# 1928 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held in April 1928. It was preceded by the 1925 election and was followed by the 1931 election. A large number of candidates had been returned unopposed. The successful candidates were also elected to the Carmarthen Board of Guardians.

## Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes but an additional seat had been created at St Ishmaels. In addition, the number of guardians representing the Carmarthen town were increased from six to eight and the four county council wards were adopted in place of electing six members for the whole town.

## Overview of the results

23 Independent candidates (well over half the membership of the council) were returned unopposed and only two of wards were contested by Labour candidates, one of whom was returned unopposed at Llanarthne.

## Ward Results
### Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Thomas Duncan Dempster* | 429 |
| Independent | Evan Griffiths* | 361 |
| Independent | Evan Morgan | 89 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Jones Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | J.W.L. Harries | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David James* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Benjamin Edmunds* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Williams* | 178 |
| Independent | John Davies | 117 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Brazell* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | Thomas Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Alfred Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James William Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Lewis | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Henry David* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Morris Davies* | 195 |
| Independent | David Jones | 124 |
| Independent | Edgar Harries Stephens | 98 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Joseph Thomas | 215 |
| Independent | John Walters | 61 |
| Independent | William Lewis | 78 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Richard Williams* | 717 |
| Independent | William Thomas | 623 |
| Independent | Ebenezer Jones | 305 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Moses* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Thomas Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ll.P.Ll. Lloyd* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Johns | 151 |
| Independent | Thomas John Thomas | 134 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Llewelyn Richards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Morris* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Lloyd Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Henry Daniel Jenkins | 101 |
| Independent | David Henry Lewis | 94 |
| Independent | William Calvin Lewis | 81 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Hughes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Thomas Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St Ishmaels (two seats)

St Ishmaels 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Harries* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Evan Wilkins* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1928 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | S.O. Thomas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## Carmarthen Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Carmarthen Board of Guardians. In addition six members were elected to represent the borough of Carmarthen. All six sitting members were returned unopposed.

### Carmarthen (six seats)

Carmarthen 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Hinds | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | John Dyfnallt Owen | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Andrew Fuller-Mills* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Thomas Williams | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | G.W. Whicher | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Georgina M.E. White* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |