Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1892

The second election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1892.^[1] It was preceded by the 1889 election and followed by the 1895 election.

Overview of the Result

The Liberals retained a strong majority.

Contested Elections

There were a large number of contested elections and the majorities were small in most instances.

Summary of Results

This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. This was the inaugural county election and therefore no comparison can be made with the previous elections. In some cases there is an ambiguity in the sources over the party affiliations and this is explained below where relevant.

This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 48 councillors were elected.

Carmarthesnhire County Council 1889: elected members
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1889 : following election of new aldermen
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1889 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes**	253
	Liberal	Rev T. Thomas	153
Majority			100
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins*	293
	Conservative	E.A. Rogers	146
Majority			147
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas	189
	Liberal Unionist	H. Norton	180
Majority			9
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D.H. Thomas*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Professor D.E. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Davies*	151
	Conservative	D. Davies	30
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Jones	253
	Conservative	D.E. Stephens	168
Majority			85
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Stephens	254
	Conservative	Rowland Browne	221
Majority			33
	Liberal hold		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John D. Morse	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Jones-Davies	263
	Conservative	Rev R.G. Lawrence*	208
Majority			55
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llandebie

Llandebie 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Herbert	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Jones	297
	Liberal	David Thomas	242
Majority			55
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Gwynne Hughes*	147
	Conservative	T.G. Williams	124
Majority			23
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	'Walter G. Jeffreys	146
	Liberal	J. Walter Jones	122
Majority			24
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ll. Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H.J. Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Wilson*	250
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans*	203
Majority			47
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division.3 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Trubshaw	223
	Liberal	Henry Wilkins*	217
Majority			6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Johns	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 5

LlanellyDivision 5 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Parry*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 7

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Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans	1,402
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	1,332
Majority			24

Llanelly Division 8

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Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans	1,402
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	1,332
Majority			24

Llanelly Division.1

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Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans	1,402
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	1,332
Majority			24

Llanelly Division.1

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Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans	1,402
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	1,332
Majority			24

Llanelly Division.1

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Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans	1,402
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	1,332
Majority			24

Llanelly Division.1

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Llanelly Rural and Ward No.1 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans	1,402
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	1,332
Majority			24

Llanelly Ward No.2 (three seats)

Llanelly Ward No.2 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips	774
	Liberal	W.J. Wilson	715
	Liberal	D.C. Parry	659
	Conservative	Dr Henry J. Buckley	553
	Liberal Unionist	John A. Williams	483
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Ward No.3 (two seats)

Llanelly Ward No.3 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bourne	unopposed
	Conservative	J.S. Tregoning	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Emlyn	unopposed
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Harries	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangadock

Llangadock 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Jenkins	270
	Liberal	W.N. Lewis	213
Majority			57
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangeler

Llangeler 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lewis	268
	Conservative	Arthur Howell Jones	260
Majority			8
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evans	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangennech

Llangennech 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Glyn Thomas	202
	Conservative	Rev E.A. Davies	111
Majority			91
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C.E. Morris	190
	Conservative	D.E. Stephens	169
Majority			21
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanon

Llanon 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev W.E. Evans	146
	Conservative	Major Edward Riley	90
Majority			56
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llansawel

Llansawel 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Thomas Morris	197
	Liberal	John Johns	157
Majority			40
	Liberal Unionist win (new seat)

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Col. H. Davies-Evans	267
	Liberal	D.H. James	246
Majority			21
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mothvey

Mothvey 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Jones	176
	Liberal	John Lewis	136
Majority			40
	Liberal win (new seat)

Pembrey (two seats)

Pembrey 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	W.J. Buckley	176
	Liberal	William Howell	460
	Liberal	Rev D. Evans	397
	Conservative	Williams	394
	Independent Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Howell Rees	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Evans	165
	Liberal	Thomas Price	143
Majority			22
	Liberal win (new seat)

St Clears

St Clears 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal
Majority
	Liberal win (new seat)

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lewis Phillips	203
	Liberal	Evan Stephens	180
Majority			23
	Liberal win (new seat)

Trelech

Trelech 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Davies	245
	Liberal	W. Phillips	181
	Conservative	D. Jones	108
Majority			40
	Liberal win (new seat)

Election of Aldermen

In addition to the 54 councillors the council consisted of 18 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the election of the initial sixteen aldermen, half of the aldermanic bench would be elected every three years following the triennial council election. As in Cardiganshire the Liberals agreed that the Conservatives be allocated three aldermanic seats only.^[2] After the initial elections, there were eighteen Aldermanic vacancies and the following Alderman were appointed by the newly elected council:

Elected for six years

• John James, Llandovery

Elected for three years

References

Bibliography

• Morgan, Kenneth O. (1967). "Cardiganshire Politics: The Liberal Ascendancy 1885-1923". Ceredigion 5 (4): 311–346. 
• Palmer, Caroline (2004). "Matthew Lewis Vaughan Davies - ambitious cad or assiduous politician?". Ceredigion 14 (4): 73–104. 

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