1931 Carmarthenshire County Council election

An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and followed by the 1934 election.

Overview of the result

The Independent group remained the majority grouping on the Council. In the Llanelli area the potential for Labour to win further ground was complicated by the appearance of Communist Party candidates.

Boundary changes

There was one boundary change, namely the division of the existing Llandybie ward into two divisions, each of which was won by Labour.

Unopposed returns

Only a minority of the 53 divisions were contested.

Retiring aldermen

The aldermen who retired at the election were

Summary of results

This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. As noted, there was ambiguity in some cases over the party affiliation.

This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 53 councillors were elected.

Carmarthenshire County Council 1931: elected members

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1931 : following election of new aldermen

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Carmarthenshire County Council 1931 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Labour
	Independent

Ward results

Abergwili

Abergwili 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ammanford

Ammanford 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David George*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Bettws

Bettws 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Phillips*	1,379
	Independent	D.M. Richards	800
	Independent hold		Swing

Caio

Caio 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Isaac Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Katherine Isobel Harries	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lewis David Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H.S. Holmes*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Price Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cenarth

Cenarth 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs Ellenora James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil

Conwil 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir Alfred Stephens*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne

Laugharne 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Stephen Thomas*	unpopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Stephens*	1,561
	Labour	Thomas Thomas	604
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs C. Vaughan*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie North

Boundary Change

Llandebie North 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gwilym R. Thomas	552
	Independent	David O. Davies	403
	Independent	Frederick Davies	225
Majority
	Labour win (new seat)

Llandebie South

Boundary Change

Llandebie South 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.B. Lewis*	unopposed
	Labour win (new seat)

Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Davies*	560
	Independent	John Henry James	424
	Independent	Owen Jones	169
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lord Dynevor*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandovery

Llandovery 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harry Vaughan Watkins*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyssilio

Llandyssilio 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanedy

Llanedy 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T.J. Parry-Jones*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William David Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division.1

Llanelly Division.1 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Roberts*	1,047
	Labour	S.T. Vicary	257
	Communist	A. Evans	51
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brinley R. Jones*	488
	Independent	James Jones	371
	Labour	John Roberts	323
	Independent	Elizabeth Thomas	49
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division 3 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Roberts*	521
	Labour	Percy M. Evans	252
	Communist	Brin Jones	55
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.T. Morris*	670
	Labour	Thomas Charles	624
	Communist	William Morris	50
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Miss Gwen Trubshaw*	621
	Labour	Miss Mary M. Griffiths	174
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Douglas Hughes	636
	Independent	Mrs Agnes H. Evans	334
	Communist	Enoch Collins	51
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Powell Rees*	806
	Labour	David John	184
	Communist	Henry Jones	16
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H.W. Bowen	515
	Independent	William Davies*	377
	Communist	Enoch Collins	28
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Harry	999
	Labour	J.R. Jones*	680
Majority
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed

Joe Howells stood as an Independent against the official Labour candidate and won by a very narrow margin.

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Howells*	436
	Independent	D.J. Stone	420
	Labour	John Harris	398
	Communist	Arthur Evans	11
Majority
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Jones*	998
	Communist	S. Edwards	180
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Haydn Davies*	709
	Independent	Lady Mary P.A.E. Mansell	171
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangadock

Llangadock 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R.E. Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeler

Llangeler 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Henry Jones
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev James Jenkins*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangennech

Llangennech 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.J. Davies	570
	Independent	David J. Jones*	548
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Edwards*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanon

Llanon 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rees Morgan*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llansawel

Llansawel 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Harris*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.Ll. Haries	369
	Independent	John James Bowen*	355
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Morgan Evans	562
	Independent	W. James Williams*	527
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Myddfai

Myddfai 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembrey North

Pembrey North 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gomer Evans	1.095
	Independent	David Evans*	455
	Communist	Brin Jones	79
Majority
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Pembrey South

Pembrey South 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr John Henry Williams*	994
	Independent	Daniel Davies	293
	Communist	Henry Jones	22
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Jones*	886
	Independent	Gomer Harries	680
	Labour hold		Swing

Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Miss Gwendoline Lloyd-Price*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears

St Clears 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph David Rees*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walter Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech

Trelech 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lewis L. Bowen*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Whitland

Whitland 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Lewis Phillips*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Election of aldermen

In addition to the 53 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections the following nine aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).