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.

Carmarthesnhire County Council 1889: elected members

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

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 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws[]

Bettws 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Caio[]

Caio 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes*	226
	Liberal	Jones	191
Majority			35
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)[]

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)[]

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)[]

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James John	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)[]

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Professor D.E. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth[]

Cenarth 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeremiah
	Conservative	Davies
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilycwm[]

Cilycwm 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Conwil[]

Conwil 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	265
	Conservative	David Evan Stephens	156
Majority			109
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kidwelly[]

Kidwelly 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Holmes Stead	243
	Liberal	Daniel Stephens*	230
Majority			13
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Laugharne[]

Laugharne 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John D. Morse*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanarthney[]

Llanarthney 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Jones-Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanboidy[]

Llanboidy 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandebie[]

Llandebie 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Herbert*	285
	Conservative	J. Price	145
Majority			140
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural[]

Llandilo Rural 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Jones*	320
	Liberal	W. Jones	254
Majority			66
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban[]

Llandilo Urban 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Gwynne Hughes*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandovery[]

Llandovery 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Powell Jeffreys*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanedy[]

Llanedy 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ll. Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanegwad[]

Llanegwad 1895

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

Llanelly Division.1 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.J. Wilson*	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llanelly Division 2[]

Llanelly Division 2 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3[]

Llanelly Division.3 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Trubshaw*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 4[]

Llanelly Division 4 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev J. Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5[]

Llanelly Division 5 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Parry*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 6[]

Llanelly Division 6 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7[]

Llanelly Division 7 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	75
	Liberal	William David	7
Majority			68
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8[]

Llanelly Division 8 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Williams	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick[]

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Owen Bonville*	231
	Liberal	David Lewis	156
Majority
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed[]

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Jones	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn[]

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins	120
	Liberal	W.B. Jones	52
Majority			68
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythick[]

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Emlyn*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth[]

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T.R. Jones	186
	Liberal	T. Barrett	173
Majority			13
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangadock[]

Llangadock 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins	236
	Liberal	William Davies	203
Majority			33
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeler[]

Llangeler 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Thomas*
	Liberal	Daniel Lewis
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangendeirne[]

Llangendeirne 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Harries*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangennech[]

Llangennech 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangunnor[]

Llangunnor 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C.E. Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanon[]

Llanon 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev W.E. Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansawel[]

Llansawel 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanstephan[]

Llanstephan 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Johns	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Llanybyther[]

Llanybyther 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Rees	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mothvey[]

Mothvey 1895

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.

Pembrey North 1895

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 1892

Pembrey South 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.S. Marsh*	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Quarter Bach[]

Quarter Bach 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Howell Rees*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai[]

Rhydcymmerai 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Davies	181
	Conservative	M.L.Price	117
Majority			64
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Clears[]

St Clears 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmael[]

St Ishmael 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Lloyd Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trelech[]

Trelech 1895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Phillips*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Whitland[]

Whitland 1895

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[]