Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1934
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and followed by the 1937 election.
Overview of the result
The Independent group remained the majority grouping on the Council, with Labour polling strongly in the industrial south and east of the county. In the Llanelli area, Communist Party candidates contested a number of seats but polled a low vote in all cases.
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes.
Unopposed returns
Only a minority of the 53 divisions were contested.
Contested elections
A greater number of contests took place in 1934 in Carmarthenshire than at any time since the First World War. This was as a result of more contests in rural areas between rival Independent candidates.
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 1931: elected members | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Conservative | ||||||||||
Labour | ||||||||||
Independent |
Carmarthenshire County Council 1931 : following election of new aldermen | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Conservative | ||||||||||
Labour | ||||||||||
Independent |
Carmarthenshire County Council 1931 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal | ||||||||||
Conservative | ||||||||||
Labour | ||||||||||
Independent |
Ward results
Abergwili
Abergwili 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Ammanford
Ammanford 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Frank Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bettws
Bettws 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | John Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Caio
Caio 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Isaac Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Katherine Isobel Harries* | 529 | |||
Labour | E.J. Richards | 256 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | William Jones | 504 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. Charles | 422 | |||
Independent | Mrs L.D. Thomas* | 154 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)
Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | H.S. Holmes* | 361 | |||
Labour | W. Clarke | 204 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)
Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | J. Ithel P. Thomas* | 461 | |||
Labour | Arthur Phillips | 296 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cenarth
Cenarth 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Mrs Ellenora James* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cilycwm
Cilycwm 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | David Lewis Jones | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conwil
Conwil 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | J.J. Evans* | 538 | |||
Independent | T.L. Harries | 300 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Kidwelly
Kidwelly 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Sir Alfred Stephens* | 662 | |||
Labour | S. Evans | 615 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Laugharne
Laugharne 1931 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Rev S.B. Williams* | unpopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanarthney
Llanarthney 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | W. Edgar Lewis* | 1,433 | |||
Independent | William Gealy | 410 | |||
Independent | William Hughes | 252 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llanboidy
Llanboidy 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Benjamin Salmon | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandebie North
Llandebie North 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Gwilym R. Thomas* | 685 | |||
Independent | David O. Davies | 571 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llandebie South
Llandebie South 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | D.B. Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llandilo Rural
Llandilo Rural 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Evan Davies* | 654 | |||
Independent | Capt. J.W. Nicholas | 568 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandilo Urban
Llandilo Urban 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Lord Dynevor* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandovery
Llandovery 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Harry Vaughan Watkins* | 605 | |||
Independent | J. James | 154 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyssilio
Llandyssilio 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Henry Morris* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanedy
Llanedy 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | T.J. Parry-Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llanegwad
Llanegwad 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Col. Delme Davies-Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division.1
Llanelly Division.1 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Daniel Roberts* | 993 | |||
Independent | W.H. Williams | 437 | |||
Labour | J.R. Jones | 350 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 2
Llanelly Division 2 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Brinley R. Jones* | 519 | |||
Labour | Richard Phillips | 231 | |||
Communist Party | Brinley Jones | 100 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 3
Llanelly Division 3 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | D. Haddon Jones | 327 | |||
Independent | James Jones | 272 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | Percy M. Evans* | 236 | |||
Labour | David John | 68 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 4
Llanelly Division 4 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | W.T. Morris* | ||||
Labour | Thomas Charles | ||||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 5
Llanelly Division 5 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Miss Gwen Trubshaw* | 546 | |||
Labour | Miss Margaret Griffiths | 142 | |||
Communist Party | E.F. Seaward | 35 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 6
Llanelly Division 6 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | W. Douglas Hughes* | 591 | |||
Communist Party | Enoch Collins | 126 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 7
Llanelly Division 7 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | W. Powell Rees* | 628 | |||
Communist Party | E. Leyshon | 265 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Division 8
Llanelly Division 8 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | A.H. Olive | 781 | |||
Labour | H.W. Bowen* | 712 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Rural, Berwick
Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | T.S. Bowen | 1,022 | |||
Independent | David Harry* | 765 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed
Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Joseph Howells* | 750 | |||
Independent | D.J. Stone | 625 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn
Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Emrys Aubrey* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | W.J. Evans* | 504 | |||
Labour | T.J. Willams | 365 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | E. Haydn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangadock
Llangadock 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | R.E. Williams* | 578 | |||
Independent | W.T. Morgan | 431 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangeler
Llangeler 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | R.G. Owen* | 774 | |||
Labour | Tom Jones | 535 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangendeirne
Llangendeirne 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Rev James Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangennech
Llangennech 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | D.J. Davies* | 696 | |||
Independent | David J. Jones | 524 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llangunnor
Llangunnor 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | William Edwards* | 638 | |||
Independent | H. Spencer-Morris | 205 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanon
Llanon 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Rees Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llansawel
Llansawel 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Evan Harris* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanstephan
Llanstephan 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | T.Ll. Haries* | 513 | |||
Independent | John James Bowen | 286 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanybyther
Llanybyther 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | W. James Williams | 691 | |||
Independent | Evan Morgan Evans* | 423 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Myddfai
Myddfai 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | W.R. Clement* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Pembrey North
Pembrey North 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Gomer Evans* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Pembrey South
Pembrey South 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dr John Henry Williams* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Quarter Bach
Quarter Bach 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rhydcymmerai
Rhydcymmerai 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Miss Gwendoline Lloyd-Price* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St Clears
St Clears 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Joseph David Rees* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St Ishmael
St Ishmael 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | E.H. Stephens | 537 | |||
Independent | William Bowen | 391 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Trelech
Trelech 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Lewis L. Bowen* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Whitland
Whitland 1934 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Thomas Lewis Phillips* | 432 | |||
Independent | W.H. Mathias | 186 | |||
Independent | W.S. Cole | 184 | |||
Independent | H. Williams | 164 | |||
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 nine aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).
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