1937 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council in Wales was held on 5 April 1937.^[1]

It was preceded by the 1934 election but some wards had been contested in 1935 following the amalgamation of Llandovery RDC. Due to the Second World War it was followed by the 1946 election.

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 majority of them. Seventeen members were returned unopposed; fourteen of whom were Independents.^[2]

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 Lower (one seat)

Betws Lower 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	David Bowen*	146
Independent	D. Glyn Jenkins	128
Independent hold		Swing

Betws Upper (three seats)

Betws 1934
	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 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilycwm (one seat)

Cilycwm 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Conwil Caio (two seats)

Conwil Caio 1935
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Davies*	Unopposed
Independent	Jane Williams*	Unopposed
Independent win (new seat)

Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John George*	Unopposed
Labour	William Connick	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Heolddu (one seat)

Heolddu 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Olney Morgan Bevan	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddeusant (one seat)

Llanddeusant 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Evans*	119
Independent	John Thomas	61
Independent win (new seat)

Llandebie (two seats)

Llandebie 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Alfred Bowen Thomas*	776
Labour	William Morris*	648
Independent	David Harries	534
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1934
	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 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William John Thomas	506
Independent	Thomas John Jones	407
Labour	Robert A. Allan	230
Independent	A. Thomas	139
Independent hold		Swing
Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Llandingat Without (one seat)

Llandingat Without 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Douglas T.M. Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Brookshaw*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Ben Davies*	Unopposed
Independent	Dan Davies*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn (one seat)

Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rees Evans	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych North Ward (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych North Ward 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Hopkins	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych South Ward (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych South Ward 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfynydd (two seats)

Llanfynydd 1919
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Daniel Lloyd	Unopposed
Independent	David Thomas*	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llangadock (two seats)

Llangadock 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Jones	268
Independent	Joseph Llewelleyn Evans*	299
Independent	David John Daniel	246
Independent	Willam Jones	242
Independent	Henry William Seale*	42
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llangathen (one seat)

Llangathen 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nurse E.A. Olley	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansadwrn (one seat)

Llansadwrn 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Benjamin Tudor Lewis	166
Independent	Rachel M. Rees*	141
Independent win (new seat)

Llansawel (two seats)

Llansawel 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John James Thomas	142
Independent	Thomas Humphreys*	123
Independent	David Morgan*	116
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Myddfai (one seat)

Myddfai 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	William Williams*	776
Labour	Rees Rees*	597
Labour	John Evans	541
Independent hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)

Quarter Bach No.1 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Enoch Isaac*	374
Independent	Walter Howells	314
Labour	Henry J. Thomas	264
Independent	Mrs C.M. Jones	190
Independent	David John Bowen	111
Labour hold		Swing
Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Quarter Bach No.2 (two seats)

Quarter Bach No.2 1934
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	David Davies*	Unopposed
Labour	Ioan Pugh*	Unopposed
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Talley (one seat)

Talley 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron 1937
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Evan Bevan*	Unopposed
Labour	John Bevan*	Unopposed
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

References

^ "Urban and Rural Election Results". South Wales Evening Post. 6 April 1937. pp. 8, 10. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
^ "Keen Contests for District Council Elections". South Wales Evening Post. 20 March 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

[SWDN_6-4-37_results-1] "Urban and Rural Election Results". South Wales Evening Post. 6 April 1937. pp. 8, 10. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

[SWDP_20-3-37-2] "Keen Contests for District Council Elections". South Wales Evening Post. 20 March 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

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