# 1935 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held on 1 April 1935. The election was held following the merger of the Carmarthen and Whitland rural districts and the need to reduce the total number of members on the new authority from 53 to 35. Following a recommendation made in 1932, it was decided that the rural districts of Carmarthen and Whitland would be merged. A more drastic proposal to combine the rural districts of Carmarthen, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn and Whitland, together with Newcastle Emlyn UDC, was rejected. Elections were held in wards that had been amalgamated and also in wards where the number of councillors had been reduced.
It was preceded by the 1934 election and followed by the 1937 election which would be the first time that a whole council would be elected for the merged authority.

## Boundary changes

A number of boundary changes resulted from the amalgamation of Whitland RDC into Carmarthen RDC.
* The number of councillors representing the following parishes was reduced from two to One: Abergwili, Conwil Elvet, St Ishmaels and Trelech a'r Betws.
* The parishes of Laugharne, Llandawke and Llansadurnen, and Llanddowror were merged to form a two-member ward to be known as Llanddowror
* The parishes of Newchurch and Merthyr were merged to form a single ward electing one councillor
* The parishes of Llangynin and Llanwinio were merged to form a single ward electing one councillor
In addition the whole of the Whitland RDC area was amalgamated with Carmarthen RDC. There were ternty members on the former Whitland RDC but following the amalgamation of parishes this was reduced to nine members of the new authority.

## Candidates

Most of the candidate who contested the election were sitting members. There were unopposed returns in eight wards.

## Outcome

There was no change to the political composition of the authority as a result of the election. A woman member was elected to the council for the first time.

## Ward Results (Carmarthen RDC wards)
### Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Duncan Dempster* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Conwil (one seat)

Conwil 1935 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Walter Lloyd Harries* | 357 | | |
| Independent | George Sidney Cole | 79 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Llanddowror (two seats)

Llanddowror 1935 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Henry Rhys Jones* | 187 | | |
| Independent | George Alfred Lewis* | 91 | | |
| Independent | Evan Morris Williams | 61 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William David Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Llangynin and Llanwinio (one seat)

Llangynin and Llanwinio 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1935 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Evan Wilkins* | 303 | | |
| Independent | William Morgan* | 207 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

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

Trelech a'r Betws 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Simon Owen Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## Ward Results (Whitland RDC wards)
### Cilymaenllwyd (one seat)

Cilymaenllwyd 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Garrick Protheroe* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Eglwyscummin (one seat)

Eglwyscummin 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joseph Howells* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Henllanfallteg (one seat)

Henllanfallteg 1935 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James Howells | 95 | | |
| Independent | Benjamin E. Williams | 63 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

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

Llanboidy Ward No.1 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

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

Llanboidy Ward No.2 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Llandissilio East (one seat)

Llandissilio East 1935 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Devonald Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Whitland (two seats)

Whitland 1935 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Hannah Mary Rees* | 330 | | |
| Independent | William Hughes Mathias* | 270 | | |
| Independent | William Sandbrook Cole* | 250 | | |
| Independent | Joseph R. Thomas | 152 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |