# 1934 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held on 26 March 1934. A large number of candidates had been returned unopposed with only six wards being contested.
It was preceded by the 1931 election and was the last election conducted prior to the implementation of a review into district boundaries in Carmarthenshire. 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.
A partial election would be held in 1935 in seats where wards would be amalgamated or the number of seats reduced as a result of re-organization. Members unaffected by the changes would remain in post. The 1937 election would be the first time that a whole council would be elected for the merged authority.

## Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

## Outcome

Once again, the vast majority of candidates were Independents and the majority were returned unopposed. However, Labour gained three seats, including two at Llanarthney, reversing the loss of a seat there in 1931. Labour also won the Llanddarog ward, defeating J.W. Lewis, the father of the Counci who had represented the seat for 25 years.

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

Abergwili 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Duncan Dempster* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Evan Griffiths* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Walter Lloyd Harries* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | William H. Phillips | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Henry Rhys Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Evans Williams | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Thomas | 167 |
| Independent | Thomas Jones* | 167 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Evans | 718 |
| Labour | David Morgan Davies | 716 |
| Independent | Daniel Davies | 411 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | 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 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Gwilym Rees | 251 |
| Independent | James William Lewis* | 198 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joseph Thomas* | 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 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Morris Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Johnny Joshua | 143 |
| Independent | John Thomas | 121 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Lewis* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | Richard Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David John Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Thomas Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Dyer* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1931 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Samuel Evans | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Llewelyn Richards* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Thomas Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1931 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | David James Evans | {{{votes}}} | 50 |
| Independent | Evan Rees Evans | | 28 |
| Independent | Lewis Evans | | 27 |
| Independent | Thomas Evans | | 21 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Henry Daniel Jenkins* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Hughes* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Theophilus Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St Ishmaels (two seats)

St Ishmaels 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Morgan | 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 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Simon Owen Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | Henry Trevor Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |