1919-1939 Carmarthen Borough Council elections

Carmarthen Borough Council was a Welsh municipal body created by the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act which, at that time, replaced the ancient borough that had existed since medieval times. The Council consisted of 24 members, eighteen of whom were elected councillors and the remaining six were aldermen. Councillors were elected on a triennial cycle, with a third of councillors retiring each year. Aldermen were elected for a six-year term, normally from within the council membership although retiring aldermen were often re-elected without facing a contest.

Prior to the First World War, municipal elections had occasionally been fought on a party basis but there was also a strong tradition of electing independent candidates.

1919 Carmarthen Borough Council election

The first municipal after the conclusion of the Great War saw a number of retiring members opposed by Trades and Labour Council candidates and also Ex-Servicemen. The two groups had formed an electoral pact to fightthe lection but that fell apart a month before the contest. Nevertheless, representatives of both groups were successful at the expense of retiring members.

Eastern Ward (three seats)

Eastern Ward 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. King Morgan*	1,147
	Ex-Servicemen	E.F. Bidgood	854
	Independent	Oliver Jones*	779
	Labour	I.H. Morgan	621
	Independent	J.N. Williams*	604
	Labour	S.J. Jones	495

Western Ward (four seats)

Western Ward 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H.S. Holmes*	700
	Labour	W.T. Jeffreys	633
	Labour	Richard Howells	599
	Independent	Thomas Davies*	588
	Ex-Serviceman	A.A. Baskerville	587
	Independent	E.J.V. Collier*	553

1920 Carmarthen Borough Council election

The second municipal post-war contest was fought on party lines with supporters of the Lloyd George Coalition opposed by Labour candidates. In addition to the six councillors, three aldermen also retired, and this led to the defeat of the long-servong Walter Spurrell.

Eastern Ward (three seats)

Eastern Ward 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lewis D. Thomas**	1,077
	Independent	Alfred Fuller-Mills	969
	Labour	W.J. Martin	915
	Independent	Walter Spurrell**	863

Western Ward (three)

Western Ward 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones*	932
	Independent	Thomas Williams	910
	Independent	J.O. Morgan	851
	Labour	S.J. Jones	312

1921 Carmarthen Borough Council election

As in the previous years, Liberal and Conserbative candidates co-operated and this resulted in the defeat of all five Labour candidates.

Eastern Ward (three seats)

Eastern Ward 1921

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Lloyd*	1,200
	Independent	David John Davies*	1,025
	Independent	John Richards*	964
	Labour	Benjamin Edward Charles	417
	Labour	Henry David	375

Western Ward (four seats)

Western Ward 1921

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Williams*	1,242
	Independent	George Jones*	965
	Independent	Daniel Bartlett	863
	Labour	David Thomas	715
	Independent	John Jenkins*	663
	Labour	Henry Samuel Gregory	357