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
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1931 : following election of new aldermen
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1931 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Ward results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ammanford

Ammanford 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Davies*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Isaac Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1934
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
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
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Ithel P. Thomas*	461
	Labour	Arthur Phillips	296
	Independent hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs Ellenora James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Lewis Jones	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.J. Evans*	538
	Independent	T.L. Harries	300
	Independent hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir Alfred Stephens*	662
	Labour	S. Evans	615
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev S.B. Williams*	unpopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Edgar Lewis*	1,433
	Independent	William Gealy	410
	Independent	William Hughes	252
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Salmon	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie North

Llandebie North 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gwilym R. Thomas*	685
	Independent	David O. Davies	571
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandebie South

Llandebie South 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.B. Lewis*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Davies*	654
	Independent	Capt. J.W. Nicholas	568
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lord Dynevor*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harry Vaughan Watkins*	605
	Independent	J. James	154
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyssilio

Llandyssilio 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Morris*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T.J. Parry-Jones*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Col. Delme Davies-Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1934
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
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
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.T. Morris*
	Labour	Thomas Charles
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1934
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Douglas Hughes*	591
	Communist Party	Enoch Collins	126
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Powell Rees*	628
	Communist Party	E. Leyshon	265
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A.H. Olive	781
	Labour	H.W. Bowen*	712
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1934
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
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emrys Aubrey*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Evans*	504
	Labour	T.J. Willams	365
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Haydn Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangadock

Llangadock 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R.E. Williams*	578
	Independent	W.T. Morgan	431
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeler

Llangeler 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R.G. Owen*	774
	Labour	Tom Jones	535
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev James Jenkins*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.J. Davies*	696
	Independent	David J. Jones	524
	Labour hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Edwards*	638
	Independent	H. Spencer-Morris	205
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rees Morgan*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Harris*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.Ll. Haries*	513
	Independent	John James Bowen	286
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. James Williams	691
	Independent	Evan Morgan Evans*	423
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Myddfai

Myddfai 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.R. Clement*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembrey North

Pembrey North 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gomer Evans*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Pembrey South

Pembrey South 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr John Henry Williams*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Jones*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Miss Gwendoline Lloyd-Price*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph David Rees*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.H. Stephens	537
	Independent	William Bowen	391
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lewis L. Bowen*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1934
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).

References

Bibliography

Council elections in the preserved county of Dyfed

Carmarthenshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

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Dyfed County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

Carmarthen District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Dinefwr Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Llanelli Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

South Pembrokeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

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