1925 Glamorgan County Council election

Having lost its majority at the 1922 elections, Labour regained control of the County Council by winning seven seats.^[1]

There were no boundary changes at this election.

16 councillors were returned unopposed.^[2]

Of the eleven retiring aldermen, nine sought re-election. Seven of their number were returned unopposed; these included the chairman of the County Council, Daniel Daniels (Lib, Dulais Valley) after the sitting Labour councillor stood down in his favour.

The pattern of contests was similar to 1922, although Labour contested some seats that it had not previously stood.^[3]

Three retiring aldermen faced opposition. Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry) faced a Labour opponent and the seat had been held by Labour since a 1919 by-election. W.H. Davies (Lab, Gower) faced an Independent opponent and in Caerphilly the sitting Independent stood down in favour of Joseph Howells though he faced a Labour challenge.

Labour gained seven seats and lost only one, establishing a firm majority on the County Council.

In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1925 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, all of which were filled by Labour nominees (including one long-serving Liberal).^[5] These included the first woman elected to the Council, Rose Davies (Aberaman).

The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:

• E.H. Fleming (Lab, Hopkinstown)
• William Jenkins (Lab, Glyncorrwg)
• David Lewis (Lab, Tylorstown)
• Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry)

In addition, the following seven new aldermen were elected:

• David Daniel Davies (Lab, Pontardawe)
• Rose Davies (Lab, Aberaman)
• John Evans (Lan, Maesteg)
• Johnson Dicks (Lab, Abercynon)
• Caradoc Jones (Lab, Llandeilo Talybont)
• John Phillips (Lab, Llanfabon)
• John Thomas (Lab, Port Talbot)

The following retiring aldermen were re-elected as members of the Council but were not re-elected as aldermen:

• Llewellyn David (Ind, Port Talbot)
• Daniel Daniels (Lib, Dulais Valley)
• Joseph Howells (Lib, Caerphilly)
• William Thomas (Lib, Aberdare)

Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen. At Abercynon, Joseph Martin (Ind) who had been narrowly defeated by Rose Davies a few weeks earlier, again lost by a small margin. Labour also won a narrow victory at Abercynon where the newly elected councillor had, like Rose Davies, been immediately elected an alderman.^[6]