1928 Carmarthenshire County Council election

An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1928.[1] It was preceded by the 1925 election and followed by the 1931 election.

Overview of the result

The election saw the disappearance of the Conservative and Liberal parties from county elections in Carmarthenshire, and contests would henceforth be between Labour and the Independents. Labour did not make significant progress in 1928 and it was claimed that the party lacked the resources to make a significant challenge.[2]

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes.

Unopposed returns

Only 18 of the 53 divisions were contested, the same number as in 1925.[2]

Contested elections

Most of the contested elections were in the eastern part of the counties. Elsewhere there were some contests where Independent candidates faced each other. Two such contests at Llanybydder and Rhydcymerau saw two Independents who were also brothers lose their seats.[1]

Retiring aldermen

The aldermen who retired at the election were

Summary of results

This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. As noted, there was ambiguity in some cases over the party affiliation.

This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 53 councillors were elected.

Carmarthesnhire County Council 1922: elected members

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1922 : following election of new aldermen

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1922 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Ward results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ammanford

Ammanford 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David George*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Isaac Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Denzil Harries*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lewis David Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H.S. Holmes*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Price Williams*	552
	Labour	Benjamin Charles	429
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David George Lloyd*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alfred Stephens*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.S.K. Morse	unpopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Stephens*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie

Llandebie 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.B. Lewis*	1,616
	Independent	Frederick Davies	1,011
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Davies	585
	Independent	John Henry James	518
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1928

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

Llandovery

Llandovery 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harry Vaughan Watkins*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyssilio

Llandyssilio 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T.J. Parry-Jones*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William David Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Roberts*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brinley R. Jones	568
	Independent	James Jones	325
	Labour	F. Stanley Davies	276
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division 3 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Roberts*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.T. Morris	767
	Labour	Thomas Charles	721
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwen Trubshaw*	729
	Labour	W. Douglas Hughes	243
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 6 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Williams*	704
	Independent	D. Haddon Jones	507
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Powell Rees*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.R. Jones	663
	Independent	David Harry*	621
	Independent	W.J. Morris	179
Majority
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Howells*	668
	Independent	E.V. Williams	429
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Jones*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Haydn Davies	445
	Independent	Mary P.A.E. Mansell	185
	Independent	John Davies	174
	Independent	W.G. Evans	80
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangadock

Llangadock 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mervyn Peel*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeler

Llangeler 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Jones
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Jenkins*	675
	Labour	Gomer Evans	638
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David J. Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Edwards	449
	Independent	T. Howell Davies*	334
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Greville*	1,005
	Labour	Rees Morgan	978
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Harris	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John James Bowen*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Williams	643
	Independent	E.M. Evans*	408
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Mothvey

Mothvey 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembrey North

Pembrey North 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Evans	757
	Labour	William Rogers*	496
	Independent	J.H. Rees	225
Majority			261
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Pembrey South

Pembrey South 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Henry Williams	897
	Liberal	Gravelle	749
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griffith Williams*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwyneth M. Price Price	296
	Independent	Rees Llewellyn Evans*	210
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Roberts Rogers*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walter Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.L. Bowen*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.I. Phillips	559
		Henry Thomas	305
Majority			254
	Independent hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

In addition to the 53 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 in each case).

• Thomas Morris
• Thomas Thomas
• W.J. Williams
• Sir Dudley Drummond
• Ben Evans
• John Lewis
• H.E. Blagdon-Richards
• L.N. Powell

On behalf of the eastern members of the Council, Labour member D.B. Lewis of Llandybie protested against the re-election of aldermen who had not faced the electorate. However, he declared that on this occasion they had decided not to oppose the re-election of aldermen who had not been given advance notice.[3] This was not the first time this matter had been raised by Labour councillors although it is ironic that one of the aldermen concerned, W.J. Williams of Brynamman was a Labour representative.

References

1. "County Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 9 March 1928.
2. "Editorial". Carmarthen Journal. 2 March 1928.
3. "County Council Annual Meeting". Carmarthen Journal. 16 March 1925.