1910 Glamorgan County Council election
The 1910 Glamorgan County Council election was the eighth contest for seats on this local authority in south Wales. It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election. Overview of the Result. As in most parts of Wales, the Liberal Party was once again triumphant and won a majority of the seats. The Conservatives made a further advance in the western part of the county where they also held on in a number of industrial wards where the influence of paternalism remained strong. A more striking factor was the advance of  Labour candidates in several areas and there were also a number of Liberal members who were returned under a 'progressive' banner with support from the labour movement. Boundary Changes. There were numerous boundary changes resulting from the secession of Merthyr Tydfil from Glamorgan to create a new County Borough. There were boundary changes at Maesteg, leading to the creation of a second seat. Retiring Aldermen. All eleven retiring aldermen were Liberals, or Lib-Lab members as the Conservatives and their allies had been denied any seats on the aldermanic bench since 1901. Contested Elections. Most seats were contested. In the  western part of the county, industrialists standing as Conservatives continued to hold their found in some wards. Aberdare, Mountain Ash and Merthyr districts. There were only two contested elections in the Aberdare district, and both were again more personal than political. Bridgend and Maesteg districts. There were a number of contested elections in this area. Swansea, Pontardawe and Port Talbot districts. In these areas the Conservatives again performed well, mainly at the expense of the Liberals. Results. Aberavon. J.M. Smith held on to the seat he had held since 1889, increasing his majority over Labour. The result was said to  have been greeted by a large crowd. Abercynon. Boundary Change. The Labour candidate had entered the fray at the last moment causing a three-cornered contest in this new ward. Blaengwawr. In a contest between two Liberals, John Howell, first elected in 1895, was defeated by Gwilym Treharne who had opposed him on several occasions in the past. Bridgend. Randall was again returned unopposed, with the Liberals deciding not to oppose him. Caerphilly. Boundary Change. The previous Caerphilly division was divided. Cowbridge. The sitting member, a timber merchant at Pendoylan, who had captured the seat three years previously, was now  returned unopposed. Cwmavon. Henry Davies held on to the seat he won in 1907. Dinas Powys. The sitting member had held the seat for many years and was again returned. Gadlys. Following the recent death of Griffith George, a fellow Liberal was elected in his place. There was no Labour candidate. Hengoed. In this new ward, long-serving alderman David Prosser was defeated. Kibbor. Henry Lewis again returned after many years. Llandaff. Robert Forrest held the seat comfortably. Llandeilo Talybont. First elected in 1889, Rees Harries was again returned by a substantial majority. Llwynypia and Clydach. James Evans, grocer, elected  following Richard Lewis's election as alderman in 1901, was returned unopposed. Loughor and Penderry. John Glasbrook was elected unopposed following the retirement of Sir John Llewelyn. Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon. Vernon Hartshorn, miners; agent was returned by a huge majority Maesteg, East and West. This was a repeat of the contest three years previously with the same result. Margam. Following the retirement of the Liberal member, the son of the former Independent councillor, defeated in 1904, won a narrow victory over Labour. Newcastle. T.J. Hughes, vice-chairman of the county council was returned unopposed. Ogmore. The ward was renamed  Porthcawl. In a close contest a prominent Liberal defeated the former Conservative councillor. Ogmore Valley. Alderman William Llewellyn was again returned unopposed. Pentre. E.T. Davies, auctioneer, had been elected at a by-election following Elias Henry Davies's appointment as alderman in 1902. He was now returned unopposed. Penygraig. Penygraig appears to be a new ward. Treherbert. Enoch Davies, returned in 1901 following William Morgan's re-election as alderman, was elected unopposed. Treorchy. Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed. Trealaw and Tonypandy. D.W. Davies, the member since 1898, was returned unopposed for the second successive election . Tylorstown and Ynyshir. Sitting councillor Dr T.H. Morris stood down to allow Alderman W.H. Mathias to be returned unopposed. Ystrad. Clifford Cory, the member since 1892, was once again returned unopposed. Election of Aldermen. In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Boundary changes following the secession of Merthyr kept the number of councillors at 66 through the creation of additional wards. The number of aldermen therefore remained unchanged. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1910 election, there were twelve Aldermanic vacancies rather than eleven owing to  the resignation of John Davies, an alderman elected for a Merthyr ward. The following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council. elected for six years Thomas, W. M. David G. h- Fleming, Rhys 11 airies, Dd. Hughes G. J. Hughes, W. Jones, J. Jordan, Rhys Llew- ellyn, W. Llewellyn, W. H. Matthews, W. M. Williams, and Rev. D. H. Williams. elected for three years By-Elections. Aberdare Town by-election. William Thomas, High Constable of Miskin Higher, who had been nominated at the initial election but agreed to withdraw to prevent a split in the Liberal ranks was now  returned unopposed. Llwydcoed by-election. Harris, elected when Llewellyn was initially made an alderman, was again returned.