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1894–1913 Llanelly Urban District Council elections

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The Municipal Borough of Llanelly was an urban district in Carmarthenshire between 1894 and 1913 when it received full borough status.

1894 election

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The first election was held in December 1894.[1]

Ward One

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Ward One 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ernest Trubshaw 982
J. Hammond 808
John Griffiths 807
Tom Hughes 764
J. Mayberry 592
D.W. Rees 554
H.J. Howell 513
J. Samuel 402
W.J. Wilson 332

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
F.C. Thompson 769
John Hopkins 643
J.D. Guest 643
W.W. Brodie 631
J.A. Jones 612
Ellis Evans 503
Joseph Williams 475
W. Hughes 333
W. Davies 273
J. Harries 259

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Howell 412
J.S. Tregoning 347
Owen Charles 333
David Thomas 330
Evan Jones 316
John Thomas 281
W. Stone 278
John Bourne 272
H.J. Howell 238
David Paton 233
David Francis 205

1896 election

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At the second election in March 1896, only one ward was contested.[2] One of the sitting members was defeated.[3]

Ward One

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Ward One 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  J. Mayberry* Unopposed
  D.W. Rees* Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Ellis Evans* Unopposed
  David James Unopposed

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John Thomas* 428
Joseph Williams 345
Evan Jones* 316

1897 election

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The third election was held in April 1897 and three of the retiring members lost their seats.[4] In Ward 3 it was suggested that denominational factors played a part as the two successful candidates were Baptists while he defeated candidates were Congregationalists.[5]

Ward One

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Ward One 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tom Hughes* 753
John Griffiths* 673
G.F. Blake 265

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Arthur H. Davies 730
W. Knoyle 390
W.W. Brodie* 331

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Josiah Davies 374
W. Coombs 238
Owen Charles* 237
David Thomas* 186

1898 election

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At the fourth election in April 1898, only one ward was contested as had happened two years previously.[6] In Ward 3, David Thomas narrowly failed to regain the seat he lost the previous year.[7]

Ward One

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Ward One 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  James Hammond* Unopposed
  Ernest Trubshaw* Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Herbert Francis Unopposed
  John Hopkins* Unopposed

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Daniel Williams 371
John S. Tregoning jnr.* 350
David Thomas 346

1899 election

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At the fifth election in March 1899, only one Ward 2, where the two sitting members stood down, was contested.[8] The result in Ward 2 was decisive.[9]

Ward One

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Ward One 1899
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  J. Mayberry* Unopposed
  J. Allen Williams* Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1899
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frank Vivian 897
William Wilkins 625
David Harries 335
D. Rees Edmunds 261

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1899
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  John Thomas* Unopposed
  Joseph Williams* Unopposed

1900 election

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The sixth election was held in April 1900 with two of the three seats being contested.[10] The local Trades and Labour Council ran a candidate, successfully, in Ward 2, although the candidacy was strongly opposed by the Llanelly Mercury, whose editor W.B. Jones had himself been mentioned as a possible labour candidate.[11]

Ward One

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Ward One 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Tom Hughes* Unopposed
  John Griffiths* Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D.J. Davies 731
Jeremiah Williams 678
W. Knoyle* 361

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Josiah Davies* 277
Evan Jones 254
David Thomas 208
W. Coombs* 205

1901 election

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At the seventh election in March 1901, two wards were contested, and in Ward 2, the editor of the Llanelly Mercury, whose candidacy had been canvassed the previous year, captured one of the seats.[12]

Ward One

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Ward One 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  D. Rees Edmunds Unopposed
  Ernest Trubshaw* Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
W.B. Jones 705
Daniel Williams* 630
John Hopkins* 559

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John S. Tregoning jnr.* 449
David Thomas 432
Collwyn Morgan 256

1902 election

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The eighth election, held in 1902, was the first occasion upon which all wards were uncontested.[13] W. Bramwell Jones was elected to the seat vacated by the death of John Allen Williams, editor of the Llanelly Guardian.

Ward One

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Ward One 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Joseph Mayberry* Unopposed
  William Wilkins* Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  W. Bramwell Jones Unopposed
  Frank G. Vivian* Unopposed

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  John Thomas* Unopposed
  Joseph Williams* Unopposed

1903 election

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The ninth election, held in April 1903 saw a contest in one of the three wards.[14] Two retiring members, namely John Griffiths (Ward 1) and Jeremiah Williams (Ward 2), both died shortly before the election.[15] In Ward 3, the two official Liberal candidates prevailed.[16]

Ward One

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Ward One 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Tom Hughes* Unopposed
  E.T. Jones Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. James Davies Unopposed
  Ellis Evans Unopposed

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S.H. Bevan 492
Liberal William Eynon 463
Labour Evan Jones* 334
Conservative Nathan Griffiths 149

1904 election

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At the tenth election in 1904, there were contests in Wards 1 and 2. Ernest Trubshaw, a member since the beginning, did not seek re-election while D.R. Edmunds switched from Ward 1 to Ward 2, where the editor of the Mercury, W.B. Jons, lost his seat.[17] In Ward 3, John S. Tregoning jnr., a member of the council since its formation was one of two candidates returned unopposed.[18]

Ward One

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Ward One 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Richard Guest 642
William David 520
D.R. Williams 372

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
D.R. Edmunds* 680
John John 608
W.B. Jones* 596

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Herbert D. Rees Unopposed
  John S. Tregoning jnr.* Unopposed

1905 election

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The eleventh election was held in 1905, with the members in two wards being returned unopposed.[19] In Ward 1, Joseph Maybery, a member of the Council since it was established, stood down at the last moment and the seat was won by a Trades and Labour Council candidate.[20]

Ward One

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Ward One 1905
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Wilkins* 660
Labour John Simlett 518
Aaron Stone 341

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1905
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  W. Bramwell Jones* Unopposed
  Frank G. Vivian* Unopposed

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1905
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  John Thomas* Unopposed
  Joseph Williams* Unopposed

1906 election

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The twelfth election, held in April 1906 saw contests in all three wards.[21]

Ward One

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Ward One 1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
E.T. Jones* 812
Joseph Roberts 494
G. Mercer 434
W.T. Davies 374

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Thomas 836
Labour D. James Davies 753
T. Harries 415

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
S.H. Bevan* 447
Nathan Griffiths 390
William Eynon* 383

1907 election

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The thirteenth elections saw contest in all wards and J.S. Tregoning, a member of the Council since its formation, lost his seat.[22]

Ward One

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Ward One 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William David* 749
Labour William Roberts 719
Liberal Richard Guest* 562
Conservative G. Mercer 527
Independent Philip Williams 417
Labour James Evans 64

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D.R. Edmunds* 738
Liberal D.R. Jones 704
Liberal David Phillips 596
Labour J. Rossiter 329

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert D. Rees* 686
Labour Evan Evans 399
Conservative John S. Tregoning jnr.* 359

1908 election

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The fourteenth election saw contests in two wards.[23]

Ward One

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Ward One 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Richard Guest* Unopposed
Labour John Simlett Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank G. Vivian* 945
Liberal W. Bramwell Jones* 909
Labour Edward Sherlock 484
Independent Philip Williams 342

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Walter Thomas 467
Liberal Joseph Williams* Unopposed
Independent J.L. Jones 352
Labour W. Scott 184

1909 election

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The fifteenth election, held in April 1909 saw contests in Wards 2 and 3.[24] Two sitting members lost their seats.[25]

Ward One

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Ward One 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  E.T. Jones* Unopposed
  Joseph Roberts* Unopposed

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Jones 979
Labour D. James Davies* 745
T. Harries* 699

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nathan Griffiths* 474
John Smith 468
John L. Jones 328
S.H. Bevan* 308

1910 Llanelly Urban District Council election

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All three wards were contested, and a bitter fight in Ward One where it was claimed that William David had been subject to unfair criticisms..[26]

Ward One

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Ward One 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Vivian 841
Labour W.H. Samuel 747
Labour William Roberts 558
Liberal William David* 393

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D.R. Jones* 1,007
Liberal E. Willis Jones 870
Labour G.H. Stacey 767

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert D. Rees* 612
Liberal Charles Randall 537
Labour Evan Evans* 366
Conservative J. Vaughan Evans 114

1911 Llanelly Urban District Council election

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All three wards were contested. John Simlett held his seat for Labour in Ward one but the other Labour candidates were unsuccessful. The main surprise was the defeat of J. Walter Thomas in Ward Three.[27]

Ward One

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Ward One 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Simlett 864
Independent Roland P. Thomas 812
Independent Arthur Evans 416

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Bramwell Jones* 887
Liberal Frank G. Vivian* 868
Labour G.H. Stacey 574

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Richards 468
Independent J.L. Jones 358
Liberal J. Walter Thomas* 329
Labour G. James 156

1912 Llanelly Urban District Council election

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All three wards were contested and a heavy poll was expeted owing to workmen being on strike.[28] Five of the six members seeking re-election were successful.[29]

Ward One

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Ward One 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Roberts* 849
E.T. Jones* 783
W.T. Davies 758

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Jones* 1,189
Labour D.J. Jones* 787
Sam Jones 651
J. Vaughan Evans 277

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nathan Griffiths* 483
J. Walter Thomas 479
John Waters 430
John Smith* 210

1913 Llanelly Urban District Council election

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In the final election before the incorporation of Llanelli as a municipal borough, there were contested elections in Ward One, where there were three vacancies following the death of E.T. Jones, and in Ward Two. In Ward Three, Labour gained a seat unopposed after sitting member Charles Randall stood down.[30] The contested election saw the loss of one labour seat in Ward One.[31]

Ward One

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Ward One 1913
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W.H. Samuel* 1,004
Independent W.T. Davies 814
Independent Gwilym R. Price 810
Labour W. Vivian* 603
Independent J.P. Hughes 547

Ward Two

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Ward Two 1913
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. Willis Jones* 920
Liberal D.R. Jones* 844
Labour Sam Jones 706
Independent T. Hay Samuel 88

Ward Three

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Ward Three 1913
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert D. Rees* Unopposed
Labour Morgan Morgan Unopposed

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