The tenth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1919. It was preceded by the 1913 election and followed by the 1922 election.
Overview of the Result edit
In this first post-war election a significant advance was made by the Labour Party, which captured a number of seats, and established a comfortable majority on the Council for the first time.[1]
Boundary Changes edit
A number of boundary changes had taken place since the previous election. The extension of the Swansea Borough boundary caused the disappearance of the Llansamlet, Morriston, Sketty, and Oystermouth divisions which were no longer part of the county. Four new divisions were created in other parts of the county. The old Margam division was divided into two (Margam East and Port Talbot West), and the Llantrisant division was likewise divided into two new wards, namely Gilfach Goch and Tonyrefail. Llantwit Fardre, a new division was also created at Hopkinstown, Pontypridd and the old Aber division was divided into the Cwm Aber and Llanfabon divisions.[2] The number of wards remained at 66.
Candidates edit
38 of the 66 councilors were returned unopposed.[3]
Party | Unopposed Returns |
---|---|
Conservative | 8 |
Labour | 10 |
Liberal | 12 |
Independent | 0 |
Liberal-Labour | 1 |
Most of the re-elected Conservatives represented wards on the outskirts of Cardiff and in the Vale of Glamorgan. Labour candidates were returned unopposed in a number of the mining valleys although sitting Liberals were also unopposed in some of these localities.
Of the eleven retiring aldermen, seven sought re-election to the Council. Three of these namely E.H. Fleming (Lab, Hopkinstown), William Jones (Lab, Mountain Ash) and William Llewellyn (Lib, Ogmore Vale) were returned unopposed.
Contested Elections edit
Many of the contested elections resulted in the decision of the Labour Party to run more candidates than ever before. The distribution of these candidates was not uniform, with candidates being run in all Rhondda wards bar two (where two long-serving Liberals went unopposed). In contrast there was only one contested elections in the Aberdare district, and this was more personal than political.[4] Despite the Labour advance at district level in the pre-war period they fielded no candidates.
Outcome edit
A number of seats changed hands as Labour captured twelve seats and lost only one. Most attention focused on the defeat of two members who had served since 1889, namely Alderman J.M. Smith (Aberavon) and Alderman W.H. Mathias (Rhondda) lost to Labour challengers, but Labour victories occurred in most parts of the county .[5] A third retiring alderman, Evan Davies (Lib, Maesteg) was also defeated while the Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry) sought off a Labour challenger.
Results edit
Aberaman edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Lewis | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Aberavon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Rees | 1,016 | |||
Conservative | John Morgan Smith** | 1,010 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Abercynon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr I. Llewelyn Morris* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Aberdare Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bargoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D. Leyshon Evans* | 1,460 | |||
Labour | Morgan Jones | 1,146 | |||
Majority | 314 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Barry edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D.H. Williams** | 901 | |||
Labour | Dr C.E.G. Sixsmith | 406 | |||
Majority | 495 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Barry Dock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.M. Davies* | 774 | |||
Labour | Rev Ingli James | 268 | |||
Majority | 506 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Blaengwawr edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gwilym Alexander Treharne* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bridgend edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Morgan Randall* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Briton Ferry edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Branch | 1,063 | |||
Liberal | James Morris | 987 | |||
Majority | 76 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Cadoxton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.R. Llewellyn* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Caerphilly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Howells* | 1,304 | |||
Labour | Claude Denscombe | 896 | |||
Majority | 408 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cilfynydd edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Rees | 1,294 | |||
Liberal | J.E. Brooks | 689 | |||
Majority | 685 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coedffranc edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr W.D. Lewis Jones | 936 | |||
Labour | T.W. Davies* | 689 | |||
Labour | John Rees | 430 | |||
Majority | 247 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Coity edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Howell | 1,242 | |||
Liberal | John Rees* | 395 | |||
Majority | 847 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Cowbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel H.R. Homfray* | ||||
Labour | Kenneth James | ||||
Majority | |||||
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 | 1,135 | |||
Conservative | John Hanbury | 563 | |||
Independent | Yilliam McNeil | 289 | |||
Majority | 572 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Cymmer edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan* | 1,343 | |||
Independent | D. Roberts Powell | 301 | |||
Majority | 1,042 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dinas Powys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claude D. Thompson* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dulais Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Daniel Daniels* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ferndale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Davies | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gadlys edit
The sitting member was heavily defeated by the minister of Tabernacle, Aberdare.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev T. Madoc Jeffreys | 841 | |||
Liberal | T. Walter Williams* | 272 | |||
Majority | 569 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Garw Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Rev William Saunders* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing |
Glyncorrwg edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jenkins* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Gower edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.H. Davies | 1,126 | |||
Independent | George E. Gordon* | 586 | |||
Majority | 540 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hengoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Richards* | 1,343 | |||
Conservative | William James Price | 615 | |||
Majority | 728 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Hopkinstown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.H. Fleming** | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kibbor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Spence Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llandaff edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Forrest | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llandeilo Talybont edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Geoffrey Williams | 850 | |||
Independent | Albert Morgan | 554 | |||
Majority | 296 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llanfabon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H.E. Morgan Lindsay | 997 | |||
Labour | David Bouldin | 559 | |||
Majority | 348 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Llantrisant edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Jenkins | 733 | |||
Labour | Tom Young | 711 | |||
Liberal | George Thomas Davies* | 581 | |||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Llwydcoed edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Morgan Llewellyn | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Llwynypia edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hammond | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Loughor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Albert Harding | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Maesteg, East and West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edwin Barnett | 1,852 | |||
Liberal | Evan E. Davies** | 769 | |||
Majority | 1,063 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Mountain Ash edit
Lord Aberdare was initially nominated but withdrew, allowing retiring alderman William Jones to be returned unopposed.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Jones** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Neath (North) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | David Griffith Davies | 494 | |||
Liberal | J. Morris | 365 | |||
Independent | Rev Degwell Thomas | 296 | |||
Majority | 129 | ||||
Progressive hold | Swing |
Neath (South) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Gibbins* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Newcastle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward H. Mole | 1,613 | |||
Conservative | William H.C. Llewellyn* | 1,040 | |||
Majority | 573 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ogmore Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Llewellyn** | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Penarth North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Hallett | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penrhiwceiber edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr. Ben Phillips-Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pentre edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Alfred Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pontardawe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Daniel Davies* | 1,008 | |||
Progressive | F.R. Phillips | 699 | |||
Independent Labour | David Lewis | 375 | |||
Majority | 309 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Port Talbot East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Thomas | 787 | |||
Labour | William Lewis | 446 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Port Talbot West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Llewelyn David* | 986 | |||
Labour | Thomas Griffiths | 446 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Porthcawl edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Thomas G. Jones | 953 | |||
Labour | Jenkin Jones | 659 | |||
Conservative | J.I.D. Nicholl | 557 | |||
Majority | 294 | ||||
Progressive gain from Liberal | Swing |
Pontlottyn edit
Alderman William Williams withdrew in favour of sitting councillor William Hammond.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hammond | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pontypridd edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Davies | 1,008 | |||
Liberal | Hopkin Morgan* | 999 | |||
Majority | 9 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Penygraig edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Bowen | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Porth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Evans | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Swansea Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Richard Thomas | 1,157 | |||
Labour | J.L. Rees | 1,074 | |||
Independent | R.A. Jones | 269 | |||
Majority | |||||
Progressive hold | Swing |
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch edit
The Liberal candidate had sought to withdraw before polling day but missed the deadline and his name was therefore included on the ballot.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Arthur Jones | 834 | |||
Independent | William Evans | 772 | |||
Liberal | David Naunton Morgan | 19 | |||
Majority | 62 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Trealaw edit
The sitting member, David Charles Evans, licensed victualler, withdrew, allowing the Labour candidate to be returned unopposed.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Enoch Treharne | Unopposed | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Treforest edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.H. May | 1,194 | |||
Conservative | Dr W. Miles | 828 | |||
Majority | 366 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Treherbert edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Edward Williams | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Treorchy edit
Long-serving councillor, Thomas Jones, was defeated and W.P. Thomas withdrew before the poll.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rhys Evans | 2,309 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Jones* | 1,708 | |||
Majority | 501 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Tylorstown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Lewis* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Vale of Neath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Aneurin Davies | 1,768 | |||
Conservative | Col. J. Edwards-Vaughan* | 1,267 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ynyshir edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Dolling | 1,501 | |||
Liberal | W.H. Mathias** | 1,317 | |||
Majority | 184 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Ystalyfera edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel T. Jones | 1,112 | |||
Liberal | D.W. Davies* | 986 | |||
Majority | 126 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Ystrad 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 1919 election, there were twelve aldermanic vacancies, following the resignation of Alderman J.E. Evans.[8]
It was initially resolved to re-elect the four retiring aldermen who had been successful at the recent election, namely:
- E.H. Fleming (Lab, Hopkinstown)
- William Jones (Lib, Mountain Ash)
- William Llewellyn (Lib, Ogmore Vale)
- Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry)
In addition, the following eight new aldermen were elected:
- Llewellyn David (Ind, Port Talbot)
- Daniel Daniels (Lib, Dulais Valley)
- W.H. Davies (Lab, Gower)
- Joseph Howells (Lib, Caerphilly)
- Hubert Jenkins (Lab, Cwm Aber) - elected alderman for three years
- William Jenkins (Lab, Glyncorrwg)
- David Lewis (Lab, Tylorstown)
- William Thomas (Lib, Aberdare)
By-elections edit
Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.
Aberdare edit
Retired grocer F.W. Mander was returned unopposed following William Thomas's election as alderman.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Mander | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Barry by-election edit
The by-election at Barry was caused by the re-election of the Rev, D.H. Williams as alderman. John Lowden, who had held the seat for fifteen years and had stood down in favour of D.H. Williams at the recent election, was defeated by a Labour candidate.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.C. Finch | 1,174 | |||
Liberal | J. Lowden | 1,014 | |||
Majority | 170 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Caerphilly by-election edit
A Conservative replaced a Liberal at this by-election.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Edwards | 1,525 | |||
Labour | Claude Denscombe | 1,134 | |||
Majority | 391 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gower by-election edit
Farmer Charles Bevan of Port Eynon held the seat for Labour following W.H. Davies's appointment as alderman.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Bevan | 779 | |||
Liberal | Daniel Williams | 702 | |||
Majority | 77 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hopkinstown by-election edit
The successful candidate, John Tristram, was an engine driver on the Taff Vale Railway and the local secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Tristram | 1,555 | |||
Liberal | Hugh Bramwell | 1,043 | |||
Majority | 512 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Port Talbot West by-election edit
Edward Lowther, general manager of the Port Talbot Railway and Docks company chosen as joint Conservative and Liberal candidate defeated Thomas Griffiths (Lab).[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Edward Lowther | 1,048 | |||
Labour | Thomas Griffiths | 921 | |||
Majority | 127 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Labour's Good Day. Election Surprises in Glamorgan". Western Mail. 4 March 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Council Elections. The Nominations for Glamorgan". Western Mail. 25 February 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Some Surprises. Glamorgan Council Elections". Cambria Daily Leader. 4 March 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "County Council Elections". Aberdare Leader. 1 March 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Glamorgan's New Council. Labour Gains at the Liberal Expense". Western Mail. 5 March 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "County Council Election". Aberdare Leader. 8 March 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "County Council Elections". Western Mail. 26 February 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "New Aldermen. Changes in Glamorgan Council". Western Mail. 14 March 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b "New County Councillors". Western Mail. 1 April 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Labour Achievement. Prominent Barry Educationalist Defeated in Bye-Election". Western Mail. 14 April 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "New County Councillor". Western Mail. 16 April 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Rhondda Bye-Election. New Labour Member for Glamorgan County Council". Western Mail. 19 April 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Election Results". Western Mail. 7 April 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
Bibliography edit
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.