The fifteenth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1934. It was preceded by the 1931 election and followed by the 1937 election.

Overview of the Result

By the 1930s, Labour had secured a comfortable majority on the council, and dominated the aldermanic bench. The 1934 election saw little change.

Boundary Changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Candidates

Many candidates were returned unopposed.[1]

Contested Elections

Most of the retiring aldermen were returned. However, two conflicts arose when retiring councillors sought the nomination at the expense of retiring aldermen, at Hopkinstown and Newcastle.

Outcome

Labour retained their majority, losing only one seat, at Pencoed.[2] Their victory in the rural Cowbridge ward reflected their domination of county politics.

Results

Aberaman

Aberaman 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sydney Herbert Stephens*
Labour hold Swing

Aberavon

Aberavon 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Lewis Hare* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Abercynon

Abercynon 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R.A. Thomas* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Aberdare Town

Aberdare Town 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Thomas* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Bargoed

Bargoed 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William John Kedward* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Barry

Barry 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L.P. Griffiths* 2,158
Labour W. East 2,103
Majority 55
Independent hold Swing

Barry Dock

Barry Dock 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Rees 2,194
Independent E. Irfon Griffiths* 1,690
Majority 504
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Blaengwawr

Blaengwawr 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W.J. Edwards* 1,091
Communist Trevor Williams 624
Independent Henry Vause 358
Majority 467
Labour hold Swing

Bridgend

Bridgend 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dapho Llewellyn Powell* 1,988
Ind. Conservative R.H. Thomas 1,204
Majority 784
Independent hold Swing

Briton Ferry

Briton Ferry 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Gethin* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Cadoxton

Cadoxton 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dudley Thomas Howe 1,631
Labour Frederick Cook 1,160
Majority 471
Independent hold Swing

Caerphilly

Caerphilly 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Evan Phillips* 2,618
Independent Arthur Hopkins 1,445
Majority 1,173
Labour hold Swing

Cilfynydd

Cilfynydd 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Pearson* 2,779
Communist T.L. Jenkins 504
Majority 2,275
Labour hold Swing

Coedffranc

Coedffranc 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ogley L. David* 2,609
Labour D.T. Jenkins 2,440
Majority 169
Independent hold Swing

Cowbridge

Cowbridge 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P.J. Smith 1,847
Independent George Lougher* 1,643
Majority 204
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Cwm Aber

Cwm Aber 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hubert Jenkins** Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Cwmavon

Cwmavon 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Jones Edwards* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Cymmer

Cymmer 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Thomas* 1,446
Independent Brinley Ithel Rowlands 868
Majority 578
Labour hold Swing

Dinas Powys

Dinas Powys 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ivor Broadbent Thomas* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Dulais Valley

Dulais Valley 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwilym Davies* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Ferndale

Ferndale 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jabez Davies** Unopposed
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Gadlys

Gadlys 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Phillips 2,068
Labour Tom Davies 924
Majority 1,144
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Glyncorrwg

Glyncorrwg 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sir William Jenkins** Unopposed
Labour hold

Gower

Gower 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Henry Davies* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Hengoed

Hengoed 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Evans* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Hopkinstown

Hopkinstown 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhys Thomas Williams 2,203
Labour John Tristram** 1,050
Majority 1,053
Labour hold Swing

Kibbor

Kibbor 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edgar L. Chappell 1,769
Independent John Kane 1,400
Majority 369
Independent hold Swing

Llandaff

Llandaff 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative Sir Lewis Lougher* 862
Independent Liberal Mary Annie Powell 440
Majority 422
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo Talybont

Llandeilo Talybont 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Jones* 2,405
Independent Josiah Jones 1,661
Majority 744
Labour hold Swing

Llanfabon

Llanfabon 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles H. Davies* 1,534
Independent William Jones 1,030
Independent Labour Charles Fournier 129
Majority 504
Labour hold Swing

Llwydcoed

Llwydcoed 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Martha Emma Jones* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llwynypia

Llwynypia 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Haines Rowlands* 2,152
Communist John Jones 708
Majority 1,444
Labour hold Swing

Loughor

Loughor 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David John Davies 2,245
Independent Moses Thomas* 1,854
Majority 1,073
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon

Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E.D. Evans 1,570
Communist Idris Cox 1,348
Independent Brinley Richards 1,043
Majority 232
Labour hold Swing

Maesteg, East and West

Maesteg East and West 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Jenkins 1,930
Independent T. Evans 1,716
Communist R. Davies 488
Majority 214
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hon. John H. Bruce* 2,152
Labour Miss M. Nicholls 1,757
Majority 396
Independent hold Swing

Neath (North)

Neath (North) 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Griffith Davies 1,538
Labour Charles P. Huins 1,474
Majority 64
Independent hold Swing

Neath (South)

Neath (South) 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rev W. Degwel Thomas* 2,117
Independent Mrs M.L. Lloyd 861
Majority 1,256
Labour hold Swing

Newcastle

Newcastle 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rev H.R. Protheroe* 2,093
Independent Labour Edward Horace Mole** 1,512
Majority 581
Labour hold Swing

Ogmore Valley

Ogmore Valley 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Frederick Arthur Llewellyn 1,987
Labour Rev J.E. Rees 1,118
Labour E.L. Howells 1,116
Independent S. Moore 440
Majority 869
Communist gain from Labour Swing

Penarth North

Penarth North 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank L. Nicholls 1,215
Labour H.J. Cook 819
Majority 306
Independent hold Swing

Penarth South

Penarth South 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Samuel Thomas* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Pencoed

Pencoed 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Trevor David 1,744
Labour Mervyn W. Paine* 1,670
Majority 74
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Penrhiwceiber

Penrhiwceiber 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John William Bath* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pentre

Pentre 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Jenkin Lewis* 2,053
Independent Thomas Alfred Thomas 1,482
Majority 571
Labour hold Swing

Pontardawe

Pontardawe 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Griffith H. Davies Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pontyclun

Pontyclun 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Johnson Miles* 2,574
Independent John Williams 1,562
Majority 1,012
Labour hold Swing

Port Talbot East

Port Talbot East 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tal Mainwaring* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Port Talbot West

Port Talbot West 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Llewelyn David* 1,584
Labour Maurice Leonardo Bonvonni 1,225
Majority 359
Independent hold Swing

Porthcawl

Porthcawl 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W.A. Howell* Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Pontlottyn

Pontlottyn 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Hammond** Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pontycymmer

Pontycymmer 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rev William Saunders** Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd Town

Pontypridd Town 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Myra O'Brien 1,687
Independent Gwilym Seaton* 1,243
Majority 444
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Penygraig

Penygraig 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Job* 2,312
Communist Frederick James Howard 656
Majority 1,666
Labour hold Swing

Porth

Porth 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Evans* 1,940
Communist Will Paynter 541
Majority 1,399
Independent hold Swing

Swansea Valley

Swansea Valley 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D.T. Williams** Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch

Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Jones** 2,515
Independent Isaac Christmas Morgan 1,448
Majority 1,067
Labour hold Swing

Trealaw

Trealaw 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Atkins* 1,414
Communist Lewis Jones 853
Plaid Cymru James Kitchener Davies 428
Majority 561
Labour hold Swing

Treforest

Treforest 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur James Chick* 2,428
Independent Zenos Thomas 1,380
Communist J.A. Cox 472
Majority 1,048
Labour hold Swing

Treherbert

Treherbert 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Edward Williams* 2,856
Independent Edwin Jenkins 402
Majority 2,454
Labour hold Swing

Treorchy

Treorchy 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhys Evans** Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Tylorstown

Tylorstown 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mardy Evans* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Vale of Neath

Vale of Neath 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William A. Betty* 2,871
Independent David Arthur 1,824
Majority 1,047
Labour hold Swing

Ynyshir

Ynyshir 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Howell 1,852
Independent Daniel Jones* 1,595
Communist Gwen Ray Evans 334
Majority 257
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Ystalyfera

Ystalyfera 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John David Brazell** Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Ystrad

Ystrad 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sidney Cadogan* Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Election of Aldermen

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 1934 election, there were twelve Aldermanic vacancies (one vacancy due to the recent death of a sitting alderman).[3]

The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:

  • William Bowen (Lab, Llanfabon)
  • David Daniel Davies (Lab, Pontardawe)
  • Rose Davies (Lab, Aberaman)
  • John Evans (Lab, Maesteg)
  • Johnson Dicks (Lab, Abercynon)
  • E.H. Fleming (Lab, Hopkinstown)
  • William Jenkins (Lab, Glyncorrwg)
  • Caradoc Jones (Lab, Llandeilo Talybont)
  • David Lewis (Lab, Tylorstown)
  • John Thomas (Lab, Port Talbot)
  • Rev D.H. Williams (Ind, Barry)

By-elections

Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.

Aberaman by-election

Aberaman by-election 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sydney Herbert Stephens*
Labour hold Swing

Abercynon by-election

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Barry by-election

Barry by-election 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L.P. Griffiths 2,032
Labour Rev R.H. Lomas 1,624
Majority 408
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Glyncorrwg by-election

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Hopkinstown by-election

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Llandeilo Talybont by-election

Llandeilo Talybont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Llewellyn Davies 1,501
Labour J. Powell 1,378
Majority
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llanfabon by-election

Llanfabon by-election 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles H. Davies 1,212
Independent William Jones 1,169
Majority 43
Labour hold Swing

Maesteg by-election

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Pontardawe by-election

Pontardawe by-election 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Williams Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Port Talbot by-election

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Independent
Majority
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Tylorstown by-election

Tylorstown by-election 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mardy Evans* 1,977
Communist George Edward Maslin 584
Independent David John 284
Majority 1,393
Labour hold Swing

By-elections 1934-37

Neath South by-election 1935

A by-election was held following the elevation of the Rev. Degwel Thomas to fill a vacancy on the aldermanic bench. Charles Percival Huins, a pioneer of the Labour movement in the Neath area and a former national president of the Shop Assistants Union[4] comfortably held the seat by an unexpectedly large majority.[5]

Neath South by-election 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles P. Huins 2.024
Independent Thomas Cole 975
Majority 1,049
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Nominations for Glamorgan. Many Retiring Members Not Opposed". Western Mail. 27 February 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Glamorgan and Gwent Election Results". Western Mail. 6 March 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Burden of Public Assistance. County Council Chairman's Plea". Western Mail. 16 March 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Labour Pioneer Passes. Death Of County Councillor C.P. Huins". Neath Guardian. 13 June 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "South Ward By-Election. Socialists Win Seat". Neath Guardian. 6 December 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

Bibliography

  • Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
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