1901 Glamorgan County Council election
The Glamorgan County Council election, 1901 was the fifth contest for seats on this authority. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. Glamorgan was by far the largest county in Wales in terms of population. Glamorgan County Council had been esttblished by the 1888 Local Government Act, and the first elections held in early 1889. The county of Glamorgan was at this time becoming heavily industrialised, although some areas such as the Vale of Glamorgan remained essentially rural. The rise of nonconformist liberalism, especially since the 1860s, throughout Wales, had challenged the prevailing influence of the landed gentry. However, even in 1889, the traditional forces remained influential and no working men were elected to the Council. This changed in 1892 with the unopposed return of David Morgan in Aberdare and the success of Isaac Evans in Resolven.
Overview of the Result
As in most parts of Wales, the Liberal Party was once again triumphant and won a majority of the seats. In 1901 the majority of the seats were uncontested, in contrast to the position at previous elections.[1]
Results are drawn from a number of sources. The include a number of newspapers.
Boundary Changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Retiring Aldermen
Eight of the eleven retiring aldermen were Liberals.
Contested Elections
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Davies | ||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Morgan Smith* | unopposed |
David Price Davies, a member of the Council since 1889 and an alderman from 1892 until 1898 was defeated.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Hughes | 709 | |||
Liberal | David Price Davies* | 488 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Captain Hamilton Murrell* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Blaengwawr
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Howell* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr P.J. O' Donnell | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Morgan Randall | unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
Jenkin Hill recaptured the seat he lost three years previously.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jenkin Hill* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Pritchard Martin | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H,B.M. Lindsay | 864 | |||
Liberal | Richard Hill Male | 488 | |||
Majority | 365 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.R. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Howell | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Howell* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R.T. Bassett | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cwmavon
Two Liberals, a sitting alderman and sitting councillor, opposed each other.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Evans* | unoppposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Thomas Thomas recaptured the seat he lost three years previously.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Thomas Thomas* | 515 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Davies | 266 | |||
Majority | |||||
Lib-Lab gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Morgan Williams* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oliver Henry Jones* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Jenkins* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evan Evans Bevan* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev Silas Charles | 778 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Samuel | 629 |
Charles Kenshole, elected unopposed in 1898 was defeated.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.S. Pleace | 423 | ||||
Evan Parker | 380 | ||||
Charles Kenshole* | 249 | ||||
Majority | 43 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed |
Gellifaelog
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Evan Lewis* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Henry William Martin | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George E. Gordon* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Lewis* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Forrest* | unopposed |
Llandeilo Talybont
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Harries* | unopposed |
Llansamlet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Jordan* | unoppposed |
Llantrisant
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Blandy Jenkins* | unopposed |
Rees Llewellyn, prominent industrialist and member of Aberdare Urban District Council won the seat.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Llewellyn | 759 | |||
T. Lewis | 289 |
Llwynypia and Clydach
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Lewis* | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir J.T.D. Llewellyn** | unopposed |
The same two candidates had faced each other in 1895. On that occasion, Barrow had won and was elected as alderman for a three-year period. Jenkin Jones was then returned at a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jenkin Jones* | 972 | |||
Liberal | James Barrow** | 842 |
Margam
The previous councillor, Edward Knox, was said to have left the district.[1] D.R. David was the owner of the Taibach Tinplate Works and a prominent figure in the public life of the district.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.R. David | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.W. Lewis | 706 | |||
Liberal | Alfred Edwards | 597 |
Merthyr Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Prosser | 538 | |||
Liberal | Walter Bell | 523 | |||
Majority | 153 |
Morriston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William John Percy Player | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Morris | 549 | |||
Liberal | Samuel Evans | 459 | |||
Liberal | John Lewis | 316 | |||
Majority | 90 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hopkin Morgan | unopposed | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
At the previous election, Trick had stood as a Conservative.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.B. Trick | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas J. Hughes | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J.D. Nicholl | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ogmore Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Llewellyn* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T.W. James | unopposed | ||||
Swing |
Penarth North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W.B. Shepherd* | 377 | |||
J.L. Norris | 240 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Penarth South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Henry Jotham* | unopposed |
Penrhiwceiber
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. R. W. Jones | unopposed | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Morris appears to have defected to the Unionists, leading to his defeat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Elias Henry Davies | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies* | 516 | |||
Conservative | T.E. Morgan | 270 | |||
Majority | 146 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank W. Gilbertson* | unopposed |
Plymouth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry W. Lewis* | 603 | |||
Conservative | A. Daniel | 440 |
Although a Liberal gain, the shock was the defeat of Alderman Aaron Davies.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Phillips | 570 | |||
Liberal | Rev Aaron Davies** | 355 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter H. Morgan** | unopposed |
Porth and Penygraig
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Jones Griffiths** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Daniel Evans** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
John Davies had been defeated in the two previous elections but was now returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rev John Davies | unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Clydach
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
James Roberts had won the seat at a by-election following the death of the previous member, David Leyshon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Samuel Evans | 671 | |||
Liberal | James Roberts* | 614 | |||
Majority | 57 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Morgan** | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Treorchy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | T. Daronwy Isaac* | unopposed | |||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing |
Trealaw and Tonypandy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D.W. Davies* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T.H. Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ystalyfera
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr David Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clifford John Cory* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | 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 1901 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies.
The following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.[4] A notable feature was the non-election of Sir John Llewelyn, an alderman since 1889. As a result there were no Conservative aldermen on Glamorgan County Council, the first time that this had occurred.
elected for six years
- Richard Lewis, Liberal (elected councillor at Llwynypia and Clydach)
- Walter H. Morgan, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Pontypridd)
- John Jones Griffiths, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Porth)
- William Morgan, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Treherbert)
- Thomas Williams
- John Thomas, Liberal-Labour (elected councillor at Garw Valley)
- Morgan Williams, Liberal, Ynyshir
- Edward Edwards, Liberal, Nelson
- Thomas Thomas, Liberal, Merthyr
- Thomas Jones, Liberal, Swansea Valley
- Jenkin Hill, Liberal (elected councillor at Briton Ferry)
References
- ^ a b "Glamorgan County Council. Nominations and Unopposed Returns". Cambrian. 8 March 1901. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Etholiad Cynghor Sirol Morgannwg. Aberdar ". Tarian y Gweithiwr. 2 May 1901. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Death of Colonel D.R. David". Glamorgan Gazette. 4 January 1907. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Glamorgan County Council. Annual Meeting at Pontypridd". Weekly Mail. 16 March 1901. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
Bibliography
- Parry, Jon (1989). "Labour Leaders and Local Politics 1888-1902: The Example of Aberdare". Welsh History Review. 14 (3): 399–416. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.