# 1934 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held on 26 March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and followed by the 1937 election.
This was the last election conducted prior to the implementation of a review into district boundaries in Carmarthenshire. Following a recommendation made in 1932, it was decided that the rural districts of Llandeilo and Llandovery would be merged.
A partial election would be held in 1935 in seats where wards would be amalgamated or the number of seats reduced as a result of re-organization. Members unaffected by the changes would remain in post. The 1937 election would be the first time that a whole council would be elected for the merged authority.
There were unopposed returns in eleven wards.

## Candidates

Independents continued to be the only candidates nominated in the rural wards; many of whom were returned unopposed. Labour contested all of the industrial area wards and won the majority of them. No nominations were initially received for the Heolddu ward.

## Outcome

A similar pattern to recent elections was observed at the election, with Labour candidates contesting the urban wards but Independents being returned for the rural areas.
The only change was in the Betws ward where Labour lost a seat to an Independent candidate. In Llandeilo South Ward, Thomas Morris lost his seat after over twenty years.

## Ward results
### Betws (three seats)

Betws 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Emrys Harries | 240 |
| Independent | David Daniel Thomas* | 193 |
| Independent Labour | D. Glyn Jenkins* | 187 |
| Labour | David Bowen* | 181 |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing |

### Brechfa (one seat)

Brechfa 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joseph Sivell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John George* | 401 |
| Labour | William Connick | 350 |
| Independent | John Walters | 179 |
| Labour | Jeffrey H. Moses | 132 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Heolddu (one seat)

Heolddu 1931 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Moses Williams | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandebie (three seats)

Llandebie 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Benjamin Bevan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Frederick Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | William Morris | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Morgan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | James Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | William Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Lewis Evans | 325 |
| Labour | Robert A. Allan | 295 |
| Independent | Thomas Morris* | 260 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Henry Brookshaw | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ben Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Dan Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Richard Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Aberbythych North Ward (one seat)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych North Ward 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Hopkins | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Aberbythych South Ward (two seats)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych South Ward 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Henry Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T.W. Griffiths* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfynydd (two seats)

Llanfynydd 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Daniel Lloyd | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | David Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangathen (two seats)

Llangathen 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | T.J. Williams | 165 |
| Independent | Nurse E.A. Olley | 161 |
| Independent | Thomas Lewis | 131 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llansawel (two seats)

Llansawel 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John James Thomas | 142 |
| Independent | Thomas Humphreys* | 123 |
| Independent | David Morgan* | 116 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Penygroes (two seats)

Penygroes 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Williams* | 594 |
| Labour | Rees Rees* | 464 |
| Labour | David Davies | 407 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)

Quarter Bach 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William W. Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | Enoch Isaac* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Quarter Bach No.2 (two seats)

Quarter Bach No.2 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | Ioan Pugh* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Talley (two seats)

Talley 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Simon M. Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Saron (two seats)

Saron 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Evan Bevan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | John Bevan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |