1889 Brecknockshire County Council election

The first election to Brecknockshire County Council was held in January 1889.^[1] It was followed by the . The county was divided into numerous single member wards with two or more councillors elected to represent some urban wards.

Overview of the result[]

Breconshire was the only county in Wales to be captured by the Conservatives.

Ward Results[]

Battle (one seat)[]

Battle 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.D. Cleasby	Unopposed
Registered electors			187
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon St David's (one seat)[]

Brecon St David's 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rev Rees Price	125
	Liberal	John Morgan	118
Majority			7
Turnout
Registered electors			274
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon St John's (one seat)[]

Brecon St John's 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Evans	Unopposed
Registered electors			199
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon St Mary (one seat)[]

Brecon St Mary 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Col. John Morgan	143
	Liberal	Lewis Jones	59
Majority			84
Turnout
Registered electors			237
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon Struet (one seat)[]

Brecon Struet 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Games	Unopposed
Registered electors			105
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brecon Watton (one seat)[]

Brecon Watton 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Prothero	Unopposed
Registered electors			238
	Independent win (new seat)

Brynmawr Central (one seat)[]

Brynmawr Central 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Basil Jayne	Unopposed
Registered electors			227
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brynmawr East (one seat)[]

Brynmawr East 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Thomas	Unopposed
Registered electors			304
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brynmawr South (one seat)[]

Brynmawr South 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Hicks	Unopposed
Registered electors			241
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brynmawr West (one seat)[]

Brynmawr West 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John J. Lyddon	Unopposed
Registered electors			243
	Liberal win (new seat)

Builth (one seat)[]

Builth 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Davies	131
	Liberal	Henry Lloyd	65
	Ind. Conservative	M.G. Howell	16
Majority			66
Turnout
Registered electors			234
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor (one seat)[]

Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	William Thompson Crawshay	Unopposed
Registered electors			481
	Unionist win (new seat)

Cray (one seat)[]

Cray 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Owen Price	Unopposed
Registered electors			149
	Conservative win (new seat)

Crickhowell (one seat)[]

Crickhowell 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E.G. Davies	161
	Liberal	Thomas Watkins	68
Majority			93
Turnout
Registered electors			269
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cwmdu (one seat)[]

Cwmdu 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Raikes	83
	Liberal	F. Evans	71
Majority			12
Turnout
Registered electors			171
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper (one seat)[]

Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	45
	Conservative	Walter M. North	44
Majority			1
Turnout
Registered electors			95
	Liberal win (new seat)

Hay (one seat)[]

Hay 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R.T, Griffiths	Unopposed
Registered electors			344
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanafan (one seat)[]

Llanafan 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev D.A. Griffiths	126
	Conservative	William C. Mogg	51
Majority			75
Turnout
Registered electors			189
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llandefalle (one seat)[]

Llandefalle 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Williams Vaughan	265
	Conservative	William Morgan	61
Majority			204
Turnout
Registered electors			189
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly, Rural Eastern (one seat)[]

Llanelly, Rural Eastern 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Turbeville	Unopposed
Registered electors			194
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly, Rural Western (one seat)[]

Llanelly, Rural Western 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lewis Pritchard	Unopposed
Registered electors			325
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangammarch (one seat)[]

Llangammarch 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Evan-Thomas	95
	Liberal	Evan Jones	85
Majority			10
Turnout
Registered electors			199
	Liberal Unionist win (new seat)

Llangattock (one seat)[]

Llangattock 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Bailey	77
	Liberal	William Davies	73
Majority			4
Turnout
Registered electors			164
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llangynider (one seat)[]

Llangynider 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M.P. Jones	Unopposed
Registered electors			97
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanspyddid (one seat)[]

Llanspyddid 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.W. Morgan	46
	Liberal	William S. Miller	45
Majority			1
Turnout
Registered electors			107
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanwrthwl (one seat)[]

Llanwrthwl 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.L. Lloyd	Unopposed
Registered electors			68
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanwrtyd (one seat)[]

Llanwrtyd 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Penry Lloyd	Unopposed
Registered electors			232
	Liberal win (new seat)

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