1895 Glamorgan County Council election

Welsh local election

The third election to Glamorgan County Council was held on 4 March 1895.[1] It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election.

Glamorgan County Council had been established by the 1888 Local Government Act, and the first elections held in early 1889. The county of Glamorgan was at this time becoming heavily industrialised, although some areas such as the Vale of Glamorgan remained essentially rural. The rise of nonconformist liberalism, especially since the 1860s, throughout Wales, had challenged the prevailing influence of the landed gentry. However, even in 1889, the traditional forces remained influential and no working men were elected to the Council. This changed in 1892 with the unopposed return of David Morgan in Aberdare and the success of Isaac Evans in Resolven.

## Overview of the Result

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As in most parts of Wales, the Liberal Party was once again triumphant and won a majority of the seats. In 1895 there were more unopposed results than in previous elections and the Conservatives made some headway, reflecting the position in the United Kingdom as a whole where the party took power that year.

Results are drawn from the Cardiff Times.[2] Results also appeared in the Celt (Bala).[3] Some additional results are drawn from local newspapers in South Wales.

## Boundary Changes

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There were some boundary changes at this election. In the Aberdare area the wards were reorganised to reflect those operating for the new Aberdare Urban District Council.[4]

An additional ward was created at Cadoxton following the division of the existing Barry division.

## Unopposed Returns

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As in previous elections there were a fair number of unopposed returns, including some seats not contested by the Liberals.[5][6]

## Retiring Aldermen

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Of the eleven retiring aldermen, two were Conservatives. Following the episode in 1892 when all but two aldermen did not seek re-election, only for the Council to decide that this was a pre-requisite for election as aldermen, a larger number sought re-election. Each was re-elected, including Sir John Llewelyn at Loughor and Penderry, although he faced Liberal opposition unlike in 1889.

Those who did not seek re-election included F.L. Davis at Ferndale.

## Contested Elections

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There were more uncontested elections than in the previous two contests for the County Council and the vast majority of those contested were straight fights between Liberal and Conservative candidates (or in some cases Independents who were widely regarded as Conservatives). In a small number of cases, Liberals faced each other.

## Results

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### Aberaman

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The sitting member, first elected at the 1889 election and re-elected in 1895 was opposed by Thomas Rees, landlord of the Swan Hotel, Aberaman and elected a member of the Aberdare Urban District Council at the inaugural 1894 election. The Merthyr Times opined that there was no necessity for a contest, and that the unsuccessful candidate had wasted his time and money.[7]

Aberaman 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Thomas Davies* | 481  |  |
| Independent | Thomas Rees  | 375  |  |
Majority  | 106  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Aberavon

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John Morgan Smith had previously stood as an Independent, though this was commonly regarded as meaning Conservative.

Aberavon 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Morgan Smith* | unopposed  |  |

### Aberdare Town

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Aberdare Town 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John William Evans* | 586  |  |
| Liberal | Thomas Thomas*  | 376  |  |
Majority  | 210  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Barry

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The former seat of Barry and Cadoxton was divided.

Barry 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Cory* | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Blaengwawr

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The new Blaengwawr ward was created following boundary changes connected to the formation of the Aberdare Urban District Council.

Blaengwawr 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Howell  | unopposed  |  |

### Bridgend

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The election was fought on party lines and covered in detail in the Glamorgan Gazette.[8] The election was said to have attracted 'an exceptionally keen and widespread interest, not only immediately within the town boundaries, but in many an adjacent town, hamlet and village besides'.[9] Against the tide in the county the Liberals captured Bridgend for the first time

Bridgend 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Powell  | 447  |  |
| Conservative | W.M. O'Gaull  | 399  |  |
Majority  | 48  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Briton Ferry

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Briton Ferry 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Dr E.V. Pegge | 425  |  |
| Liberal | Jenkin Hill*  | 404  |  |
Majority  | 21  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Cadoxton

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Boundary Changes. A new seat of Cadoxton was created.

Cadoxton 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Dr Edward Treharne | 367  |  |
| Liberal | Rev William Williams  | 318  |  |
Majority  | 49  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

### Caeharris

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Caeharris 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Edward Pritchard Martin  | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A

### Caerphilly

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As a result of boundary changes, two sitting members opposed each other. Hill-Male admitted that he had once been a Conservative but claimed to have been converted to the Liberal cause during his twenty years in Wales.[4]

Caerphilly 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Edzell Morgan Lindsay* | 864  |  |
| Liberal | Richard Hill Male*  | 489  |  |
Majority  | 365  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Cilfynydd

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Cilfynydd 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Henry Lewis | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Coedffranc

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Coedffranc 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J. Newell Moore* | Unopposed | N/A | N/A
| Conservative hold

### Coity

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Coity 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Howell* | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Cowbridge

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Cowbridge 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ralph Thurstan Bassett | Unopposed | N/A | N/A
| Conservative hold

### Cwmavon

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It was reported that Thomas Davies, the sitting member, was expected to be returned unopposed, but he was opposed by Llewellyn Griffiths, overseer, and a fellow deacon at Penuel Baptist Church, Cwmavon.[10] Davies eventually withdrew.

Cwmavon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Llewellyn Griffiths | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Cyfarthfa

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The result was largely attributed to the fact that Thomas was a member of several public bodies and this was a difficult argument to counter.[11]

Cyfarthfa 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Watkin Moss  | 547  |  |
| Lib-Lab | Thomas Thomas*  | 540  |  |
Majority  | 7  |  |
| Lib-Lab hold | Swing |  |

### Cymmer

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Cymmer 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Dr Naunton Davies**  | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Dinas Powys

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Dinas Powys 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Oliver Henry Jones* | unopposed  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Dowlais

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Dowlais 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Thomas Jenkins* | unopposed  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Dulais Valley

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Dulais Valley 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Evan Evans Bevan* | unopposed  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Ferndale

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Morgan Thomas, the sitting member, was defeated by another Liberal candidate.

Ferndale 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | D. Thomas  | 643  |  |
| Liberal | Morgan Thomas*  | 597  |  |
Majority  | 46  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Gadlys

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Morgan was re-elected although heavily defeated in the Aberdare Urban District Council election a short time before.

Gadlys 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Lib-Lab | David Morgan* | 770  |  |
| Liberal | William Thomas  | 355  |  |
Majority  | 415  |  |
| Lib-Lab hold | Swing |  |

### Garw Valley

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Garw Valley 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Thomas* | unopposed  |  |

### Gellifaelog 1895

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Gellifaelog 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Evan Lewis* | unopposed  |  |

### Gelligaer

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Gelligaer 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Henry William Martin  | unopposed  |  |

### Gower

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Gower 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Frank Cory Yeo* | unopposed  |  |

### Kibbor

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Kibbor 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Lewis* | unopposed  |  |

### Llandaff

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Llandaff 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Forrest* | unopposed  |  |

### Llandeilo Talybont

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Llandeilo Talybont  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Rees Harries*  | unopposed  |  |

### Llansamlet

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Llansamlet  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Sims  | unoppposed  |  |

### Llantrisant

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Llantrisant  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | J. Blandy Jenkins*  | unopposed  |  |

### Llwydcoed

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As a result of boundary changes, the Hirwaun Ward had been abolished and the sitting member, Richard Morgan, challenged the incumbent, Rees Hopkin Rhys in the Llwydcoed Ward.

Llwydcoed 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Rees Hopkin Rhys* | 577  |  |
| Liberal | Rev Richard Morgan*  | 561  |  |

### Llwynypia and Clydach

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Llwynypia and Clydach 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Richard Lewis | unopposed  |  |

### Lougher and Penderry

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Lougher and Penderry 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir John Llewellyn** | 636  |  |
| Liberal | S. Thomas  | 433  |  |

### Maesteg

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James Barrow, the sitting member, was opposed by another Liberal candidate, Jenkin Jones, due to his voting against disestablishment at a council meeting. It was a lively election, with all workmen having a holiday, leaving the streets crowded throughout the day. On the following day, some of Barrow's supporters paraded through the locality on horseback but were attacked by women who threw buckets of water and ashes over them.[12]

Maesteg 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Barrow*  | 938  |  |
| Liberal | Jenkin Jones  | 883  |  |

### Margam

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Margam  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Arthur Pendarves Vivian* | unopposed  |  |

### Merthyr Town

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This result was attributed by the Merthyr Times to Liberal Party apathy and to publicans' support for the Conservative candidate.[11]

Merthyr Town 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J.W. Lewis  | 706  |  |
| Liberal | Alfred Edwards  | 597  |  |

### Merthyr Vale

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There was initially some uncertainty whether Walter Bell, who had been narrowly defeated in 1892, would oppose the sitting member.[4]

Merthyr Vale 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Walter Bell  | 721  |  |
| Liberal | David Prosser*  | 587  |  |
Majority  | 134  |  |

### Morriston

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Morriston  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Williams | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Mountain Ash

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Mountain Ash 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Thomas Morris  | 549  |  |
| Liberal | Samuel Evans  | 459  |  |
| Liberal | John Lewis  | 316  |  |
Majority  | 90  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Neath (North)

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Neath (North) 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | John Henry Rowland* | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Neath (South)

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Neath (South) 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | W.B. Trick  | unopposed  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Newcastle

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Newcastle 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Thomas J. Hughes | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Ogmore

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In this largely rural ward, J.D. Nicholl of Merthyr Mawr captured the seat, reversing the result of three years previously.[13]

Ogmore 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J.D. Nicholl | 458  |  |
| Liberal | Evan Evans*  | 372  |  |
Majority  | 86  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Ogmore Valley

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Ogmore Valley 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Llewellyn* | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Oystermouth

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Oystermouth 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | Sir John Jones Jenkins  | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Penarth North

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Penarth North 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | W.B. Shepherd* | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Penarth South

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Penarth South 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Frederick Henry Jotham | unopposed  |  |

### Penrhiwceiber

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Penrhiwceiber  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Dr. R. W. Jones | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Pentre

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Pentre 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Richard Morris* | 473  |  |
| Lib-Lab | Howell Price  | 348  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Penydarren

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Penydarren 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | David Davies*  | 516  |  |
| Conservative | Thomas Edward Morgan  | 370  |  |
Majority  | 146  |  |

### Pontardawe

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Pontardawe 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Ernest Hall Hedley* | 578  |  |
| Liberal | W.D. Thomas  | 143  |  |
Majority  | 435  |  |

### Plymouth

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Plymouth 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Henry Watkin Lewis*  | 603  |  |
| Conservative | Arthur Daniel  | 440  |  |
Majority  | 163  |  |

### Pontlottyn

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Two rival Liberal candidates enabled innkeeper David Benjamin Owen to win by 23 votes from Baptist minister John Penry Williams.[5]

Pontlottyn 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Benjamin Owen | 280  |  |
| Liberal | Rev John Penry Williams  | 257  |  |
| Liberal | R. Williams  | 178  |  |
| Conservative | Alfed Phillips  | 7  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Pontypridd

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Pontypridd 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Walter T. Morgan**  | unopposed  |  |

### Porth and Penygraig

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Porth and Penygraig 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Jones Griffiths** | 779  |  |
| Conservative | J.W. Jones  | 224  |  |
Majority  | 555  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Resolven

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Resolven 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Lib-Lab | Isaac Evans* | Unopposed
| Lib-Lab hold | Swing |  |

### Sketty

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Sketty 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sir Robert Armine Morris | 433  |  |
| Liberal | Rev John Davies  | 395  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Swansea Valley

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Boundary Change

Swansea Valley 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Llewellyn Davies  | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Treforest

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Treforest 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | David Leyshon | 684  |  |
| Liberal | William Spickett*  | 520  |  |
Majority  | 164  |  |

### Treherbert

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Treherbert 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Morgan** | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Treorchy

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Treorchy 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Lib-Lab | Daronwy Isaac* | unopposed  |  |
| Lib-Lab hold | Swing |  |

### Trealaw and Tonypandy

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Trealaw and Tonypandy 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Williams* | 497  |  |
| Liberal | D. Thomas  | 400  |  |
Majority  | 97  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Tylorstown and Ynyshir

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Tylorstown and Ynyshir 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | T.H. Morris | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Ystalyfera

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Ystalyfera  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Dr David Thomas* | unopposed  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Ystrad

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Clifford Cory in 1912 Ystrad 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Clifford J. Cory* | 804  |  |
|  | J.B. Price  | 133  |  |
Majority  | 671  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

## Election of Aldermen

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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 1895 election, there were twelve Aldermanic vacancies (the additional one following the death of a sitting alderman).

The following aldermen were appointed by the newly elected council.[14] They included three miners' agents who, together with Moses Moses, elected as alderman in 1892, made four labour members on the aldermanic bench. Conversely, following the retirement of Sir William Thomas Lewis, Sir John Llewellyn was now the only Conservative among the aldermen. Lewis and another retiring alderman, the prominent Liberal, Thomas Williams of Gwaelod y Garth, received some votes (presumably from Conservative councillors) but the liberal group held to the convention that only elected councillors could be made aldermen.[14]

* J. T. D. Llewellyn, Conservative, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Lougher and Penderry)
* Walter H. Morgan, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Pontypridd)
* John Jones Griffiths, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Porth)
* Dr H. Naunton Davies, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Cymmer)
* William Morgan, Liberal, retiring alderman (elected councillor at Treherbert)
* Evan Lewis, Liberal (elected councillor at Gellifaelog)
* Richard Lewis, Liberal (elected councillor at Llwynypia and Clydach)
* Isaac Evans, Liberal-Labour (elected councillor at Resolven)
* David Davies, Liberal (elected councillor at Penydarren)
* David Morgan, Liberal-Labour (elected councillor at Gadlys)
* John Thomas, Liberal-Labour (elected councillor at Garw Valley)

elected for three years

* James Barrow, Liberal (elected councillor at Maesteg)

## By-elections

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### Cymmer

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Cymmer by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Dr Naunton Davies**  | unopposed  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Gadlys by-election

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Following the election of David Morgan as alderman, Richard Morgan, member for Hirwaun from 1889 until 1895 was selected as Liberal candidate following a well-attended public meeting.[15] As a result of boundary changes, Morgan had contested Llwydcoed against Rees Hopkin Rhys and had been narrowly defeated. Richard Morgan's selection was not immediately accepted and other meetings were held to promote other candidates, including Benjamin Evans.[16] Eventually, however, Richard Morgan was comfortably elected.[17]

Gadlys by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Richard Morgan | 763  |  |
|  | T. Whitty Evans  | 199  |  |
Majority  | 564  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Garw Valley by-election

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Following the election of John Thomas, miners' agent, as alderman, D. Johns was elected after a contest with two other Liberal candidates, including Thomas Lewis who was also unsuccessful at the initial election.[18]

Garw Valley by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | D. Johns  | 469  |  |
| Liberal | Thomas Lewis  | 319  |  |
| Liberal | J. Maddocks  | 134  |  |
Majority  | 150  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Gellifaelog by-election

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Following the election of Evan Lewis as alderman, concerns had been expressed that a split Liberal vote would lead to a Conservative victory.[15] But this did not prove to be the case.[17]

Gellifaelog by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Evans | 281  |  |
| Liberal | John Lloyd Atkins  | 225  |  |
| Conservative | Thomas Edward Morgan  | 154  |  |
Majority  | 56  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Loughor and Penderry by-election

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Following the election of Sir John Llewelyn as alderman, Samuel Thomas, defeated by Llewelyn at the original election, was now returned. His opponent had sought to succeed Llewelyn on his appointment as alderman in 1889 but was defeated on that occasion by Edward Rice Daniel.[19] This can be considered a Liberal hold as Daniel had stood down at the original election in favour of Llewelyn.

Loughor and Penderry by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Samuel Thomas  | 601  |  |
| Conservative | John Roper Wright | 506  |  |
Majority  | 95  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Llwynypia and Clydach by-election

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Llwynypia and Clydach 1895 by-election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal |  |  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Maesteg by-election

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Following the election of James Barrow as alderman, Jenkin Jones, narrowly defeated in a hotly contested initial election, was on this occasion successful.[18]

Maesteg by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Jenkin Jones | 1,024  |  |
| Liberal | Thomas Rees  | 759  |  |
Majority  | 265  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Penydarren by-election

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The by-election took place following the election of David Davies, Glebeland, as alderman. Thomas Williams, Gwaelodygarth, Merthyr, vice-chairman of the previous council, did not seek re-election partly due to the desire of Davies, as the sitting councillor, to contest the seat but also because Williams himself was visiting Palestine and Egypt.[17] Penydarren by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Thomas Williams**  | 530  |  |
| Conservative | Dan Thomas  | 372  |  |
Majority  | 158  |  |

### Pontypridd by-election

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Following the re-election of Walter Morgan as alderman, Hopkin Smith Davies, who stood down in his favour, was returned amongst 'great enthusiasm'.[19]

Pontypridd by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Hopkin Smith Davies*  | 478  |  |
| Conservative | R.l. Phillips  | 381  |  |
| Liberal | Patrick Gowan  | 320  |  |

### Porth and Penygraig by-election

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The election followed John Jones Griffiths's re-election as alderman.[19]

Porth and Penygraig by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | J.R. Evans  | 641  |  |
| Lib-Lab | Thomas Evans  | 541  |  |
Majority  | 100  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Resolven by-election

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Following the election of Isaac Evans as alderman, Daniel Evans of Abergwynfi was elected in a four-cornered contest.[18]

Resolven by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Daniel Evans | 388  |  |
| Liberal | Llew Howell  | 357  |  |
| Liberal | A. Russell Thomas  | 272  |  |
| Liberal | Edmund Law  | 194  |  |
Majority  | 31  |  |
| Lib-Lab hold | Swing |  |

### Treherbert by-election

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Following the re-election of William Morgan as alderman, John Walters, who had stood down to enable Morgan to be re-elected, retained his seat.[19] Treherbert by-election 1895  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Walters* | 600  |  |
| Independent | W.H. Davies  | 307  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "County Council Elections. Result of the Polls". South Wales Daily News. 5 March 1895. p. 6. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
2. ^ "County Council Elections. Results of the Polls". Cardiff Times. 9 March 1895. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
3. ^ "Etholiad Cynghor Sirol Morgannwg". Y Celt (Bala). 15 March 1895. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
4. ^ a b c "The County Council Election". Merthyr Times. 7 February 1895. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
5. ^ a b "County Council Elections. County of Glamorgan. Nominations". South Wales Daily News. 26 February 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 11 November 2015.. A full list of nominations appears here.
6. ^ "The New County Councils". Evening Express. 27 February 1895. Retrieved 16 March 2014.. This source includes a list of nominations, including unopposed returns (although some wards are missing)
7. ^ "County Council Elections". Merthyr Times. 7 March 1895. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
8. ^ "Nominations". Glamorgan Gazette. 1 March 1895. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
9. ^ "County Council Election". Glamorgan Gazette. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
10. ^ "County Council Elections". South Wales Daily News. 23 February 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
11. ^ a b "Editorial". Merthyr Times. 7 March 1895. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
12. ^ "Maesteg". Glamorgan Gazette. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
13. ^ "Ogmore Division". Glamorgan Gazette. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
14. ^ a b "Glamorganshire County Council. First Meeting". South Wales Daily Post. 15 March 1895. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
15. ^ a b "County Council Bye-Elections". Merthyr Times. 21 March 1895. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
16. ^ "County Council Bye-Elections. Noisy Proceedings at Aberdare". Merthyr Times. 28 March 1895. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
17. ^ a b c "County Council Elections". Merthyr Times. 4 April 1895. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
18. ^ a b c "Glamorgan County Council. Bye-Election Results". Cambrian. 5 April 1895. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
19. ^ a b c d "Glamorgan County Council. Result of the Bye-Elections". South Wales Daily Post. 2 April 1895. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

## Bibliography

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* Parry, Jon (1989). "Labour Leaders and Local Politics 1888-1902: The Example of Aberdare". Welsh History Review. 14 (3): 399–416. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
* Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.

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