1931 Llandeilo Rural District Council election
1931 Welsh local government election
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An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in April 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and followed by the 1934 election.[1] There were unopposed returns in eight wards.[2]
The Llandeilo Board of Guardians had been abolished in 1930.
Candidates
The vast majority of candidates were either Independent or Labour (the latter all in the rural areas). Some Independent Labour candidates contested seats,usually as a result of disagreements between trade unions. In Glynamman, the two retiring members stood on different platforms to three years earlier, with former Independent William Watkin Davies running as a Labour candidate and D.J. Pritchard, elected as a British Legion candis=date, defending his seat as an Independent.
Overview of the result
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.
Ward results
Betws (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Bowen* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent Labour | D. Glyn Jenkins* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | David Daniel Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Brechfa (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Sivell | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Glynamman (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John George* | 417 | |||
| Labour | William Connick | 276 | |||
| Independent | Rhys Thomas | 244 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Heolddu (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Moses Williams | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandebie (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dr J. Shibko | 595 | |||
| Independent | Frederick Davies* | 510 | |||
| Labour | Benjamin Bevan | 508 | |||
| Independent | David Lewis Thomas* | 448 | |||
| Independent | Theophilus Harris | 385 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Morgan* | 444 | |||
| Independent | W. Williams* | 433 | |||
| Independent | James Thomas | 350 | |||
| Independent | Roderick Evans | 246 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Morris* | 295 | |||
| Independent | David G. Williams | 260 | |||
| Labour | Robert A. Allan | 230 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyfeisant (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lord Dynevor* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanegwad (three seats)
| 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 (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Jones* | 231 | |||
| Independent | Henry Jones | 206 | |||
| Independent | William A. Jones* | 197 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T.W. Griffiths | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfynydd (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daniel Lloyd | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | David Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangathen (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nurse E.A. Olley | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | T.J. Williams | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llansawel (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Thomas | 119 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Humphreys* | 195 | |||
| Independent | John Morgan | 85 | |||
| Independent | J. Jones | 37 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Penygroes (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Williams* | 603 | |||
| Labour | Rees Rees* | 391 | |||
| Labour | William H. Williams | 334 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William W. Davies* | 391 | |||
| Labour | Enoch Isaac | 374 | |||
| Independent | Daniel Bowen | 190 | |||
| Independent | D.J. Pritchard* | 75 | |||
| Labour gain from British Legion | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Quarter Bach No.2 (two seats)
Talley (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Thomas Morgan | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | David Edwin Thomas | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Saron (two seats)