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The Municipal Borough of Llanelly was an urban district in Carmarthenshire between 1894 and 1913 when it received full borough status.

1894 election

The first election was held in December 1894.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1896 election

At the second election in March 1896, only one ward was contested. One of the sitting members was defeated.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1897 election

The third election was held in April 1897 and three of the retiring members lost their seats. In Ward 3 it was suggested that denominational factors played a part as the two successful candidates were Baptists while he defeated candidates were Congregationalists.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1898 election

At the fourth election in April 1898, only one ward was contested as had happened two years previously. In Ward 3, David Thomas narrowly failed to regain the seat he lost the previous year.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1899 election

At the fifth election in March 1899, only one Ward 2, where the two sitting members stood down, was contested. The result in Ward 2 was decisive.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1900 election

The sixth election was held in April 1900 with two of the three seats being contested. The local Trades and Labour Council ran a candidate, successfully, in Ward 2, although the candidacy was strongly opposed by the Llanelly Mercury, whose editor W.B. Jones had himself been mentioned as a possible labour candidate.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1901 election

At the seventh election in March 1901, two wards were contested, and in Ward 2, the editor of the Llanelly Mercury, whose candidacy had been canvassed the previous year, captured one of the seats.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1902 election

The eighth election, held in 1902, was the first occasion upon which all wards were uncontested. W. Bramwell Jones was elected to the seat vacated by the death of John Allen Williams, editor of the Llanelly Guardian.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1903 election

The ninth election, held in April 1903 saw a contest in one of the three wards. Two retiring members, namely John Griffiths (Ward 1) and Jeremiah Williams (Ward 2), both died shortly before the election. In Ward 3, the two official Liberal candidates prevailed.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1904 election

At the tenth election in 1904, there were contests in Wards 1 and 2. Ernest Trubshaw, a member since the beginning, did not seek re-election while D.R. Edmunds switched from Ward 1 to Ward 2, where the editor of the Mercury, W.B. Jons, lost his seat. In Ward 3, John S. Tregoning jnr., a member of the council since its formation was one of two candidates returned unopposed.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1905 election

The eleventh election was held in 1905, with the members in two wards being returned unopposed. In Ward 1, Joseph Maybery, a member of the Council since it was established, stood down at the last moment and the seat was won by a Trades and Labour Council candidate.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1906 election

The twelfth election, held in April 1906 saw contests in all three wards.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1907 election

The thirteenth elections saw contest in all wards and J.S. Tregoning, a member of the Council since its formation, lost his seat.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1908 election

The fourteenth election saw contests in two wards.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1909 election

The fifteenth election, held in April 1909 saw contests in Wards 2 and 3. Two sitting members lost their seats.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1910 Llanelly Urban District Council election

All three wards were contested, and a bitter fight in Ward One where it was claimed that William David had been subject to unfair criticisms..

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1911 Llanelly Urban District Council election

All three wards were contested. John Simlett held his seat for Labour in Ward one but the other Labour candidates were unsuccessful. The main surprise was the defeat of J. Walter Thomas in Ward Three.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1912 Llanelly Urban District Council election

All three wards were contested and a heavy poll was expeted owing to workmen being on strike. Five of the six members seeking re-election were successful.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

1913 Llanelly Urban District Council election

In the final election before the incorporation of Llanelli as a municipal borough, there were contested elections in Ward One, where there were three vacancies following the death of E.T. Jones, and in Ward Two. In Ward Three, Labour gained a seat unopposed after sitting member Charles Randall stood down. The contested election saw the loss of one labour seat in Ward One.

Ward One

Ward Two

Ward Three

References

1. "The New Council". Llanelly Mercury. 20 December 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
2. "Borough Council Election". Llanelly Mercury. 26 March 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
3. "Borough Council Election". Llanelly Mercury. 2 April 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
4. "Borough Council Election". Llanelly and County Guardian. 8 April 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
5. "The Borough Council Election [editorial]". Llanelly and County Guardian. 8 April 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
6. "Llanelly Borough Council Election". South Wales Daily Post. 4 April 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
7. "Llanelly Elections". South Wales Daily Post. 7 April 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
8. "Borough Council. The Annual Election". Llanelly Mercury. 16 March 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
9. "The Election". Llanelly Mercury. 30 March 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
10. "District Council Elections". Western Mail. 4 April 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
11. "Political Inconsistency (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 29 March 1900. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
12. "The Elections. Heavy Polling. Full List of Results". Llanelly Mercury. 28 March 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
13. "The Urban Election (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 27 March 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
14. "The Election". Llanelly Mercury. 26 March 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
15. "The Elections (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 26 March 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
16. "District Council Election". Llanelly Mercury. 9 April 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
17. "Elections. Polling Results". Llanelly Mercury. 31 March 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
18. "Elections". Llanelly Mercury. 17 March 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
19. "The Borough Election (editorial)". Llanelly Mercury. 23 March 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
20. "The Council Election [editorial]". Llanelly Mercury. 6 April 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
21. "The Election. Result of the Poll". Llanelly Mercury. 5 April 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
22. "The Elections". Llanelly Mercury. 28 March 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
23. "Urban Council Election. Old Members Returned". Llanelly Mercury. 9 April 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
24. "Urban Council Nominations. Keen Contests Anticipated". Llanelly Mercury. 25 March 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
25. "Council Elections. Two New Members Elected". Llanelly Mercury. 8 April 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
26. "The Elections". Llanelly Mercury. 7 April 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
27. "Urban Council Elections. A Big Surprise. Labour Candidates Defeated". Llanelly and County Guardian. 30 March 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
28. "Polling on Monday. Contests in the Three Wards. Heavy Poll Expected". Llanelly Star. 30 March 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
29. "District Council Elections". Herald of Wales. 6 April 1912. p. 12. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
30. "The Election. Urban Council". Llanelly Star. 15 March 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
31. "Local Elections. Result of the Pollings". Herald of Wales. 12 April 1913. p. 10. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

v t e Politics of Carmarthenshire, 1835–1974
County Council	Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889–1974
Borough	Carmarthen Borough Council Llandovery Borough Municipal Borough of Llanelly (1894-1913) Kidwelly Borough Council Newcastle Emlyn Borough
Urban Districts	Ammanford Urban District Council (1903-1974) Burry Port Urban District (1903-1974) Cwmamman Urban District (1912-1974) Llandeilo Urban District (1984-1973) Newcastle Emlyn Urban District
Rural Districts	Carmarthen Rural District Llandeilo Rural District Llandovery Rural District (1984-1935) Llanelli Rural District Llanybyther Rural District (1894-1935) Newcastle Emlyn Rural District Whitland Rural District (1894-1935)

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