1925 Cardiganshire County Council election

The twelfth election to Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1925. It was preceded by the 1922 election and followed by the 1928 election. While the previous election had been held in the shadow of bitter Liberal infighting at parliamentary level, the temperature had cooled and only ten seats were contested.

The election saw only ten contests, compared with 24 three years previously.^[1] With hindsight this can be seen as the start of half century of Independent domination in the local politics of Cardiganshire.^{[n 1]} Although political affiliations were no longer a feature of most contests the split in the Liberal ranks between Coalition and Asquithian Liberals had largely disappeared and some individuals had drifted away from Liberalism towards the Conservatives (one example being Morgan Lloyd Williams at Ysbyty Ystwyth).

Eight aldermen retired, seven of whom were Liberals and one Conservative, R.S. Rowland of Gareth, Llangybi.^[2] Two of their number, D.C. Roberts (who had previously contested his seat at Aberystwyth) and the sole Conservative sought election.

The other retiring aldermen were the Rev. John Williams, Cardigan, who had not faced the electorate for many years; the Rev William Griffiths (New Quay), the Rev T. Mason Jones, (Devil's Bridge) and R.J.R. Loxdale (Llanilar) who last faced an election in 1913; and John Morgan Howell (Aberaeron) and Thomas Davies (Newcastle Emlyn) who had been elected to fill vacancies in recent years.

Only ten seats were contested and these were largely fought on non-political lines.^[3] Two seats can be said to have changed hands but in both cases this resulted in the sitting member not seeking re-election. At Lampeter, J.C. Harford's seat was won by a Liberal and at Llangybi, the sitting Liberal stood down allowing Alderman R.S. Rowland, the Garth, to be returned unopposed.

Very little change resulted from the election of 1925. Three members of the originally elected council in 1889 remained as members, namely Aldermen John Morgan Howell, Peter Jones and C.M. Williams.

Aberaeron 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr David Morgan Davies*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aberbanc 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Evan James Davies*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberporth 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Griffiths Davies*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Edwards*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs E.K. Jones*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Barclay Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Roberts**	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 5 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Evans*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 6 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Llewellyn Samuel*	203
	Liberal	T.H. Edwards	171
Majority			32
	Liberal hold		Swing

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Aeron 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Thomas Davies	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Borth 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R.E. Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bow Street 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Rees Morgan*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cardigan North 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Edward Matthews*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cardigan South 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Evans*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cilcennin 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Evans	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cwmrheidol 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Morgan*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.G. Morris Davies*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felinfach 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Simon Davies*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Goginan 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lampeter Borough 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Davies	417
	Independent	Rev T. Oswald Williams	325
Majority			92
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanarth 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Bonsall*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.S. Rowland**	Unopposed
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Llandygwydd 1925

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

Llandysul North 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Davies	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul South 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Arthur Thomas*	430
	Conservative	William Jones	289
Majority			141
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysiliogogo 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Elias Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Davies*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfarian 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Jones	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Evans Joel*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangoedmor 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Davies*	254
	Independent	Rev Evan Lewis	212
Majority			42
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeitho 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr David Davies*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangrannog 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Jones*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanilar 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.W. Lewis	317
	Liberal	Isaac Jones*	141
Majority			176
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Morgan James*	205
	Liberal	David Lewis	146
	Independent	David Lewis	96
Majority			59
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Lewis*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansantffraed 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Jones	192
	Liberal	Henry Lewis	187
	Liberal	D. Alban Lloyd	9
Majority			5
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnen 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr Evan Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwenog 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Evan Jones*	312
	Independent	J.J. Thomas	264
Majority			48
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lledrod 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Daniel Herbert*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Lewis Herbert*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan James Davies*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Penbryn 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Strata Florida 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr John Morgan*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Taliesin 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Audry Dorothy Loxdale Jones	Unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talybont 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jenkin Evan Evans*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trefeurig 1922

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David James	160
	Liberal	J. Owen Jones	59
Majority			101
	Liberal hold		Swing

Tregaron 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mary Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Evans*	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1925

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morgan Lloyd Williams	151
	Liberal	Joshua Williams	124
Majority			27
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eight aldermen were elected, including one Conservative, Dr John Morgan, who replaced R.S. Rowland.^[4] As well as Dr Morgan, Evan Lewis, Samuel Jones and D. Morgan James became new aldermen, while retiring alderman D.C. Roberts had yet again been returned unopposed at Aberystwyth.

Of the three retiring aldermen re-appointed without facing the electorate, J.M. Howell had fought a contested election in 1922 and was re-appointed as alderman after the death of E. Lima Jones. Loxdale had last been returned unopposed in 1910 while the Rev. John Williams had not stood as a candidate since 1898.

• Evan Lewis, Llanllwchaiarn, 48
• Rev. John Williams, Cardigan, 47
• D.C. Roberts, Aberystwyth, 48
• R.J.R. Loxdale, Llanilar, 47
• John Morgan Howell, Aberaeron, 47
• Dr John Morgan, Pontrhydygroes, 46
• Samuel Jones, Llangrannog, 45
• D. Morgan James, Llanrhystud, 37

E.J. Evans, Cwncybarcud, who previously represented Llanrhystud from 1901 until 1904 was returned unopposed following the appointment of R.J.R. Loxdale as alderman.

Llanilar by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.J. Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

A Liberal candidate was returned unopposed for Lledrod following the appointment of Daniel L. Jones as alderman.^[5]

Lledrod by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T.R. Morgan	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Following the appointment of E.J. Davies as alderman no valid nomination was initially received.

New Quay by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan James Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Daniel Evans*	unopposed
	Independent	Rev. Evan Lewis	204
	Independent	Rev. Evan Lewis	204
Majority			260
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur by-election 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Daniel Evans*	unopposed
	Independent	Rev. Evan Lewis	204
	Independent	Rev. Evan Lewis	204
Majority			260
	Liberal hold		Swing