The Liberals once again won by a large majority but there were signs that elections were becoming less political, with candidates of similar political persuasions opposing each other and some candidates not openly declaring any political affiliation. Neither the Cambrian News or the Aberystwyth Observer indicated party affiliation although the Brython Cymreig did so in relation to the contested elections only.[2] The Welsh Gazette commented that while the contests at Aberystwyth were on political lines, many of those in the rural areas were between candidates whose political views were often indistinguishable.[3] In many ways this reflected the changes in the politics of the county, now represented at Westminster by the former Conservative, Matthew Vaughan Davies.
Contested Electionsedit
The vast majority of councillors were elected unopposed.[4] Only ten of the 48 wards were contested at the election.
Retiring Aldermenedit
Eight aldermen retired, all of whom were Liberals. Of these only Morgan Evans in Llanarth and James Stephens in Cardigan South sought election.[4] Neither was re-elected an alderman. Of those who stood down, J.H. Davies, Enoch Davies and Daniel Jones retired from county politics but C.M. Williams, T.H.R. Hughes and J.T. Morgan were later re-elected aldermen (the latter for the second time) without facing the electorate. This was the first occasion upon which those aldermen later re-elected had not faced the electorate.
The New Counciledit
Cardiganshire County Council 1901 : elected members
Once again a number of aldermen who had not faced the electorate were elected.[5] C.M. Williams and J.T. Morgan were elected aldermen for a third term (although the latter had not faced the electorate since 1889) and T.H.R. Hughes and James James for a second term. James James had been elected, from outside the Council, to an aldermanic vacancy in 1895 and so had never faced an election. David Lloyd, previously an alderman from 1889 until 1892 was elected for a second term. The other four aldermen were new appointments, including one Conservative, Colonel J.R. Howell.
C. M. Williams, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
T. H. R. Hughes, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
D.J. Wiliams, Liberal (elected councillor at Tregaron)
Col. J.R. Howell, Conservative (elected councillor at Llandygwydd)
Dr David Lloyd, Liberal (elected councillor at Aberbanc)
Rev William Griffiths, Liberal (elected councillor at Llanllwchaiarn)
James James, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
J.T. Morgan, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
1901 by-elections following the election of aldermenedit
Three of the subsequent by-elections were contested.[6]
Aberbanc by-electionedit
Evan Davies, who had previously represented the ward from 1889 until 1895, was elected unopposed following David Lloyd's election as alderman.
^"Cardiganshire County Council Election". Cambrian News. 8 March 1901. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ ab"Etholiad Cyngor Sirol Ceredigion". Brython Cymreig. 8 March 1901. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^"County Council Elections (editorial)". Welsh Gazette. 28 February 1901. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ ab"Cardigan County Council Election". Cambrian News. 1 March 1901. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^"Cardiganshire County Council". Cambrian News. 22 March 1901. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
^"Cardigan County Council Elections". Cambrian News. 12 April 1901. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
January 01, 1970
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The fifth election for Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1901 1 They were preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election Contents 1 Overview of the Results 2 Contested Elections 3 Retiring Aldermen 4 The New Council 5 Results 5 1 Aberaeron 5 2 Aberbanc 5 3 Aberporth 5 4 Aberystwyth Division 1 5 5 Aberystwyth Division 2 5 6 Aberystwyth Division 3 5 7 Aberystwyth Division 4 5 8 Aeron 5 9 Borth 5 10 Bow Street 5 11 Cardigan North 5 12 Cardigan South 5 13 Cilcennin 5 14 Cwmrheidol 5 15 Devil s Bridge 5 16 Felinfach 5 17 Goginan 5 18 Lampeter Borough 5 19 Llanarth 5 20 Llanbadarn Fawr 5 21 Llanddewi Brefi 5 22 Llandygwydd 5 23 Llandysul North 5 24 Llandysul South 5 25 Llansysiliogogo 5 26 Llanfair Clydogau 5 27 Llanfarian 5 28 Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 5 29 Llangoedmor 5 30 Llangeitho 5 31 Llangrannog 5 32 Llanilar 5 33 Llanrhystyd 5 34 Llanllwchaiarn 5 35 Llansantffraed 5 36 Llanwnen 5 37 Llanwenog 5 38 Lledrod 5 39 Nantcwnlle 5 40 New Quay 5 41 Penbryn 5 42 Strata Florida 5 43 Taliesin 5 44 Talybont 5 45 Trefeurig 5 46 Tregaron 5 47 Troedyraur 5 48 Ysbyty Ystwyth 6 Election of Aldermen 7 1901 by elections following the election of aldermen 7 1 Aberbanc by election 7 2 Llandygwydd by election 7 3 Llanllwchaiarn by election 7 4 Tregaron by election 8 ReferencesOverview of the Results editThe Liberals once again won by a large majority but there were signs that elections were becoming less political with candidates of similar political persuasions opposing each other and some candidates not openly declaring any political affiliation Neither the Cambrian News or the Aberystwyth Observer indicated party affiliation although the Brython Cymreig did so in relation to the contested elections only 2 The Welsh Gazette commented that while the contests at Aberystwyth were on political lines many of those in the rural areas were between candidates whose political views were often indistinguishable 3 In many ways this reflected the changes in the politics of the county now represented at Westminster by the former Conservative Matthew Vaughan Davies Contested Elections editThe vast majority of councillors were elected unopposed 4 Only ten of the 48 wards were contested at the election Retiring Aldermen editEight aldermen retired all of whom were Liberals Of these only Morgan Evans in Llanarth and James Stephens in Cardigan South sought election 4 Neither was re elected an alderman Of those who stood down J H Davies Enoch Davies and Daniel Jones retired from county politics but C M Williams T H R Hughes and J T Morgan were later re elected aldermen the latter for the second time without facing the electorate This was the first occasion upon which those aldermen later re elected had not faced the electorate The New Council editCardiganshire County Council 1901 elected members Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Liberal 38 3 3 0 Conservative 6 0 3 3 Liberal Unionist 3 3 0 3 Ind Conservative 1 0 0 0 Cardiganshire County Council 1901 elected members and sitting aldermen Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist Independent Cardiganshire County Council 1901 following election of new aldermen and by elections Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist IndependentResults editAberaeron edit Aberaeron 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal E Lima Jones 145 Liberal Rev Gwilym Evans 109 Majority 36 Liberal hold Swing Aberbanc edit Aberbanc 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Lloyd unopposed Liberal hold Swing Aberporth edit Aberporth 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Watkins unopposed Liberal hold Swing Aberystwyth Division 1 edit Aberystwyth Division 1 1901 Party Candidate Votes Unionist R J Jones 182 Liberal Robert Doughton 108 Majority 74 Unionist gain from Liberal Swing Aberystwyth Division 2 edit Aberystwyth Division 2 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal D C Roberts unopposed Liberal hold Swing Aberystwyth Division 3 edit Aberystwyth Division 3 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Ellis 172 Conservative T E Salmon 150 Majority 22 Liberal hold Swing Aberystwyth Division 4 edit Aberystwyth Division 4 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal E H James 164 Conservative John Morgan 127 Majority 37 Liberal hold Swing Aeron edit Aeron 1901 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Thomas Jenkins 128 Liberal John Jones 117 Majority 11 Unionist win new seat Borth edit Borth 1901 Party Candidate Votes Conservative J M Williams unopposed Conservative hold Swing Bow Street edit Bow Street 1901 Party Candidate Votes Ind Conservative Henry Bonsall unopposed Ind Conservative hold Swing Cardigan North edit Cardigan North 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal O Beynon Evans unopposed Liberal hold Swing Cardigan South edit Cardigan South 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Stephens unopposed Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Cilcennin edit Jenkin Lewis was described as a Liberal candidate in one newspaper but this may not have been correct 2 Cilcennin Party Candidate Votes Liberal Dr Jenkin Lewis 145 Unionist Jenkin Morgan Jones 78 Majority 67 Liberal hold Swing Cwmrheidol edit Cwmrheidol 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Evans unopposed Liberal hold Swing Devil s Bridge edit Devil s Bridge 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Rev Gwmryn Jones unopposed Liberal hold Swing Felinfach edit Llanfihangel Ystrad 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Dr Evan Evans Liberal hold Swing Goginan edit Goginan 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal J R James unopposed Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Lampeter Borough edit Lampeter Borough 1901 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Charles Harford unopposed Conservative hold Swing Llanarth edit Llanarth 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Morgan Evans unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llanbadarn Fawr edit Llanbadarn Fawr Party Candidate Votes Conservative J J Bonsall unopposed Conservative hold Swing Llanddewi Brefi edit Llanddewi Brefi 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Davies unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llandygwydd edit Llandygwydd 1901 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Col J R Howell unopposed Conservative hold Swing Llandysul North edit Llandysul North 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Evans 147 Liberal hold Swing Llandysul South edit Llandysul South 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Rev T Pennant Phillips unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llansysiliogogo edit Llansysiliogogo 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Thomas unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llanfair Clydogau edit Llanfair Clydogau 1901 Party Candidate Votes Unionist William Rees 134 Liberal J J Davies 117 Majority 17 Unionist gain from Liberal Swing Llanfarian edit Llanfarian 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Vaughan Davies Unopposed N A N A Liberal hold Llanfihangel y Creuddyn edit Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Morgans 151 Conservative David Morgans 69 Liberal hold Swing Llangoedmor edit Llangoedmor 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal D Samuel Jones unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llangeitho edit Llangeitho 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Davies unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llangrannog edit Llangrannog 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Evans unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llanilar edit Llanilar 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Benjamin Jones unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llanrhystyd edit Llanrhystyd 1901 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Morgan 156 Liberal John Ellis 73 Conservative hold Swing Llanllwchaiarn edit Llanllwchaiarn 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Rev William Griffiths unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llansantffraed edit Llansantffraed 1901 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Evan Morgan 137 Liberal L Davies 53 Majority 18 Conservative hold Swing Llanwnen edit Llanwnen 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Davies unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llanwenog edit Llanwenog 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Jones unopposed Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Lledrod edit Lledrod 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Jenkins unopposed Liberal hold Swing Nantcwnlle edit Nantcwnlle Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Jenkins unopposed Liberal hold Swing New Quay edit New Quay 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Evan James Davies unopposed Liberal hold Swing Penbryn edit Penbryn 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Jones unopposed Liberal hold Swing Strata Florida edit Strata Florida 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edward Evans unopposed Liberal hold Swing Taliesin edit Taliesin 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Williams unopposed Liberal hold Swing Talybont edit Talybont 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edward Jones unopposed Liberal hold Swing Trefeurig edit Trefeurig Party Candidate Votes Liberal J Hugh Edwards Unopposed N A N A Liberal hold Tregaron edit Tregaron 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal D J Williams unopposed Liberal hold Swing Troedyraur edit Troedyraur 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Morris unopposed Liberal hold Swing Ysbyty Ystwyth edit Ysbyty Ystwyth Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Morgan unopposed Liberal hold SwingElection of Aldermen editOnce again a number of aldermen who had not faced the electorate were elected 5 C M Williams and J T Morgan were elected aldermen for a third term although the latter had not faced the electorate since 1889 and T H R Hughes and James James for a second term James James had been elected from outside the Council to an aldermanic vacancy in 1895 and so had never faced an election David Lloyd previously an alderman from 1889 until 1892 was elected for a second term The other four aldermen were new appointments including one Conservative Colonel J R Howell C M Williams Liberal retiring alderman from outside Council did not seek election T H R Hughes Liberal retiring alderman from outside Council did not seek election D J Wiliams Liberal elected councillor at Tregaron Col J R Howell Conservative elected councillor at Llandygwydd Dr David Lloyd Liberal elected councillor at Aberbanc Rev William Griffiths Liberal elected councillor at Llanllwchaiarn James James Liberal retiring alderman from outside Council did not seek election J T Morgan Liberal retiring alderman from outside Council did not seek election 1901 by elections following the election of aldermen editThree of the subsequent by elections were contested 6 Aberbanc by election edit Evan Davies who had previously represented the ward from 1889 until 1895 was elected unopposed following David Lloyd s election as alderman Aberbanc by election 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Evan Davies unopposed Liberal hold Swing Llandygwydd by election edit Llandygwydd by election 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Augustus Brigstocke 150 Conservative Capt Webley Parry Pryse 149 Majority 1 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Llanllwchaiarn by election edit Llanllwchaiarn by election 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Morgan 89 Liberal Joshua Lewis 75 Majority 14 Liberal hold Swing Tregaron by election edit Tregaron by election 1901 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Dr Evan Lloyd 210 Conservative R S Rowland 104 Majority 106 Liberal hold SwingReferences edit Cardiganshire County Council Election Cambrian News 8 March 1901 Retrieved 3 July 2014 a b Etholiad Cyngor Sirol Ceredigion Brython Cymreig 8 March 1901 Retrieved 4 July 2014 County Council Elections editorial Welsh Gazette 28 February 1901 Retrieved 10 August 2014 a b Cardigan County Council Election Cambrian News 1 March 1901 Retrieved 23 July 2014 Cardiganshire County Council Cambrian News 22 March 1901 Retrieved 22 September 2014 Cardigan County Council Elections Cambrian News 12 April 1901 Retrieved 30 September 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1901 Cardiganshire County Council election amp oldid 1195909717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
