1889 Carmarthenshire County Council election




The first election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in January 1889.[1] It was followed by the 1892 election.


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Contents






  • 1 Overview of the result


  • 2 Candidates and unopposed returns


  • 3 Contested elections


  • 4 Summary of results


  • 5 Ward results


    • 5.1 Abergwili


    • 5.2 Bettws


    • 5.3 Caio


    • 5.4 Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)


    • 5.5 Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)


    • 5.6 Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)


    • 5.7 Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)


    • 5.8 Cenarth


    • 5.9 Cilycwm


    • 5.10 Conwil


    • 5.11 Kidwelly


    • 5.12 Laugharne


    • 5.13 Llanarthney


    • 5.14 Llandebie


    • 5.15 Llandilo Rural


    • 5.16 Llandilo Urban


    • 5.17 Llandovery


    • 5.18 Llanedy


    • 5.19 Llanegwad


    • 5.20 Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 (six seats)


    • 5.21 Llanelly Ward No.2 (three seats)


    • 5.22 Llanelly Ward No.3 (two seats)


    • 5.23 Llanfihangel Aberbythick


    • 5.24 Llanfihangel-ar-Arth


    • 5.25 Llangadock


    • 5.26 Llangeler


    • 5.27 Llangendeirne


    • 5.28 Llangennech


    • 5.29 Llangunnor


    • 5.30 Llanon


    • 5.31 Llansawel


    • 5.32 Llanstephan


    • 5.33 Llanybyther


    • 5.34 Mothvey


    • 5.35 Pembrey (two seats)


    • 5.36 Quarter Bach


    • 5.37 Rhydcymmerai


    • 5.38 St Clears


    • 5.39 St Ishmael


    • 5.40 Trelech


    • 5.41 Whitland and Llanboidy (two seats)




  • 6 Election of Aldermen


  • 7 Aldermanic Vacanies, 1889-1892


  • 8 By-elections


    • 8.1 St Ishmaels by-election




  • 9 By-elections, 1889-1892


    • 9.1 Llanarthney by-election, 1889


    • 9.2 Pembrey by-election, 1890


    • 9.3 Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division) by-election, 1890




  • 10 References


  • 11 Bibliography





Overview of the result


1889 was one of those landmark years in the history of Welsh Liberalism, a coming of age symbolized by the triumph across Wales of Liberal candidates in the inaugural county council elections.



Candidates and unopposed returns


Most of the seats were contested by Liberal and Conservative candidates. The number of unopposed returns was small.



Contested elections


There were a large number of contested elections and the majorities were small in most instances.



Summary of results


This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. This was the inaugural county election and therefore no comparison can be made with the previous elections. In some cases there is an ambiguity in the sources over the party affiliations and this is explained below where relevant.


This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 48 councillors were elected.

































































Carmarthesnhire County Council 1889: elected members
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Liberal
37







 

Conservative
9







 

Liberal Unionist
2







 

Independent
1







































































Carmarthenshire County Council 1889 : following election of new aldermen
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Liberal








 

Conservative








 

Liberal Unionist








 

Independent








































































Carmarthenshire County Council 1889 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Liberal








 

Conservative








 

Liberal Unionist








 

Independent










Ward results



Abergwili







































Abergwili 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

D.L. Jones

226






Liberal
John Lloyd
221


Majority
5




Liberal win (new seat)


Bettws







































Bettws 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

William Nathaniel Jones

277






Liberal
James Rees
230


Majority
46




Liberal win (new seat)


Caio







































Caio 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

C. Lewis Davies

240






Conservative

Sir James Hills-Johnes
200


Majority
40




Liberal win (new seat)


Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)







































Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Thomas Jenkins

235






Conservative
H. Brunel White
230


Majority
5




Liberal win (new seat)


Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)







































Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Unionist

H. Norton

213






Liberal
Thomas Davies
192


Majority
21




Liberal Unionist win (new seat)


Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)







































Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

D.H. Thomas

170






Liberal
W. de G. Warren
132


Majority
38




Conservative win (new seat)


Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)







































Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

D. Rixon Morgan

251






Conservative
James Phillips
182


Majority
69




Liberal win (new seat)


Cenarth







































Cenarth 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Edward Davies

239






Conservative
H.W.T. Howell
165


Majority





Liberal win (new seat)


Cilycwm















































Cilycwm 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Rev Thomas Evans

156






Conservative
R. Campbell-Davys
137




Liberal Unionist
D.G. Vaughan
63


Majority
19




Liberal win (new seat)


Conwil







































Conwil 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Charles Jones

265






Conservative
Thomas Davies
121


Majority
144




Liberal win (new seat)


Kidwelly















































Kidwelly 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Daniel Stephens

135






Liberal Unionist
T.W.A. Evans
85




Conservative
D.J. John
28


Majority
50




Liberal win (new seat)


Laugharne







































Laugharne 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John D. Morse

145






Conservative
E. Falkener
128


Majority
17




Liberal win (new seat)


Llanarthney















































Llanarthney 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Thomas Davies

217






Liberal
Rev D.S. Davies
159




Conservative
Rev R.G. Lawrence
62


Majority
58




Conservative win (new seat)


Llandebie







































Llandebie 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Lord Dynevor

260






Liberal
David Richards
186


Majority
74




Conservative win (new seat)


Llandilo Rural







































Llandilo Rural 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Thomas Powell

351






Conservative
Herbert Peel
202


Majority
149




Liberal win (new seat)


Llandilo Urban







































Llandilo Urban 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

J.W. Gwynne Hughes

174






Conservative
John Thomas
120


Majority
54




Liberal win (new seat)


Llandovery























Llandovery 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Col. D.E. Jones

Unopposed


Conservative win (new seat)


Llanedy























Llanedy 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Evan Evans

Unopposed


Liberal win (new seat)


Llanegwad















































Llanegwad 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

H.J. Thomas

330






Conservative
Henry Davies
109




Conservative
A.W. Stokes
62


Majority
221




Liberal win (new seat)


Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 (six seats)













































































































Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Gwilym Evans

1,402






Liberal

Joseph Mayberry

1,332






Liberal

Henry Wilkins

1,330






Liberal

Owen Bonville

1,234






Liberal

Thomas Jenkins

1,212






Liberal

Rev P. Phillips

1,139






Independent
Hugh Nevill
776




Conservative
James Buckley
756




Conservative
Ernest Trubshaw
722




Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Llanelly Ward No.2 (three seats)

































































Llanelly Ward No.2 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Thomas Phillips

774






Liberal

W.J. Wilson

715






Liberal

D.C. Parry

659






Conservative
Dr Henry J. Buckley
553




Liberal Unionist
John A. Williams
483




Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Llanelly Ward No.3 (two seats)

































Llanelly Ward No.3 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Bourne

Unopposed


Conservative

J.S. Tregoning

Unopposed


Liberal win (new seat)


Conservative win (new seat)


Llanfihangel Aberbythick























Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Viscount Emlyn

Unopposed


Conservative win (new seat)


Llanfihangel-ar-Arth























Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Evan Harries

Unopposed


Liberal win (new seat)


Llangadock







































Llangadock 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

James Jenkins

270






Liberal
W.N. Lewis
213


Majority
57




Liberal win (new seat)


Llangeler







































Llangeler 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Lewis

268






Conservative
Arthur Howell Jones
260


Majority
8




Liberal win (new seat)


Llangendeirne























Llangendeirne 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Evans

Unopposed


Liberal win (new seat)


Llangennech







































Llangennech 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

J. Glyn Thomas

202






Conservative
Rev E.A. Davies
111


Majority
91




Liberal win (new seat)


Llangunnor







































Llangunnor 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

C.E. Morris

190






Conservative
D.E. Stephens
169


Majority
21




Liberal win (new seat)


Llanon







































Llanon 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Rev W.E. Evans

146






Conservative
Major Edward Riley
90


Majority
56




Liberal win (new seat)


Llansawel























Llansawel 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.

Unopposed


Liberal win (new seat)


Llanstephan







































Llanstephan 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal Unionist

Thomas Morris

197






Liberal
John Johns
157


Majority
40




Liberal Unionist win (new seat)


Llanybyther







































Llanybyther 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Col. H. Davies-Evans

267






Liberal
D.H. James
246


Majority
21




Conservative win (new seat)


Mothvey







































Mothvey 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

George Jones

176






Liberal
John Lewis
136


Majority
40




Liberal win (new seat)


Pembrey (two seats)





















































Pembrey 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Independent Liberal

W.J. Buckley

176






Liberal

William Howell

460






Liberal
Rev D. Evans
397




Conservative
T. Williams
394




Independent Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Quarter Bach























Quarter Bach 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Dr Howell Rees

Unopposed


Liberal win (new seat)


Rhydcymmerai







































Rhydcymmerai 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Daniel Evans

165






Liberal
Thomas Price
143


Majority
22




Liberal win (new seat)


St Clears























St Clears 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

T. Evans

Unopposed


Liberal win (new seat)


St Ishmael


J. Lewis Philipps of Bolahaul, near Carmarthen, had been a prominent figure in county government for many years and was chairman of the Carmarthen Board of Guardians from 1861 until 1884.[2]







































St Ishmael 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. Lewis Philipps

203






Liberal
Evan Stephens
180


Majority
23




Liberal win (new seat)


Trelech















































Trelech 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

J. Davies

245






Liberal
W. Phillips
181




Conservative
D. Jones
108


Majority
40




Liberal win (new seat)


Whitland and Llanboidy (two seats)





















































Whitland and Llanboidy 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Rev. William Thomas

582






Liberal

J. Llewelyn

452






Liberal
J. Bagnall Evans
321




Conservative
J. Beynon
206




Liberal win (new seat)


Liberal win (new seat)


Election of Aldermen


In 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 election of the initial sixteen aldermen, half of the aldermanic bench would be elected every three years following the triennial council election. After the initial elections, there were seventeen aldermanic vacancies and the following Alderman were appointed by the newly elected council (with the number of votes cast recorded in each case). A second vote was held to determine which aldermen should retire in three years.[3]


Elected for six years



  • John James, Llandovery (from outside the Council) 40

  • W.O. Brigstocke JP, Liberal (from outside the Council) 38

  • David Randell MP, Liberal (from outside the Council) 38

  • Dr J.A. Jones, Llanelly, Liberal (from outside the Council) 37

  • Lewis Morris 37

  • H. Nevill, Llanelli, Conservative (from outside the Council)

  • T. Williams, Llwynhendy, Liberal (from outside the Council) 33

  • D. Richards, Ammanford, Liberal (defeated candidate at Llandebie) 30

  • Joseph Joseph, Liberal (from outside the Council) 27

  • W.R. Edwards, Carmarthen, Liberal (from outside the Council)


Elected for three years



  • Col. Gwynnne Hughes JP, Liberal (from outside the Council) 36

  • hugh Nevill 36

  • J. Lewis Philipps, Carmarthen, Conservative (elected councillor for St Ishmaels) 35

  • Sir James Hills-Johnes, Conservative (defeated candidate at Caeo) 35

  • W. de G. Warren, Tenby, Liberal (from outside the Council) 34

  • Robert Scourfield, Llanstephan, Liberal (from outside the Council) 33

  • D. Bowen, Llandeilo, Liberal (from outside the Council) 32

  • J. Bagnall Evans JP, Liberal (defeated candidate at Whitland and Llanboidy) 31

  • D. James, Bailibedw, Liberal (from outside the Council) 31


As in Cardiganshire the Liberals agreed that the Conservatives be allocated three aldermanic seats only.[3] Only John Lewis Philipps was an elected member of the Council.


Initially, Lewis Morris had been elected an alderman but he declined on the basis that he had no sufficient time at his disposal. He was then replaced by W.R. Edwards at the second meeting of the Council.[4]



Aldermanic Vacanies, 1889-1892


David Bowen died a few weeks after his election as alderman, The council resolved to replace him with another representative from the Llandeilo area to serve for the remainder of the three-year term.[5]


  • Morgan Davies, Llandeilo, Liberal (from outside the Council)

Two vacancies arose in early 1891 following the resignation of W de G Warren and the death of J. Lewis Philipps. The vacancies were filled as followed.[6]



  • C.E. Morris, Liberal (elected member for Llangunnor)

  • David Evans, Llanelli, Liberal


Morgan Davies died in February 1892, shortly before the end of his term as alderman.[7]



By-elections


In contrast to the position in other counties only one by-election was caused by the election of aldermen. This was in St Ishmaels where the Liberal candidate captured the seat.



St Ishmaels by-election


Following the election of John Lewis Philipps as an alderman, a Liberal candidate captured the seat after a contest that took place in heavy snow.[8]





























St Ishmaels by-election 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

J. Lloyd Thomas
276




Conservative
D.T. Morris
98




By-elections, 1889-1892



Llanarthney by-election, 1889


Thomas Davies, Bremenda, the member for Llanarthney, died in August 1889 as a result of injuries sustained falling off his horse.[9] Rev R.G. Lawrence of Middleton Hall, an unsuccessful candidate at the election held earlier in the year was returned unopposed.[10]





















Llanarthney by-election 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Rev R.G. Lawrence
unopposed




Pembrey by-election, 1890


A by-election arose in the Pembrey ward following the appointment of William Howell as returning officer for the county.[11]



Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division) by-election, 1890


D. Rixon Morgan, the sitting member, resigned late in 1890. Professor D.E. Jones of the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, was chosen as his replacement as Liberal candidate.[12]




























Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) by-election, 1889
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Professor D.E. Jones
unopposed




Liberal hold

Swing




References





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  2. ^ "Death of Mr J.L. Philipps JP, Bolahaul". Carmarthen Journal. 6 February 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


  3. ^ ab "Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 8 February 1889. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


  4. ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman". Carmarthen Journal. 1 March 1889. Retrieved 14 October 2015.


  5. ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 31 May 1889. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


  6. ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Quarterly Meeting". Carmarthen Journal. 13 March 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


  7. ^ "Death of Alderman Morgan Davies". Carmarthen Journal. 22 January 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


  8. ^ "Carmarthen County Council. Bye Election at St Ishmael's". Carmarthen Journal. 15 March 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2015.


  9. ^ "Llanarthney". Carmarthen Journal. 30 August 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


  10. ^ "Llanddarog". Carmarthen Journal. 11 October 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


  11. ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 28 February 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


  12. ^ "Carmarthen County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 21 November 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.




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