The 1922 Glamorgan County Council election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1922. It was preceded by the 1919 election and followed by the 1925 election.
Overview of the result edit
By the early 1920s, the Labour Party was making significant progress in Glamorgan, capturing the majority of the parliamentary constituencies. This was reflected in the county council elections of 1919, when Labour with 40 out of 66 councillors and 11 of the 22 aldermen secured a majority on the County Council for the first time.[1] In 1922 it suffered a minor setback, causing the Western Mail to gleefully report that the party had been "routed once again" owing to a number of individual losses.[2] However, Labour still had a commanding majority following the election.[1]
Boundary changes edit
There were no boundary changes but some wards were given different names to those used in 1918. Garw Valley ward was known in 1922 as Pontycymmer and the Llantrisant ward as Pontyclun. Margam ward appears to have been divided into two, named Port Talbot East and Port Talbot West.
Candidates edit
At least 32 candidates were returned unopposed.[3]
A number of retiring aldermen sought re-election. W.H. Davies (Lib, Cilfynydd), Hopkin Morgan (Lib, Neath North) and the Rev William Saunders (Lab, Garw Valley) were returned unopposed.
Contested elections edit
At least 32 councillors were returned unopposed. Most of the contested elections featured a Labour candidate facing one opponent, whether Conservative, Liberal or Independent. In the Ogmore Valley ward an unusual situation arose where two Labour candidates faced each other, with the railwaymen opposing the nominated candidate of the SWMF
Outcome edit
In contrast to the 1919 election, Labour suffered a minor setback at the election with a net loss of four seats. Several of these were high-profile contests. At Bargoed, Walter Lewis failed to hold the seat recently vacated by Morgan Jones when he was elected MP for Caerphilly. At Mountain Ash, the wartime pacifist Emrys Hughes failed to dislodge the sitting Liberal councillor while prominent miners' leaders Meth Jones and Ted Williams fell short at Port Talbot and Bridgend respectively.[1] Labour also lost the Gower seat which was a surprise gain three years earlier. Overall, however, Labour was still in the ascendancy.
Results edit
Aberaman edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Luther Davies** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Aberavon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Lewis Hare* | 1,334 | |||
Ratepayers | Andrew Scott | 1,035 | |||
Majority | 299 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Abercynon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr J. Llewelyn Morris* | 2,410 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | Emrys Hughes | 1,723 | |||
Majority | 687 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Aberdare Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Mander* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bargoed edit
Walter Lewis failed to hold the seat previously held by Morgan Jones MP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dr B.H.E. McCrae | 998 | |||
Labour | Walter Lewis | 913 | |||
Majority | 85 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.C. Finch* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Barry Dock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.M. Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Blaengwawr edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gwilym Alexander Treharne* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bridgend edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Llewellyn Powell | 1,863 | |||
Labour | Ted Williams | 527 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Briton Ferry edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M.G. Roberts | 1,791 | |||
Labour | Joseph Branch* | 1,342 | |||
Majority | 449 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Cadoxton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.R. Llewellyn* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Caerphilly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Edwards* | 1,736 | |||
Labour | Evan Phillips | 1,250 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilfynydd edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Roberts Davies** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Coedffranc edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr W.D. Lewis Jones* | 1,232 | |||
Independent | W. Phillip Jenkins | 1,230 | |||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coity edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Howell* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cowbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel H.R. Homfray* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cwm Aber edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hubert Jenkins** | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cwmavon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Jones Edwards* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cymmer edit
Morgan Williams held the seat he had represented for twenty years without opposition.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Morgan Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Dinas Powys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claude D. Thompson* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dulais Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ferndale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jabez Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gadlys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. Marchant Harries | 1,584 | |||
Labour | Idwal Thomas* | 590 | |||
Majority | 994 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Glyncorrwg edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom John | 1,458 | |||
Independent | Dr Henry Davies* | 1,044 | |||
Majority | 414 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Gower edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Fredrick William Davies | 1,214 | |||
Labour | Charles Bevan* | 1,085 | |||
Majority | 209 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Hengoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Richards* | 1,757 | |||
Labour | Elwyn T. Morgan | 792 | |||
Majority | 965 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Hopkinstown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Tristram* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kibbor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lewis** | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llandaff edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lewis Lougher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Talybont edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Geoffrey Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfabon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Phillips | 1,009 | |||
Independent | H.E. Morgan-Lindsay* | 910 | |||
Majority | 99 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llwydcoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Morgan Llewellyn* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llwynypia edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Evans** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Loughor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas J. Thomas | 1,108 | |||
Labour | W.M. Moses** | 850 | |||
Independent | Albert Harding* | 568 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Maesteg, East and West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas E. Hopkins | 1,457 | |||
Labour | George John* | 1,295 | |||
Majority | 162 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Mountain Ash edit
The ward was known as Duffryn in 1922.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lord Aberdare | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Neath (North) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hopkin Morgan** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Neath (South) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Gibbins* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Newcastle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.H. Mole* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ogmore Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David J. Thomas | 1,395 | |||
Labour | Thomas A. Job | 1,392 | |||
Majority | 3 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Penarth North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rev E.S. Roberts | 387 | |||
Liberal | Jenkin Llewellyn | 385 | |||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Henry Jotham | unopposed |
Penrhiwceiber edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr. Ben Phillips-Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pentre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Alfred Thomas* | 1,366 | |||
Labour | J.T. Rees | 1,198 | |||
Majority | 168 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pontardawe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Daniel Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontyclun edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Jenkins* | 1,718 | |||
Labour | D. Harris | 623 | |||
Majority | 1,095 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Port Talbot East edit
The ward was known as Margam North and Central in 1922.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Port Talbot West edit
The ward was known as Margam West in 1922.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratepayers | William Arthur Davies | 1,311 | |||
Labour | Meth Jones | 672 | |||
Majority | 639 | ||||
Ratepayers hold | Swing |
Porthcawl edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition Unionist | Sir T.G. Jones* | 1,338 | |||
Labour | Jenkin Jones | 899 | |||
Majority | 429 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pontlottyn edit
No nominations were received for this ward where William Hammond (Lab) was the retiring member.[4]
Pontycymmer edit
The sitting councillor, Jonathan Maddocks (Ind) withdrew, allowing the retiring Labour alderman to be returned unopposed.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev William Saunders** | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontypridd edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fleming | 602 | |||
Liberal | James Roberts* | 398 | |||
Conservative | H.M. Gregory | 383 | |||
Majority | 204 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Penygraig edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nefydd Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Porth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Swansea Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.T. Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Progressive | Swing |
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Arthur Jones* | 1,496 | |||
Independent | Morgan Lloyd Griffiths | 882 | |||
Independent | Levi Morgan | 191 | |||
Majority | 614 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Trealaw edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Enoch Treharne | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Treforest edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J.P. Rees** | 1,592 | |||
Labour | W.H. May* | 828 | |||
Majority | 624 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Treherbert edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Enoch Davies** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Treorchy edit
Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Tylorstown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr T.H. Morris* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Vale of Neath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.H. Jones | 2,381 | |||
Labour | John Davies | 1,571 | |||
Majority | 810 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Ynyshir edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Dalling* | 996 | |||
Independent Labour | William Thomas | 985 | |||
Liberal | D. Lewis Daniel | 715 | |||
Majority | 11 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ystalyfera edit
D.W. Davies regained the seat he lost three years previously.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.W. Davies | 1,527 | |||
Labour | Daniel T. Jones* | 1,153 | |||
Majority | 374 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Ystrad[n 1] edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr W.E. Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Election of Aldermen edit
In addition to the elected councillors the County Council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1922 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, which were filled at the annual meeting by re-electing all eleven retiring aldermen.[5]
- Thomas Luther Davies (Lib, Aberaman)
- William Roberts Davies (Lib, Cilfynydd)
- Hubert Jenkins (Lab, Cwm Aber)
- Henry Lewis (Con, Kibbor)
- Hopkin Morgan (Lib, Neath)
- Rev William Saunders (Lab, Garw Valley)
- David Thomas Williams (Lab, Swansea Valley)
- Enoch Davies (Lib, Rhondda)
- James Evans (Lib, Rhondda)
- Morgan Williams (Lib, Rhondda)
- James Norris (Lab, Rhondda)
By-elections edit
Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.
Aberaman by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Cwm Aber by-election edit
Rev D.M. Jones, who stood down in favour of Alderman Hubert Jenkins, was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev David M. Jones | 1,884 | |||
Independent | E.S. Williams | 1,436 | |||
Majority | 448 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cilfynydd by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Cymmer by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Garw Valley by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Kibbor by-election edit
H. Spence Thomas, who stood down in favour of Alderman Henry Lewis, was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H. Spence Thomas | ||||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llwynypia by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Neath North by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Rhondda by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Swansea Valley by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Treherbert by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||
Independent | |||||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Notes edit
- ^ This result can be assumed from previous and subsequent results, and reports from council meetings.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Glamorgan. Labour Party's Net Loss of Four Seats". Western Mail. 10 March 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Labour Routed Again. Glamorgan Council Elections". Western Mail. 9 March 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "County Council Elections. Further Nominations for Glamorgan". Western Mail. 1 March 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b "County Council Elections. Further Contests in Glamorgan". Western Mail. 2 March 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Ald. William Llewellyn Chosen for Glamorgan". Western Mail. 17 March 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
Bibliography edit
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.