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Municipal Borough of Llanelly

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Municipal Borough of Llanelly was an urban district in Carmarthenshire between 1894 and 1913 when it received full borough status.

1894 election

The first election was held in December 1894.[1]

Ward One

Ward One 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ernest Trubshaw 982
J. Hammond 808
John Griffiths 807
Tom Hughes 764
J. Mayberry 592
D.W. Rees 554
H.J. Howell 513
J. Samuel 402
W.J. Wilson 332

Ward Two

Ward Two 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
F.C. Thompson 769
John Hopkins 643
J.D. Guest 643
W.W. Brodie 631
J.A. Jones 612
Ellis Evans 503
Joseph Williams 475
W. Hughes 333
W. Davies 273
J. Harries 259

Ward Three

Ward Three 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Howell 412
J.S. Tregoning 347
Owen Charles 333
David Thomas 330
Evan Jones 316
John Thomas 281
W. Stone 278
John Bourne 272
H.J. Howell 238
David Paton 233
David Francis 205

1896 election

At the second election in March 1896, only one ward was contested.[2] One of the sitting members was defeated.[3]

Ward One

Ward One 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  J. Mayberry* Unopposed
  D.W. Rees* Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Ellis Evans* Unopposed
  David James Unopposed

Ward Three

Ward Three 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John Thomas* 428
Joseph Williams 345
Evan Jones* 316

1897 election

The third election was held in April 1897 and three of the retiring members lost their seats.[4] In Ward 3 it was suggested that denominational factors played a part as the two successful candidates were Baptists while he defeated candidates were Congregationalists.[5]

Ward One

Ward One 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tom Hughes* 753
John Griffiths* 673
G.F. Blake 265

Ward Two

Ward Two 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Arthur H. Davies 730
W. Knoyle 390
W.W. Brodie* 331

Ward Three

Ward Three 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Josiah Davies 374
W. Coombs 238
Owen Charles* 237
David Thomas* 186

1898 election

At the fourth election in April 1898, only one ward was contested as had happened two years previously.[6] In Ward 3, David Thomas narrowly failed to regain the seat he lost the previous year.[7]

Ward One

Ward One 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  James Hammond* Unopposed
  Ernest Trubshaw* Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Herbert Francis Unopposed
  John Hopkins* Unopposed

Ward Three

Ward Three 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Daniel Williams 371
John S. Tregoning jnr.* 350
David Thomas 346

1899 election

At the fifth election in March 1899, only one Ward 2, where the two sitting members stood down, was contested.[8] The result in Ward 2 was decisive.[9]

Ward One

Ward One 1899
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  J. Mayberry* Unopposed
  J. Allen Williams* Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1899
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frank Vivian 897
William Wilkins 625
David Harries 335
D. Rees Edmunds 261

Ward Three

Ward Three 1899
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  John Thomas* Unopposed
  Joseph Williams* Unopposed

1900 election

The sixth election was held in April 1900 with two of the three seats being contested.[10] The local Trades and Labour Council ran a candidate, successfully, in Ward 2, although the candidacy was strongly opposed by the Llanelly Mercury, whose editor W.B. Jones had himself been mentioned as a possible labour candidate.[11]

Ward One

Ward One 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Tom Hughes* Unopposed
  John Griffiths* Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D.J. Davies 731
Jeremiah Williams 678
W. Knoyle* 361

Ward Three

Ward Three 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Josiah Davies* 277
Evan Jones 254
David Thomas 208
W. Coombs* 205

1901 election

At the seventh election in March 1901, two wards were contested, and in Ward 2, the editor of the Llanelly Mercury, whose candidacy had been canvassed the previous year, captured one of the seats.[12]

Ward One

Ward One 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  D. Rees Edmunds Unopposed
  Ernest Trubshaw* Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
W.B. Jones 705
Daniel Williams* 630
John Hopkins* 559

Ward Three

Ward Three 1901
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John S. Tregoning jnr.* 449
David Thomas 432
Collwyn Morgan 256

1902 election

The eighth election, held in 1902, was the first occasion upon which all wards were uncontested.[13] W. Bramwell Jones was elected to the seat vacated by the death of John Allen Williams, editor of the Llanelly Guardian.

Ward One

Ward One 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Joseph Mayberry* Unopposed
  William Wilkins* Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  W. Bramwell Jones Unopposed
  Frank G. Vivian* Unopposed

Ward Three

Ward Three 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  John Thomas* Unopposed
  Joseph Williams* Unopposed

1903 election

The ninth election, held in April 1903 saw a contest in one of the three wards.[14] Two retiring members, namely John Griffiths (Ward 1) and Jeremiah Williams (Ward 2), both died shortly before the election.[15] In Ward 3, the two official Liberal candidates prevailed.[16]

Ward One

Ward One 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Tom Hughes* Unopposed
  E.T. Jones Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. James Davies Unopposed
  Ellis Evans Unopposed

Ward Three

Ward Three 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S.H. Bevan 492
Liberal William Eynon 463
Labour Evan Jones* 334
Conservative Nathan Griffiths 149

1904 election

At the tenth election in 1904, there were contests in Wards 1 and 2. Ernest Trubshaw, a member since the beginning, did not seek re-election while D.R. Edmunds switched from Ward 1 to Ward 2, where the editor of the Mercury, W.B. Jons, lost his seat.[17] In Ward 3, John S. Tregoning jnr., a member of the council since its formation was one of two candidates returned unopposed.[18]

Ward One

Ward One 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Richard Guest 642
William David 520
D.R. Williams 372

Ward Two

Ward Two 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
D.R. Edmunds* 680
John John 608
W.B. Jones* 596

Ward Three

Ward Three 1904
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Herbert D. Rees Unopposed
  John S. Tregoning jnr.* Unopposed

1905 election

The eleventh election was held in 1905, with the members in two wards being returned unopposed.[19] In Ward 1, Joseph Maybery, a member of the Council since it was established, stood down at the last moment and the seat was won by a Trades and Labour Council candidate.[20]

Ward One

Ward One 1905
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Wilkins* 660
Labour John Simlett 518
Aaron Stone 341

Ward Two

Ward Two 1905
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  W. Bramwell Jones* Unopposed
  Frank G. Vivian* Unopposed

Ward Three

Ward Three 1905
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  John Thomas* Unopposed
  Joseph Williams* Unopposed

1906 election

The twelfth election, held in April 1906 saw contests in all three wards.[21]

Ward One

Ward One 1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
E.T. Jones* 812
Joseph Roberts 494
G. Mercer 434
W.T. Davies 374

Ward Two

Ward Two 1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  William Thomas Unopposed
Labour D. James Davies Unopposed
T. Harries 415

Ward Three

Ward Three 1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
S.H. Bevan* 447
Nathan Griffiths 390
William Eynon* 383

1907 election

The thirteenth elections saw contest in all wards and J.S. Tregoning, a member of the Council since its formation, lost his seat.[22]

Ward One

Ward One 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William David* 749
Labour William Roberts 719
Liberal Richard Guest* 562
Conservative G. Mercer 527
Independent Philip Williams 417
Labour James Evans 64

Ward Two

Ward Two 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D.R. Edmunds* 738
Liberal D.R. Jones 704
Liberal David Phillips 596
Labour J. Rossiter 329

Ward Three

Ward Three 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert D. Rees* 686
Labour Evan Evans 399
Conservative John S. Tregoning jnr.* 359

1908 election

The fourteenth election saw contests in two wards.[23]

Ward One

Ward One 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Richard Guest* Unopposed
Labour John Simlett Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank G. Vivian* 945
Liberal W. Bramwell Jones* 909
Labour Edward Sherlock 484
Independent Philip Williams 342

Ward Three

Ward Three 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Walter Thomas 467
Liberal Joseph Williams* Unopposed
Independent J.L. Jones 352
Labour W. Scott 184

1909 election

The fifteenth election, held in April 1909 saw contests in Wards 2 and 3.[24] Two sitting members lost their seats.[25]

Ward One

Ward One 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  E.T. Jones* Unopposed
  Joseph Roberts* Unopposed

Ward Two

Ward Two 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Jones 979
Labour D. James Davies* 745
T. Harries* 699

Ward Three

Ward Three 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nathan Griffiths* 474
John Smith 468
John L. Jones 328
S.H. Bevan* 308

References

  1. ^ "The New Council". Llanelly Mercury. 20 December 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Borough Council Election". Llanelly Mercury. 26 March 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Borough Council Election". Llanelly Mercury. 2 April 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Borough Council Election". Llanelly and County Guardian. 8 April 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ "The Borough Council Election [editorial]". Llanelly and County Guardian. 8 April 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Llanelly Borough Council Election". South Wales Daily Post. 4 April 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Llanelly Elections". South Wales Daily Post. 7 April 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Borough Council. The Annual Election". Llanelly Mercury. 16 March 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "The Election". Llanelly Mercury. 30 March 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  10. ^ "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 4 April 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Political Inconsistency (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 29 March 1900. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  12. ^ "The Elections. Heavy Polling. Full List of Results". Llanelly Mercury. 28 March 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  13. ^ "The Urban Election (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 27 March 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  14. ^ "The Election". Llanelly Mercury. 26 March 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  15. ^ "The Elections (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 26 March 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ^ "District Council Election". Llanelly Mercury. 9 April 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Elections. Polling Results". Llanelly Mercury. 31 March 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Elections". Llanelly Mercury. 17 March 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  19. ^ "The Borough Election (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 23 March 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  20. ^ "The Council Election [editorial]". Llanelly Mercury. 6 April 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  21. ^ "The Election. Result of the Poll". Llanelly Mercury. 5 April 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  22. ^ "The Elections". Llanelly Mercury. 28 March 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Urban Council Election. Old Members Returned". Llanelly Mercury. 9 April 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Urban Council Nominations. Keen Contests Anticipated". Llanelly Mercury. 25 March 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Council Elections. Two New Members Elected". Llanelly Mercury. 8 April 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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