1919 Cardiganshire County Council election

The tenth elections for Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1919.[1] They were preceded by the 1913 election and followed by the 1922 election. No election took place in 1916 due to the First World War.

Overview of the result

Despite the upheaval of the war years the Liberals refined their majority.

Candidates

As in previous elections, there were a large number of unopposed returns. In all 31 members were returned without a contest.[1]

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.

Retiring aldermen

Eight aldermen retired, all of whom were Liberals.[2] Their six-year terms had ended in 1916 but they had been re-appointed in 1916 until fresh elections were held. Two of their number, Lima Jones (elected alderman in 1916 following the death of Morgan Evans) at Aberaeron and E. James Davies at New Quay, contested the election and the former was defeated in one of the surprises of the election. D.C. Roberts, R.J.R. Loxadale and the Rev John Williams were re-elected aldermen but Vaughan Davies, the Rev David Evans and D.L. Jones stood down.

New Council

Cardiganshire County Council 1919 : elected members
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1919 : elected members and sitting aldermen
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1919 : 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 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dr D.M. Davies	313
	Liberal	E. Lima Jones**	160
Majority			153
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Aberbanc

Aberbanc 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Dr W.W. Powell	366
	Liberal	Rev E.J. Davies	325
Majority			41
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberporth

Aberporth 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B.T. Davies*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1

Aberystwyth Division 1 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Doughton*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2

Aberystwyth Division 2 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.J. Samuel	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3

Aberystwyth Division 3 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John Gibson	270
	Liberal	T.H. Edwards	202
Majority			68
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4

Aberystwyth Division 4 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aeron

Aeron 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Davies	247
	Conservative	John Price	135
Majority			112
	Liberal hold		Swing

Borth

Borth 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bow Street

Bow Street 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Lewes Loveden Pryse	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cardigan North

Cardigan North 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.E. Matthews*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cardigan South

Cardigan South 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr J.W. Stephens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilcennin

Cilcennin 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Cwmrheidol

Cwmrheidol 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Charles Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T. Mason Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Felinfach

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Goginan

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

Lampeter Borough

Lampeter Borough 1919
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 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Bonsall*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi

Llanddewi Brefi 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.S. Rowland*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandygwydd

Llandygwydd 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Evans	235
	Labour	David Davies	208
Majority			27
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul North

Llandysul North 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Josiah R. Jones	218
	Conservative	W. Jones	145
Majority			73
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul South

Llandysul South 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Alfred T. Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansysiliogogo

Llansysiliogogo 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jenkin Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau

Llanfair Clydogau 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	D. Lloyd Lewis	213
	Conservative	Tom Davies	209
Majority			4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanfarian

Llanfarian 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E.A.L. Powell*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Percy Wilkinson*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangoedmor

Llangoedmor 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Evans*	215
	Democrat	E.M. Lewis	174
Majority			41
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llangeitho

Llangeitho 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Humphreys Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangrannog

Llangrannog 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanilar

Llanilar 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Isaac Jones	167
	Liberal	E.J. Evans*	164
Majority			3
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd

Llanrhystyd 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Lewis	192
	Conservative	D. Morgan James*	157
Majority			35
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn

Llanllwchaiarn 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansantffraed

Llansantffraed 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Evan Morris Jones*	236
	Conservative	Evan Morgan	134
Majority			102
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnen

Llanwnen 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Jones*	148
	Liberal	Evan Evans	121
Majority			27
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwenog

Llanwenog 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Meredith Gwarnant Williams	259
Liberal	Herbert Davies-Evans jnr.*	257
Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Lledrod

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

Nantcwnlle

Nantcwnlle 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.L. Herberts*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay

New Quay 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan James Davies**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Penbryn

Penbryn 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Griffith Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Strata Florida

Strata Florida 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr John Morgan	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Taliesin

Taliesin 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr John James*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talybont

Talybont 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jenkin E. Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trefeurig

Trefeurig 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Tregaron

Tregaron 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. J. Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur

Troedyraur 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Davies	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, R.S. Rowlands.

D.C. Roberts, Liberal
R.S. Rowlands, Conservative
R.J.R. Loxdale, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
Griffith Davies, Liberal
Rev John Williams (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
Rev William Griffiths, Liberal
E. Lima Jones, Liberal
Rev T. Mason Jones, Liberal

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.

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.[3]

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: Cardiganshire". Cambrian News. 7 March 1919. Retrieved 17 September 2019..
"Cardiganshire County Council". Cambrian News. 21 March 1919. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
"Cardiganshire County Council Bye-Election". Cambrian News. 8 April 1910. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

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[CN_7-3-19_noms-1] "County Council Elections: Cardiganshire". Cambrian News. 7 March 1919. Retrieved 17 September 2019..

[CN_21-3-19_AGM-2] "Cardiganshire County Council". Cambrian News. 21 March 1919. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[CN_8-4-10_by-el-3] "Cardiganshire County Council Bye-Election". Cambrian News. 8 April 1910. Retrieved 17 September 2019.