1919 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held in April 1919.[1] It was preceded by the 1913 election due to the scheduled 1916 election being postponed due to the First World War, and was followed by the 1922 election. Eleven members were returned unopposed and, in addition, the retiring member was returned for Llandawke and Llansadurnen after no nominations were received.[2] The successful candidates were also elected to the Carmarthen Board of Guardians.

Overview of the results

These were the first elections for six years and a number of sitting members were defeated. Labour candidates stood for the first time. In Llanarthney, both were heavily defeated but in Llangendeirne, Richard Williams defeated long-serving member D.T. Gilbert by two votes. In St Ishmaels, Rosina Davies, a prominent figure in the 1904-05 Religious Revival sought election but finished bottom of the poll.

Ward Results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Williams*	313
Independent	John Williams*	267
Independent	John Skyrme	83
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	J.J. Evans	277
Independent	John Evans*	245
Independent	John Davies	153
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Jenkins	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney (two seats)

Llanarthney 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Stephens*	662
Independent	William Brazell*	546
Labour	Thomas Thomas	223
Labour	Henry Davies	115
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

No nomination was received therefore the retiring member was returned unopposed.

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.R. Rees*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1913
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	James William Lewis*	138
Independent	John Grugos Williams	95
Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Griffiths	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Benjamin Thomas	36
Independent	T.H. David	33
Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Bowen	220
Independent	Edgar Stephens	112
Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Evan Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Thomas	484
Labour	Richard Williams	303
Independent	D.T. Gilbert*	301
Labour	D. Williams	209
Independent hold		Swing
Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Roberts	190
Independent	John Moses	134
Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Evan Jones	103
Independent	John Jones	67
Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Richards	145
Independent	John Jones	127
Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Llewelyn Richards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Williams	127
Independent	George R. Thomas	72
Independent hold		Swing

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1919
	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	William J. Davies	{{{votes}}}	65
Independent	Thomas Davies*		30
Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas O. Harries	127
Independent	Morris J. Evans*	117
Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Lewis	108
Independent	Richard Jeremy*	100
Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Salmon*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Beynon	182
Independent	Rev Henry R. Charles	143
Independent	David Lewis	69
Independent	Rosina Davies	25
Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Lewis Lodwick Bowen	Unopposed
Independent	R.E. Rees	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Carmarthen Board of Guardians. In addition six members were elected to represent the borough of Carmarthen. All six sitting members were returned unopposed. [2]

Carmarthen (six seats)

Carmarthen 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Hinds	Unopposed
Independent	John Dyfnallt Owen	Unopposed
Independent	Andrew Fuller-Mills*	Unopposed
Independent	Thomas Williams	Unopposed
Independent	G.W. Whicher	Unopposed
Independent	Georgina M.E. White*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

References

"Board of Guardians Elections. results in Carmarthen Union". Carmarthen Journal. 11 April 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
"Nominations for Guardians. Many Contests in Carmarthen District". Carmarthen Journal. 28 March 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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[CJ_11-4-19_RDC-1] "Board of Guardians Elections. results in Carmarthen Union". Carmarthen Journal. 11 April 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[CJ_28-3-13_RDC_noms-2] "Nominations for Guardians. Many Contests in Carmarthen District". Carmarthen Journal. 28 March 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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