# 1889 Brecknockshire County Council election

The first election to Brecknockshire County Council was held in January 1889. It was followed by the 1892 election. The county was divided into numerous single member wards with two or more councillors elected to represent some urban wards.

## Overview of the result

Breconshire was the only county in Wales to be captured by the Conservatives.

## Ward Results
### Battle (one seat)

Battle 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R.D. Cleasby | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Brecon St David's (one seat)

Brecon St David's 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rev Rees Price | 125 | | |
| | Liberal | John Morgan | 118 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 243 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 274 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Brecon St John's (one seat)

Brecon St John's 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Evans | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 199 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Brecon St Mary (one seat)

Brecon St Mary 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Col. John Morgan | 143 | | |
| | Liberal | Lewis Jones | 59 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 237 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Brecon Struet (one seat)

Brecon Struet 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Games | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 105 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Brecon Watton (one seat)

Brecon Watton 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Prothero | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Brynmawr Central (one seat)

Brynmawr Central 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Basil Jayne | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 227 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Brynmawr East (one seat)

Brynmawr East 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Thomas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 304 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Brynmawr South (one seat)

Brynmawr South 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Hicks | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 241 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Brynmawr West (one seat)

Brynmawr West 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John J. Lyddon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 243 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Builth (one seat)

Builth 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Davies | 131 | | |
| | Liberal | Henry Lloyd | 65 | | |
| | Ind. Conservative | M.G. Howell | 16 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 234 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor (one seat)

Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Thompson Crawshay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 481 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |

### Cray (one seat)

Cray 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Owen Price | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 149 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Crickhowell (one seat)

Crickhowell 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E.G. Davies | 161 | | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Watkins | 68 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 229 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 269 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Cwmdu (one seat)

Cwmdu 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Raikes | 83 | | |
| | Liberal | F. Evans | 71 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper (one seat)

Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Jones | 45 | | |
| | Conservative | Walter M. North | 44 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Hay (one seat)

Hay 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R.T, Griffiths | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 344 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Llanafan (one seat)

Llanafan 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rev D.A. Griffiths | 126 | | |
| | Conservative | William C. Mogg | 51 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 189 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Llandefalle (one seat)

Llandefalle 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Williams Vaughan | 265 | | |
| | Conservative | William Morgan | 61 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 326 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 189 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Llanelly, Rural Eastern (one seat)

Llanelly, Rural Eastern 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Turbeville | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Llanelly, Rural Western (one seat)

Llanelly, Rural Western 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lewis Pritchard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 325 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Llangammarch (one seat)

Llangammarch 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Evan-Thomas | 95 | | |
| | Liberal | Evan Jones | 85 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 199 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) |

### Llangattock (one seat)

Llangattock 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 77 | | |
| | Liberal | William Davies | 73 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Llangynider (one seat)

Llangynider 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M.P. Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### Llanspyddid (one seat)

Llanspyddid 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J.W. Morgan | 46 | | |
| | Liberal | William S. Miller | 45 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 107 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Llanwrthwl (one seat)

Llanwrthwl 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R.L. Lloyd | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Llanwrtyd (one seat)

Llanwrtyd 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Penry Lloyd | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 232 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | Liberal Unionist win (new seat) |