1913 Cardiganshire County Council election

The ninth elections for Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1913.[1] They were preceded by the 1910 election and followed by the 1919 election as no election took place in 1916 due to the First World War.

Overview of the Result

As in previous elections, there was a Liberal majority.[1]

Candidates

As in previous elections, there were a large number of unopposed returns. In all 31 members were returned without a contest.[2]

Gains and Losses

Very few seats changed hands.

Contested Elections

It was stated that the bitterest fights were between candidates of the same political persuasion.[3]

Retiring Aldermen

Eight aldermen retired. These included one Conservartve, Sir Marteine Lloyd, and seven Liberals. Edward Evans, Lima Jones and Dr Jenkin Lewis sought re-election but were not subsequently re-appointed aldermen. Vaughan Davies MP, Evan Richards and Rev John Williams did not seek re-election but were re-appointed. Sir Marteine Lloyd and Thomas Morris retired from county politics

The New Council

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : elected members
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : elected members and sitting aldermen
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Results

Aberaeron

Aberaeron 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Lima Jones**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberbanc

Aberbanc 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jeremy*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberporth

Aberporth 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	B.T. Davies	118
	Liberal	J. Williams	80
Majority			38
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1

Aberystwyth Division 1 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Doughton	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2

Aberystwyth Division 2 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Roberts*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3

Aberystwyth Division 3 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ellis*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4

Aberystwyth Division 4 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	G. Fossett Roberts*	318
	Liberal	B. Taylor Lloyd	196
Majority			122
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aeron

Aeron 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Morgan Howell*	159
	Conservative	Thomas Jenkins	144
Majority			15
	Liberal hold		Swing

Borth

Borth 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bow Street

Bow Street 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Edward Pryse*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cardigan North

Cardigan North 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	O. Beynon Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cardigan South

Cardigan South 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr J.W. Stephens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilcennin

Cilcennin 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jones	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Cwmrheidol

Cwmrheidol 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T. Mason Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Felinfach

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter Thomas Davies**	135
	Liberal	John Jones	98
	Unionist	D. Jones	75
Majority			23
	Liberal hold		Swing

Goginan

Goginan 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Pugh Lewis*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lampeter Borough

Lampeter Borough 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.C. Harford*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanarth

Llanarth 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.C. Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.J. Bonsall*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi

Llanddewi Brefi 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.S. Rowland*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandygwydd

Llandygwydd 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Williams	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul North

Llandysul North 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josiah R. Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul South

Llandysul South 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Davies*	217
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansysiliogogo

Llansysiliogogo 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jenkin Davies	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau

Llanfair Clydogau 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Joseph Evans	149
	Liberal	John Watkin Davies*	133
Majority			16
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llanfarian

Llanfarian 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E.A.L. Powell*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangoedmor

Llangoedmor 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Stephens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeitho

Llangeitho 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.H. Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangrannog

Llangrannog 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	C. Evans	100
	Liberal	T. Jones	63
Majority			37
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanilar

Llanilar 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	E.J. Evans*	140
	Liberal	Isaac Jones	103
Majority			37
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd

Llanrhystyd 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Davies	148
	Conservative	D. Morgan James*	120
Majority			28
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn

Llanllwchaiarn 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansantffraed

Llansantffraed 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Evan Morris Jones	119
	Conservative	Evan Morgan	115
Majority			4
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnen

Llanwnen 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Evans**	98
	Liberal	John Jones	92
Majority			6
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanwenog

Llanwenog 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herbert Davies-Evans jnr.*	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Lledrod

Lledrod 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T.R. Morgan*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle

Nantcwnlle 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lodwig Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay

New Quay 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan James Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Penbryn

Penbryn 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Griffith Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Strata Florida

Strata Florida 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dr Morgan	152
	Liberal	David Jenkins	103
Majority			49
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Taliesin

Taliesin 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr John James*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Talybont

Talybont 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Rees	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trefeurig

Trefeurig 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Tregaron

Tregaron 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. J. Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur

Troedyraur 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Daniel Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ysbyty Ystwyth

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Morgan*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Election of Aldermen

Eight aldermen were elected, including only one Conservative.[4]

M. L. Vaughan Davies, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
Evan Richards, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
R.J.R. Loxdale, Liberal (elected councillor at Llanilar)
Major Price Lewes, Conservative (from outside the Council, retiring councillor at Cilcennin)
Rev John Williams (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
E.J. Davies, Liberal (elected councillor at New Quay)
Rev Daniel Evans, Liberal (elected councillor at Troedyraur)
D. Lewis Jones, Liberal (elected councillor at Lledrod)

By-elections

Llanilar by-election

E.J. Evans, Cwncybarcud, who previously represented Llanrhystud from 1901 until 1904 was returned unopposed following the appointment of R.J.R. Loxdale as alderman.[5]

Llanilar by-election 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.J. Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lledrod by-election

A Liberal candidate was returned unopposed for Lledrod following the appointment of Daniel L. Jones as alderman.[5]

Lledrod by-election 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T.R. Morgan	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay by-election

Following the appointment of E.J. Davies as alderman no valid nomination was initially received.

New Quay by-election 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan James Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur by-election

Troedyraur by-election 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Daniel Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

"County Council Elections. Results of the Contests". Carmarthen Journal. 7 March 1913. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
"County Council Nominations". Carmarthen Journal. 7 March 1913. Retrieved 17 October 2014.. Details of nominations are incomplete in this source.
"The County Council Elections (editorial)". Welsh Gazette. 10 March 1910. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
"Cardigan County Council. Annual Meeting at Lampeter. Lead Mining Revival". Aberystwyth Observer. 24 March 1910. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
"Bye-Election". Cambrian News. 8 April 1910. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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[CJ_14-3-13_results-1] "County Council Elections. Results of the Contests". Carmarthen Journal. 7 March 1913. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

[CN_7-3-13_noms-2] "County Council Nominations". Carmarthen Journal. 7 March 1913. Retrieved 17 October 2014.. Details of nominations are incomplete in this source.

[WG_10-3-10_CC_edit-3] "The County Council Elections (editorial)". Welsh Gazette. 10 March 1910. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[AO_24-3-10_CCC_AGM-4] "Cardigan County Council. Annual Meeting at Lampeter. Lead Mining Revival". Aberystwyth Observer. 24 March 1910. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[CN_8-4-10_by-el-5] "Bye-Election". Cambrian News. 8 April 1910. Retrieved 17 October 2014.