1928 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held in April 1928. It was preceded by the 1925 election and was followed by the 1931 election.[1] A large number of candidates had been returned unopposed.[2] The successful candidates were also elected to the Carmarthen Board of Guardians.

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes but an additional seat had been created at St Ishmaels. In addition, the number of guardians representing the Carmarthen town were increased from six to eight and the four county council wards were adopted in place of electing six members for the whole town.

Overview of the results

23 Independent candidates (well over half the membership of the council) were returned unopposed and only two of wards were contested by Labour candidates, one of whom was returned unopposed at Llanarthne.

Ward Results

Abergwili (two seats)

Abergwili 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Duncan Dempster*	429
	Independent	Evan Griffiths*	361
	Independent	Evan Morgan	89
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Jones Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent	J.W.L. Harries	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Parish (one seat)

Laugharne Parish 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David James*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Edmunds*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Williams*	178
	Independent	John Davies	117
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Brazell*	Unopposed
	Labour	Thomas Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llandawke and Llansadurnen (one seat)

Llandawke and Llansadurnen 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Alfred Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog (one seat)

Llandeilo Abercowyn and Llangynog 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lewis	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddowror (one seat)

Llanddowror 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Henry David*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Morris Davies*	195
	Independent	David Jones	124
	Independent	Edgar Harries Stephens	98
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Thomas	215
	Independent	John Walters	61
	Independent	William Lewis	78
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Williams*	717
	Independent	William Thomas	623
	Independent	Ebenezer Jones	305
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Moses*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ll.P.Ll. Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Johns	151
	Independent	Thomas John Thomas	134
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Llewelyn Richards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwinio (one seat)

Llanwinio 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Morris*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Merthyr (one seat)

Merthyr 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lloyd Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Daniel Jenkins	101
	Independent	David Henry Lewis	94
	Independent	William Calvin Lewis	81
	Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hughes	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (two seats)

St Ishmaels 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Harries*	Unopposed
	Independent	Evan Wilkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (two seats)

Trelech a'r Betws 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David John Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent	S.O. Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Carmarthen Board of Guardians

All members of the District Council also served as members of Carmarthen Board of Guardians. In addition six members were elected to represent the borough of Carmarthen. All six sitting members were returned unopposed.

Carmarthen (six seats)

Carmarthen 1919

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Hinds	Unopposed
	Independent	John Dyfnallt Owen	Unopposed
	Independent	Andrew Fuller-Mills*	Unopposed
	Independent	Thomas Williams	Unopposed
	Independent	G.W. Whicher	Unopposed
	Independent	Georgina M.E. White*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Rural District Councils. Election Results". Welshman. 6 April 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. "Council Elections. Nominations in Carmarthenshire". Welshman. 23 March 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2024.