1895_Carmarthenshire_County_Council_election
1895 Carmarthenshire County Council election
Welsh local election
The third election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1895.[1] It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election.
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The Liberals retained a strong majority.
37 members were returned unopposed; the vast majority of whom were Liberals. This meant that the Liberals were guaranteed a majority before a single vote was cast. 22 of those elected in 1889 sought re-election.
None of the retiring aldermen sought election as councillors.
With only 14 contests out of a possible 51, the election attracted relatively little interest. Much attention focused on Kidwelly where the sitting member Daniel Stephens was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate. The Conservatives also won another three seats.
At Cenarth, the successful candidate was returned on the casting vote of the returning officer.
The subsequent election of Stephens as an alderman reflected some divisions in the Liberal ranks when a proposal was made that only elected members should ve elevated to the aldermanic bench.[2]
Abergwili
Bettws
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nathaniel Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Caio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir James Hills-Johnes* | 226 | |||
Liberal | T. Francis Jones | 191 | |||
Majority | 35 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James John | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
Cenarth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jeremiah | ||||
Conservative | Davies | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Cilycwm
Conwil
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones | 265 | |||
Conservative | David Evan Stephens | 156 | |||
Majority | 109 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Kidwelly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Holmes Stead | 243 | |||
Liberal | Daniel Stephens* | 230 | |||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Laugharne
Llanarthney
Llanboidy
Llandebie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Herbert* | 285 | |||
Conservative | J. Price | 145 | |||
Majority | 140 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Llandilo Rural
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Jones* | 320 | |||
Liberal | W. Jones | 254 | |||
Majority | 66 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandilo Urban
Llandovery
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llanedy
Llanegwad
Llanelly Division.1
Wilson had been elected as an Independent in 1892, defeating Gwilym Evans
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.J. Wilson* | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Trubshaw* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 6
Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Viscount Emlyn* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | |||||
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.R. Jones | 186 | |||
Liberal | T. Barrett | 173 | |||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Llangadock
Llangeler
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Thomas* | ||||
Liberal | Daniel Lewis | ||||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llangendeirne
Llangennech
Llangunnor
Llanon
Llansawel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | |||||
Llanstephan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Johns | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | ||||
Llanybyther
Mothvey
Pembrey North
Buckley, the prospective Unionist candidate for West Carmarthenshire, had been returned as an Independent Liberal in 1892.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | W.J. Buckley* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | ||||
Pembrey South
Marsh was returned as a Liberal in 1892
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W.S. Marsh* | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Quarter Bach
Rhydcymmerai
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Davies | 181 | |||
Conservative | M.L.Price | 117 | |||
Majority | 64 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St Clears
St Ishmael
Trelech
Whitland
An unsuccessful attempt was made to select aldermen from among sitting members only.[2]
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
- Joseph Joseph, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- W.R. Edwards, Carmarthen, Liberal
- W.O. Brigstocke JP, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- Dr J.A. Jones, Llanelly, Liberal (retiring alderman)
- Henry Wilkins, Liberal
In addition, the following three new aldermen were elected:
- John Bevan, Llansadwrn
- Daniel Stephens, Liberal (defeated candidate at Kidwelly)
- Thomas Watkins, Tycerrig, Llandovery, Conservative
The following retiring aldermen were not re-elected
- John James, Llandovery
- David Randell MP, Liberal
- H. Nevill, Llanelli, Conservative
- T. Williams, Llwynhendy, Liberal
- D. Richards, Ammanford, Liberal
- "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- "Carmarthenshire County Council". Welshman. 22 March 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2023.