1895 Cardiganshire County Council election
1895 Welsh local election
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The third election to the Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1895. It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election
Overview of the result
The Liberals were again returned with a large majority. There were a large number of unopposed returns.[1]
Retiring Aldermen
The following aldermen, all of whom were Liberals, retired at the election.
- C.M. Williams
- David Jenkins, Maesteg, Glandovey
- Levi James
- William Davies
- J.T. Morgan
- David Lloyd
- John Davies
- Rev John Owen
Only C.M. Williams in Aberystwyth and David Lloyd in Aberbanc sought election. Levi James (Cardigan), William Davies (New Quay), J.T. Morgan (Talybont) and David Jenkins, Glandovey (elected from outside the Council) all stood down and did not seek re-election. John Davies, Tanycoed and John Owen, Blaenpennal, who had filled aldermanic vacancies since 1889 did likewise.[1] All those who stood down retired from county politics apart from J.T. Morgan who was re-elected as an alderman despite not facing the electorate.[2]
Contested Elections
There were fewer contested elections than on the previous two occasions as the politics of the county seems to settle down after the initial contests. In Aberystwyth it was said that the Town Council elections the previous November had elicited much greater interest.[3]
Those seats that were contested witnessed a swing towards the Conservative candidates, who captured a total of seven seats. These included significant victories at Cardigan and Llandysul. The contest in Bow Street could also be regarded as a Conservative gain.
It was said that a plough belonging to a farmer in Borth was destroyed due to his support for the Conservative candidate.
The New Council
The Liberals once again had a comfortable majority. Morgan Evans of Llanarth was elected chairman for 1895/96.
Elected members
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 35 | 2 | 8 | -6 | |||||
| Conservative | 12 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |||||
| Liberal Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | |||||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Council following the election of aldermen and by-elections
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 44 | ||||||||
| Conservative | 14 | ||||||||
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | ||||||||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | ||||||||
| Independent | |||||||||
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Conservative | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Independent | |||||||||
Results
Aberaeron
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Morgan Howell* | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Aberarth
Two Liberals faced each other although the sitting member was described as a Conservative in some quarters.
Aberbanc
Dr David Lloyd, whose aldermanic term had come to an end, was elected unopposed in place of Evan Davies.
Aberporth
Aberystwyth Division 1
Aberystwyth Division 2
The sitting member was returned unopposed after E.V. Wynne, chemist, withdrew.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D.C. Roberts* | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Aberystwyth Division 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Ellis | 148 | |||
| Conservative | Dr T.P. Beddoes | 141 | |||
| Majority | 7 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Aberystwyth Division 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | C.M. Williams** | 165 | |||
| Conservative | Capt. Thomas Doughton | 90 | |||
| Majority | 75 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Borth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Morgan Williams | 188 | |||
| Liberal | Capt. John Francis | 84 | |||
| Majority | 104 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Bow Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | Henry Bonsall | 75 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Thomas | 74 | |||
| Majority | 1 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Cardigan North
Cardigan South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C.E.D. Morgan-Richardson | 200 | |||
| Liberal | James Stephens* | 126 | |||
| Majority | 74 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Cilcennin
Cwmrheidol
Nicholas Bray regained the seat he lost in 1892 after winning the initial election in 1889.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Capt. Nicholas Bray | 72 | |||
| Liberal | John Morgan | 65 | |||
| Majority | 7 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Devil's Bridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Jones | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Felinfach
This ward was now commonly described as Felinfach rather than Llanfihangel Ystrad.
Goginan
Lampeter Borough
Harford, elected in a close contest in 1889, did not initially seek re-election in 1892, but was returned unopposed after David Lloyd was made an alderman.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Charles Harford | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llanarth
Llanbadarn Fawr
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Hughes* | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llanddewi Brefi
David Davies had lost his seat at the previous election in 1892 and narrowly lost the by-election following the successful candidate's election as alderman.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Davies | 139 | |||
| Conservative | Rees Price | 99 | |||
| Majority | 40 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | ||||
Llandygwydd
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Col. John Richard Howell* | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llandysiliogogo
Llandysul North
Llandysul South
The sitting member, Enoch Davies, was returned for the neighbouring Penbryn Ward, leading to the loss of this ward to the Conservatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Lloyd | 198 | |||
| Liberal | Benjamin Jones | 176 | |||
| Majority | 22 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Llanfair Clydogau
The sitting member held on against the most prominent Liberal Unionist in Cardiganshire.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Watkin Davies* | 129 | |||
| Liberal Unionist | Henry Tobit Evans | 124 | |||
| Majority | 5 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfarian
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Vaughan Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel y Creuddyn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Evans* | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Llangoedmor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Samuel Jones* | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Llangeitho
Robert J. Davies of Cwrt Mawr had died shortly after the 1892 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Rowlands | 142 | |||
| Liberal | John Humphreys Davies | 130 | |||
| Majority | 12 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
Llangrannog
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Evans | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Llanilar
Llanrhystyd
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Evan Jones | unopposed | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Llanllwchaiarn
Llansantffraed
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Evan Morgan | 113 | |||
| Liberal | Capt. Daniel Jones* | 95 | |||
| Majority | 18 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Llanwnen
Llanwenog
Lledrod
Nantcwnlle
Having captured the seat in 1892, Jenkin Howells held on by a mere three votes over David Jones of Station Road, Lampeter.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jenkin Howells | 121 | |||
| Liberal | David Jones | 118 | |||
| Majority | 3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
New Quay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sir Marteine Lloyd* | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Penbryn
Strata Florida
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Richards | unopposed | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Taliesin
John Jones, elected unopposed in 1892, was returned by a small majority over another Liberal
Talybont
Trefeurig
This was the first time Llewelyn Edwards had won a contested election, having been defeated at Llanbadarn Fawr in 1889 and 1892. On the former occasion he was made an alderman despite his defeat and on the latter elected unopposed for Trefeurig following Peter Jones's elevation to the aldermanic bench.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Llewelyn Edwards* | 63 | |||
| Conservative | Henry William Francis | 47 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Tregaron
D.J. Williams had previously represented Tregaron as a Liberal Unionist from a by-election in 1889 until 1892 when he did not stand. He was elected for Llanddewi Brefi at a by-election in 1892
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Daniel Jenkin Williams* | 195 | |||
| Conservative | William Rees | 82 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Troedyraur
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Morris* | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Ysbyty Ystwyth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rev T.M. Jones | unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Election of Aldermen
The overhaul of the aldermanic bench saw the election of key figures from the liberal ranks. Having avoided the principle of electing from outside the Council four years previously this practice was now adopted once again, leading to criticism, most notably from the Liberal-supporting Cambrian News.[2] It was noted in particular that three defeated candidates were elected, namely James Stevens at Cardigan, Daniel Jones of Llanon and Davies of Cwrtmawr. J.T. Morgan of Talybont was also re-elected although he had not contested the election.
- T. H. R. Hughes, Liberal (elected councillor at Llanwnen)
- C. M. Williams, Liberal (retiring alderman; elected councillor at Aberystywth Ward 4)
- Morgan Evans, Liberal (elected councillor at Llanarth)
- James Stephens, Liberal (defeated candidate at Cardigan South)
- John Humphreys Davies, Liberal (defeated candidate at Llangeitho)
- Enoch Davies, Liberal (elected councillor at Penbryn )
- J.T. Morgan, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
- Daniel Jones, Liberal (defeated candidate at Llansanffraed )
Aldermanic Vacancies 1895-1901
Daniel Jones died a few months after the election. In August 1895, James James of Ffynonhowell, from outside of the Council, was appointed to succeed him.[4]
Therefore, the following appointment was made for the remainder of the six-year term.
- James Jones, Liberal (from outside the Council)
1895 by-elections following the election of aldermen
Aberystwyth Division 4 by-election
The Liberals comfortably retained the seat although the Aberystwyth Observer complained that the Conservatives 'made no special effort' to support their candidate.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | E.H. James | 181 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Salmon | 97 | |||
| Majority | 84 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Llanarth by-election
Following the appointment of Morgan Evans as alderman, James Evans of Esgerwenfawr was selected as a candidate by the local Liberals, and was returned unopposed.[6]
Llanwnen by-election
The Liberals narrowly held the seat following the election of T.H.R. Hughes as alderman.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Owen Jones | 104 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Price | 91 | |||
| Majority | 13 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Penbryn by-election
Following the appointment of Dr Enoch Davies as alderman, the previous member, Peter R. Beynon won the by-election.[8]