1895 Carmarthenshire County Council election
The third election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1895.[1] It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election.
Overview of the result[]
The Liberals retained a strong majority.
Boundary changes[]
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Retiring aldermen[]
Nine aldermen retired at the election.
- John James, Llandovery
- W.O. Brigstocke JP, Liberal
- David Randell MP, Liberal
- Dr J.A. Jones, Llanelly, Liberal
- H. Nevill, Llanelli, Conservative
- T. Williams, Llwynhendy, Liberal
- D. Richards, Ammanford, Liberal
- Joseph Joseph, Liberal
- W.R. Edwards, Carmarthen, Liberal
Candidates and unopposed returns[]
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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.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | |||||||||
Conservative | |||||||||
Liberal Unionist | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | |||||||||
Conservative | |||||||||
Liberal Unionist | |||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | |||||||||
Conservative | |||||||||
Liberal Unionist | |||||||||
Independent |
Ward results[]
Abergwili[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Lloyd* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bettws[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nathaniel Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Caio[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir James Hills-Johnes* | 226 | |||
Liberal | Jones | 191 | |||
Majority | 35 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James John | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Professor D.E. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cenarth[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jeremiah | ||||
Conservative | Davies | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cilycwm[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Thomas Evans* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Conwil[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 265 | |||
Conservative | David Evan Stephens | 156 | |||
Majority | 109 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Kidwelly[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Holmes Stead | 243 | |||
Liberal | Daniel Stephens* | 230 | |||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Laugharne[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John D. Morse* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanarthney[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Jones-Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanboidy[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Evans* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandebie[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Herbert* | 285 | |||
Conservative | J. Price | 145 | |||
Majority | 140 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jones* | 320 | |||
Liberal | W. Jones | 254 | |||
Majority | 66 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J.W. Gwynne Hughes* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llandovery[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanedy[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ll. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanegwad[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | H.J. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division.1[]
Wilson had been elected as an Independent in 1892, defeating Gwilym Evans
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.J. Wilson* | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Mayberry* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Trubshaw* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev J. Evans | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Parry* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 75 | |||
Liberal | William David | 7 | |||
Majority | 68 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Williams | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Owen Bonville* | 231 | |||
Liberal | David Lewis | 156 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Jones | unopposed | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jenkins | 120 | |||
Liberal | W.B. Jones | 52 | |||
Majority | 68 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Viscount Emlyn* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.R. Jones | 186 | |||
Liberal | T. Barrett | 173 | |||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llangadock[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jenkins | 236 | |||
Liberal | William Davies | 203 | |||
Majority | 33 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangeler[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Thomas* | ||||
Liberal | Daniel Lewis | ||||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Harries* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangennech[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangunnor[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C.E. Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanon[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev W.E. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llansawel[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanstephan[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Johns | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Llanybyther[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rees | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mothvey[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Walter Jones | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembrey North[]
Buckley, the prospective Unionist candidate for West Carmarthenshire, had been returned as an Independent Liberal in 1892.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | W.J. Buckley* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Swing |
Pembrey South[]
Marsh was returned as a Liberal in 1892Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.S. Marsh* | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Quarter Bach[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr Howell Rees* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Davies | 181 | |||
Conservative | M.L.Price | 117 | |||
Majority | 64 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Clears[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Ishmael[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Lloyd Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Trelech[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Whitland[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Election of Aldermen[]
An unsuccessful attempt was made to select aldermen from among sitting members only.[2]
- Joseph Joseph, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- John Bevan, Llansadwrn
- Daniel Stephens, Liberal (defeated candidate at Kidwelly)
- W.R. Edwards, Carmarthen, Liberal
- W.O. Brigstocke JP, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- Dr J.A. Jones, Llanelly, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- Henry Wilkins, Liberal
- Thomas Watkins, Tycerrig, Llandovery
References[]
- ^ "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire". South Wales Daily News. 18 March 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- Carmarthenshire County Council elections
- 1895 Welsh local elections