1898 Carmarthenshire County Council election

The third election to the Carmarthenshire 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

The Liberal Party once again retained a strong majority.

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Retiring aldermen

Eight aldermen retired at the election.

John Lewis, Meirios Hall, Liberal
J. Bagnall Evans, Liberal
Gwilym Evans, Liberal
D.L. Jones, Derlwyn, Liberal
R.W. Stephens, Coedybrain, Liberal
Robert Scourfield, Llansteffan, Liberal
J.S. Tregoning, Iscoed, Conservative
David Evans, Llangennech, Liberal
Henry Wilkins, Liberal

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. 51 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 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	T. Francis Jones	217
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes*	201
Majority			16
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T.E. Brigstocke	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James John	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Professor D.E. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Davies	258
	Liberal	D.D. Walters	163
Majority			95
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal		unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred Stephens	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John D. Morse*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Jones-Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Thomas	298
	Liberal	Thomas Evans*	248
Majority			50
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llandebie

Llandebie 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Gwynne Hughes*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Powell Jeffreys*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ll. Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 18958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal		unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	J. Allen Williams	unopposed
	Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division.3 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William David	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Johns*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	D.C. Parry*	222
	Liberal	D. Rees Edmunds	114
Majority			108
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips*	147
	Liberal	T. Williams	135
	Liberal	J. Auckland	102
Majority			12
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Owen Bonville*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David John*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Emlyn*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Rees Jones	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangadock

Llangadock 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Davies	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeler

Llangeler 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colonel W.P. Lewes	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Jenkins	159
	Liberal	John Jenkins	126
Majority			33
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C.E. Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Morgan Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Johns	177
	Liberal	D.W. Lewis	114
		William Williams	80
Majority			63
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal		unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mothvey

Mothvey 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal		unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey North

Pembrey North 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Evans	336
	Liberal Unionist	W.J. Buckley*	213
Majority			123
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Pembrey South

Pembrey South 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.S. Marsh*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Howell Rees*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal		unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1895
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dr R.L. Thomas	253
	Liberal	John Williams*	246
Majority			7
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Phillips*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

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.[2]

J.S. Tregoning, Iscoed, Conservative (retiring alderman) 43
John Lewis, Meirios Hall, Liberal (retiring alderman) 42
D.L. Jones, Derlwyn, Liberal (retiring alderman) 42
R.W. Stephens, Coedybrain, Liberal (retiring alderman) 41
Rev. W. Thomas, Whitland, Liberal (elected member for Whitland) 38
David Evans, Llangennech, Liberal (retiring alderman)38
Rev. William Davies, Llandilo, Liberal 38
J. Williams, Llanginning, 35
James Hill-Johnes, Dolaucothy, Conservative (defeated candidate at Caio) 35

References

"Results". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1898.
"Carmarthenshire". Cardiff Times. 19 March 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

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[CJ_11-3-98_CC_res-1] "Results". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1898.

[CT_19-3-98_Carms-2] "Carmarthenshire". Cardiff Times. 19 March 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 3 November 2016.