1892 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The second election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held on 8 March 1892.^[1] It was preceded by the 1889 election and followed by the 1895 election.

Overview of the result

At the inaugural election in 1889 most seats were contested, but three years later many of the sitting members were returned unopposed.

Unopposed returns

In the vast majority of wards, candidates were returned unopposed.^[2] There were fewer contested elections than three years previously.^[3]

Boundary changes

Multi-member wards in Pembroke and Pembroke Dock were replaced by single member wards. Tenby continued as a two member ward.

Results

Ambleston

Ambleston 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Jenkins	121
	Conservative	C. Mathias	117
	Liberal	Colonel Edwardes	43
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Amroth

Amroth 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sackville Herbert Owen*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Begelly

Begelly 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Seymour Allen*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Burton

Burton 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Owen H. P. Scourfield, Bart.*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camrose

Camrose 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	W.J. Canton	124
	Conservative	Arthur Massy	120
Majority			4
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Carew

Carew 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Lort Phillips	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Clydey

Clydey 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lemuel Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Castlemartin

Earl Cawdor, who was elected at the inaugural election, was replaced by another Conservative representative.^[1]

Castlemartin 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Colonel Henry Leach	173
	Liberal	T.M.G. Williams	77
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eglwyswrw

The returning member gave his casting vote in favour of the sitting member, Thomas Williams.^[3]

Eglwyswrw 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Williams*	168
	Liberal	Thomas Vaughan	168
Majority			0
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Fishguard

Fishguard 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Worthington*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets

Haverfordwest St Martin's Hamlets 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	O.H.S. Williams	109
	Liberal	Joseph Thomas*	84
Majority			25
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston

Haverfordwest, Prendergast and Uzmaston 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas James*	135
	Liberal	Rev J. Jenkins	128
Majority			7
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park

Haverfordwest, St Thomas and Furzy Park 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. T. P. Williams*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's

Haverfordwest St Martin's and St Mary's 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Davies	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal hold

Kilgerran

Kilgerran 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Dr J. Stevens	187
	Conservative	Capt. E. Gower	150
Majority			37
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Lewis James*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfyrnach

Llanfyrnach 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.H. James*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnda

Llanwnda 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr William Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangwm

Llangwm 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Carrow*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanstadwell

Llanstadwell 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John H. Coram*	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Llawhaden

Llawhaden 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rev D. Rees	173
	Conservative	R.S. Lewis	103
Majority			70
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manorbier

Manorbier 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.W.R. Stokes*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mathry

Mathry 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T.E. Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Milford

Milford 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr George Griffith	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Monkton

Monkton 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Col. Morgan J. Saurin*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nevern

Nevern 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newport

Newport 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr D. Havard*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Narberth North

Narberth North 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ward*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pembroke Ward 30

Pembroke Ward 30 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joshua W, Morrison	unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Pembroke Ward 31

Pembroke Ward 31 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert Morgan	173
	Liberal	W.T. Morgan	137
Majority			36
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock Ward 32

Pembroke Dock Ward 32 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S.J. Allen	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock Ward 33

Pembroke Dock Ward 33 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock Ward 34

Pembroke Dock Ward 34 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Dr J.F. Stamper*	unopposed
	Liberal Unionist win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock Ward 35

Pembroke Dock Ward 35 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hughes Brown*	unopposed
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock Ward 36

Pembroke Dock Ward 36 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isaac Smedley*	unopposed
	Liberal win (new seat)

St David's

St David's 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J. Howard Griffiths	208
	Conservative	M.D. Propert	126
Majority			82
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Rees*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Ishmaels

St Ishmaels 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Thomas*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

St Issels

St Issels 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.R. Vickerman*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Slebech and Martletwy

Slebech and Martletwy 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.V. Colby	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Staynton

Staynton 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.T. Fisher*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby (two seats)

Tenby 1892
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	W. Henry Richards*	unopposed
Conservative	Clement J. Williams	unopposed
Conservative hold		Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Walwyn's Castle

Walwyn's Castle 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Howell Walters*	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Whitchurch

Whitchurch 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Thomas*	169
	Independent	F.R. Howell	145
Majority			24
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wiston

Wiston 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Llewellin	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

Mr G. P. Brewer (L.), N arberth, 46 votes; Mr Joseph Thomas (L.), Haverfordwest, 38; Mr Benjamin Rees (L.), Granant, 38; Mr H. Seymour Allen (L.), Crescelly, 28; Rev William Evans (L.), Pembroke Dock, 23 Mr R. Thomas (L.). Trebover, 28; Mr William Watts Williams (L.), St. David's, 28; Mr William Mason (L.), Pem- broke Dock, 26.

References

^ ^a ^b "South Wales County Council Elections". Western Mail. 9 March 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "The County Councils. List of Candidates Nominated". South Wales Daily News. 1 March 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "The County Council Elections. March 1892". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1892. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[WM_9-3-92_Pembs-1] "South Wales County Council Elections". Western Mail. 9 March 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[SWDN_1-3-92_CC_noms-2] "The County Councils. List of Candidates Nominated". South Wales Daily News. 1 March 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[CJ_1-2-89_CC_results-3] "The County Council Elections. March 1892". Carmarthen Journal. 11 March 1892. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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