1931 Glamorgan County Council election
The thirteenth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and followed by the 1934 election.
Overview of the Result
Labour was defending a secure majority in an election where they faced opposition from the left in the form of the Communist Party, as well as more traditional oppoenents. The result showed little change from previous years.
Boundary Changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Candidates
13 candidates were returned unopposed.[1]
Contested Elections
Most of the retiring aldermen were returned.
Outcome
Labour retains their majority.[2]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Florence Rose Davies** | 2,408 | |||
Independent | T.Ll. Davies | 1,833 | |||
Majority | 575 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Lewis Horne* | 2,369 | |||
Independent | E. Marchant Jenkins | 1,984 | |||
Majority | 385 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard A. Thomas | 2,473 | |||
Liberal | Edward J. Thomas | 1,579 | |||
Majority | 394 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Bargoed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.H. Hopkins* | 2,760 | |||
Independent | Gus Jones | 1,786 | |||
Majority | 974 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rev D.H. Williams** | 1,953 | |||
Labour | Rev R.H. Lomas* | 1,494 | |||
Majority | 459 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Barry Dock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.M. Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.J. Edwards* | 1,156 | |||
Independent | Henry Vause | 518 | |||
Communist | Trevor Williams | 152 | |||
Majority | 638 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | Dapho Llewellyn Powell* | 1,713 | |||
Ind. Conservative | William W. Phillips | 1,227 | |||
Majority | 486 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Gethin* | 1,946 | |||
Independent | W.J. Hill | 1,714 | |||
Majority | 232 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dudley Thomas Howe | 1,631 | |||
Labour | Frederick Cook | 1,160 | |||
Majority | 471 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Alderman Joseph Howells won the seat after the sitting Independent councillor withdrew in his favour.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Edwards* | 2,412 | |||
Labour | Evan Phillips | 2,345 | |||
Majority | 67 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Labour had won the seat in 1922 when long-serving member W.R. Davies, first elected in 1898, was re-elected alderman. In previous elections, Davies had been returned unopposed but on this occasion was narrowly defeated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 1,912 | |||
Independent | William Roberts Davies** | 1,773 | |||
Majority | 139 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.T. Jenkins* | 2,149 | |||
Independent | Ogley L. David | 2,077 | |||
Majority | 72 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Colonel H.R. Homfray* | 2,061 | |||
Labour | David E. Harris | 1,132 | |||
Majority | 919 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Cwm Aber
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hubert Jenkins* | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cwmavon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Jones Edwards* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
In 1922 David Watts-Morgan had stood down in favour of retiring Liberal alderman Morgan Williams but by 1928 Williams had retired from public life.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watts-Morgan* | 1,378 | |||
Independent | Mrs R.D. Chalke | 925 | |||
Majority | 453 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ivor Broadbent Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwilym Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alfred Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Gadlys
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Prowle | 1,328 | |||
Independent | T. Marchant Harries* | 1,000 | |||
Majority | 328 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sir William Jenkins** | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frederick W. Davies* | 2,041 | |||
Labour | William Henry Davies** | 1,534 | |||
Majority | 407 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Hengoed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Evans | 1,810 | |||
Independent | Edward Richards* | 1,466 | |||
Majority | 344 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Hopkinstown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E.H. Fleming** | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H. Spence Thomas* | 2,501 | |||
Labour | W.S. Collins | 857 | |||
Majority | 1,644 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lewis Lougher* | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llandeilo Talybont
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Jones | 2,086 | |||
Independent | Ben Oliver | 1,437 | |||
Majority | 649 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfabon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Bowen* | 1,502 | |||
Independent | Arthur Hopkins | 1,037 | |||
Majority | 465 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Martha Emma Jones* | 1,563 | |||
Labour | Owen Powell | 926 | |||
Majority | 637 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Evans** | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas J. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hughes* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Maesteg, East and West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A.E. Lockyer | 2,471 | |||
Labour | George Hitchings | 1,129 | |||
Majority | 1,612 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lord Aberdare* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hopkin Morgan** | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev W. Degwel Thomas | 1,880 | |||
Independent | David G. Davies | 1,714 | |||
Majority | 175 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rev H.R. Protheroe* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ogmore Valley
Three years previously, the SWMF candidate had defeated a railwaymen's nominee but that result was now reversed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | Thomas A. Job | Unopposed | |||
Labour | David J. Thomas* | 1,808 | |||
Majority | 349 | ||||
Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing |
Penarth North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Freeman | 802 | |||
Independent | Walter Hallett* | 801 | |||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Penarth South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Samuel Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Pencoed
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Howell* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Penrhiwceiber
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John William Bath | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.A. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | C. Gilbertson | 2,150 | |||
Labour | C. Williams* | 1,986 | |||
Majority | 164 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Pontyclun
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Jenkins* | 1,949 | |||
Labour | Johnson Miles | 1,636 | |||
Majority | 313 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Port Talbot East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Taliesin Mainwaring | 1,461 | |||
Independent | William A. Davies | 1,363 | |||
Majority | 98 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Port Talbot West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Llewelyn David* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Porthcawl
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Elias | 2,585 | |||
Labour | William J. Owen | 1,626 | |||
Majority | 959 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.A. Hancock | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontycymmer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ted Williams* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pontypridd Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | H.R. Evans* | 1,651 | |||
Labour | D.L. Davies | 1,127 | |||
Majority | 524 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.P. Davies | 1,680 | |||
Labour | Nefydd Thomas* | 1,628 | |||
Majority | 52 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Porth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Swansea Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Thomas* | 2,300 | |||
Labour | J.L. Rees | 1,622 | |||
Majority | 678 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Arthur Jones* | 1,646 | |||
Independent | E.W. Evans | 1,535 | |||
Majority | 111 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Trealaw
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Enoch Treharne* | 1,764 | |||
Independent | Rev T.L. Jones | 1,133 | |||
Independent Labour | A. Boyce | 1,072 | |||
Majority | 631 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur James Chick* | 2,175 | |||
Independent | R. Roper | 1,850 | |||
Majority | 325 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Enoch Davies was defeated after 27 years after the sitting Labour councillor did not withdraw in his favour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Edward Williams* | 2,426 | |||
Independent | Enoch Davies** | 2,019 | |||
Majority | 407 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Treorchy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Hughes* | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tylorstown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John M. Evans* | 2,060 | |||
Independent | Daniel Ashton | 874 | |||
Majority | 1,186 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Vale of Neath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.H. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Dalling* | 2,145 | |||
Independent | Dan Jones | 1,449 | |||
Majority | 699 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ystalyfera
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.D. Brazell* | 2,177 | |||
Independent | T. Alex Evans | 1,170 | |||
Majority | 1,007 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dr W.E. Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Election of Aldermen
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 1919 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies.
References
- ^ "Glamorgan Contests. Eleven Aldermen Seek Election". Western Mail. 24 February 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "County Council Elections. Small Polls in Monmouth and Glamorgan". Western Mail. 3 March 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
Bibliography
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.