An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held on 26 March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and followed by the 1937 election.[1]
This was the last election conducted prior to the implementation of a review into district boundaries in Carmarthenshire. Following a recommendation made in 1932, it was decided that the rural districts of Llandeilo and Llandovery would be merged.[2]
A partial election would be held in 1935 in seats where wards would be amalgamated or the number of seats reduced as a result of re-organization. Members unaffected by the changes would remain in post. The 1937 election would be the first time that a whole council would be elected for the merged authority.
There were unopposed returns in eleven wards.[3]
Candidates
Independents continued to be the only candidates nominated in the rural wards; many of whom were returned unopposed. Labour contested all of the industrial area wards and won the mahority of them. No nominations were initially received for the Heolddu ward.
Outcome
A similar pattern to recent elections was observed at the election, with Labour candidates contesting the urban wards but Independents being returned for the rural areas.
The only change was in the Betws ward where Labour lost a seat to an Independent candidate. In Llandeilo South Ward, Thomas Morris lost his seat after over twenty years.
Ward results
Betws (three seats)
Betws 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Emrys Harries | 240 | | |
| Independent | David Daniel Thomas* | 193 | | |
| Independent Labour | D. Glyn Jenkins* | 187 | | |
| Labour | David Bowen* | 181 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brechfa (one seat)
Brechfa 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Joseph Sivell | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Glynamman (one seat)
Glynamman 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John George* | 401 | | |
| Labour | William Connick | 350 | | |
| Independent | John Walters | 179 | | |
| Labour | Jeffrey H. Moses | 132 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heolddu (one seat)
Heolddu 1931 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Moses Williams | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandebie (three seats)
Llandebie 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Benjamin Bevan* | Unopposed |
| Independent | Frederick Davies* | Unopposed |
| Labour | William Morris | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Morgan* | Unopposed |
| Independent | James Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent | William Williams* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Lewis Evans | 325 | | |
| Labour | Robert A. Allan | 295 | | |
| Independent | Thomas Morris* | 260 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llandyfeisant (one seat)
Llandyfeisant 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Henry Brookshaw | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanegwad (three seats)
Llanegwad 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ben Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent | Dan Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent | Richard Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych North Ward (one seat)
Llanfihangel Aberbythych North Ward 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tom Hopkins | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych South Ward (two seats)
Llanfihangel Aberbythych South Ward 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Jones* | Unopposed |
| Independent | Henry Jones* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)
Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.W. Griffiths* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfynydd (two seats)
Llanfynydd 1919 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Daniel Lloyd | Unopposed |
| Independent | David Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangathen (two seats)
Llangathen 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T.J. Williams | 165 | | |
| Independent | Nurse E.A. Olley | 161 | | |
| Independent | Thomas Lewis | 131 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llansawel (two seats)
Llansawel 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John James Thomas | 142 | | |
| Independent | Thomas Humphreys* | 123 | | |
| Independent | David Morgan* | 116 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Penygroes (two seats)
Penygroes 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Williams* | 594 | | |
| Labour | Rees Rees* | 464 | | |
| Labour | David Davies | 407 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)
Quarter Bach 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William W. Davies* | Unopposed |
| Labour | Enoch Isaac* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Quarter Bach No.2 (two seats)
Quarter Bach No.2 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Davies* | Unopposed |
| Labour | Ioan Pugh* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Talley (two seats)
Talley 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Davies | Unopposed |
| Independent | Simon M. Jones | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Saron (two seats)
Saron 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Evan Bevan* | Unopposed |
| Labour | John Bevan* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "District Council Elections, Carmarthen. Chairman Loses His Seat". Welshman. 3 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "New County Areas. Seven Districts for Carmarthenshire. Important Proposals. Whitland to be Merged". Welshman. 18 March 1932. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Rural District Council Elections. Five Contests in Carmarthen". Welshman. 16 March 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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