1889 Brecknockshire County Council election

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1889 Brecknockshire County Council election - Wikipedia

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The first election to Brecknockshire County Council was held in January 1889.^[1] It was followed by the 1892 election. The county was divided into numerous single member wards with two or more councillors elected to represent some urban wards.

Overview of the result

Breconshire was the only county in Wales to be captured by the Conservatives.

Ward Results

Battle (one seat)

Battle 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	R.D. Cleasby	Unopposed
Registered electors			187
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon St David's (one seat)

Brecon St David's 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Rev Rees Price	125
	Liberal	John Morgan	118
Majority			7
Turnout			243
Registered electors			274
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon St John's (one seat)

Brecon St John's 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Evans	Unopposed
Registered electors			199
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon St Mary (one seat)

Brecon St Mary 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Col. John Morgan	143
	Liberal	Lewis Jones	59
Majority			84
Turnout			202
Registered electors			237
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brecon Struet (one seat)

Brecon Struet 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Games	Unopposed
Registered electors			105
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brecon Watton (one seat)

Brecon Watton 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John Prothero	Unopposed
Registered electors			238
	Independent win (new seat)

Brynmawr Central (one seat)

Brynmawr Central 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Basil Jayne	Unopposed
Registered electors			227
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brynmawr East (one seat)

Brynmawr East 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J. Thomas	Unopposed
Registered electors			304
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brynmawr South (one seat)

Brynmawr South 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Hicks	Unopposed
Registered electors			241
	Liberal win (new seat)

Brynmawr West (one seat)

Brynmawr West 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John J. Lyddon	Unopposed
Registered electors			243
	Liberal win (new seat)

Builth (one seat)

Builth 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Davies	131
	Liberal	Henry Lloyd	65
	Ind. Conservative	M.G. Howell	16
Majority			66
Turnout			212
Registered electors			234
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor (one seat)

Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Unionist	William Thompson Crawshay	Unopposed
Registered electors			481
	Unionist win (new seat)

Cray (one seat)

Cray 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Owen Price	Unopposed
Registered electors			149
	Conservative win (new seat)

Crickhowell (one seat)

Crickhowell 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E.G. Davies	161
	Liberal	Thomas Watkins	68
Majority			93
Turnout			229
Registered electors			269
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cwmdu (one seat)

Cwmdu 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert Raikes	83
	Liberal	F. Evans	71
Majority			12
Turnout			154
Registered electors			171
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper (one seat)

Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Jones	45
	Conservative	Walter M. North	44
Majority			1
Turnout			89
Registered electors			95
	Liberal win (new seat)

Hay (one seat)

Hay 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	R.T, Griffiths	Unopposed
Registered electors			344
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanafan (one seat)

Llanafan 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rev D.A. Griffiths	126
	Conservative	William C. Mogg	51
Majority			75
Turnout			177
Registered electors			189
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llandefalle (one seat)

Llandefalle 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J. Williams Vaughan	265
	Conservative	William Morgan	61
Majority			204
Turnout			326
Registered electors			189
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly, Rural Eastern (one seat)

Llanelly, Rural Eastern 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Turbeville	Unopposed
Registered electors			194
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanelly, Rural Western (one seat)

Llanelly, Rural Western 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lewis Pritchard	Unopposed
Registered electors			325
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llangammarch (one seat)

Llangammarch 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Evan-Thomas	95
	Liberal	Evan Jones	85
Majority			10
Turnout			180
Registered electors			199
	Liberal Unionist win (new seat)

Llangattock (one seat)

Llangattock 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Joseph Bailey	77
	Liberal	William Davies	73
Majority			4
Turnout			150
Registered electors			164
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llangynider (one seat)

Llangynider 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	M.P. Jones	Unopposed
Registered electors			97
	Liberal win (new seat)

Llanspyddid (one seat)

Llanspyddid 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J.W. Morgan	46
	Liberal	William S. Miller	45
Majority			1
Turnout			91
Registered electors			107
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanwrthwl (one seat)

Llanwrthwl 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	R.L. Lloyd	Unopposed
Registered electors			68
	Conservative win (new seat)

Llanwrtyd (one seat)

Llanwrtyd 1889
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Unionist	Penry Lloyd	Unopposed
Registered electors			232
	Liberal Unionist win (new seat)

References

^ "County Council Elections". Western Mail. 18 January 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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