1910 Cardiganshire County Council election

The eighth election for Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1910.^[1] They were preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1913 election

As in previous elections, there was a Liberal majority.^[1]

As in previous elections, there were a large number of unopposed returns. In all 31 members were returned without a contest.^[2]

Very few seats changed hands.

It was stated that the bitterest fights were between candidates of the same political persuasion.^[3]

Eight aldermen retired. These included one Conservative, Sir Marteine Lloyd, and seven Liberals. Edward Evans, Lima Jones and Dr Jenkin Lewis sought re-election but were not subsequently re-appointed aldermen. Vaughan Davies MP, Evan Richards and Rev John Williams did not seek re-election but were re-appointed. Sir Marteine Lloyd and Thomas Morris retired from county politics

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : elected members

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : elected members and sitting aldermen

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Cardiganshire County Council 1907 : following election of new aldermen and by-elections

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal Unionist
	Independent

Aberaeron 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Lima Jones**	203
	Conservative	Henry Davies	69
Majority			134
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberbanc 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Jeremy*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Joshua Hughes was elected unopposed having previously represented the ward in the 1890s.

Aberporth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joshua Hughes	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Doughton	191
	Conservative	J.T. Davies	125
Majority			66
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D.C. Roberts*	189
	Conservative	C.P. Lloyd	129
Majority			60
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ellis*	230
	Conservative	Randolph Fear	156
Majority			74
	Liberal hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Fossett Roberts*	318
	Liberal	B. Taylor Lloyd	196
Majority			122
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aeron 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Morgan Howell*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal hold

Borth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Morris*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Bow Street 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Edward Pryse*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cardigan North 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	O. Beynon Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cardigan South 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr J.W. Stephens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cilcennin 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jones	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Cwmrheidol 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T. Mason Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Thomas Davies**	135
	Liberal	John Jones	98
	Unionist	D. Jones	75
Majority			23
	Liberal hold		Swing

Goginan 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Pugh Lewis	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lampeter Borough 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rev Ll.J. Bebb*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanarth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Morgan Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.J. Bonsall*	162
	Liberal	Edwin Lewis	100
Majority			62
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.S. Rowland*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandygwydd 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Williams	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Jenkin Jones appears to have stood as a Liberal in 1907.

Llandysul North 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Josiah Richard Jones	151
	Conservative	Jenkin Jones*	78
Majority			78
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llandysul South 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev T.A.. Thomas	217
	Conservative	Charles Lloyd	178
Majority			39
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansysiliogogo 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jenkin Davies	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.W. Davies	140
	Conservative	Joseph Evans	140
Majority			won on casting vote
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanfarian 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E.A.L. Powell*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Evans	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangoedmor 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Stephens*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangeitho 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.H. Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangrannog 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Jones	83
	Liberal	Samuel Jones	67
Majority			16
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanilar 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R.J.R. Loxdale*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Morgan James*	137
	Liberal	E.J. Evans	125
Majority			12
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev William Griffiths*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Retiring alderman Dr Jenkyn Lewis who had previously sat for Cilcennin won the seat. Liberal hold?

Llansantffraed 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr Jenkyn Lewis*	156
	Conservative	J.L. Rowlands	73
Majority			83
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanwnen 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.C. Harford*	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanwenog 1907

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herbert Davies-Evans jnr.	163
	Liberal	D. Martin Jones*	159
Majority			4
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Lledrod 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel L. Jones*	154
	Liberal	Rev John Owen	98
Majority			56
	Liberal hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lodwig Jones	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay 1910

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

Penbryn 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Griffith Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Strata Florida 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Taliesin 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dr John James*	152
	Conservative	Dr D.O. Williams	50
Majority			102
	Liberal hold		Swing

Talybont 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trefeurig 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Tregaron 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. J. Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Troedyraur 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rev Daniel Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Morgan*	90
	Conservative	J.G. Morris Davies	59
Majority			31
	Liberal hold		Swing

Eight aldermen were elected, including only one Conservative.^[4]

• M. L. Vaughan Davies, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
• Evan Richards, Liberal (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
• R.J.R. Loxdale, Liberal (elected councillor at Llanilar)
• Major Price Lewes, Conservative (from outside the Council, retiring councillor at Cilcennin)
• Rev John Williams (retiring alderman, from outside Council - did not seek election)
• E.J. Davies, Liberal (elected councillor at New Quay)
• Rev Daniel Evans, Liberal (elected councillor at Troedyraur)
• D. Lewis Jones, Liberal (elected councillor at Lledrod)

The aldermen elected in 1910 served for nine years as there was no election in 1916 due to the First World War.

Alderman Morgan Evans died in 1915.^[5] Therefore, the following appointment was made

Alderman Evan Richards died in 1918.^[6] Therefore, the following appointment was made

• Rev John Owen, Liberal (elected councillor for Lledrod)

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.^[7]

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.^[7]

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
	Liberal hold		Swing