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 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 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 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 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gwilym Davies* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sir William Jenkins** | Unopposed |
| Labour hold |
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 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Edgar L. Chappell | 1,769 | | |
| Independent | John Kane | 1,400 | | |
Majority | 369 | | |
| 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 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Philip Haines Rowlands* | 2,152 | | |
| Communist | John Jones | 708 | | |
Majority | 1,444 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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) 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Griffith Davies | 1,538 | | |
| Labour | Charles P. Huins | 1,474 | | |
Majority | 64 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
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 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 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Jenkin Lewis* | 2,053 | | |
| Independent | Thomas Alfred Thomas | 1,482 | | |
Majority | 571 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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 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 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Myra O'Brien | 1,687 | | |
| Independent | Gwilym Seaton* | 1,243 | | |
Majority | 444 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
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
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 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 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 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
- ^ "Nominations for Glamorgan. Many Retiring Members Not Opposed". Western Mail. 27 February 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Glamorgan and Gwent Election Results". Western Mail. 6 March 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "The Burden of Public Assistance. County Council Chairman's Plea". Western Mail. 16 March 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Labour Pioneer Passes. Death Of County Councillor C.P. Huins". Neath Guardian. 13 June 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "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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