Pembrokeshire County Council election, 1892

The second election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held on 8 March 1892.^[1] It was preceded by the 1889 election and followed by the 1895 election.

Overview of the result

At the inaugural election in 1889 most seats were contested, but three years later many of the sitting members were returned unopposed.

Unopposed returns

In the vast majority of wards, candidates were returned unopposed.^[2] There were fewer contested elections than three years previously.^[3]

Results

Ambleston

Ambleston 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Jenkins	121
	Conservative	C. Mathias	117
	Liberal	Colonel Edwardes	43
	Liberal hold		Swing

Amroth

Amroth 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sackville H. Owen*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Begelly

Begelly 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Seymour Allen*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Burton

Burton 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Owen H. P. Scourfield, Bart.*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camrose

Camrose 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.J. Canton	124
	Conservative	Arthur Massy	120
Majority			4
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carew

Carew 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lort Phillips	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Clydey

Clydey 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lemuel Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Castlemartin

Earl Cawdor, who was elected at the inaugural election, was replaced by another Conservative representative.^[1]

Castlemartin 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colonel Henry Leach	173
	Liberal	T.M.G. Williams	77
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw

Eglwyswrw 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Williams	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Fishguard

Fishguard 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Worthington*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Mary's

Haverfordwest St Mary's 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Thomas	275
	Conservative	E. White	133
Majority			142
Turnout
	Liberal win (new seat)

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas James	123
	Liberal	Rev J. Jenkins	121
	Independent	Henry Davies	6
Majority			2
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. T. P. Williams*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's

St Martin's 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Davies	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kilgerran

Kilgerran 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr J. Stevens	187
	Conservative	Capt. E. Gower	150
Majority			37
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rev Lewis James*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfyrnach

Llanfyrnach 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.H. James*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnda

Llanwnda 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr William Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangwm

Llangwm 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Carrow*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanstadwell

Llanstadwell 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John H. Coram*	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Llawhaden

Llawhaden 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Jones	175
	Liberal	Richard John	133
Majority			42
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manorbier

Manorbier 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.W.R. Stokes*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Mathry

Mathry 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.E. Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Milford

Milford 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Griffith	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Monkton

Monkton 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Col. M.J. Saurin*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nevern

Nevern 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newport

Newport 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr D. Havard*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Narberth North

Narberth North 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ward*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke (two seats)

Pembroke 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. George	347
	Liberal	Dr W.J. Morrison	293
	Liberal	H. Mathias	261
	Conservative	Rev D.P. Davies	143
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock (five seats)

Pembroke Dock 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.H. Brown	926
	Liberal	W.E. Seccombe	865
	Liberal	J. Williams	824
	Liberal	Isaac Smedley	706
	Conservative	Dr J.F. Stamper	595
	Liberal	J. Davie	529
	Liberal	S. Jenkins	426
	Conservative	Rev J.S. Allen	323
	Liberal	A.E. Owen	263
Turnout
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St David's

St David's 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.P. Williams	204
	Conservative	W.D. Propert	135
Majority			69
Turnout
	Liberal win (new seat)

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Rees	159
	Conservative	E.C. Phillips	154
Majority			5
Turnout
	Liberal win (new seat)

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Issels

St Issels 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.R. Vickerman*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Slebech and Martletwy

Slebech and Martletwy 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.V. Colby	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Staynton

Staynton 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I.T. Fisher*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby (two seats)

Tenby 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Henry Richards*	250
	Conservative	Clement J. Williams	236
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Walwyn's Castle

Walwyn's Castle 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.H. Walters*	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Whitchurch

Whitchurch 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Thomas	205
	Conservative	G.D. Harries	120
Majority			85
Turnout
	Liberal win (new seat)

Wiston

Wiston 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Llewellin	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1 2 "South Wales County Council Elections.". Western Mail. 9 March 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
↑ "The County Councils. List of Candidates Nominated.". South Wales Daily News. 1 March 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
↑ "The County Council Elections. March 1892.". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1892. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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

Ceredigion 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 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

Pembrokeshire 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

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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