1931 Cardiganshire County Council election

The fourteenth election to Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and followed by the 1934 election.

Candidates

32 of the 50 councillors were returned unopposed with a further three seats being won unopposed by new candidates. This resulted in fifteen contests, five more than three years previously^[1] Political affiliations did not feature in the election.

Among the retiring members, Henry Bonsall stood down at Llanbadarn Fawr.^[1] He first represented Bow Street from 1892 until 1904 and subsequently serving as member for Llanbadarn for nearly twenty years.

Retiring aldermen

Eight aldermen retired, but only Meredith Gwarnant Williams (Llanwenog) stood as a candidate in the election.

Gains and losses

Very few seats changed hands.

Contested elections

Of the fifteen contests, ten featured retiring members, eight of whom were successful. Seats were largely not fought on political lines.^[2]

Outcome

Very little change took place as a result of an election in which only one sitting member lost his seat.

Results

Aberaeron

Aberaeron 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr David Morgan Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberbanc

Aberbanc 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Evan James Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberporth

Aberporth 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Samuel Griffiths Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1

Aberystwyth Division 1 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Edwards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2

Aberystwyth Division 2 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Capt. B. Taylor Lloyd	358
	Independent	Mrs E.K. Jones*	144
Majority			214
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3

Aberystwyth Division 3 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Barclay Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4

Aberystwyth Division 4 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.C. Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 5

Aberystwyth Division 5 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs M.E. Roberts*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 6

Aberystwyth Division 6 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Llewellyn Samuel*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aeron

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Aeron 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Thomas Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Borth

Borth 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	William Jones*	291
	Independent	H. Lloyd Roberts	220
Majority			71
	Independent hold		Swing

Bow Street

Bow Street 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward James	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan North

Cardigan North 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hubert Maxwell Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan South

Cardigan South 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilcennin

Cilcennin 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cwmrheidol

Cwmrheidol 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Morgan*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs D.H. Morris Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Felinfach

Felinfach 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Mrs Gladys M. Davies	262
	Independent	E. James	228
Majority			214
	Independent hold		Swing

Goginan

Goginan 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lampeter Borough

Lampeter Borough 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walter Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarth

Llanarth 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	William Mabon Rees	251
	Independent	D. Christmas Evans	200
Majority			51
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Emile Thomas Evans	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi

Llanddewi Brefi 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev John Ellis Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandygwydd

Llandygwydd 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David James*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul North

Llandysul North 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rev. Evan Oliver Jenkins*	249
	Independent	Griffith T. Davies	248
Majority			1
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul South

Llandysul South 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rev Thomas Arthur Thomas*	553
	Independent	William Evans	286
Majority			267
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansysiliogogo

Llandysiliogogo 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Elias Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau

Llanfair Clydogau 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel James	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian

Llanfarian 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Thomas Evans Joel*	211
	Independent	J. Morgan Williams	195
Majority			16
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangoedmor

Llangoedmor 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeitho

Llangeitho 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Edward Jones	286
	Independent	T. Walter Davies	150
Majority			136
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangrannog

Llangrannog 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanilar

Llanilar 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R.J.R. Loxdale**	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd

Llanrhystyd 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Hugh Jones	234
	Independent	T. Morris Evans	220
Majority			14
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn

Llanllwchaiarn 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Parry Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansantffraed

Llansantffraed 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Capt. David Morgan	197
	Independent	Timothy James	143
	Independent	Frederick Jones*	102
Majority			54
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwnen

Llanwnen 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John Evans*	250
	Independent	Ex DCC Evans	64
Majority			186
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwenog

Llanwenog 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Meredith Ll. Gwarnant Williams*	436
	Independent	Rev J.H. Thomas	117
Majority			319
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod

Lledrod 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Daniel Herbert*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle

Nantcwnlle 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Howells*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

New Quay

New Quay 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan James Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn

Penbryn 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Strata Florida

Strata Florida 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Morgan Jones*	255
	Independent	William John Jones	216
Majority			39
	Independent hold		Swing

Taliesin

Taliesin 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Basil Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Talybont

Talybont 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Fred Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trefeurig

Trefeurig 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	William James	134
	Independent	Thomas Morgan	100
Majority			34
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron

Tregaron 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Roderick Lloyd*	308
	Independent	M.D. Williams	173
Majority			125
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur

Troedyraur 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ysbyty Ystwyth

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Morgan Lloyd Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Election of Aldermen

Eight aldermen were elected, with four being re-appointed, including R.J.R. Loxdale of Llanilar, who contested the seat for the first time since 1913.^[3] The long-serving member, D.C. Roberts, Aberystwyth, had not faced the electorate at the most recent election although he had stood regularly at previous elections. Four members who had been returned at the recent election were appointed, including E.J. Davies who had previously served as alderman from 1913 until 1919. W.E. Matthews had been elected to fill a vacancy some years earlier.

D.C. Roberts, Aberystwyth
R.J.R. Loxdale, Llanilar
J.G. Morris Davies, Devil's Bridge
E.J. Davies, New Quay
J. Elias Jones, Llandysiliogogo
W.E. Matthews, Cardigan
J.W. Lewis, Llangrannog
R.D. Herbert, Lledrod

By-elections

Four by-elections were held following the election of aldermen. At Lledrod, Owen James Owen of Taihirion, Blaenpennal was returned unopposed.^[4] Dr Evan Jones, who had unsuccessfully stood against Meredith Gwarnant Williams at Llanwenog, was returned unopposed at the by-election.^[5] Three wards were contested but no party allegiances were declared.^[6]

Llandysiliogogo by-election

Cilcennin by-election 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Evan Felix	258
	Independent	Jenkin Williams	196
Majority			62
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangrannog by-election

Llandysul North by-election 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rev E.O. Jenkins	238
	Independent	William Davies	224
Majority			14
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Lledrod by-election

Lledrod by-election 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Owen James Owen	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

New Quay by-election

Llanwenog by-election 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr Evan Jones	Unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "Cardiganshire County Council. The Triennial Elections. Contests in Fifteen Divisions". Welsh Gazette. 5 March 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "Cardiganshire County Council. Ten New Members Elected". Welsh Gazette. 12 March 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Appointment of Aldermen and County School Governors". Welsh Gazette. 19 March 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "CCardiganshire County Council. Two More Bye-Elections". Welsh Gazette. 16 April 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "Llanwenog". Welsh Gazette. 6 April 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "County Council Bye Elections". Welsh Gazette. 4 May 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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[150228_WG_AGM-3] "Appointment of Aldermen and County School Governors". Welsh Gazette. 19 March 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[160431_WG_by-el_noms2-4] "CCardiganshire County Council. Two More Bye-Elections". Welsh Gazette. 16 April 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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