Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1892

The second election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1892. It was preceded by the 1889 election and followed by the 1895 election.

Overview of the Result

The Liberals retained a strong majority.

Boundary Changes

One feature was that the multi-member seats, which existed in the Llanelli area in the first election in 1889, were divided so that all councillors were now elected to represent single member wards.

Contested Elections

There were a large number of contested elections and the majorities were small in most instances.

Summary of Results

This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. This was the inaugural county election and therefore no comparison can be made with the previous elections. In some cases there is an ambiguity in the sources over the party affiliations and this is explained below where relevant.

This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 48 councillors were elected.

Carmarthesnhire County Council 1889: elected members
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1889 : following election of new aldermen
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1889 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lloyd	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Nathaniel Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir James Hills-Johnes**	253
	Liberal	Rev T. Thomas	153
Majority			100
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Jenkins*	293
	Conservative	E.A. Rogers	146
Majority			147
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas	189
	Liberal Unionist	H. Norton	180
Majority			9
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D.H. Thomas*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Professor D.E. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Davies*	151
	Conservative	D. Davies	30
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Jones	253
	Conservative	D.E. Stephens	168
Majority			85
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Stephens	254
	Conservative	Rowland Browne	221
Majority			33
	Liberal hold		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John D. Morse	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Jones-Davies	263
	Conservative	Rev R.G. Lawrence*	208
Majority			55
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Llewelyn	244
	Liberal	David Thomas	242
Majority			2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandebie

Llandebie 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Herbert	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Jones	297
	Liberal	David Thomas	242
Majority			55
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Gwynne Hughes*	147
	Conservative	T.G. Williams	124
Majority			23
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	'Walter G. Jeffreys	146
	Liberal	J. Walter Jones	122
Majority			24
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ll. Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H.J. Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Wilson*	250
	Liberal	Gwilym Evans*	203
Majority			47
	Independent win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Mayberry	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division.3 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Trubshaw	223
	Liberal	Henry Wilkins*	217
Majority			6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Johns	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 5

LlanellyDivision 5 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Parry*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Phillips*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isiah Beavan	317
	Conservative	J.S. Tregoning*	133
Majority
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bourne*	250
	Conservative	John S. Tregoning jnr.	186
Majority			64
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Owen Bonville*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal		unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev P. Phillips	60
	Liberal	J. Philpott	52
	Liberal	D. Evans	2
Majority			9
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Viscount Emlyn*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Harries*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangadock

Llangadock 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	L. Beavan
	Liberal	Rev W. Thomas
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeler

Llangeler 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Thomas	316
	Liberal	John Lewis*	264
Majority			52
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Harrries	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C.E. Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev W.E. Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir J.H.W. Drummond, Bart.	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Thomas Morris	unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.H. James	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Mothvey

Mothvey 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembrey South

Pembrey South 1892

Pembrey North 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	W.J. Buckley*	255
	Liberal	John Owen	238
Majority			22
	Independent Liberal win (new seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.S. Marsh	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Howell Rees*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1892

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

St Clears

St Clears 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Williams	270
	Liberal	John Jones	210
Majority			60
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Lewis Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Phillips	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Thomas	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Election of Aldermen

• John Lewis, Meirios Hall
• J. Bagnall Evans
• Gwilym Evans
• D.L. Jones, Derlwyn
• R.W. Stephens, Coedybrain
• J.S. Tregoning, Iscoed
• David Evans, Llangennech
• Henry Wilkins