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.
Overview of the result
The Liberals retained a strong majority.
Candidates
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.
Outcome
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]
Ward results
Abergwili
Abergwili 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lloyd* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Bettws
Bettws 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Nathaniel Jones* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Caio
Caio 1895 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 (Lower Division) 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jenkins* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James John | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Professor D.E. Jones* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Cenarth
Cenarth 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jeremiah | | | |
| Conservative | Davies | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm
Cilycwm 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev Thomas Evans* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Conwil
Conwil 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones | 265 | | |
| Conservative | David Evan Stephens | 156 | | |
Majority | 109 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Holmes Stead | 243 | | |
| Liberal | Daniel Stephens* | 230 | | |
Majority | 13 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Laugharne
Laugharne 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John D. Morse* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanarthney
Llanarthney 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Jones-Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanboidy
Llanboidy 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie
Llandebie 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Herbert* | 285 | | |
| Conservative | J. Price | 145 | | |
Majority | 140 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Rural
Llandilo Rural 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Jones* | 320 | | |
| Liberal | W. Jones | 254 | | |
Majority | 66 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Urban
Llandilo Urban 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J.W. Gwynne Hughes* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandovery
Llandovery 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llanedy
Llanedy 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Ll. Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | H.J. Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division.1
Wilson had been elected as an Independent in 1892, defeating Gwilym Evans
Llanelly Division 1 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W.J. Wilson* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 2 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Mayberry* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 3
Llanelly Division 3 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ernest Trubshaw* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 4 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev J. Evans | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 5 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | D.C. Parry* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 6
Llanelly Division 6 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 7 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones | 75 | | |
| Liberal | William David | 7 | | |
Majority | 68 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Division 8 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Williams | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Owen Bonville* | 231 | | |
| Liberal | David Lewis | 156 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David John* | Unopposed |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jenkins | 120 | | |
| Liberal | W.B. Jones | 52 | | |
Majority | 68 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Viscount Emlyn* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative hold |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T.R. Jones | 186 | | |
| Liberal | T. Barrett | 173 | | |
Majority | 13 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Llangadock
Llangadock 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jenkins | 236 | | |
| Liberal | William Davies | 203 | | |
Majority | 33 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangeler
Llangeler 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Thomas* | | | |
| Liberal | Daniel Lewis | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llangendeirne
Llangendeirne 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Harries* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech
Llangennech 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangunnor
Llangunnor 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | C.E. Morris* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanon
Llanon 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev W.E. Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llansawel
Llanstephan
Llanstephan 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Johns | unopposed | | |
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | | |
Llanybyther
Llanybyther 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Rees | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Mothvey
Mothvey 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Walter Jones* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey North
Buckley, the prospective Unionist candidate for West Carmarthenshire, had been returned as an Independent Liberal in 1892.
Pembrey North 1895 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
Pembrey South 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W.S. Marsh* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr Howell Rees* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Rhydcymmerai
Rhydcymmerai 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Davies | 181 | | |
| Conservative | M.L.Price | 117 | | |
Majority | 64 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St Clears
St Clears 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St Ishmael
St Ishmael 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Lloyd Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Trelech
Trelech 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Phillips* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Whitland
Whitland 1895 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev William Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Election of Aldermen
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
References
- ^ "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Carmarthenshire County Council". Welshman. 22 March 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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