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	==1945 Llanelly Borough Council election==		==1945 Llanelly Borough Council election==
			At the first post-war election, eight seats were contested, as six councillors retired with two vacancies to be filled. In addition the term of three aldermen elected in 1935 came to an end, although H.W. Bowen (Lab) had recently died and Daniel Roberts (Ind) decided not to stand.

			Labour candidates won a sweeping victory, taking seven of the eight seats and gaining a majority on the borough council for the first time. Three Independents co-opted to fill vacancies during the war years were defeated, as was Alderman W.E. Davies in Ward Two.<ref name="LS 2-11-35">{{cite news \|title=Ward 3 Election Shock. Mr Powell Rees Out.\|newspaper=Llanelly Star \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004711/19351102/001/0001?browse=False\|accessdate=25 November 2024\|page=1\|date=2 November 1935}}</ref>

			===Ward One (two seats)===
			{{Election box begin \| title= Ward One 1935}}
			{{Election box winning candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent (politician)
			\|candidate =David Jennings*
			\|votes = 2,272
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box winning candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent (politician)
			\|candidate =Martin R. Richards**
			\|votes = 2,180
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Labour Party (UK)
			\|candidate =H. Percy Rees
			\|votes = 1,343
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
			\|candidate = Enoch Collins
			\|votes = 1,016
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box end}}

			===Ward Two (two seats)===
			{{Election box begin \| title= Ward Two 1935}}
			{{Election box winning candidate with party link
			\|party = Labour Party (UK)
			\|candidate =Daniel Rees*
			\|votes = 1,737
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box winning candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent (politician)
			\|candidate =W.E. Phillips
			\|votes = 1,641
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Labour Party (UK)
			\|candidate =Elias Davies**
			\|votes = 1,605
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent (politician)
			\|candidate =G.F. Austin
			\|votes = 1,341
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent Labour Party
			\|candidate =D. James Davies
			\|votes =905
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent Labour Party
			\|candidate =Percy M. Evans*
			\|votes =773
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box end}}

			===Ward Three (two seats)===
			{{Election box begin \| title= Ward Three 1935}}
			{{Election box winning candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent (politician)
			\|candidate =A.H. Olive*
			\|votes = 1,565
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box winning candidate with party link
			\|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
			\|candidate = Brinley James
			\|votes = 1,373
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Independent (politician)
			\|candidate =W. Powell Rees**
			\|votes = 1,192
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link
			\|party = Labour Party (UK)
			\|candidate =Glyn Every
			\|votes = 786
			\|percentage =
			\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box end}}

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Llanelly Borough Council was a local authority created in 1913 when the existing Urban District Council achieved borough status. The Council consisted of 24 members, eighteen of whom were elected councillors and the remaining six were aldermen. The councillors were elected on a triennial cycle, with a third of councillors retiring each year. Aldermen were elected for a six-year term from within the council membership. It was renamed Llanelli Borough Council in the 1960s.

1945 Llanelly Borough Council election

At the first post-war election, eight seats were contested, as six councillors retired with two vacancies to be filled. In addition the term of three aldermen elected in 1935 came to an end, although H.W. Bowen (Lab) had recently died and Daniel Roberts (Ind) decided not to stand.

Labour candidates won a sweeping victory, taking seven of the eight seats and gaining a majority on the borough council for the first time. Three Independents co-opted to fill vacancies during the war years were defeated, as was Alderman W.E. Davies in Ward Two.

Ward One (two seats)

Ward One 1935
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	David Jennings*	2,272
Independent	Martin R. Richards**	2,180
Labour	H. Percy Rees	1,343
Communist	Enoch Collins	1,016

Ward Two (two seats)

Ward Two 1935
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Daniel Rees*	1,737
Independent	W.E. Phillips	1,641
Labour	Elias Davies**	1,605
Independent	G.F. Austin	1,341
Ind. Labour Party	D. James Davies	905
Ind. Labour Party	Percy M. Evans*	773

Ward Three (two seats)

Ward Three 1935
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	A.H. Olive*	1,565
Communist	Brinley James	1,373
Independent	W. Powell Rees**	1,192
Labour	Glyn Every	786

"Ward 3 Election Shock. Mr Powell Rees Out". Llanelly Star. 2 November 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

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