1901 Llandeilo Rural District Council election
The third election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in March 1901.[1] It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians.
There were a number of unopposed returns in the rural parishes.[2] In the industrial areas where the population was rapidly growing due to the anthracite coal industry most wards were contested.[3]
Boundary changes
[edit]Following the growth of the population in the parishes of Betws and Llandybie, boundaries were re-arranged and additional seats created. A notable casualty of this change was Henry Herbert, Chair of the Llandeilo Board of Guardians, who was defeated in the Llandybie Ward by two other sitting members.
Ward Results
[edit]Bettws (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Morris | 90 | |||
| Independent | Samuel Callard* | 76 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Bettws, Upper Ward (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Jones | ||||
| Independent | Lewis Jenkins | ||||
| Independent | John Evans | ||||
| Independent | Job Phillips | ||||
| Independent | William Roberts | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Brechfa (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Sivell | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Glynamman (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David William Lewis* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandebie No.1 Ward (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jacob Davies* | 159 | |||
| Independent | John Jones* | 121 | |||
| Independent | Henry Herbert* | 112 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Llandebie No.2, Ammanford (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Maurice Ivor Morris | 280 | |||
| Independent | John Thomas | 188 | |||
| Independent | John Jones | 127 | |||
| Independent | John Davies | 101 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Llandebie No.3, Blaenau (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Davies* | 256 | |||
| Independent | J. Lloyd | 155 | |||
| Independent | George Rees | 129 | |||
| Independent | T. Evans | 94 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Perkins | 224 | |||
| Independent | Joseph Harries* | 213 | |||
| Independent | William Griffiths* | 187 | |||
| Independent | David Watkins* | 176 | |||
| Independent | Rev Thompson Jenkins (Caledfwlch) | 127 | |||
| Independent | Evan Thomas | 122 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mary Anne Jones | 152 | |||
| Independent | L.N. Powell | 141 | |||
| Independent | Caleb Thomas | 121 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyfeisant (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Ticehurst | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanegwad (three seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Morris | 172 | |||
| Independent | Richard Thomas* | 155 | |||
| Independent | Dan Davies | 129 | |||
| Independent | J.G. Davies* | 105 | |||
| Independent | W. Evans* | 93 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel Aberbythych (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Burnett | 128 | |||
| Independent | R. James* | 122 | |||
| Independent | D. Jones | 96 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Evans* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangathen (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ebenezer Griffiths | 121 | |||
| Independent | John Thomas | 103 | |||
| Independent | Nathaniel Williams | 57 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llansawel (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lewis Bowen | 94 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Davies* | 78 | |||
| Independent | James Thomas | 66 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Richard Jones | Unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Quarter Bach No.2 (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Protheroe | Unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Talley (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Rees* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | John Williams | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Llandilo". Cambrian. 29 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Board of Guardians and District Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 15 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Election of Guardians, District and Parish Councils". Welshman. 29 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
