1925 Welsh local government election
The twelfth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1925. It was preceded by the 1922 election and followed by the 1928 election.
Overview of the Result
Having lost its majority at the 1922 elections, Labour regained control of the County Council by winning seven seats.[1]
Boundary Changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Candidates
16 councillors were returned unopposed.[2]
Of the eleven retiring aldermen, nine sought re-election. Seven of their number were returned unopposed; these included the chairman of the County Council, Daniel Daniels (Lib, Dulais Valley) after the sitting Labour councillor stood down in his favour.
Contested Elections
The pattern of contests was similar to 1922, although Labour contested some seats that it had not previously stood.[3]
Three retiring aldermen faced opposition. Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry) faced a Labour opponent and the seat had been held by Labour since a 1919 by-election. W.H. Davies (Lab, Gower) faced an Independent opponent and in Caerphilly the sitting Independent stood down in favour of Joseph Howells though he faced a Labour challenge.
Outcome
Labour gained seven seats and lost only one, establishing a firm majority on the County Council.
Results
Aberaman
Rose Davies captured a seat previously held by a Liberal and became the first woman elected to the County Council.
Aberaman 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Florence Rose Davies | 1,989 | | |
| Independent | Joseph Martin | 1,786 | | |
Majority | 203 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Aberavon
Aberavon 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward Lewis Hare* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Abercynon
Abercynon 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Johnson Dicks | 2,158 | | |
| Liberal | Dr J. Llewelyn Morris* | 1,975 | | |
Majority | 183 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Aberdare Town
Aberdare Town 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Thomas** | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Bargoed
Bargoed 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W.H. Hopkins | 1,284 | | |
| Independent | Dr B.H.E. McCrae* | 1,136 | | |
Majority | 148 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Alderman D.H. Williams, chair of the Central Welsh Board of Education, comfortably won the seat but this was technically a Liberal gain from Labour who had held the seat since a by-election after Williams was re-elected as alderman in 1919.
Barry 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev D.H. Williams** | 2,216 | | |
| Labour | B.B. Bembridge | 734 | | |
Majority | 1,482 | | |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barry Dock
Barry Dock 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | W.M. Davies* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Blaengwawr
Blaengwawr 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William J. Edwards | 1,189 | | |
| Independent | H. Cowen | 787 | | |
Majority | 402 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Bridgend
Bridgend 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dapho Llewellyn Powell** | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Gethin | 1,800 | | |
| Conservative | M.G. Roberts* | 1,562 | | |
Majority | 243 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cadoxton 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J.R. Llewellyn* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly
Alderman Joseph Howells won the seat after the sitting Independent councillor withdrew in his favour.
Caerphilly 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Howells** | 2,067 | | |
| Labour | Evan Phillips | 1,477 | | |
Majority | 610 | | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cilfynydd
Cilfynydd 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dan Rees* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coedffranc
W.T. Jenkins had previously stood as an Independent but now declared himself a Labour supporter.[4]
Coedffranc 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Phillip Jenkins | 2,007 | | |
| Independent | Ogley L. David | 1,893 | | |
Majority | 114 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cowbridge
Cowbridge 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colonel H.R. Homfray* | 2,139 | | |
| Labour | Johnson Miles | 639 | | |
Majority | 1,500 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cwm Aber
Cwm Aber 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hubert Jenkins* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cwmavon
Cwmavon 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Jones Edwards* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cymmer 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Watts-Morgan* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Claude D. Thompson* | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Valley
Alderman Daniel Daniels of Crynant, chairman of the County Council, was returned unopposed after the sitting Labour councillor did not contest the seat. This was technically a Liberal gain.
Dulais Valley 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Daniel Daniels** | Unopposed |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ferndale 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jabez Davies* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gadlys
Gadlys 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | T. Marchant Harries* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Glyncorrwg
Glyncorrwg 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Jenkins** | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
Gower 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Frederick W. Davies* | 1,634 | | |
| Labour | William Henry Davies** | 1,441 | | |
Majority | 193 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Hengoed
Hengoed 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edward Richards* | 1,216 | | |
| Labour | E. Jenkins | 995 | | |
Majority | 221 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Hopkinstown
Hopkinstown 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E.H. Fleming** | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Henry Lewis again returned after many years.
Kibbor 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Lewis* | 1,035 | | |
| Liberal | D. Morgan Rees | 379 | | |
Majority | 656 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llandaff 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lewis Lougher* | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold |
Llandeilo Talybont
Llandeilo Talybont 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Caradog Jones | 1,190 | | |
| Independent | Llewellyn Davies | 957 | | |
Majority | 233 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanfabon
Llanfabon 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Phillips* | 1,360 | | |
| Liberal | Arthur Hopkins | 1,175 | | |
Majority | 185 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llwydcoed
Llwydcoed 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Morgan Llewellyn* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
James Evans, grocer, elected following Richard Lewis's election as alderman in 1901, was returned unopposed.
Llwynypia and Clydach 1904 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Evans* | unopposed | | |
The sitting member had been elected as a Liberal in 1922.
Loughor 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas J. Thomas* | 1,582 | | |
| Labour | William Evans | 1,534 | | |
Majority | 48 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Evans* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg, East and West
Maesteg East and West 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas E. Hopkins* | 1,881 | | |
| Labour | E. Barnett | 1,026 | | |
Majority | 855 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash
Mountain Ash 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lord Aberdare* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Neath (North) 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Griffith Davies* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Newcastle 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E.H. Mole* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ogmore Valley
Ogmore Valley 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David J. Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Penarth North
Penarth North 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter Hallett | 655 | | |
| Labour | Peter Freeman | 646 | | |
Majority | 9 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Penarth South
Penarth South 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pencoed
Pencoed 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.A. Howell** | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Penrhiwceiber
Penrhiwceiber 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E.O. James | 2,740 | | |
| Liberal | Dr. Ben Phillips-Jones* | 2,289 | | |
Majority | 451 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Pentre 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Alfred Thomas* | 1,542 | | |
| Labour | T.T. Andrews | 1,076 | | |
Majority | 486 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pontardawe 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Daniel Davies* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontyclun
Pontyclun 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Jenkins* | 1,718 | | |
| Labour | D. Harris | 623 | | |
Majority | 1,095 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Port Talbot East
Port Talbot East 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Port Talbot West
Port Talbot West 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Llewelyn David** | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Porthcawl
Porthcawl 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Sir Thomas Jones* | 1,644 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Woods | 1,340 | | |
Majority | 255 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pontlottyn 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Hammond* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pontycymmer
Pontycymmer 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jonathan Maddocks | 1,654 | | |
| Labour | J. Jones | 1,610 | | |
Majority | 44 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Pontypridd 1904 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fleming | 602 | | |
| Liberal | James Roberts* | 398 | | |
| Conservative | H.M. Gregory | 383 | | |
Majority | 204 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Penygraig 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nefydd Thomas | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Porth
Porth 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Evans* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Swansea Valley
Swansea Valley 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Richard Thomas* | 2,300 | | |
| Labour | J.L. Rees | 1,622 | | |
Majority | 678 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Arthur Jones* | 1,496 | | |
| Independent | Morgan Lloyd Griffiths | 882 | | |
| Independent | Levi Morgan | 191 | | |
Majority | 614 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Treforest
Trealaw 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Enoch Treharne | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
The sitting member had been elected as a Liberal in 1922.
Treforest 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur James Chick | 1,488 | | |
| Independent | John Thomas Rees* | 1,164 | | |
Majority | 324 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Enoch Davies, returned in 1901 following William Morgan's re-election as alderman, was elected unopposed.
Treherbert 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Enoch Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Treorchy
Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.
Treorchy 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Tylorstown
Tylorstown 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr T.H. Morris* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Vale of Neath
Vale of Neath 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.H. Jones* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ynyshir 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Dalling* | 996 | | |
| Independent Labour | William Thomas | 985 | | |
| Liberal | D. Lewis Daniel | 715 | | |
Majority | 11 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Ystalyfera
D.W. Davies regained the seat he lost three years previously.
Ystalyfera 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.W. Davies | 1,527 | | |
| Labour | Daniel T. Jones* | 1,153 | | |
Majority | 374 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ystrad 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr W.E. Thomas* | 1,818 | | |
| Labour | J. Davies | 1,183 | | |
Majority | 635 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Election of Aldermen
In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1925 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, all of which were filled by Labour nominees (including one long-serving Liberal).[5] These included the first woman elected to the Council, Rose Davies (Aberaman).
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
- E.H. Fleming (Lab, Hopkinstown)
- William Jenkins (Lab, Glyncorrwg)
- David Lewis (Lab, Tylorstown)
- Rev D.H. Williams (Lib, Barry)
In addition, the following seven new aldermen were elected:
- David Daniel Davies (Lab, Pontardawe)
- Rose Davies (Lab, Aberaman)
- John Evans (Lan, Maesteg)
- Johnson Dicks (Lab, Abercynon)
- Caradoc Jones (Lab, Llandeilo Talybont)
- John Phillips (Lab, Llanfabon)
- John Thomas (Lab, Port Talbot)
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected as members of the Council but were not re-elected as aldermen:
- Llewellyn David (Ind, Port Talbot)
- Daniel Daniels (Lib, Dulais Valley)
- Joseph Howells (Lib, Caerphilly)
- William Thomas (Lib, Aberdare)
By-elections
Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.
Aberaman by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Abercynon by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Barry by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Glyncorrwg by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Hopkinstown by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Talybont by-election
Llandeilo Talybont Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Llewellyn Davies | 1,501 | | |
| Labour | J. Powell | 1,378 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Llanfabon by-election
Llanfabon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Bowen | 1,338 | | |
| Independent | William Hopkins | 1,189 | | |
Majority | 149 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Pontardawe by-election
Pontardawe by-election 1925 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Williams | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Port Talbot by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Tylorstown by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Seven Seats Won. Supremacy Regained After Three Years". Western Mail. 7 March 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "County Council Elections. Unopposed Returns in Glamorgan". Western Mail. 26 February 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Welsh County Elections. Polling Somewhat Featureless. Labour Gains". Western Mail. 6 March 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Other Glamorgan Results". Western Mail. 7 March 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "County Council Honours. Chairman and Vice-Chairman Re-elected. Labour Aldermen". Western Mail. 13 March 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
Bibliography
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
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