1913 Carmarthenshire County Council election

The ninth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1913.^[1] It was preceded by the 1910 election and followed, due to the First World War and the postponement of the 1916 elections, by the 1919 election.

Overview of the result[]

The Liberals retained a strong majority although the elections were far less politicized than in previous years. With a few exceptions, members were returned unopposed.^[2]

Boundary changes[]

There were no boundary changes.

Contested elections[]

There were only a small 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. 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. 51 councillors were elected.

Carmarthesnhire County Council 1901: elected members

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

Carmarthenshire County Council 1901 : 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 1913

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

Ammanford[]

Ammanford 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Col. David Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws[]

Bettws 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal	Henry Folland	285
	Liberal	Arthur Williams	142
Majority			218
	Labour hold		Swing

Caio[]

Caio 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes*	unopposed

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)[]

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr David Denzil Harries*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)[]

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	'Rev Andrew Fuller-Mills*'	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)[]

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H.S. Holmes	152
	Liberal	John Lewis*	136
Majority			16
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)[]

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H.F. Blagdon-Richards*	268
	Conservative	John Crossman	243
Majority			25
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth[]

Cenarth 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lewis*	261
	Conservative	David Evans	231
Majority			30
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilycwm[]

Cilycwm 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Campbell-Davys	246
	Liberal	Daniel Lewis	99
Majority			147
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Conwil[]

Conwil 1913

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

Kidwelly[]

Kidwelly 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred Stephens*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Laugharne[]

Laugharne 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.H. Dempster	223
	Liberal	T.S.K. Morse	184
Majority			39
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llanarthney[]

Llanarthney 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Jones Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanboidy[]

Llanboidy 1913

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

Llandebie[]

Llandebie 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davies*	453
		Rev P. Evans	352
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural[]

Llandilo Rural 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	L.N. Powell*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban[]

Llandilo Urban 1913

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

Llandovery[]

Llandovery 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.P. Carbery Vaughan Pryse-Rice*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyssilio[]

Llandyssilio 1913

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

Llanedy[]

Llanedy 1910

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

Llanegwad[]

Llanegwad 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Delme Davies-Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1[]

Llanelly Division.1 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Griffiths	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 2[]

Llanelly Division 2 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Simlett*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3[]

Llanelly Division.3 1910

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

Llanelly Division 4[]

Llanelly Division 4 1913

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

Llanelly Division 5[]

Llanelly Division 5 1913

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

Llanelly Division 6[]

Llanelly Division 6 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Roberts*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7[]

Llanelly Division 7 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Hugh Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8[]

Llanelly Division 8 1910

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

Llanelly Rural, Berwick[]

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Hughes	299
	Liberal	David Harry*	289
Majority			10
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed[]

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.B. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn[]

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Benjamin Humphreys	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythick[]

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Harris	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth[]

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Rees Jones	261
	Liberal	Ben Rees	170
Majority			91
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangadock[]

Llangadock 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mervyn Lloyd Peel*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangeler[]

Llangeler 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Lewes*	360
	Liberal	Rev Edward Teilo Owen	320
Majority			40
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangendeirne[]

Llangendeirne 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev R.H. Jones	273
	Liberal	Rev Ben Morris	238
Majority			35
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangennech[]

Llangennech 1913

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

Llangunnor[]

Llangunnor 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Evan B. Lloyd	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanon[]

Llanon 1913

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

Llansawel[]

Llansawel 1913

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

Llanstephan[]

Llanstephan 1913

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

Llanybyther[]

Llanybyther 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	334
	Liberal	Dr E. Jones	240
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mothvey[]

Mothvey 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey North[]

Pembrey North 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev James Howell Rees*	302
	Liberal	David Evans	227
	Conservative	William Bassett	184
Majority			75
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey South[]

Pembrey South 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr John Henry Williams	390
	Independent	George Eynon Bowen*	202
Majority			188
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Quarter Bach[]

Quarter Bach 1913

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

Rhydcymmerai[]

Rhydcymmerai 1910

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

St Clears[]

St Clears 1910

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

St Ishmael[]

St Ishmael 1913

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

Trelech[]

Trelech 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Phillips	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Whitland[]

Whitland 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Thomas	228
	Conservative	Dr R.L. Thomas*	184
Majority			44
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Election of aldermen[]

In addition to the 51 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections the following nine aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).

By-elections, 1913-19[]

Quarter Bach by-election, 1913[]

A by-election was held in the Quarter Bach division on 5 September 1913 following the elevation of W.J. Williams to the aldermanic bench.^[3]

Quarter Bach by-election 1913

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Vaughan	430
	Liberal	D.W. Lewis	252
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

References[]