1919 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in March 1919.[1] It was preceded by the 1913 election due to the postponement of the 1916 election due to the First World War, and was followed by the 1922 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians.

Overview of the result

The majority of those candidates elected stood without party affiliations although an increased number of Labour candidates contested the industrial wards. As in previous elections a number of the members representing rural wards were returned unopposed.[2]

Ward results

Betws (three seats)

Betws 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Glyn Jenkins*	174
	Independent	Charles Price*	148
	Labour	John Davies*	141
	Independent	Thomas Rees	96
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Blaenau (three seats)

Blaenau 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Williams*	812
	Labour	John Bevan*	758
	Independent	David Davies	658
	Labour	William Howells	430
	Labour	David Davies	373
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Brechfa (one seat)

Brechfa 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Sivell	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Walters	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie (three seats)

Llandebie 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Rees	468
	Independent	John Lewis	421
	Independent	Robert Matthews*	309
	Independent	Miss Nellie F. Painter	260
	Labour	Theo Harris*	239
	Labour	Evan Morris*	231
	Labour	Phillip Roberts	173
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent	Roderick Evans	Unopposed
	Independent	John Richards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L.N. Powell*	238
	Independent	Thomas Morris*	228
	Independent	Mrs Phillips	195
	Independent	Thomas James	54
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lord Dynevor*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dan Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent	William Edwin Richards*	Unopposed
	Independent	Richard Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (two seats)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Rees*	203
	Independent	William Stephens*	140
	Independent	William John Evans	135
	Labour	Henry Jones	134
	Labour	James Thomas Stephens	60
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfynydd (two seats)

Llanfynydd 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Lloyd	Unopposed
	Independent	David Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangathen (two seats)

Llangathen 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Williams	166
	Independent	William Lewis*	129
	Independent	William Rees	74
	Independent	D.W. Morgans	41
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansawel (two seats)

This was the only contest in a rural ward at the election.[3]

Llansawel 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Thomas	119
	Independent	Thomas Humphreys*	195
	Independent	John Morgan	85
	Independent	J. Jones	37
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)

Quarter Bach 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Enoch Isaac	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach No.2 (one seat)

Quarter Bach No.2 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hughes	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Talley (two seats)

Talley 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Morgan	Unopposed
	Independent	David Edwin Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Llandeilo Board of Guardians. In addition, three Guardians were elected to represent the Ammanford Urban District and another three to represent the Cwmamman Urban District, both of which also lay within the remit of the Llandeilo Guardians.[1] A further three Guardians were elected to represent the Llandeilo Urban District.

Elected candidates at both Ammanford and Cwmamman stood specifically as Liberals, in contrast to the non-political nature of previous Guardians elections.

Ammanford (three seats)

The three sitting members, including Henry Herbert, a Guardian for nearly forty years, were re-elected.

Ammanford 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lewis*	1,325
	Liberal	Rev John Morgans*	1,144
	Liberal	Henry Herbert*	871
	Labour	William Cathan Davies	602
	Labour	D. Rufus Evans	424
	Labour	Arthur Edgar Thomas	417
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cwmamman (three seats)

Cwmamman 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Roberts*	919
	Liberal	Arthur Williams*	786
	Labour	Thomas Henry Jones	623
	Independent	David Thomas David	514
	Labour	James Thomas	487
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandeilo (three seats)

Llandeilo 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Pritchard Davies*	416
	Independent	William Hopkins*	389
	Independent	Edith Jane Roberts*	377
	Independent	Alfred Fox	333
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Local Council Elections. Many Surprises". Amman Valley Chronicle. 10 April 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
2. "Llandilo District Nominations". Carmarthen Journal. 28 March 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "The Election Results in West Wales". Daily Leader. 8 April 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2019.