1931 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held in April 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and was followed by the 1934 election.^[1] A large number of candidates had been returned unopposed with only seven wards being contested.^[2] Initially, no nominations were received for the Llandawke and Llansadurnen ward, nor the Llanddowror ward.^[2]

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes. The Board of Guardians, of which all members were previously also member of, had been abolished in 1930.

Overview of the results

As had been the pattern in recent elections the vast majority of candidates were Independents and the majority were returned unopposed. Thomas Thomas, one of the few Labour members, had served as chairman of the council in 1930-31, but was defeated at Llanarthey having a few weeks earlier unsuccesfully stood for election to Carmarthenshire County Council.^[1]

Ward Results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Duncan Dempster*	Unopposed
Independent	Evan Griffiths*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Walter Lloyd Harries*	320
Independent	John Jones Evans*	293
Independent	William H. Phillips	269
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David James*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Benjamin Edmunds*	262
Independent	John Evans Williams	143
Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Lewis	633
Independent	William Brazell*	566
Labour	Thomas Thomas*	563
Labour	David Morgan Davies	350
Independent gain from Labour		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Alfred Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Johnny Johns	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Henry David*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Morris Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Richard Williams*	591
Independent	William Thomas*	495
Independent	Thomas Lewis	349
Labour hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David John Jones	151
Independent	Essex Morris	149
Independent	Henry Williams	104
Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Dyer	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Samuel Evans	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Llewelyn Richards*	270
Independent	Ambrose Myrddin Lloyd	133
Independent hold		Swing

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lloyd Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Daniel Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hughes*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Theophilus John Morgan	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (two seats)

St Ishmaels 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Evan Wilkins*	331
Independent	Thomas Harries*	317
Independent	Rev William Mydrim Davies	278
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1931
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Simon Owen Thomas*	Unopposed
Independent	Henry Trevor Williams	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "District Council Elections, Carmarthen. Chairman Loses His Seat". Welshman. 3 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Carmarthen Rural District Council. The Forthcoming Election". Welshman. 23 March 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[W_3-4-31-1] "District Council Elections, Carmarthen. Chairman Loses His Seat". Welshman. 3 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[W_20-3-31-2] "Carmarthen Rural District Council. The Forthcoming Election". Welshman. 23 March 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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