# 1919 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

An election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in March 1919. It was preceded by the 1913 election due to the postponement of the 1916 election due to the First World War, and was followed by the 1922 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians.

## Overview of the result

The majority of those candidates elected stood without party affiliations although an increased number of Labour candidates contested the industrial wards. As in previous elections a number of the members representing rural wards were returned unopposed.

## Ward results
### Betws (three seats)

Betws 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | D. Glyn Jenkins* | 174 |
| | Independent | Charles Price* | 148 |
| | Labour | John Davies* | 141 |
| | Independent | Thomas Rees | 96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Blaenau (three seats)

Blaenau 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | William Williams* | 812 |
| | Labour | John Bevan* | 758 |
| | Independent | David Davies | 658 |
| | Labour | William Howells | 430 |
| | Labour | David Davies | 373 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Brechfa (one seat)

Brechfa 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joseph Sivell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Walters | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandebie (three seats)

Llandebie 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Daniel Rees | 468 |
| Independent | John Lewis | 421 |
| Independent | Robert Matthews* | 309 |
| Independent | Miss Nellie F. Painter | 260 |
| Labour | Theo Harris* | 239 |
| Labour | Evan Morris* | 231 |
| Labour | Phillip Roberts | 173 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Evan Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Roderick Evans | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | John Richards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | L.N. Powell* | 238 |
| Independent | Thomas Morris* | 228 |
| Independent | Mrs Phillips | 195 |
| Independent | Thomas James | 54 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lord Dynevor* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dan Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | William Edwin Richards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Richard Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Aberbythych (two seats)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Tom Rees* | 203 |
| Independent | William Stephens* | 140 |
| Independent | William John Evans | 135 |
| Labour | Henry Jones | 134 |
| Labour | James Thomas Stephens | 60 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfynydd (two seats)

Llanfynydd 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Daniel Lloyd | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | David Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangathen (two seats)

Llangathen 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Williams | 166 |
| Independent | William Lewis* | 129 |
| Independent | William Rees | 74 |
| Independent | D.W. Morgans | 41 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llansawel (two seats)

This was the only contest in a rural ward at the election.
Llansawel 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | J. Thomas | 119 |
| Independent | Thomas Humphreys* | 195 |
| Independent | John Morgan | 85 |
| Independent | J. Jones | 37 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

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

Quarter Bach 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Enoch Isaac | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

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

Quarter Bach No.2 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hughes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Talley (two seats)

Talley 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Thomas Morgan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | David Edwin Thomas | 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. In addition, three Guardians were elected to represent the Ammanford Urban District and another three to represent the Cwmamman Urban District, both of which also lay within the remit of the Llandeilo Guardians. A further three Guardians were elected to represent the Llandeilo Urban District.
Elected candidates at both Ammanford and Cwmamman stood specifically as Liberals, in contrast to the non-political nature of previous Guardians elections.

### Ammanford (three seats)

The three sitting members, including Henry Herbert, a Guardian for nearly forty years, were re-elected.
Ammanford 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Lewis* | 1,325 |
| Liberal | Rev John Morgans* | 1,144 |
| Liberal | Henry Herbert* | 871 |
| Labour | William Cathan Davies | 602 |
| Labour | D. Rufus Evans | 424 |
| Labour | Arthur Edgar Thomas | 417 |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Cwmamman (three seats)

Cwmamman 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Roberts* | 919 |
| Liberal | Arthur Williams* | 786 |
| Labour | Thomas Henry Jones | 623 |
| Independent | David Thomas David | 514 |
| Labour | James Thomas | 487 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llandeilo (three seats)

Llandeilo 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | David Pritchard Davies* | 416 |
| Independent | William Hopkins* | 389 |
| Independent | Edith Jane Roberts* | 377 |
| Independent | Alfred Fox | 333 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |