1898 Pembrokeshire County Council election
The fourth election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1898.[1] It was preceded by the 1895 election and followed by the 1901 election.
Overview of the result[]
In 1898 there were a number of uncontested but most seats were contested as the Conservatives sought to hold on to gains made in 1895.[2]
Boundary changes[]
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Results[]
Ambleston[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R.H. Harries | 188 | |||
Liberal | James Jenkins* | 135 | |||
Majority | 53 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Amroth[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sackville Herbert Owen* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Begelly[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Seymour Allen | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Burton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Owen H. P. Scourfield, Bart.* | 245 | |||
Liberal | Walter Evans | 126 | |||
Majority | 119 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Camrose[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Penn | 142 | |||
Liberal | W.J. Canton* | 125 | |||
Majority | 17 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Carew[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Lort Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Clydey[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lemuel Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Castlemartin[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Leach* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Eglwyswrw[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E. Robinson | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Fishguard[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Charles Yorke | 179 | |||
Liberal | John Clement James | 131 | |||
Majority | 48 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | O.H.S. Williams* | 119 | |||
Liberal | Philip White | 67 | |||
Majority | 52 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marlay Samson | 151 | |||
Liberal | W. Davies | 138 | |||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Philipps | 231 | |||
Liberal | Ebenezer Davies | 85 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Llewellin | 251 | |||
Conservative | Morris Owen* | 220 | |||
Majority | 31 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Kilgerran[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.V. Colby* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Lampeter Velfrey[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Lewis James* | 214 | |||
Conservative | Morgans | 56 | |||
Majority | 156 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanfyrnach[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E.H. James* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llanwnda[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr William Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llangwm[]
Carrow was elected as a Liberal in 1892 and a Conservative in 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Richard Carrow* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |
Llanstadwell[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John H. Coram* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llawhaden[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard John* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Maenclochog[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev William Griffiths* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Manorbier[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles William Rees Stokes* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mathry[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T.E. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Milford[]
Dr Griffith had stood as a Liberal in 1892 and a Liberal Unionist in 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Dr George Griffith* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
Monkton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Major W.S. Wynne | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Narberth North[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Ward* | 162 | |||
Conservative | Davies | 129 | |||
Majority | 33 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Nevern[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Llewellyn Gilbert* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Newport[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr David Havard* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembroke Ward 30[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.H.O.M. Bryant* | 219 | |||
Liberal | Davies | 142 | |||
Majority | 77 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Pembroke Ward 31[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert George | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pembroke Dock Ward 32[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Brown* | 134 | |||
Liberal | W. Davies | 104 | |||
Majority | 30 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pembroke Dock Ward 33[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Bolt Sketch* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pembroke Dock Ward 34[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr J.F. Stamper* | 177 | |||
Liberal | W. Ivemy | 172 | |||
Majority | 5 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pembroke Dock Ward 35[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hughes Brown* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pembroke Dock Ward 36[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S.R. Allen* | 186 | |||
Liberal | J.H. Silcox | 50 | |||
Majority | 136 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St David's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Howard Griffiths* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Dogmaels[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Havard* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Ishmaels[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St Issels[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C.R. Vickerman* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Slebech and Martletwy[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir C.E.G. Philipps Bart.* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Steynton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.T. Fisher* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tenby Ward 44[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clement J. Williams* | 198 | |||
Liberal | Egerton Allen | 59 | |||
Majority | 139 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tenby Ward 45[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H.J. Gregory* | 192 | |||
Liberal | Egerton Allen | 65 | |||
Majority | 127 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Walwyn's Castle[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Howell Walters* | 182 | |||
Liberal | John George | 95 | |||
Majority | 87 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitchurch[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Wiston[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Llewellin* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election of aldermen[]
Aldermen were elected at the first meeting of the new council.
References[]
- ^ "Pembrokeshire County Council. Results of Contested Elections". Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph. 9 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "County Council Elections. The Nominations". Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph. 23 February 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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