# 1934 Glamorgan County Council election

The fifteenth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and followed by the 1937 election.

## Overview of the Result

By the 1930s, Labour had secured a comfortable majority on the council, and dominated the aldermanic bench. The 1934 election saw little change.

## Boundary Changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

## Candidates

Many candidates were returned unopposed.

## Contested Elections

Most of the retiring aldermen were returned. However, two conflicts arose when retiring councillors sought the nomination at the expense of retiring aldermen, at Hopkinstown and Newcastle.

## Outcome

Labour retained their majority, losing only one seat, at Pencoed. Their victory in the rural Cowbridge ward reflected their domination of county politics.

## Results
### Aberaman

Aberaman 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sydney Herbert Stephens* | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberavon

Aberavon 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Lewis Hare* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Abercynon

Abercynon 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R.A. Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberdare Town

Aberdare Town 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bargoed

Bargoed 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William John Kedward* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Barry

Barry 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | L.P. Griffiths* | 2,158 |
| | Labour | W. East | 2,103 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Barry Dock

Barry Dock 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Dorothy Rees | 2,194 |
| | Independent | E. Irfon Griffiths* | 1,690 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Blaengwawr

Blaengwawr 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | W.J. Edwards* | 1,091 |
| | Communist | Trevor Williams | 624 |
| | Independent | Henry Vause | 358 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Bridgend

Bridgend 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Dapho Llewellyn Powell* | 1,988 |
| | Ind. Conservative | R.H. Thomas | 1,204 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Briton Ferry

Briton Ferry 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Gethin* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cadoxton

Cadoxton 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Dudley Thomas Howe | 1,631 |
| | Labour | Frederick Cook | 1,160 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Caerphilly

Caerphilly 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Evan Phillips* | 2,618 |
| | Independent | Arthur Hopkins | 1,445 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,173 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Cilfynydd

Cilfynydd 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur Pearson* | 2,779 |
| | Communist | T.L. Jenkins | 504 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,275 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Coedffranc

Coedffranc 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Ogley L. David* | 2,609 |
| | Labour | D.T. Jenkins | 2,440 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Cowbridge

Cowbridge 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | P.J. Smith | 1,847 |
| | Independent | George Lougher* | 1,643 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Cwm Aber

Cwm Aber 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hubert Jenkins** | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cwmavon

Cwmavon 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Jones Edwards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cymmer

Cymmer 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Thomas* | 1,446 |
| | Independent | Brinley Ithel Rowlands | 868 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Dinas Powys

Dinas Powys 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ivor Broadbent Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Dulais Valley

Dulais Valley 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gwilym Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ferndale

Ferndale 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jabez Davies** | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Gadlys

Gadlys 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Thomas Phillips | 2,068 |
| | Labour | Tom Davies | 924 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,144 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Glyncorrwg

Glyncorrwg 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sir William Jenkins** | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Gower

Gower 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Henry Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hengoed

Hengoed 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hopkinstown

Hopkinstown 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Rhys Thomas Williams | 2,203 |
| | Labour | John Tristram** | 1,050 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Kibbor

Kibbor 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Edgar L. Chappell | 1,769 |
| | Independent | John Kane | 1,400 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandaff

Llandaff 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Ind. Conservative | Sir Lewis Lougher* | 862 |
| | Independent Liberal | Mary Annie Powell | 440 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandeilo Talybont

Llandeilo Talybont 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas Jones* | 2,405 |
| | Independent | Josiah Jones | 1,661 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanfabon

Llanfabon 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles H. Davies* | 1,534 |
| | Independent | William Jones | 1,030 |
| | Independent Labour | Charles Fournier | 129 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llwydcoed

Llwydcoed 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Martha Emma Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llwynypia

Llwynypia 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Philip Haines Rowlands* | 2,152 |
| | Communist | John Jones | 708 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,444 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Loughor

Loughor 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David John Davies | 2,245 |
| | Independent | Moses Thomas* | 1,854 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,073 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon

Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | E.D. Evans | 1,570 |
| | Communist | Idris Cox | 1,348 |
| | Independent | Brinley Richards | 1,043 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Maesteg, East and West

Maesteg East and West 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Tom Jenkins | 1,930 |
| | Independent | T. Evans | 1,716 |
| | Communist | R. Davies | 488 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Hon. John H. Bruce* | 2,152 |
| | Labour | Miss M. Nicholls | 1,757 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Neath (North)

Neath (North) 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Griffith Davies | 1,538 |
| | Labour | Charles P. Huins | 1,474 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Neath (South)

Neath (South) 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Rev W. Degwel Thomas* | 2,117 |
| | Independent | Mrs M.L. Lloyd | 861 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,256 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Newcastle

Newcastle 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Rev H.R. Protheroe* | 2,093 |
| | Independent Labour | Edward Horace Mole** | 1,512 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ogmore Valley

Ogmore Valley 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Communist | Frederick Arthur Llewellyn | 1,987 |
| | Labour | Rev J.E. Rees | 1,118 |
| | Labour | E.L. Howells | 1,116 |
| | Independent | S. Moore | 440 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 |
| | Communist gain from Labour | Communist gain from Labour | Swing |

### Penarth North

Penarth North 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Frank L. Nicholls | 1,215 |
| | Labour | H.J. Cook | 819 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Penarth South

Penarth South 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Samuel Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pencoed

Pencoed 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Trevor David | 1,744 |
| | Labour | Mervyn W. Paine* | 1,670 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Penrhiwceiber

Penrhiwceiber 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John William Bath* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pentre

Pentre 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Jenkin Lewis* | 2,053 |
| | Independent | Thomas Alfred Thomas | 1,482 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Pontardawe

Pontardawe 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Griffith H. Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pontyclun

Pontyclun 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Johnson Miles* | 2,574 |
| | Independent | John Williams | 1,562 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Port Talbot East

Port Talbot East 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tal Mainwaring* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Port Talbot West

Port Talbot West 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Llewelyn David* | 1,584 |
| | Labour | Maurice Leonardo Bonvonni | 1,225 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Porthcawl

Porthcawl 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W.A. Howell* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pontlottyn

Pontlottyn 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hammond** | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pontycymmer

Pontycymmer 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rev William Saunders** | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pontypridd Town

Pontypridd Town 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Myra O'Brien | 1,687 |
| | Independent | Gwilym Seaton* | 1,243 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Penygraig

Penygraig 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Job* | 2,312 |
| | Communist | Frederick James Howard | 656 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,666 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Porth

Porth 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | William Evans* | 1,940 |
| | Communist | Will Paynter | 541 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,399 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Swansea Valley

Swansea Valley 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D.T. Williams** | Unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch

Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur Jones** | 2,515 |
| | Independent | Isaac Christmas Morgan | 1,448 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,067 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Trealaw

Trealaw 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Atkins* | 1,414 |
| | Communist | Lewis Jones | 853 |
| | Plaid Cymru | James Kitchener Davies | 428 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Treforest

Treforest 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur James Chick* | 2,428 |
| | Independent | Zenos Thomas | 1,380 |
| | Communist | J.A. Cox | 472 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Treherbert

Treherbert 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Edward Williams* | 2,856 |
| | Independent | Edwin Jenkins | 402 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,454 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Treorchy

Treorchy 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rhys Evans** | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tylorstown

Tylorstown 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mardy Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Vale of Neath

Vale of Neath 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William A. Betty* | 2,871 |
| | Independent | David Arthur | 1,824 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,047 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ynyshir

Ynyshir 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Howell | 1,852 |
| | Independent | Daniel Jones* | 1,595 |
| | Communist | Gwen Ray Evans | 334 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Ystalyfera

Ystalyfera 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John David Brazell** | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ystrad

Ystrad 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sidney Cadogan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour 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 1934 election, there were twelve Aldermanic vacancies (one vacancy due to the recent death of a sitting alderman).
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
* William Bowen (Lab, Llanfabon)
* David Daniel Davies (Lab, Pontardawe)
* Rose Davies (Lab, Aberaman)
* John Evans (Lab, Maesteg)
* Johnson Dicks (Lab, Abercynon)
* E.H. Fleming (Lab, Hopkinstown)
* William Jenkins (Lab, Glyncorrwg)
* Caradoc Jones (Lab, Llandeilo Talybont)
* David Lewis (Lab, Tylorstown)
* John Thomas (Lab, Port Talbot)
* Rev D.H. Williams (Ind, Barry)

## By-elections

Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.

### Aberaman by-election

Aberaman by-election 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sydney Herbert Stephens* | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Abercynon by-election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Independent | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Barry by-election

Barry by-election 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | L.P. Griffiths | 2,032 |
| | Labour | Rev R.H. Lomas | 1,624 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Glyncorrwg by-election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Independent | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Hopkinstown by-election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Independent | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Llandeilo Talybont by-election

Llandeilo Talybont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Llewellyn Davies | 1,501 |
| | Labour | J. Powell | 1,378 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanfabon by-election

Llanfabon by-election 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles H. Davies | 1,212 |
| | Independent | William Jones | 1,169 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Maesteg by-election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Independent | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Pontardawe by-election

Pontardawe by-election 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Williams | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Port Talbot by-election

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Independent | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Tylorstown by-election

Tylorstown by-election 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Mardy Evans* | 1,977 |
| | Communist | George Edward Maslin | 584 |
| | Independent | David John | 284 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,393 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

## Neath South by-election 1935

A by-election was held following the elevation of the Rev. Degwel Thomas to fill a vacancy on the aldermanic bench. Charles Percival Huins, a pioneer of the Labour movement in the Neath area and a former national president of the Shop Assistants Union comfortably held the seat by an unexpectedly large majority.
Neath South by-election 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Charles P. Huins | 2.024 |
| | Independent | Thomas Cole | 975 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,049 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |