1901 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The fifth election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1901.^[1] It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election.

Overview of the result

Only eleven seats were contested and, as a result, the vast majority of wards resulted in unopposed returns.

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Results

Ambleston

Ambleston 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Harries	167
	Conservative	R.H. Harries*	166
Majority			1
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Amroth

Amroth 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sackville Herbert Owen*	179
	Liberal	D.T. Lewis	140
Majority			39
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Begelly

Begelly 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Seymour Allen*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Burton

Burton 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sir Owen H. P. Scourfield, Bart.*	Unopposed
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camrose

Having been defeated in 1898, Canton regained his seat without opposition.

Camrose 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.J. Canton	Unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Carew

Carew 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lort Phillips*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castlemartin

Castlemartin 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Leach*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clydey

Clydey 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lemuel Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw

Eglwyswrw 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Robinson*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Fishguard

Fishguard 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Charles Yorke*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	W.T. Davies	154
	Conservative	Marlay Samson*	137
Majority			17
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's

W.H. George was elected by the casting vote of the Mayor.^[1]

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	W.H. George	256
	Liberal	John Llewellin*	256
Majority			1
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Harry Philipps*	217
	Independent	W. McKenzie	35
Majority			182
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Owen H.S. Williams*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Henry's Mote

Henry's Mote 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.S. Evans	187
	Liberal	W.G. James*	93
Majority			94
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kilgerran

Kilgerran 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John V. Colby*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Humphries	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfyrnach

Llanfyrnach 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.H. James*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangwm

Llangwm 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Richard Carrow*	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Llanstadwell

Llanstadwell 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John H. Coram*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnda

Llanwnda 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr William Williams*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llawhaden

Llawhaden 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.H. Evans	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manorbier

Manorbier 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	W.G.Parsell	161
	Liberal	T. Llewellin	112
Majority			49
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mathry

Mathry 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.E. Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Milford

Dr Griffith had stood as a Liberal in 1892 and a Liberal Unionist in 1895.

Milford 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr George Griffith*	Unopposed
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Monkton

Monkton 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert George*	199
	Liberal	J. Mathias	107
Majority			92
	Conservative hold		Swing

Narberth North

Narberth North 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.P. Morgan*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nevern

Nevern 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.G. Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newport

Newport 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr David Havard*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Ward 30

Pembroke Ward 30 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Dan Davies	205
	Conservative	F.S. Reed	145
Majority			60
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Pembroke Ward 31

Pembroke Ward 31 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert George*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 32

Pembroke Dock Ward 32 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Brown*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 33

Pembroke Dock Ward 33 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Bolt Sketch*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 34

Pembroke Dock Ward 34 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	W.D. Ivemy	189
	Conservative	W. Angel	142
Majority			47
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 35

Pembroke Dock Ward 35 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	David Hughes Brown*	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 36

Pembroke Dock Ward 36 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S.R. Allen*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

St David's

St David's 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Howard Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Rees*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Issels

St Issels 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.R. Vickerman*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Slebech and Martletwy

Slebech and Martletwy 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir C.E.G. Philipps Bart.*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Steynton

Steynton 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.T. Fisher*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 44

Tenby Ward 44 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clement J. Williams*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 45

Stokes had previously represented Manorbier

Tenby Ward 45 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	C.W.R. Stokes*	173
	Liberal	C.F. Egerton Allen	145
Majority			28
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walwyn's Castle

Walwyn's Castle 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Howell Walters*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitchurch

Whitchurch 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wiston

Wiston 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Llewellin*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

Aldermen were elected at the first meeting of the new council.

References

^ ^a ^b "County Council Elections". Pembrokeshire Herald. 8 March 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[HT_8-3-01_Pembs-1] "County Council Elections". Pembrokeshire Herald. 8 March 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

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