1907 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The seventh election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1907.[1] It was preceded by the 1904 election and followed by the 1910 election.

Overview of the result

While there were a number of keenly contested wards a large number of wards were uncontested.[2] The Conservatives took control of the Council in a result described by the Pembrokeshire Herald as a defeat for the "radical caucus".

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Results

Ambleston

Ambleston 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Harries*	187
	Conservative	Victor Higgon	177
Majority			10
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Amroth

Amroth 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sackville Herbert Owen*	179
	Liberal	D.T. Lewis	140
Majority			39
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Begelly

Begelly 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Seymour Allen*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Burton

Burton 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Owen H. P. Scourfield, Bart.*	Unopposed
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camrose

Having been defeated in 1898, Canton regained his seat without opposition.

Camrose 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.J. Canton	Unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Carew

Carew 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.F. Lort Phillips*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castlemartin

Castlemartin 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lord Cawdor	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clydey

Clydey 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Thomas	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw

Eglwyswrw 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Robinson*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Fishguard

Fishguard 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Charles Yorke*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.T. Davies*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's

St Martin's 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev. J. Phillips	264
	Conservative	H. Saunders	230
Majority			34
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harry Philipps*	217
	Independent	W. McKenzie	35
Majority			182
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Owen H.S. Williams*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Henry's Mote

Henry's Mote 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.S. Evans	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kilgerran

Kilgerran 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Vaughan Colby*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Humphries	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfyrnach

Llanfyrnach 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.H. James*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangwm

Llangwm 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Richard Carrow*	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Llanstadwell

Llanstadwell 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev W. Powell	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnda

Llanwnda 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr William Williams*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llawhaden

Llawhaden 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.H. Evans*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manorbier

Manorbier 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.G.Parsell	161
	Liberal	T. Llewellin	112
Majority			49
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mathry

Mathry 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.E. Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Milford

Milford 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr George Griffith*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Monkton

Monkton 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colonel Mierhouse	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Narberth North

Narberth North 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.P. Morgan*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nevern

Nevern 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.G. Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newport

Newport 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr David Havard*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Ward 30

Pembroke Ward 30 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan Davies*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Pembroke Ward 31

Pembroke Ward 31 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Howell*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 32

Pembroke Dock Ward 32 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Grieve	Unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 33

Pembroke Dock Ward 33 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Bolt Sketch*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 34

Pembroke Dock Ward 34 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Robinson	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 35

Pembroke Dock Ward 35 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	David Hughes Brown*	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 36

Pembroke Dock Ward 36 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S.R. Allen*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

St David's

St David's 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Howard Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Rees*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Issels

St Issels 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.R. Vickerman*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Slebech and Martletwy

Slebech and Martletwy 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir C.E.G. Philipps Bart.*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Steynton

Steynton 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.T. Fisher*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 44

Tenby Ward 44 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clement J. Williams*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 45

Tenby Ward 45 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.W.R. Stokes*	193
	Liberal	C.F. Egerton Allen	145
Majority			28
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walwyn's Castle

Walwyn's Castle 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Howell Walters*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitchurch

Whitchurch 1907

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

Wiston

Wiston 1907

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

1. "County Council Election. Great Conservative Victory". Pembrokeshire Herald. 8 March 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
2. "County Council Nominations". Pembrokeshire Herald. 1 March 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2020.