1892 Carmarthenshire County Council election

The second election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1892.[1] It was preceded by the 1889 election and followed by the 1895 election.

Overview of the result

The Liberals retained a strong majority.

Boundary changes

One feature was that the multi-member seats, which existed in the Llanelli area in the first election in 1889, were divided so that all councillors were now elected to represent single member wards.

Retiring aldermen

The following seven aldermen retired at the election.

Col. Gwynnne Hughes JP, Liberal
Sir James Hills-Johnes, Conservative
Robert Scourfield, Llanstephan, Liberal
J. Bagnall Evans JP, Liberal
D. James, Bailibedw, Liberal
C.E. Morris, Liberal
David Evans, Llanelli, Liberal

There was one vacancy following the death of Morgan Davies shortly before the election.

Candidates and unopposed returns

There were numerous unopposed returns.

Of the retiring aldermen, only two stood as candidates at the election. Sir James Hills-Johnes contested Caio for the Conservatives while C.E. Morris, elevated to the aldermanic bench following a vacancy the previous year, was returned unopposed for his former seat at Llangunnor.

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

Some sources state that Lloyd stood as an Unionist candidate at this election.

Abergwili 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes**	253
	Liberal	Rev T. Thomas	153
Majority			100
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins*	293
	Conservative	E.A. Rogers	146
Majority			147
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Thomas	189
	Liberal Unionist	H. Norton*	180
Majority			9
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D.H. Thomas*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Professor D.E. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edward Davies*	151
	Conservative	D. Davies	30
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Evan Jones	253
	Conservative	David Evan Stephens	168
Majority			85
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Daniel Stephens*	254
	Conservative	Rowland Browne	221
Majority			33
	Liberal hold		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John D. Morse	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Henry Jones-Davies	263
	Conservative	Rev R.G. Lawrence*	208
Majority			55
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Llewelyn*	244
	Liberal	David Thomas	242
Majority			2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandebie

Llandebie 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Herbert	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	William Jones*	297
	Liberal	Morgan Williams	255
Majority			55
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.W. Gwynne Hughes*	147
	Conservative	T.G. Williams	124
Majority			23
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Walter G. Jeffreys	146
	Liberal	J. Walter Jones	122
Majority			24
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ll. Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H.J. Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	W.J. Wilson*	250
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans*	203
Majority			47
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division.3 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ernest Trubshaw	223
	Liberal	Henry Wilkins*	217
Majority			6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Johns	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 5

LlanellyDivision 5 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Parry*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Isiah Beavan	317
	Conservative	J.S. Tregoning*	133
Majority
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Bourne*	250
	Conservative	John S. Tregoning jnr.	186
Majority			64
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Owen Bonville*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal		unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rev P. Phillips*	60
	Liberal	J. Philpott	52
	Liberal	D. Evans	2
Majority			9
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Emlyn*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	'**Evan Harries'***	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangadock

Llangadock 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	L. Beavan
	Liberal	Rev W. Thomas
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeler

Llangeler 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas Thomas	316
	Liberal	John Lewis*	264
Majority			52
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Harries	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C.E. Morris**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev W.E. Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Thomas Morris	unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.H. James	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Mothvey

Mothvey 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey North

Pembrey North 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	W.J. Buckley*	255
	Liberal	John Owen	238
Majority			22
	Independent Liberal win (new seat)

Pembrey South

Pembrey South 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.S. Marsh	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Howell Rees*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Williams	270
	Liberal	John Jones	210
Majority			60
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Lloyd Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Phillips	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

By-elections, 1892-1895

Myddfai by-election, 1894

George Jones, the member for Llanarthney, died in March 1894. His son, J. Walter Jones, was the only candidate nominated to succeed him[2]

Myddfai by-election, 1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Walter Jones	Unopposed

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 aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council. In addition to the eight vacancies, a ninth alderman was appointed in place of the late Morgan Davies.[3]

John Lewis, Meirios Hall, Liberal (defeated candidate at Llangeler)
J. Bagnall Evans, Liberal (retiring alderman)
Gwilym Evans, Liberal (defeated candidate at Llanelli)
D.L. Jones, Derlwyn, Liberal
R.W. Stephens, Coedybrain, Liberal
Robert Scourfield, Llansteffan, Liberal (retiring alderman)
J.S. Tregoning, Iscoed, Conservative
David Evans, Llangennech, Liberal (retiring alderman)
Henry Wilkins, Liberal (defeated candidate at Llanelli)

The Liberal members of the Council were criticised by local Conservative newspapers, notably the Carmarthen Journal, for allocating only one aldermanic seat to their political opponents.[4] Colonel Gwynne Hughes of Glancothy, a retiring alderman, finished in tenth place in the vote and was not re-elected.

References

"The County Council Elections. March 1892". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
"News". Carmarthen Journal. 13 April 1894.
"Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 18 March 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
"Election of Aldermen (editorial)". Carmarthen Journal. 18 March 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

Bibliography

Morgan, Kenneth O. (1967). "Cardiganshire Politics: The Liberal Ascendancy 1885-1923". Ceredigion. 5 (4): 311–346.

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[CJ_1-2-89_CC_results-1] "The County Council Elections. March 1892". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[CJ_13-4-94_Myddfai_by-election-2] "News". Carmarthen Journal. 13 April 1894.

[CJ_18-3-92_CC_AGM-3] "Carmarthenshire County Council". Carmarthen Journal. 18 March 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[CJ_18-3-92_edit-ald-4] "Election of Aldermen (editorial)". Carmarthen Journal. 18 March 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2016.