# 1910 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in April 1910. It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election. Around half the members were elected unopposed. The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians.

## Ward Results
### Bettws (three seats)

Bettws 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Morris* | 428 |
| Independent | Morgan Rees | 365 |
| Independent | John Phillips | 341 |
| Independent | Thomas Thomas* | 263 |
| Independent | Morgan Morgan* | 259 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Brechfa (one seat)

Brechfa 1910 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W. Thomas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1910 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David William Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandebie (two seats)

Llandebie 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Robert Matthews | 228 |
| Independent | Jacob Davies* | 190 |
| Independent | Arthur Williams | 174 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Blaenau (Llandebie) (two seats)

Blaenau (Llandebie) 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Willimas* | 362 |
| Independent | David Davies* | 349 |
| Labour | John Bevan | 227 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Evan Davies* | 244 |
| Independent | Dvid Watkins | 216 |
| Independent | Tom Rees Morgan | 199 |
| Independent | Rees Perkins | 189 |
| Independent | William Griffiths | 157 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mary Anne Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | L.N. Powell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1910 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Walter FitzUryan Rice* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Richard Thomas* | 207 |
| Independent | William Edwin Richards* | 189 |
| Independent | Dan Davies* | 182 |
| Independent | Mrs Nina Gwynne-Hughes | 128 |
| Independent | Ivor Lloyd Davies | 126 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel Aberbythych (two seats)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Watkins* | 134 |
| Independent | David Morris | 109 |
| Independent | William J. Evans | 57 |
| Independent | James T. Stephens | 53 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1910 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfynydd (two seats)

David Thomas was re-elected on the returning officer's casting vote.
Llanfynydd 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Roberts* | 93 |
| Independent | David Thomas* | 85 |
| Independent | William Lewis | 85 |
| Independent | Thomas Griffiths | 36 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangathen (two seats)

Llangathen 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Griffiths* | 79 |
| Independent | William Lewis* | 79 |
| Independent | W. Rees Thomas | |
| Independent | John F. James | 29 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llansawel (two seats)

Llansawel 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Lewis Bowen | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

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

Quarter Bach 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Gomer Harries | 77 |
| Independent | J.W. Morgan | 76 |
| Independent | Thomas Howells | 71 |
| Independent | J.D. Rees | 17 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Quarter Bach No.2 (one seat)

Quarter Bach 1910 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rees Powell* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Talley (two seats)

Talley 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rev J. Alban Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | J.P. Griffiths | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## Llandeilo Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Llandeilo Board of Guardians. A further three Guardians were elected to represent the Llandeilo Urban District.
In addition, three Guardians were elected to represent the Ammanford Urban District which also lay within the remit of the Llandeilo Guardians. All three sitting members were returned although Henry Herbert, a member of the Guardians for 25 years, only secured a narrow majority over a Labour candidate.

### Ammanford (three seats)

Ammanford 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Lewis* | 689 |
| Independent | Rev John Morgans* | 644 |
| Independent | Henry Herbert* | 403 |
| Labour | R. Leonard | 392 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandeilo (three seats)

Llandeilo 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Pritchard Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | William Hopkins* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Mrs E.A. Roberts* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |