1910 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The eighth election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1910. It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election.

Overview of the result

There were comparatively few changes and the Liberals gained one seat overall in the contested elections.^[1] While there were a number of heavily contested wards, a large number of wards were uncontested.^[2]

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Results

Ambleston

Ambleston 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Harries*	196
	Conservative	Victor Higgon	163
Majority			33
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Amroth

Amroth 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.C.S. Glanville*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Begelly

Begelly 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Seymour Allen*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Burton

Burton 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sir Owen H. P. Scourfield, Bart.*	211
	Liberal	John Clarke	134
Majority			77
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camrose

Camrose 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	A.W. Massy*	148
	Liberal	W. Roberts	95
Majority			53
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carew

Carew 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.F. Lort Phillips*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castlemartin

Castlemartin 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lord Cawdor	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cilgerran

Cilgerran 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Vaughan Colby*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clydey

Clydey 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw

Eglwyswrw 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Robinson*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Fishguard

Fishguard 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Benjamin Llewhelin	316
	Conservative	James R. Richards	197
Majority			119
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	W.T. Davies*	188
	Conservative	L.H. Thomas	98
Majority			90
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Hugh Saunders*	278
	Liberal	John Harries	205
Majority			73
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Archdeacon Hilbers*	206
	Liberal	W.F. Thomas	136
Majority			69
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	W.G. Eaton Evans	111
	Liberal	T. Lewis	91
Majority			20
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Henry's Mote

Henry's Mote 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jenkin Soaram Evans*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Llewelyn Rees*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfyrnach

Llanfyrnach 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Howell James**	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangwm

Llangwm 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Rev Henry Evans*	155
	Liberal	S.W. Dawkins	107
Majority			48
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanstadwell

Llanstadwell 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rev W. Powell*	171
	Conservative	H.E. Philipps	153
Majority			18
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnda

Llanwnda 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr William Williams*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llawhaden

Llawhaden 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.H. Evans*	207
	Liberal	John Morris	136
Majority			71
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Henry Harries*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manorbier

Manorbier 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	T. John	154
	Conservative	W.G.Parsell*	142
Majority			12
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Mathry

Mathry 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	S. Lloyd Lewis*	160
	Conservative	H.M. Harries	95
Majority			65
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Milford

Milford 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr George Griffith*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Monkton

Monkton 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colonel Mierhouse	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Narberth North

Narberth North 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Palmer Morgan*	184
	Conservative	Thomas Bentley Mathias	143
Majority			41
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nevern

Nevern 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.G. Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newport

Newport 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr David Havard*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Ward 30, St Michael

Pembroke Ward 30, St Michael 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dr A.H Style*	210
	Liberal	Daniel Davies	180
Majority			30
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Ward 31

Pembroke Ward 31 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Howell*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 32

Pembroke Dock Ward 32 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Grieve*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 33

Pembroke Dock Ward 33 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Bolt Sketch*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 34

Pembroke Dock Ward 34 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Robinson*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 35 Lower Middle

Pembroke Dock Ward 35 Lower Middle 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Hutchings*	190
	Liberal	David John	158
Majority			32
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Ward 36

Pembroke Dock Ward 36 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S.R. Allen*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

St David's

St David's 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Howard Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Rees*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Lord Kensington**	132
	Liberal	John Bowen	94
Majority			38
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

St Issels

St Issels 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Beddoe	192
	Conservative	C.R. Vickerman*	166
Majority			26
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Slebech and Martletwy

Slebech and Martletwy 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir C.E.G. Philipps Bart.*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Steynton

Steynton 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.T. Fisher*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 44

Tenby Ward 44 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Chiles**	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby Ward 45

Tenby Ward 45 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.W.R. Stokes*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walwyn's Castle

Walwyn's Castle 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Howell Walters*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitchurch

Whitchurch 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wiston

Wiston 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Llewellin*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

Aldermen were elected at the first meeting of the new council. All were Liberals with the exception of H.E.E. Philipps.^[3]

E.D. Jones, Fishguard (37)
Col. Ivor Philipps (30))
C. Young, Pembroke Dock (30)
J. Whicher, Milford Haven (29)
J.A. White, Haverfordwest (26)
Dan Davies (24)
H.E.E. Philipps, Picton Castle (20)
T.E. Thomas, Trehale (20)

References

^ "Liberal Majority Increased. Two Gains and One Loss". Haverfordwest Telegraph. 9 March 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "Next Week's Contests. List of Nominations. Progressives Confident of Victory". Haverfordwest Telegraph. 23 February 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "To-day's County Council. Election of Chairman. The New Aldermen". Haverfordwest Telegraph. 16 March 1010. p. 3. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[HT_13-3-10_Pemb_results-1] "Liberal Majority Increased. Two Gains and One Loss". Haverfordwest Telegraph. 9 March 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[HT23-2-10_Pembs_results-2] "Next Week's Contests. List of Nominations. Progressives Confident of Victory". Haverfordwest Telegraph. 23 February 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[HT_16-3-10_AGM-3] "To-day's County Council. Election of Chairman. The New Aldermen". Haverfordwest Telegraph. 16 March 1010. p. 3. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

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