Glamorgan County Council election, 1919

An election to Glamorgan County Council took place in March 1919. It was preceded by the 1913 election and followed by the 1922 election.

Overview of the Result

In this first post-war election a significant advance was made by the Labour Party, which captured a number of seats.

Boundary Changes

The Margam ward appears to have been divided into two, named Port Talbot East and Port Talbot West.

Retiring Aldermen

The aldermen who retire at this election were ...

Contested Elections

38 of the 66 councilors were returned unopposed.^[1] A number of seats changed hands as Labour captured a number of seats. Two members who had served since 1889, namely Alderman J.M. Smith (Aberavon) and Alderman W.H. Mathias (Rhondda) lost to Labour challengers.

Aberdare and Mountain Ash

There was only one contested elections in the Aberdare district, and this was more personal than political.^[2] Despite the Labour advance at district level in the pre-war period they fielded no candidates.

Bridgend and Maesteg districts

There were a number of contested elections in this area.

Swansea, Pontardawe and Port Talbot districts

In these areas the Conservatives again performed well, mainly at the expense of the Liberals.

Results

Aberaman

Aberaman 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Lewis	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberavon

Aberavon 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Rees	1,016
	Conservative	John Morgan Smith**	1,010
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Abercynon

Abercynon 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr I. Llewelyn Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberdare Town

Aberdare Town 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bargoed

Bargoed 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev D.L. Evans	729
	Labour	Walter Lewis	611
Majority			118
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Barry

Barry 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev D.H. Williams	899
	Conservative	F.P. Jones-Lloyd	629
Majority			270
	Liberal hold		Swing

Barry Dock

Barry Dock 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Jones*	595
	Liberal	Eliza Benjamin Smith Jones	265
Majority			230
	Liberal hold		Swing

Blaengwawr

Blaengwawr 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwilym Alexander Treharne*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bridgend

Randall was again returned unopposed, with the Liberals deciding not to oppose him.

Bridgend 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Morgan Randall*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Briton Ferry

Briton Ferry 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Branch	1,063
	Liberal	James Morris	987
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Cadoxton

Cadoxton 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gwyn Morris	729
	Liberal	P.J. O' Donnell*	492
Majority			237
	Liberal hold		Swing

Caerphilly

Boundary Change. The previous Caerphilly division was divided.

Caerphilly 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Howells	778
	Independent Liberal	Josiah Morgan	641
Majority			137
	Liberal win (new seat)

Cilfynydd

Cilfynydd 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.R. Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Coedffranc

Coedffranc 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Howell*	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Coity

Coity 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Evans*	571
	Liberal	Rev H. Eynon Lewis	286
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cowbridge

Cowbridge 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colonel Homfray*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cwmavon

Cwmavon 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Percy Jacobs	673
	Labour	Henry Davies*	747
Majority			82
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Cymmer

Cymmer 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Morgan Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Dinas Powys

Dinas Powys 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oliver Henry Jones*	654
	Liberal	David Richard Morgan	364
Majority			290
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dulais Valley

Dulais Valley 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Daniels*	932
	Labour	George Jones	320
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ferndale

Ferndale 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Samuel*	1,224
	Conservative	E. Nelmes	546
Majority			678
	Liberal hold		Swing

Gadlys

The sitting member was heavily defeated by the minister of Tabernacle, Aberdare.^[3]

Gadlys 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T. Madoc Jeffreys	841
	Liberal	T. Walter Williams*	272
Majority			569
	Liberal hold		Swing

Garw Valley

Garw Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas*	unopposed

Gellifaelog

Gellifaelog
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Lewis*	unopposed

Gelligaer

Gelligaer 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Thomas	739
	Conservative	D.S. Jones*	494
Majority			245
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Glyncorrwg

Glyncorrwg 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Jenkins*	unopposed

Gower

Gower 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.H. Davies	1,126
	Independent	George E. Gordon*	586
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hengoed

In this new ward, long-serving alderman David Prosser was defeated.

Hengoed 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.D. Lloyd	616
	Liberal	David Prosser**	315

Kibbor

Henry Lewis again returned after many years.

Kibbor 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Lewis*	1,035
	Liberal	D. Morgan Rees	379
Majority			656
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandaff

Robert Forrest held the seat comfortably.

Llandaff 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Forrest*	969
	Liberal	William Evans	544

Llandeilo Talybont

Llandeilo Talybont 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.G. Williams	850
	Independent	A. Morgan	554
Majority			296
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Llansamlet

Llansamlet 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A.T. Williams	767
	Liberal	J.W. Johnson*	361
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llantrisant

Llantrisant 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Blandy Jenkins*	unopposed

Llwydcoed

Llwydcoed 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.M. Llewellyn	unopposed

Llwynypia and Clydach

James Evans, grocer, elected following Richard Lewis's election as alderman in 1901, was returned unopposed.

Llwynypia and Clydach 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Evans*	unopposed

Loughor and Penderry

Loughor and Penderry 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Glasbrook*	1,145
	Labour	William Lloyd	202
	Conservative hold		Swing

Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon

Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Evans	822
	Liberal	Rev B. Thomas	438

Maesteg, East and West

Maesteg East and West 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edwin Barnett	1,852
	Liberal	Evan E. Davies**	769
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Merthyr Vale

Merthyr Vale 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Prosser*	880
	Liberal	Rowland Evans	729
Majority			151
	Liberal hold		Swing

Morriston

Morriston 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William John Percy Player	unopposed
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jones**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Neath (North)

Neath (North) 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	D.G. Davies	494
	Liberal	J. Morris	365
	Independent	Rev D. Thomas	296
	Progressive hold		Swing

Neath (South)

Neath (South) 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick William Gibbins*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newcastle

T.J. Hughes, vice-chairman of the county council was returned unopposed.

Newcastle 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.J. Hughes**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ogmore Valley

Alderman William Llewellyn was again returned unopposed.

Ogmore Valley 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Llewellyn**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Oystermouth

Oystermouth 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T.W. James*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penarth North

Penarth North 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rev E.S. Roberts	387
	Liberal	Jenkin Llewellyn	385
Majority			2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penarth South

Penarth South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frederick Henry Jotham	unopposed

Penrhiwceiber

Penrhiwceiber 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr. Ben Phillips-Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pentre

E.T. Davies, auctioneer, had been elected at a by-election following Elias Henry Davies's appointment as alderman in 1902. He was now returned unopposed.

Pentre 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.T. Davies	996
	Liberal	J.B. Price	476
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pontardawe

Pontardawe 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Daniel Davies	811
	Independent	L.W. Francis	376
	Liberal	Thomas Howells	153
Majority			435
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Port Talbot East

Port Talbot East 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Thomas	787
	Labour	W. Lewis	446
	Labour win (new seat)

Port Talbot West

Port Talbot West 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Llewelyn David*	986
	Labour	T. Griffiths	446
	Independent win (new seat)

Porthcawl

Porthcawl 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev W.J. Phillips*	634
	Conservative	J.C. Coath	374

Pontlottyn

Pontlottyn 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Williams	563
	Liberal	J. E. Jones	372
Majority			200
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pontypridd

Pontypridd 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fleming	602
	Liberal	James Roberts*	398
	Conservative	H.M. Gregory	383
Majority			204
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Penygraig

Penygraig appears to be a new ward.

Penygraig 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rees Lloyd	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Porth

Porth and Penygraig 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Evans	920
	Labour	John Hughes	411
Majority			509
	Liberal hold		Swing

Resolven

Resolven 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Evans**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sketty

Sketty 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev John Davies*	505
	Labour	William John Morgan	283
	Liberal hold		Swing

Swansea Valley

Swansea Valley 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Richard Thomas	1,157
	Labour	J.L. Rees	1,074
	Independent	R.A. Jones	269
Majority
	Progressive hold		Swing

Treforest

Trealaw 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Evans	587
	Labour	William John	47
Majority			540
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Treforest

Treforest 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Williams	1,240
	Liberal	William Spickett*	595
Majority			645
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Treherbert

Enoch Davies, returned in 1901 following William Morgan's re-election as alderman, was elected unopposed.

Treherbert 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Enoch Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Treorchy

Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.

Treorchy 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trealaw and Tonypandy

D.W. Davies, the member since 1898, was returned unopposed for the second successive election.

Tonypandy 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.W. Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Tylorstown and Ynyshir

Sitting councillor Dr T.H. Morris stood down to allow Alderman W.H. Mathias to be returned unopposed.

Tylorstown and Ynyshir 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.H. Mathias**	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Vale of Neath

Vale of Neath 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev A. Davies	1,768
	Conservative	Col. J. Edwards-Vaughan*	1,267
Majority
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Ystalyfera

Ystalyfera 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.W. Davies	636
	Labour	John Griffiths*	480
Majority			156
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Ystrad

Clifford Cory, the member since 1892, was once again returned unopposed.

Ystrad 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Clifford John Cory*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Election of Aldermen

In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1919 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies.

The following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.

By-Elections

The following by-elections were held following the election of aldermen.

References

↑ "Some Surprises. Glamorgan Council Elections.". Cambria Daily Leader. 4 March 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
↑ "County Council Elections". Aberdare Leader. 1 March 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ "County Council Election". Aberdare Leader. 8 March 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

Bibliography

Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.

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