# 1937 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held on 5 April 1937.
It was preceded by the 1934 election but some wards had been contested in 1935 following the amalgamation of Whitland RDC. Due to the Second World War it was followed by the 1946 election.

## Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

## Candidates

As was usual in rural Wales during the inter-war period, the election was largely fought on a non-political basis. Twenty candidates were returned unopposed; nineteen of whom were Independent candidates. Gwilym Rees, who had won the Llanddarog ward for Labour in 1934 was also returned unopposed. The only other Labour candidates defended seats at Llanarthney and Llangyndeyrn.

## Outcome

The first election to the enlarged council, following the amlagmation of Whitland RDC provided few surprises. The most noted result was the defeat of Hannah Mary Rees, the only woman member, at Whitland. She was defeated by W.S. Cole, a past chairman of the Whitland RDC. At Llanarthney, Thomas Thomas, a former Labour chairman of the council, who had lost his seat in 1931, was returned at the head of the poll.

## Ward Results
### Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Duncan Dempster* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cilymaenllwyd (one seat)

Cilymaenllwyd 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Garrick Protheroe* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Howell Phillips | 263 |
| Independent | Glyn Evan Howells | 207 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Eglwyscummin (one seat)

Eglwyscummin 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James Howells* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Henllanfallteg (one seat)

Henllanfallteg 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | {{{candidate}}} | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robert Henry Tyler | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Thomas Thomas | 869 |
| Labour | David Morgan Davies* | 858 |
| Independent | David James | 458 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanboidy Ward No. 1 (one seat)

Llanboidy Ward No. 1 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanboidy Ward No. 2 (one seat)

Llanboidy Ward No. 2 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Ivor Davies* | 141 |
| Independent | Daniel James Williams | 59 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandissilio East (one seat)

Llandissilio East 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Devonald Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gwilym Rees | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanddowror (two seats)

Llanddowror 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Henry Rhys Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | George Alfred Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Anthony | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Williams | 264 |
| Independent | William Paul Lewis | 163 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Richard Williams* | 645 |
| Independent | William Thomas* | 495 |
| Independent | David John Jeremy | 410 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Jones | 166 |
| Independent | Benjamin Evans | 105 |
| Independent | David Thomas | 105 |
| Independent | James Ellis Hughes | 99 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangynog (one seat)

Llangynog 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Isaac Evans | 126 |
| Independent | Joseph Thomas* | 125 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Dyer* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1931 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David John Richards | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ambrose Myrddin Lloyd* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Henry Daniel Jenkins* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | David Henry Lewis | 73 | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | George Daniel | 162 | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pendine (one seat)

Pendine 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Pomeroy* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Theophilus Davies* | 203 |
| Independent | John Morgan | 162 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Wilkins* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Trelech a'r Betws (one seat)

Trelech a'r Betws 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Simon Owen Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Whitland (two seats)

Whitland 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Hughes Mathias* | 399 |
| Independent | William Sandbrook Cole* | 311 |
| Independent | Hannah Mary Rees* | 270 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |