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.
Contents
- 1 Overview of the Result
- 2 Boundary Changes
- 3 Retiring Aldermen
- 4 Contested Elections
- 5 Results
- 5.1 Aberaman
- 5.2 Aberavon
- 5.3 Abercynon
- 5.4 Aberdare Town
- 5.5 Bargoed
- 5.6 Barry
- 5.7 Barry Dock
- 5.8 Blaengwawr
- 5.9 Bridgend
- 5.10 Briton Ferry
- 5.11 Cadoxton
- 5.12 Caerphilly
- 5.13 Cilfynydd
- 5.14 Coedffranc
- 5.15 Coity
- 5.16 Cowbridge
- 5.17 Cwmavon
- 5.18 Cymmer
- 5.19 Dinas Powys
- 5.20 Dulais Valley
- 5.21 Ferndale
- 5.22 Gadlys
- 5.23 Garw Valley
- 5.24 Gellifaelog
- 5.25 Gelligaer
- 5.26 Glyncorrwg
- 5.27 Gower
- 5.28 Hengoed
- 5.29 Kibbor
- 5.30 Llandaff
- 5.31 Llandeilo Talybont
- 5.32 Llansamlet
- 5.33 Llantrisant
- 5.34 Llwydcoed
- 5.35 Llwynypia and Clydach
- 5.36 Loughor and Penderry
- 5.37 Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon
- 5.38 Maesteg, East and West
- 5.39 Merthyr Vale
- 5.40 Morriston
- 5.41 Mountain Ash
- 5.42 Neath (North)
- 5.43 Neath (South)
- 5.44 Newcastle
- 5.45 Ogmore Valley
- 5.46 Oystermouth
- 5.47 Penarth North
- 5.48 Penarth South
- 5.49 Penrhiwceiber
- 5.50 Pentre
- 5.51 Pontardawe
- 5.52 Port Talbot East
- 5.53 Port Talbot West
- 5.54 Porthcawl
- 5.55 Pontlottyn
- 5.56 Pontypridd
- 5.57 Penygraig
- 5.58 Porth
- 5.59 Resolven
- 5.60 Sketty
- 5.61 Swansea Valley
- 5.62 Treforest
- 5.63 Treforest
- 5.64 Treherbert
- 5.65 Treorchy
- 5.66 Trealaw and Tonypandy
- 5.67 Tylorstown and Ynyshir
- 5.68 Vale of Neath
- 5.69 Ystalyfera
- 5.70 Ystrad
- 6 Election of Aldermen
- 7 By-Elections
- 8 References
- 9 Bibliography
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Lewis | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Aberavon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Rees | 1,016 | |||
Conservative | John Morgan Smith** | 1,010 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Abercynon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr I. Llewelyn Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Aberdare Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Bargoed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D.L. Evans | 729 | |||
Labour | Walter Lewis | 611 | |||
Majority | 118 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Barry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev D.H. Williams | 899 | |||
Conservative | F.P. Jones-Lloyd | 629 | |||
Majority | 270 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Barry Dock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Jones* | 595 | |||
Liberal | Eliza Benjamin Smith Jones | 265 | |||
Majority | 230 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Blaengwawr
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Morgan Randall* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Briton Ferry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Branch | 1,063 | |||
Liberal | James Morris | 987 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Cadoxton
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Howells | 778 | |||
Independent Liberal | Josiah Morgan | 641 | |||
Majority | 137 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Cilfynydd
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.R. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Coedffranc
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Howell* | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Coity
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Evans* | 571 | |||
Liberal | Rev H. Eynon Lewis | 286 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cowbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel Homfray* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cwmavon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Percy Jacobs | 673 | |||
Labour | Henry Davies* | 747 | |||
Majority | 82 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Cymmer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Morgan Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Dinas Powys
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oliver Henry Jones* | 654 | |||
Liberal | David Richard Morgan | 364 | |||
Majority | 290 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dulais Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Daniel Daniels* | 932 | |||
Labour | George Jones | 320 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ferndale
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev T. Madoc Jeffreys | 841 | |||
Liberal | T. Walter Williams* | 272 | |||
Majority | 569 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Garw Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed |
Gellifaelog
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Evan Lewis* | unopposed |
Gelligaer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Evan Thomas | 739 | |||
Conservative | D.S. Jones* | 494 | |||
Majority | 245 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Glyncorrwg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jenkins* | unopposed |
Gower
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.D. Lloyd | 616 | |||
Liberal | David Prosser** | 315 |
Kibbor
Henry Lewis again returned after many years.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Forrest* | 969 | |||
Liberal | William Evans | 544 |
Llandeilo Talybont
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D.G. Williams | 850 | |||
Independent | A. Morgan | 554 | |||
Majority | 296 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llansamlet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A.T. Williams | 767 | |||
Liberal | J.W. Johnson* | 361 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llantrisant
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Blandy Jenkins* | unopposed |
Llwydcoed
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Evans* | unopposed |
Loughor and Penderry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Glasbrook* | 1,145 | |||
Labour | William Lloyd | 202 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Evans | 822 | |||
Liberal | Rev B. Thomas | 438 |
Maesteg, East and West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edwin Barnett | 1,852 | |||
Liberal | Evan E. Davies** | 769 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Merthyr Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Prosser* | 880 | |||
Liberal | Rowland Evans | 729 | |||
Majority | 151 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Morriston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William John Percy Player | unopposed | ||||
[[|N/A]] hold | Swing |
Mountain Ash
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Jones** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Neath (North)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | D.G. Davies | 494 | |||
Liberal | J. Morris | 365 | |||
Independent | Rev D. Thomas | 296 | |||
Progressive hold | Swing |
Neath (South)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick William Gibbins* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Newcastle
T.J. Hughes, vice-chairman of the county council was returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T.J. Hughes** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ogmore Valley
Alderman William Llewellyn was again returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Llewellyn** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Oystermouth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.W. James* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rev E.S. Roberts | 387 | |||
Liberal | Jenkin Llewellyn | 385 | |||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Penarth South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Henry Jotham | unopposed |
Penrhiwceiber
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E.T. Davies | 996 | |||
Liberal | J.B. Price | 476 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pontardawe
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Thomas | 787 | |||
Labour | W. Lewis | 446 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Port Talbot West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Llewelyn David* | 986 | |||
Labour | T. Griffiths | 446 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Porthcawl
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev W.J. Phillips* | 634 | |||
Conservative | J.C. Coath | 374 |
Pontlottyn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Williams | 563 | |||
Liberal | J. E. Jones | 372 | |||
Majority | 200 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pontypridd
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Lloyd | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Porth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Evans | 920 | |||
Labour | John Hughes | 411 | |||
Majority | 509 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Resolven
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Daniel Evans** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sketty
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev John Davies* | 505 | |||
Labour | William John Morgan | 283 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Swansea Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Richard Thomas | 1,157 | |||
Labour | J.L. Rees | 1,074 | |||
Independent | R.A. Jones | 269 | |||
Majority | |||||
Progressive hold | Swing |
Treforest
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.C. Evans | 587 | |||
Labour | William John | 47 | |||
Majority | 540 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Treforest
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Enoch Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Treorchy
Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.
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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.H. Mathias** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Vale of Neath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev A. Davies | 1,768 | |||
Conservative | Col. J. Edwards-Vaughan* | 1,267 | |||
Majority | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ystalyfera
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.
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
Bibliography
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