1901 Llandeilo Rural District Council election

The third election to the Llandeilo Rural District Council was held in March 1901.^[1] It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. The successful candidates were also elected to the Llandeilo Board of Guardians.

There were a number of unopposed returns in the rural parishes.^[2] In the industrial areas where the population was rapidly growing due to the anthracite coal industry most wards were contested.^[3]

Boundary changes

Following the growth of the population in the parishes of Betws and Llandybie, boundaries were re-arranged and additional seats created. A notable casualty of this change was Henry Herbert, Chair of the Llandeilo Board of Guardians, who was defeated in the Llandybie Ward by two other sitting members.

Ward Results

Bettws (one seat)

Betws 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Morris	90
Independent	Samuel Callard*	76
Independent win (new seat)

Bettws, Upper Ward (two seats)

Bettws, Upper Ward 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Jones
	Independent	Lewis Jenkins
	Independent	John Evans
	Independent	Job Phillips
	Independent	William Roberts
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Brechfa (one seat)

Brechfa 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Sivell	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Glynamman (one seat)

Glynamman 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandebie No.1 Ward (two seats)

Llandebie No.1 Ward 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Jacob Davies*	159
Independent	John Jones*	121
Independent	Henry Herbert*	112
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llandebie No.2, Ammanford (two seats)

Llandebie No.2, Ammanford 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Maurice Ivor Morris	280
Independent	John Thomas	188
Independent	John Jones	127
Independent	John Davies	101
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llandebie No.3, Blaenau (two seats)

Llandebie No.3, Blaenau 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Davies*	256
Independent	J. Lloyd	155
Independent	George Rees	129
Independent	T. Evans	94
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward (three seats)

Llandeilo Fawr North Ward 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Perkins	224
Independent	Joseph Harries*	213
Independent	William Griffiths*	187
Independent	David Watkins*	176
Independent	Rev Thompson Jenkins (Caledfwlch)	127
Independent	Evan Thomas	122
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward (two seats)

Llandeilo Fawr South Ward 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Mary Anne Jones	152
Independent	L.N. Powell	141
Independent	Caleb Thomas	121
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfeisant (one seat)

Llandyfeisant 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Ticehurst	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanegwad (three seats)

Llanegwad 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	J. Morris	172
Independent	Richard Thomas*	155
Independent	Dan Davies	129
Independent	J.G. Davies*	105
Independent	W. Evans*	93
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (two seats)

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	D. Burnett	128
Independent	R. James*	122
Independent	D. Jones	96
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Cilfragen (one seat)

Llanfihangel Cilfragen 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangathen (two seats)

Llangathen 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Ebenezer Griffiths	121
Independent	John Thomas	103
Independent	Nathaniel Williams	57
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Llansawel (two seats)

Llansawel 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Lewis Bowen	94
Independent	Thomas Davies*	78
Independent	James Thomas	66
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

Quarter Bach No.1 (one seat)

Quarter Bach No.1 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Richard Jones	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Quarter Bach No.2 (one seat)

Quarter Bach No.2 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Protheroe	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Talley (two seats)

Talley 1901
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Thomas Rees*	Unopposed
Independent	John Williams	Unopposed
Independent hold		Swing
Independent hold		Swing

References

^ "Llandilo". Cambrian. 29 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
^ "Board of Guardians and District Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 15 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Election of Guardians, District and Parish Councils". Welshman. 29 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[Camb_29-3-01-1] "Llandilo". Cambrian. 29 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

[CJ_noms_15-3-01-2] "Board of Guardians and District Council Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 15 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[W_res_29-3-01-3] "Election of Guardians, District and Parish Councils". Welshman. 29 March 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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