The 1922 Glamorgan County Council election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1922. It was preceded by the 1919 election and followed by the 1925 election.
Overview of the result
By the early 1920s, the Labour Party was making significant progress in Glamorgan, capturing the majority of the parliamentary constituencies. This was reflected in the county council elections of 1919, when Labour with 40 out of 66 councillors and 11 of the 22 aldermen secured a majority on the County Council for the first time.[1] In 1922 it suffered a minor setback, causing the Western Mail to gleefully report that the party had been "routed once again" owing to a number of individual losses.[2] However, Labour still had a commanding majority following the election.[1]
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes but some wards were given different names to those used in 1919. Garw Valley ward was known in 1922 as Pontycymmer and the Llantrisant ward as Pontyclun. Margam ward appears to have been divided into two, named Port Talbot East and Port Talbot West.
Candidates
At least 32 candidates were returned unopposed.[3]
A number of retiring aldermen sought re-election. W.H. Davies (Lib, Cilfynydd), Hopkin Morgan (Lib, Neath North) and the Rev William Saunders (Lab, Garw Valley) were returned unopposed.
Contested elections
At least 32 councillors were returned unopposed. Most of the contested elections featured a Labour candidate facing one opponent, whether Conservative, Liberal or Independent. In the Ogmore Valley ward an unusual situation arose where two Labour candidates faced each other, with the railwaymen opposing the nominated candidate of the SWMF
Outcome
In contrast to the 1919 election, Labour suffered a minor setback at the election with a net loss of four seats. Several of these were high-profile contests. At Bargoed, Walter Lewis failed to hold the seat recently vacated by Morgan Jones when he was elected MP for Caerphilly. At Mountain Ash, the wartime pacifist Emrys Hughes failed to dislodge the sitting Liberal councillor while prominent miners' leaders Meth Jones and Ted Williams fell short at Port Talbot and Bridgend respectively.[1] Labour also lost the Gower seat which was a surprise gain three years earlier. Overall, however, Labour was still in the ascendancy.
Results
Aberaman
Aberaman 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Luther Davies** | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aberavon
Aberavon 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward Lewis Hare* | 1,334 | | |
| Ratepayers | Andrew Scott | 1,035 | | |
Majority | 299 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Abercynon
Abercynon 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr J. Llewelyn Morris* | 2,410 | | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Emrys Hughes | 1,723 | | |
Majority | 687 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aberdare Town
Aberdare Town 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frederick William Mander* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Bargoed
Walter Lewis failed to hold the seat previously held by Morgan Jones MP.
Bargoed 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dr B.H.E. McCrae | 998 | | |
| Labour | Walter Lewis | 913 | | |
Majority | 85 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barry 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J.C. Finch* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Barry Dock
Barry Dock 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | W.M. Davies* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Blaengwawr
Blaengwawr 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Gwilym Alexander Treharne* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Bridgend
Bridgend 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D Llewellyn Powell | 1,863 | | |
| Labour | Ted Williams | 527 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M.G. Roberts | 1,791 | | |
| Labour | Joseph Branch* | 1,342 | | |
Majority | 449 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cadoxton 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J.R. Llewellyn* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Caerphilly
Caerphilly 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Edwards* | 1,736 | | |
| Labour | Evan Phillips | 1,250 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cilfynydd
Cilfynydd 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Roberts Davies** | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Coedffranc
Coedffranc 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr W.D. Lewis Jones* | 1,232 | | |
| Independent | W. Phillip Jenkins | 1,230 | | |
Majority | 2 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coity
Coity 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.A. Howell* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cowbridge
Cowbridge 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colonel H.R. Homfray* | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cwm Aber
Cwm Aber 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hubert Jenkins** | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cwmavon
Cwmavon 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Jones Edwards* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Morgan Williams held the seat he had represented for twenty years without opposition.
Cymmer 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Morgan Williams* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Dinas Powys 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Claude D. Thompson* | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dulais Valley 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Davies* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ferndale 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jabez Davies* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gadlys
Gadlys 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T. Marchant Harries | 1,584 | | |
| Labour | Idwal Thomas* | 590 | | |
Majority | 994 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Glyncorrwg 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom John | 1,458 | | |
| Independent | Dr Henry Davies* | 1,044 | | |
Majority | 414 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Gower 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Fredrick William Davies | 1,214 | | |
| Labour | Charles Bevan* | 1,085 | | |
Majority | 209 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hengoed
Hengoed 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edward Richards* | 1,757 | | |
| Labour | Elwyn T. Morgan | 792 | | |
Majority | 965 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Hopkinstown
Hopkinstown 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Tristram* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kibbor 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Lewis** | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llandaff 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lewis Lougher | Unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Llandeilo Talybont
Llandeilo Talybont 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Geoffrey Williams* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanfabon
Llanfabon 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Phillips | 1,009 | | |
| Independent | H.E. Morgan-Lindsay* | 910 | | |
Majority | 99 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llwydcoed
Llwydcoed 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Morgan Llewellyn* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llwynypia and Clydach 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Evans** | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Loughor 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas J. Thomas | 1,108 | | |
| Labour | W.M. Moses** | 850 | | |
| Independent | Albert Harding* | 568 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Evans* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maesteg, East and West
Maesteg East and West 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas E. Hopkins | 1,457 | | |
| Labour | George John* | 1,295 | | |
Majority | 162 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Mountain Ash
The ward was known as Duffryn in 1922.
Mountain Ash 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lord Aberdare | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Neath (North) 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Hopkin Morgan** | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Newcastle 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E.H. Mole* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ogmore Valley
Ogmore Valley 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David J. Thomas | 1,395 | | |
| Labour | Thomas A. Job | 1,392 | | |
Majority | 3 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Penarth North
Penarth North 1904 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rev E.S. Roberts | 387 | | |
| Liberal | Jenkin Llewellyn | 385 | | |
Majority | 2 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Penarth South
Penarth South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Frederick Henry Jotham | unopposed | | |
Penrhiwceiber
Penrhiwceiber 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr. Ben Phillips-Jones* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pentre 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Alfred Thomas* | 1,366 | | |
| Labour | J.T. Rees | 1,198 | | |
Majority | 168 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pontardawe 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Daniel Davies* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontyclun
Pontyclun 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Jenkins* | 1,718 | | |
| Labour | D. Harris | 623 | | |
Majority | 1,095 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Port Talbot East
The ward was known as Margam North and Central in 1922.
Port Talbot East 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Port Talbot West
The ward was known as Margam West in 1922.
Port Talbot West 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ratepayers | William Arthur Davies | 1,311 | | |
| Labour | Meth Jones | 672 | | |
Majority | 639 | | |
| Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |
Porthcawl
Porthcawl 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Coalition Unionist | Sir T.G. Jones* | 1,338 | | |
| Labour | Jenkin Jones | 899 | | |
Majority | 429 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
No nominations were received for this ward where William Hammond (Lab) was the retiring member.[4]
Pontycymmer
The sitting councillor, Jonathan Maddocks (Ind) withdrew, allowing the retiring Labour alderman to be returned unopposed.[4]
Pontycymmer 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rev William Saunders** | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontypridd 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fleming | 602 | | |
| Liberal | James Roberts* | 398 | | |
| Conservative | H.M. Gregory | 383 | | |
Majority | 204 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Penygraig 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nefydd Thomas | Unopposed |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Porth
Porth 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Evans* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Swansea Valley
Swansea Valley 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D.T. Williams* | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Progressive | Swing | | |
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Arthur Jones* | 1,496 | | |
| Independent | Morgan Lloyd Griffiths | 882 | | |
| Independent | Levi Morgan | 191 | | |
Majority | 614 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Trealaw
Trealaw 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Enoch Treharne | Unopposed |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Treforest 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J.P. Rees** | 1,592 | | |
| Labour | W.H. May* | 828 | | |
Majority | 624 | | |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Treherbert 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Enoch Davies** | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Treorchy
Thomas Jones, Co-operative stores manager, was returned unopposed.
Treorchy 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Tylorstown
Tylorstown 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr T.H. Morris* | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Vale of Neath
Vale of Neath 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.H. Jones | 2,381 | | |
| Labour | John Davies | 1,571 | | |
Majority | 810 | | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Ynyshir 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Dalling* | 996 | | |
| Independent Labour | William Thomas | 985 | | |
| Liberal | D. Lewis Daniel | 715 | | |
Majority | 11 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ystalyfera
D.W. Davies regained the seat he lost three years previously.
Ystalyfera 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.W. Davies | 1,527 | | |
| Labour | Daniel T. Jones* | 1,153 | | |
Majority | 374 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ystrad 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr W.E. Thomas | Unopposed |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Election of Aldermen
In addition to the elected councillors the County Council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1922 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, which were filled at the annual meeting by re-electing all eleven retiring aldermen.[5]
- Thomas Luther Davies (Lib, Aberaman)
- William Roberts Davies (Lib, Cilfynydd)
- Hubert Jenkins (Lab, Cwm Aber)
- Henry Lewis (Con, Kibbor)
- Hopkin Morgan (Lib, Neath)
- Rev William Saunders (Lab, Garw Valley)
- David Thomas Williams (Lab, Swansea Valley)
- Enoch Davies (Lib, Rhondda)
- James Evans (Lib, Rhondda)
- Morgan Williams (Lib, Rhondda)
- James Norris (Lab, Rhondda)
By-elections
Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.
Aberaman by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cwm Aber by-election
Rev D.M. Jones, who stood down in favour of Alderman Hubert Jenkins, was returned unopposed.
Cwm Aber by-election 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rev David M. Jones | 1,884 | | |
| Independent | E.S. Williams | 1,436 | | |
Majority | 448 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cilfynydd by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cymmer by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Garw Valley by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Kibbor by-election
H. Spence Thomas, who stood down in favour of Alderman Henry Lewis, was returned unopposed.
Kibbor by-election 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | H. Spence Thomas | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llwynypia by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Neath North by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Rhondda by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Swansea Valley by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Treherbert by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Notes
- ^ This result can be assumed from previous and subsequent results, and reports from council meetings.
References
- ^ a b c "Glamorgan. Labour Party's Net Loss of Four Seats". Western Mail. 10 March 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Labour Routed Again. Glamorgan Council Elections". Western Mail. 9 March 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "County Council Elections. Further Nominations for Glamorgan". Western Mail. 1 March 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b "County Council Elections. Further Contests in Glamorgan". Western Mail. 2 March 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Ald. William Llewellyn Chosen for Glamorgan". Western Mail. 17 March 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
Bibliography
- Williams, Chris (1996). Democratic Rhondda: Politics and society 1885-1951. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
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