1895 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The third election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1895. It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election. Overview of the result The Liberals retained a strong majority. Candidates 37 members were returned unopposed; the vast majority of whom were Liberals. This meant that the Liberals were guaranteed a majority before a single vote was cast. 22 of those elected in 1889 sought re-election. None of the retiring aldermen sought election as councillors. Outcome With only 14 contests out of a possible 51, the election attarcted relatively little interest. Much attention focused on Kidwelly where the sitting member Daniel Stephens was narrowly defaeted by the Conservative candidate. The Conservatives also won another three seats. At Cenarth, the successful candidate was returned on the casting vote of the returning officer. The subsequent election of Stephens as an alderman reflected some divisions in the Liberal ranks when ...
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1892 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The second election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1892. It was preceded by the 1889 Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1889 election and followed by the 1895 Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1895 election. Overview of the result The Liberals retained a strong majority which they had gained at the inaugural election in 1889, although they lost a small number of seats. The election coincided with a divisive debate over the choice of a Liberal candidate to contest the Carmarthen Boroughs constituency at the forthcoming General Election. Boundary changes There were no significant changes but the multi-member seats which existed in 1889, mostly in Llanelli area but also at Pembrey (Burry Port) and Whitland were replaced by single-member wards. Candidates Of the 51 seats, only 20 were contested, compared with a very small number of unopposed returns at the inaugural election three years previously. 32 of those elected in 1889 stood for ...
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