1910 Cardiganshire County Council election

The eighth election for Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1910.^[1] They were preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election

Overview of the result

As in previous elections, there was a Liberal majority.^[1]

Candidates

As in previous elections, there were a large number of unopposed returns. In all 31 members were returned without a contest.^[2]

Gains and losses

Very few seats changed hands.

Contested elections

It was stated that the bitterest fights were between candidates of the same political persuasion.^[3]

Retiring aldermen

Eight aldermen retired. These included one Conservative, Sir Marteine Lloyd, and seven Liberals. Edward Evans, Lima Jones and Dr Jenkin Lewis sought re-election but were not subsequently re-appointed aldermen. Vaughan Davies MP, Evan Richards and Rev John Williams did not seek re-election but were re-appointed. Sir Marteine Lloyd and Thomas Morris retired from county politics

The New Council

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : elected members

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : elected members and sitting aldermen

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Results

Aberaeron

Aberaeron 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Lima Jones**	203
	Conservative	Henry Davies	69
Majority			134
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberbanc

Aberbanc 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jeremy*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberporth

Joshua Hughes was elected unopposed having previously represented the ward in the 1890s.

Aberporth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joshua Hughes	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1

Aberystwyth Division 1 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Doughton	191
	Conservative	J.T. Davies	125
Majority			66
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2

Aberystwyth Division 2 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Roberts*	189
	Conservative	C.P. Lloyd	129
Majority			60
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3

Aberystwyth Division 3 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ellis*	230
	Conservative	Randolph Fear	156
Majority			74
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4

Aberystwyth Division 4 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Fossett Roberts*	318
	Liberal	B. Taylor Lloyd	196
Majority			122
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aeron

Aeron 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Morgan Howell*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal hold

Borth

Borth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bow Street

Bow Street 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Edward Pryse*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cardigan North

Cardigan North 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	O. Beynon Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cardigan South

Cardigan South 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr J.W. Stephens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilcennin

Cilcennin 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jones	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Cwmrheidol

Cwmrheidol 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T. Mason Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Felinfach

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Thomas Davies**	135
	Liberal	John Jones	98
	Unionist	D. Jones	75
Majority			23
	Liberal hold		Swing

Goginan

Goginan 1910

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

Lampeter Borough

Lampeter Borough 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rev Ll.J. Bebb*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanarth

Llanarth 1910

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

Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.J. Bonsall*	162
	Liberal	Edwin Lewis	100
Majority			62
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi

Llanddewi Brefi 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.S. Rowland*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandygwydd

Llandygwydd 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Williams	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul North

Jenkin Jones appears to have stood as a Liberal in 1907.

Llandysul North 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josiah Richard Jones	151
	Conservative	Jenkin Jones*	78
Majority			78
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul South

Llandysul South 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T.A.. Thomas	217
	Conservative	Charles Lloyd	178
Majority			39
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansysiliogogo

Llansysiliogogo 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jenkin Davies	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau

Llanfair Clydogau 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Davies	140
	Conservative	Joseph Evans	140
Majority			won on casting vote
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanfarian

Llanfarian 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E.A.L. Powell*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangoedmor

Llangoedmor 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Stephens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeitho

Llangeitho 1910

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

Llangrannog

Llangrannog 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Jones	83
	Liberal	Samuel Jones	67
Majority			16
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanilar

Llanilar 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R.J.R. Loxdale*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd

Llanrhystyd 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Morgan James*	137
	Liberal	E.J. Evans	125
Majority			12
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn

Llanllwchaiarn 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansantffraed

Retiring alderman Dr Jenkyn Lewis who had previously sat for Cilcennin won the seat. Liberal hold?

Llansantffraed 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Jenkyn Lewis*	156
	Conservative	J.L. Rowlands	73
Majority			83
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnen

Llanwnen 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.C. Harford*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanwenog

Llanwenog 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herbert Davies-Evans jnr.	163
	Liberal	D. Martin Jones*	159
Majority			4
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Lledrod

Lledrod 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel L. Jones*	154
	Liberal	Rev John Owen	98
Majority			56
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle

Nantcwnlle 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lodwig Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay

New Quay 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan James Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Penbryn

Penbryn 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Griffith Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Strata Florida

Strata Florida 1910

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

Taliesin

Taliesin 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr John James*	152
	Conservative	Dr D.O. Williams	50
Majority			102
	Liberal hold		Swing

Talybont

Talybont 1910

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

Trefeurig

Trefeurig 1910

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

Tregaron

Tregaron 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. J. Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur

Troedyraur 1910

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

Ysbyty Ystwyth

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Morgan*	90
	Conservative	J.G. Morris Davies	59
Majority			31
	Liberal hold		Swing

Election of Aldermen

Eight aldermen were elected, including only one Conservative.^[4]

• M. L. Vaughan Davies, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
• Evan Richards, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
• R.J.R. Loxdale, Liberal (elected councillor at Llanilar)
• Major Price Lewes, Conservative (from outside the Council, retiring councillor at Cilcennin)
• Rev John Williams (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
• E.J. Davies, Liberal (elected councillor at New Quay)
• Rev Daniel Evans, Liberal (elected councillor at Troedyraur)
• D. Lewis Jones, Liberal (elected councillor at Lledrod)

Aldermanic Vacancies 1910-1919

The aldermen elected in 1910 served for nine years as there was no election in 1916 due to the First World War.

Alderman Morgan Evans died in 1915.^[5] Therefore, the following appointment was made

Alderman Evan Richards died in 1918.^[6] Therefore, the following appointment was made

• Rev John Owen, Liberal (elected councillor for Lledrod)

1910 by-elections following the election of aldermen

Llanilar by-election

E.J. Evans, Cwncybarcud, who previously represented Llanrhystud from 1901 until 1904 was returned unopposed following the appointment of R.J.R. Loxdale as alderman.^[7]

Llanilar by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.J. Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lledrod by-election

A Liberal candidate was returned unopposed for Lledrod following the appointment of Daniel L. Jones as alderman.^[7]

Lledrod by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T.R. Morgan	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay by-election

Following the appointment of E.J. Davies as alderman no valid nomination was initially received.

New Quay by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan James Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur by-election

Troedyraur by-election 1910

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

References

1. "County Council Election. Cardiganshire". Cambrian News. 11 March 1910. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
2. "Cardiganshire County Council Elections". Cambrian News. 4 March 1910. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
3. "The County Council Elections (editorial)". Welsh Gazette. 10 March 1910. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
4. "Cardigan County Council. Annual Meeting at Lampeter. Lead Mining Revival". Aberystwyth Observer. 24 March 1910. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
5. "Notes from Aberayron. Mr Morgan Evans, Oakford". Cambrian News. 15 January 1915. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
6. "Death of Alderman Evan Richards. Funeral at Capel Seion". Cambrian News. 21 June 1918. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
7. "Bye-Election". Cambrian News. 8 April 1910. Retrieved 17 October 2014.