Welsh local election
The fifth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1901.[1] It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election.
Overview of the result
The Liberals retained a strong majority. With a few exceptions, members were returned unopposed.[2]
Candidates
Only six seats were contested. Eleven of those elected at the first election, and who had served continuously since then, sought re-election.
None of the retiring aldermen sought election as candidates. There was also a vacancy following the death of W.O. Brigstocke, Blaenpant.[2]
Outcome
An uneventful election saw little change in the political composition of the council. The Liberals gained two seats when their candidates were returned unopposed at Llangeler and in one of the Llanelli wards after Conservative councillors stood down.
At the annual meeting, the six retiring aldermen were supported by the majority of members but there was no unanimity on replacement for Henry Wilkins, who stood down, and W.O. Brigstocke, who had died in office. W.N. Jones polled 26 votes, only three fewer than the eighth candidate, Augustus Brigstocke.[3] However, all eight were Liberals, leaving the Conservatives with only two seats on the aldermanic bench.
Ward Results
Abergwili
Abergwili 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lloyd* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Bettws
Bettws 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Nathaniel Jones* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Liberal hold |
Caio
Caio 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | T. Francis Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T.E. Brigstocke* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev Andrew Fuller-Mills | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James John* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Professor D.E. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Cenarth
Cenarth 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm
Cilycwm 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Rees* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Conwil
Conwil 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Stephens* | 301 | | |
| Liberal | W. Young | 176 | | |
Majority | 125 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Laugharne
Laugharne 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John D. Morse* | 188 | | |
| Liberal | Richard Evans | 103 | | |
Majority | 85 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanarthney
Llanarthney 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Jones-Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanboidy
Llanboidy 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie
Llandebie 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Rural
Llandilo Rural 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandilo Urban
Llandilo Urban 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J.W. Gwynne Hughes* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llandovery
Llandovery 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llanedy
Llanedy 1898 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Ll. Thomas* | 240 | | |
| Conservative | David White | 201 | | |
Majority | 39 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Col. W. Gwynne Hughes* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division.1
Llanelly Division.1 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Unionist | J. Allen Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 2 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Mayberry* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 3
Llanelly Division.3 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William David* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 4 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev Thomas Johns* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Liberal hold |
Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 5 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | D.C. Parry* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 6
Llanelly Division 6 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | 279 | | |
| Labour | Frank Vivian | 154 | | |
Majority | 125 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 7 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Division 8 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Owen Bonville* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David John* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Gwilym Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Earl Cawdor* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Conservative hold |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | T. Barrett | unopposed | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Llangadock
Llangadock 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangeler
Llangeler 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colonel W.P. Lewes* | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llangendeirne
Llangendeirne 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Jenkins* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech
Llangennech 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J.B. Rees | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llangunnor
Llangunnor 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | C.E. Morris* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanon
Llanon 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Morgan Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llansawel
Llanstephan
Llanstephan 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Johns* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanybyther
Both candidates received the same number of votes so the contest was decided upon the toss of a coin.[1]
Llanybyther 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Rees* | 232 | | |
| Liberal | David Williams | 232 | | |
Majority | 0 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Mothvey
Mothvey 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey North
Pembrey North 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev J.H. Rees* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey South
It was a reflection of the largely non-political character of the 1901 county election in Carmarthenshire (with the vast majority being elected unopposed) that the political affiliation of the two candidates for this ward was not recorded in the local press.[1]
Pembrey South 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas F. Wilkins | 391 | | |
| Conservative | John G. Thomas | 148 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr Howell Rees* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Rhydcymmerai
Rhydcymmerai 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Benjamin Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St Clears
St Clears 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr R.L. Thomas | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Ishmael
St Ishmael 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lloyd Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Trelech
Trelech 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Phillips* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold |
Whitland
Whitland 1901 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev William Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
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 eight aldermen were elected (with the number of votes recorded in each case).[3]
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
- John Bevan, retiring alderman (48)
- Joseph Joseph, retiring alderman (45)
- Sir Lewis Morris, retiring alderman (44)
- Daniel Stephens, retiring alderman (45)
- H J Thomas, retiring alderman (48)
- Thomas Watkins, retiring alderman (44)
In addition, two new aldermen were elected:
- Joseph Mayberry, elected member for Llanelli Ward 2 (34)
- Augustus Brigstocke, from outside the Council (29)
One retiring aldermen was not re-elected
References
- ^ a b c "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 15 March 1901. p. 7. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ a b "County Council Elections. Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 8 March 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Carmarthenshire County Council. Statutory Meeting". Welshman. 22 March 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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