1949 Carmarthenshire County Council election
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1949.[1] It was preceded by the 1946 election and followed, by the 1952 election.
Overview of the result
[edit]After steadily increasing their representation throughout the inter-war period, the Labour Party finally won a majority on the Council, and strengthened their hold by taking nine of the ten vacancies on the aldermanic bench. Labour victories included taking a seat in the Borough of Carmarthen for the first time. Gwynfor Evans, President of Plaid Cymru, was returned for the Llangadog ward.
Boundary changes
[edit]There were no boundary changes.
Unopposed returns
[edit]There were a number of unopposed returns, both in Labour held seats and in the western part of the county, which was described as still being 'traditionally Liberal in character'.[2]
Contested elections
[edit]While there were more unopposed returns than in 1946, many wards were keenly contested. Electioneering reached a peak in Llanelli where an Independent association was formed to fight the elections as a united front against Labour. However, Labour won all but two seats in Llanelli town.
Retiring aldermen faced the electorate for the first time since 1937. In Llangyndeyrn, Alderman Rev. James Jenkins, a member of the Council since 1925, was defeated by the retiring Labour councilor. However, Dame Gwendoline Trubshaw was one of only two Independent candidates to secure election in Llanelli.
Summary of results
[edit]This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. 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. 53 councillors were elected.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | 1 | ||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | 1 | ||||||||
Independent |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | 1 | ||||||||
Independent |
Ward results
[edit]Abergwili
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Col. Grismond P. Philipps* | 631 | |||
Labour | David John Evans | 399 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Haydn Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ammanford No.2
[edit]Boundary Change.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Harries* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Berwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Sidney Bowen* | 1,172 | |||
Independent | William John Thomas | 743 | |||
Independent | Elvet Pugh | 155 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Burry Port
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Lewis* | 1,525 | |||
Independent | Archibald Edgar Morgan | 714 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Caio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Davies* | 685 | |||
Independent | Frank Wolsely Armitage | 271 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George V. Davies | 769 | |||
Independent | William Jones* | 736 | |||
Independent Labour | D.W. Davies | 49 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.O. Morgans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Carmarthen Division 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Verdi Jenkins* | 700 | |||
Labour | W.D. Jones | 575 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cenarth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.J. James Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cilycwm
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.A. Owen* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Conwil
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Phillips* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cwmamman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hengoed
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Stone* | 1,312 | |||
Independent | Sydney Phillip James | 393 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kidwelly
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Amos Jones* | 869 | |||
Independent | David Phillips | 626 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Laugharne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rev. Chancellor S.B. Williams* | 689 | |||
Labour | W.J. John | 497 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanarthney
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Edgar Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanboidy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Joshua Phillips* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandebie North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym R. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandebie South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Evan Bevan* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llandilo Rural
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William John Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandilo Urban
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Morgan Davies* | 866 | |||
Labour | E. Gwyn Williams | 224 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandovery
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Anthony H. Gower* | 564 | |||
Independent | James James | 412 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandyssilio
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hugh Davies | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanedy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas William Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanegwad
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Griffith Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev David Penry Jones* | 1,016 | |||
Independent | Henry Richards | 764 | |||
Independent | James Jones | 222 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William T. Griffiths* | 976 | |||
Independent | John Zammit | 737 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs Claudia R. Rees* | 631 | |||
Independent | David J. Edmunds | 313 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs Charlotte Hopkins* | 1,115 | |||
Independent | Sidney Ellis | 955 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dame Gwendoline Trubshaw** | 530 | |||
Labour | Ben Howells | 403 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Douglas Hughes* | 815 | |||
Independent | William Hughes | 182 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Llewellyn Evans* | 762 | |||
Independent | Aneurin Thomas | 462 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George M. McConkey | 868 | |||
Independent | Fred Howells* | 530 | |||
Communist | Martin H. Thomas | 17 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelly Division 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A.H. Olive* | 987 | |||
Labour | John A. Palmer | 803 | |||
Communist | Brinley James | 80 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel Aberbythick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.J. Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Davies* | 789 | |||
Independent | William Harry | 211 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangadog
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Richard Evans | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent |
Llangeler
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Griffiths | 908 | |||
Independent | John Evans | 812 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangendeirne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev R.G. James* | 1,012 | |||
Independent | Rev James Jenkins** | unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangennech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Bowen* | 815 | |||
Independent | John Rees | 369 | |||
Independent | Trefor Beasley | 101 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llangunnor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Parry Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sidney Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llansawel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Williams | 317 | |||
Independent | John Morgan* | 275 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanstephan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.Ll. Haries* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanybyther
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Benjamin Edward Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Myddfai
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Morgan Lewis Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pembrey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon John Elwyn Samuel* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontyberem
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David John Jones* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Watkin Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rhydcymmerai
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Clears
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph David Rees* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Ishmaels
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trevor Rhys Morris* | 685 | |||
Independent | William Anthony | 600 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Trelech
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Simon Owen Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trimsaran
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | Brinley Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Independent Labour hold | Swing |
Westfa
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emrys Aubrey* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Hughes Mathias* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Election of aldermen
[edit]In addition to the 57 councillors the council consisted of 19 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections the following nine aldermen were elected.
- W. Douglas Hughes, Labour
- Emrys Aubrey, Labour
- T.S. Bowen, Labour
- T.W. Morgan, Labour
- D.J. Jones, Labour
- W.W. Davies, Labour
- J. Amos Jones, Labour
- W.T. Griffiths, Labour
- J. Llewellyn Evans, Labour
- Dame Gwendoline Trubshaw, Independent
By-elections
[edit]Following the selection of aldermen the following by-elections were held.[3] In Llanelli, the Independents gained two seats but Labour won the seat vacated by Dame Gwendoline Trubshaw.
Berwick by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Isaac Daniel | 921 | |||
Independent Labour | Emrys Daniel Lewis | 873 | |||
Independent | Elvet Pugh | 22 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kidwelly by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.H. Williams | 999 | |||
Independent | W.G. Gilbert | 294 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanedy by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwyn Howells | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 2 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Zammit | 984 | |||
Labour | T.M. Price | 795 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Llanelly Division 5 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Howells | 454 | |||
Independent | Harry Richards | 307 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Llanelly Division 6 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.J. Davies | 666 | |||
Independent | Harry Beaton | 310 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanelly Division 7 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mrs Eleanor Thomas | 616 | |||
Labour | Miss Elsie Jones | 590 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Pontyberem by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Williams | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Quarter Bach by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Josiah Jones | 1,422 | |||
Independent | Owen A. Jenkins | 920 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Westfa by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.J.F. Thomas | 1,389 | |||
Independent | Archibald Ivor Bailey | 373 | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |