# 1949 Cardiganshire County Council election

The eighteenth election to Cardiganshire County Council took place in April 1949. It was preceded by the 1946 election and followed by the 1952 election.

## Candidates

35 candidates were returned unopposed resulting in fifteen contests which was eight less than in 1946 but consistent with most of the inter-war period.
Eight aldermen retired, of whom four sought election.

## Outcome

There was very little change as the new council was composed entirely of Independents, apart from the sole Labour councillor who was re-elected unopposed at Aberystwyth. Four other Labour candidates were defeated.

## Results
### Aberaeron

Aberaeron 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Mary Nesta Poulgrain* | 385 |
| | Independent | Evan John Thomas | 358 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Aberbanc

Aberbanc 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Benjamin John Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Aberporth

Aberporth 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rev Evan Melinfab Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Aberystwyth Division 1

Aberystwyth Division 1 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John John | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberystwyth Division 2

Aberystwyth Division 2 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gwendoline Calan Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Aberystwyth Division 3

Aberystwyth Division 3 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Enoch James Morgan* | 386 |
| | Labour | James Ian Parkes Boultbee | 138 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Aberystwyth Division 4

Aberystwyth Division 4 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Richard Ellis* | 529 |
| | Labour | Richard H. Rochell | 248 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Aberystwyth Division 5

Aberystwyth Division 5 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Emlyn Abraham-Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Aberystwyth Division 6

Aberystwyth Division 6 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gwendolen Eluned Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Aeron

Aeron 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. Glyn Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Borth

Borth 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Rev J. Bowden Thomas* | 510 |
| | Independent | Jesse Matthews | 309 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Bow Street

Bow Street 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bodin Trevor Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cardigan North

Cardigan North 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hubert Maxwell Davies+ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cardigan South

Cardigan South 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | R.L. Phillips* | 420 |
| | Independent | John Evan Jones | 200 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Cilcennin

Cilcennin 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cwmrheidol

Cwmrheidol 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Isaac Richard Howells+ | 184 |
| | Independent | Gwynn Mason Lewis | 143 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rev David Lewis Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Felinfach

Felinfach 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Simon Davies* | 409 |
| | Independent | Hext Lewes | 304 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Goginan

Goginan 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Isaac Richard Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Lampeter Borough

Lampeter Borough 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanarth

Llanarth 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Christmas Evans | 317 |
| | Independent | Jenkin Garfield Thomas | 202 |
| | Labour | Ada Jessie Emrys-Jones | 154 |
| | Independent | David Jones | 144 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Emile Thomas Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanddewi Brefi

Llanddewi Brefi 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Morgan Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandygwydd

Llandygwydd 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Edward Lloyd Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandysul North

Llandysul North 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Griffith Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandysul South

Llandysul South 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Edward Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llansysiliogogo

Llandysiliogogo 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ben Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfair Clydogau

Llanfair Clydogau 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D.O. Morgan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfarian

Llanfarian 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Zadrach Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel y Creuddyn

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Daniel Evans+ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangoedmor

Llangoedmor 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangeitho

Llangeitho 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Daniel Lodwick Herbert+ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangrannog

Llangrannog 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Richard Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanilar

Llanilar 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Price Thomas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanrhystyd

Llanrhystyd 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | D. Alban Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanllwchaiarn

Llanllwchaiarn 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Owen Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llansantffraed

Llansantffraed 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Dewi Morgan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanwnen

Llanwnen 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | William Grey Hughes* | 318 |
| | Independent | John Evans | 164 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanwenog

Llanwenog 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Meredith Ll. Gwarnant Williams+ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Lledrod

Lledrod 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Owen James Owen* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Nantcwnlle

Nantcwnlle 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Edwardes Rogers Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### New Quay

New Quay 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Oswald Davies | 487 |
| | Independent | John Sidney Davies | 235 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Penbryn

Penbryn 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Lloyd Thomas* | 316 |
| | Independent | Morgan Lloyd Jenkins | 255 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Strata Florida

Strata Florida 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Emrys S. Lloyd* | 287 |
| | Independent | Joseph Morgan Hughes | 275 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Taliesin

Taliesin 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Gwilym Caradog Jones | 261 |
| | Independent | John Oliver | 114 |
| | Independent | John Morgan Davies | 106 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Talybont

Talybont 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Isaac Richard Jenkins | 261 |
| | Independent | David Lewis Edwards* | 227 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing |

### Trefeurig

Trefeurig 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Rowland Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Tregaron

Tregaron 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rev David Thomas Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Troedyraur

Troedyraur 1946 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Edwin Stanley Jones | 431 |
| | Labour | Thomas Lewis Morris | 305 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Ysbyty Ystwyth

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Richard Edwards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## Election of Aldermen

In addition to the 50 councillors the council consisted of 16 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1949 election, there were eight aldermanic vacancies which were filled at the annual meeting. The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
* J.D. Evans, New Cross
* D.L. Herbert, Llangeitho
* Meredydd Ll.G. Williams, Llanwenog
In addition, the following four new aldermen were elected:
* Emlyn Abraham-Williams, Aberystwyth
* D. Alban Davies, Llanrhystud
* Simon Davies, Felinfach
* D. Lloyd Thomas, Tresaith
* Evan Davies, Llechryd
In addition to the three retiring aldermen who were re-elected, Simon Davies had previously served as an alderman from 1928 until 1946.

## By-elections

Seven by-elections were held following the election of aldermen.

### Aberystwyth Division 5 by-election

Aberystwyth Division 5 by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | R.J. Ellis | 313 |
| | Independent | Mrs C.A. Middleton | 246 |
| | Independent | T.I. Ellis | 115 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Felinfach by-election

Felinfach by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Thomas Davies | 541 |
| | Independent | John Hext Lewes | 301 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel y Creuddyn by-election

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David H. Jones | 321 |
| | Independent | James Thomas | 239 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangeitho by-election

Llangeitho by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Lloyd | 474 |
| | Independent | George Harris | 149 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangoedmor by-election

Llangoedmor by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Edward Howard Lloyd | 426 |
| | Independent | David Thomas James | 182 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanrhystud by-election

Llanrhystud by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Jenkin Griffiths | 284 |
| | Independent | David Charles Morgan | 280 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanwenog by-election

Llanwenog by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Donald Gwarnant Williams | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Penbryn by-election

Penbryn by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Morgan Lloyd Jenkins | 373 |
| | Independent | David James Davies | 225 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |