# 1922 Carmarthenshire County Council election

An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1922. It was preceded by the 1919 election and followed by the 1925 election.

## Overview of the result

The election saw a reduction in the number of candidates openly supporting the Liberal Party as an increasing number stood as Independents. Labour continued to gain some ground in the Llanelli and Ammanford districts.

## Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes.

## Unopposed returns

22 of the 53 divisions were uncontested, with the majority of the unopposed returns being in the rural parts of the county.

## Contested elections

Contests in Llanelli town and in the surrounding areas saw a significant campaign by the Labour Party, but its success remained limited.

## Retiring aldermen

The aldermen who retired at the election were

## Ward results
### Abergwili

Abergwili 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Williams | 290 |
| | Liberal | John Williams | 265 |
| | | David Williams | 165 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |

### Ammanford

Ammanford 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David George* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bettws

Bettws 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Morris** | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Caio

Caio 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Isaac Williams | 324 |
| | | Mabel Davies* | 282 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Denzil Harries* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Upper Division) 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lewis David Thomas | unopposed | | |
| | Independent gain from Other parties | Independent gain from Other parties | | | |

### Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division)

Carmarthen Western Ward (Lower Division) 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H.S. Holmes* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carmarthen Western Ward (Upper Division)

Carmarthen Eastern Ward (Lower Division) 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Price Williams | 583 |
| | Independent | Thomas Jenkins | 295 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Cenarth

Cenarth 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D.C. Lloyd | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Cilycwm

Cilycwm 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ivor Elystan Campbell-Davys* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Conwil

Conwil 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Kidwelly

Kidwelly 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Stephens* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Laugharne

Laugharne 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T.S.K. Morse | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llanarthney

Llanarthney 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Stephens | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llanboidy

Llanboidy 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llandebie

Llandebie 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | D.B. Lewis | 955 |
| | Liberal | D.W. Thomas | 870 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |

### Llandilo Rural

Llandilo Rural 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | L.N. Powell* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llandilo Urban

Llandilo Urban 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lord Dynevor* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Llandovery

Llandovery 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Vaughan Watkins* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llandyssilio

Llandyssilio 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llanedy

Llanedy 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T.J. Parry-Jones* | 629 |
| | | G. Evans | 520 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanegwad

Llanegwad 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William David Davies | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanelly Division 1

Llanelly Division 1 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Daniel Roberts | 676 |
| | Independent | Lady Howard* | 247 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelly Division 2

Llanelly Division 2 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | H. Hayton Williams | 478 |
| | Liberal | William David* | 408 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |

### Llanelly Division 3

Llanelly Division 3 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Joseph Roberts | 563 |
| | Labour | J.R. Jones* | 194 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanelly Division 4

Llanelly Division 4 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | John Thomas* | 669 |
| | Labour | D.T. Jones | 307 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelly Division 5

Llanelly Division 5 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Gwen Trubshaw | 438 |
| | Labour | T.D.J. Dolling | 206 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelly Division 6

Llanelly Division 6 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas Williams* | 500 |
| | Independent | T.P. Jones | 452 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Llanelly Division 7

Llanelly Division 7 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | W. Powell Rees | 731 |
| | Independent | Hugh Jones* | 396 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelly Division 8

Llanelly Division 8 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | William Davies | 512 |
| | Labour | H.W. Bowen* | 403 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanelly Rural, Berwick

Llanelly Rural, Berwick 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Harry* | 659 |
| | Labour | William Morgan | 313 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llanelly Rural, Hengoed

Llanelly Rural, Hengoed 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joseph Howells | 499 |
| | Independent | David John* | 450 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn

Llanelly Rural, Westfa and Glyn 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel Aberbythick

Llanfihangel Aberbythick 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Thomas* | 359 |
| | Liberal | William Harris | 319 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Llanfihangel-ar-Arth

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Rees Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Llangadock

Llangadock 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Walter Tudor Lewis* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llangeler

Llangeler 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Jones | 804 |
| | Liberal | Robert G. Owen | 408 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Llangendeirne

Llangendeirne 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | R.H. Jones | 408 |
| | Labour | Thomas Jones | 377 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Llangennech

Llangennech 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | D.J. Jones* | 481 |
| | Labour | Philip Foster Owen | 327 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Llangunnor

Llangunnor 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | T. Howell Davies | 371 |
| | Liberal | John Richards* | 282 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Llanon

Llanon 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Greville* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Llansawel

Llansawel 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Evan Harris | 277 |
| | | Thomas Evans* | 145 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | | | Swing |

### Llanstephan

Llanstephan 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | J.J. Bowen | 353 |
| | Liberal | G. Barrett Evans* | 328 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Llanybyther

Llanybyther 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Edward Lloyd | 334 |
| | Conservative | Lady Mansel | 240 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Mothvey

Mothvey 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Pembrey North

Pembrey North 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Rogers | 520 |
| | | E.T. Davies | 368 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Pembrey South

Pembrey South 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Henry Williams | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Quarter Bach

Quarter Bach 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Griffith Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rhydcymmerai

Rhydcymmerai 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Rees Llewellyn Evans | 333 |
| | | David Samuel Jones | 158 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### St Clears

St Clears 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W.R. Rogers* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St Ishmael

St Ishmael 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Trelech

Trelech 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Philip Phillips* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Whitland

Whitland 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | R.L. Thomas | 391 |
| | | Thomas Phillips | 319 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 |
| | | | Swing |

## Election of aldermen

In addition to the 53 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term, and from the formation of the council aldermen had not been obliged to face an election before being re-appointed.
Some Welsh councils, notably Glamorgan, had required aldermen to seek re-election and demands for a similar process in Carmarthenshire had been made from time to time. At a private meeting of the council held on 9 March it was resolved that, in future, retiring aldermen in Carmarthenshire would be required to seek re-election. It was, however, decided that this policy would not be immediately implemented as retiring aldermen had not been given sufficient notice. Only one of the retiring members, namely Tom Morris, the Labour member for Betws, has sought election (and had been returned unopposed).
At the statutory meeting held on 16 March, a list on names selected by the western and eastern members respectively were submitted. L.D. Thomas, the Mayor of Carmarthen and a new member, protested against this approach but the majority of councillors overwhelmingly supported the nine nominations.
Consequently, the following eight aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).
* Thomas Thomas, retiring alderman (45)
* Tom Morris, retiring alderman (43)
* H Jones-Thomas, retiring alderman (43)
* W.J. Williams, retiring alderman (43)
* Ben Evans, retiring alderman (42)
* F.D.W. Williams-Drummond, retiring alderman (39)
* H.E. Blagdon-Richards, retiring alderman (35)
* John Lewis, retiring alderman