	Arthur Williams*	Unopposed
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

Llandeilo (three seats)

Llandeilo 1928
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Elizabeth Evans*	414
Independent	David Pritchard Davies*	410
Independent	Edith Jane Roberts*	397
Independent	John Harries	296
Independent	Percy Hopkins	289
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

References

^ "Rural District Councils. Election Results". Welshman. 6 April 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ "Council Elections. Nominations in Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 23 March 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[W_6-4-28-1] "Rural District Councils. Election Results". Welshman. 6 April 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[W_23-3-28-2] "Council Elections. Nominations in Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 23 March 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

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