1919 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in March 1919.[1] It was preceded by the 1913 election due to the postponement of the 1916 election due to the First World War, and was followed by the 1922 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians.

Overview of the result

The majority of those candidates elected stood without party affiliations although an increased number of Labour candidates contested the industrial wards. As in previous elections a number of the members representing rural wards were returned unopposed.[2]

Ward results

Betws (three seats)
Betws 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Glyn Jenkins* 174
Independent Charles Price* 148
Labour John Davies* 141
Independent Thomas Rees 96
Majority
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Blaenau (three seats)
Blaenau 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Williams* 812
Labour John Bevan* 758
Independent David Davies 658
Labour William Howells 430
Labour David Davies 373
Majority
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Brechfa (one seat)
Brechfa 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joseph Sivell Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Glynamman (one seat)
Glynamman 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Walters Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llandebie (three seats)
Llandebie 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daniel Rees 468
Independent John Lewis 421
Independent Robert Matthews* 309
Independent Miss Nellie F. Painter 260
Labour Theo Harris* 239
Labour Evan Morris* 231
Labour Phillip Roberts 173
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Evan Davies* Unopposed
Independent Roderick Evans Unopposed
Independent John Richards* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1919
Party 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 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lord Dynevor* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llanegwad (three seats)
Llanegwad 1919
Party 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
Party 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daniel Lloyd Unopposed
Independent David Thomas* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llangathen (two seats)
Llangathen 1919
Party 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.[3]

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

Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)
Quarter Bach 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Enoch Isaac Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Quarter Bach No.2 (one seat)
Quarter Bach No.2 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hughes Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Talley (two seats)
Talley 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Thomas Morgan Unopposed
Independent David Edwin Thomas Unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Independent 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.[1] 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
Party 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 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Roberts* 919
Liberal Arthur Williams* 786
Labour Thomas Henry Jones 623
Independent David Thomas David 514
Labour James Thomas 487
Labour hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llandeilo (three seats)
Llandeilo 1919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Pritchard Davies* 416
Independent William Hopkins* 389
Independent Edith Jane Roberts* 377
Independent Alfred Fox 333
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

References
  1. "Local Council Elections. Many Surprises". Amman Valley Chronicle. 10 April 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Llandilo District Nominations". Carmarthen Journal. 28 March 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "The Election Results in West Wales". Daily Leader. 8 April 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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