1937 Carmarthen Rural District Council election

An election to the Carmarthen Rural District Council in Wales was held on 5 April 1937.

It was preceded by the 1934 election but some wards had been contested in 1935 following the amalgamation of Whitland RDC. Due to the Second World War it was followed by the 1946 election.

Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Candidates

As was usual in rural Wales during the inter-war period, the election was largely fought on a non-political basis. Twenty candidates were returned unopposed; nineteen of whom were Independent candidates. Gwilym Rees, who had won the Llanddarog ward for Labour in 1934 was also returned unopposed. The only other Labour candidtaes defended seats at Llanarthney and Llangyndeyrn.

Outcome

The first election to the enlarged council, following the amlagmation of Whitland RDC provided few surprises. The most noted result was the defeat of Hannah Mary Rees, the only woman member, at Whitland. She was defeated by W.S. Cole, a past chairman of the Whitland RDC. At Llanarthney, Thomas Thomas, a former Labour chairman of the council, who had lost his seat in 1931, was returned at the head of the poll.

Ward Results

Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Duncan Dempster*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Abernant (one seat)

Abernant 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilymaenllwyd (one seat)

Cilymaenllwyd 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Garrick Protheroe*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Conwil (two seats)

Conwil 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Howell Phillips	263
	Independent	Glyn Evan Howells	207
	Independent hold		Swing

Eglwyscummin (one seat)

Eglwyscummin 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Howells*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Laugharne Township 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Henry Tyler	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney North Ward (one seat)

Llanarthney North Ward 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarthney South Ward (two seats)

Llanarthney South Ward 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Thomas	869
	Labour	David Morgan Davies*	858
	Independent	David James	458
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanboidy Ward No. 1 (one seat)

Llanboidy Ward No. 1 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanboidy Ward No. 2 (one seat)

Llanboidy Ward No. 2 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Ivor Davies*	141
	Independent	Daniel James Williams	59
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandissilio East (one seat)

Llandissilio East 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Devonald Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

Llanddarog 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gwilym Rees	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanddowror (two seats)

Llanddowror 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Rhys Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent	George Alfred Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfaelog (one seat)

Llandyfaelog 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Anthony	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Abercowin (one seat)

Llanfihangel Abercowin 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Williams	264
	Independent	William Paul Lewis	163
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangain (one seat)

Llangain 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangendeirne (two seats)

Llangendeirne 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Williams*	645
	Independent	William Thomas*	495
	Independent	David John Jeremy	410
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Jones	166
	Independent	Benjamin Evans	105
	Independent	David Thomas	105
	Independent	James Ellis Hughes	99
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangynin (one seat)

Llangynin 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangynog (one seat)

Llangynog 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Isaac Evans	126
	Independent	Joseph Thomas*	125
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllawddog (one seat)

Llanllawddog 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Dyer*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanpumsaint (one seat)

Llanpumsaint 1931

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David John Richards	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanstephan (one seat)

Llanstephan 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ambrose Myrddin Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Mydrim (one seat)

Mydrim 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Daniel Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent	David Henry Lewis	73
	Independent hold		Swing

Newchurch (one seat)

Newchurch 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Jones	Unopposed
	Independent	George Daniel	162
	Independent hold		Swing

Pendine (one seat)

Llanwinio 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Pomeroy*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Theophilus Davies*	203
	Independent	John Morgan	162
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Wilkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trelech a'r Betws (one seat)

Trelech a'r Betws 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Simon Owen Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Whitland (two seats)

Whitland 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hughes Mathias*	399
	Independent	William Sandbrook Cole*	311
	Independent	Hannah Mary Rees*	270
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing