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The eighteenth election to Cardiganshire County Council took place in April 1949. It was preceded by the 1946 election and followed by the 1952 election.

Candidates[edit]

35 candidates were returned unopposed resulting in fifteen contests which was eight less than in 1946 but consistent with most of the inter-war period.^[1]

Eight aldermen retired, of whom four sought election.

Outcome[edit]

There was very little change as the new council was composed entirely of Independents, apart from the sole Labour councillor who was re-elected unopposed at Aberystwyth. Four other Labour candidates were defeated.^[2]

Results[edit]

Aberaeron[edit]

Aberaeron 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Mary Nesta Poulgrain*	385
	Independent	Evan John Thomas	358
Majority			27
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberbanc[edit]

Aberbanc 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin John Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Aberporth[edit]

Aberporth 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Evan Melinfab Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1[edit]

Aberystwyth Division 1 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John John	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2[edit]

Aberystwyth Division 2 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwendoline Calan Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3[edit]

Aberystwyth Division 3 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Enoch James Morgan*	386
	Labour	James Ian Parkes Boultbee	138
Majority			276
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4[edit]

Aberystwyth Division 4 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Richard Ellis*	529
	Labour	Richard H. Rochell	248
Majority			281
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 5[edit]

Aberystwyth Division 5 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Emlyn Abraham-Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 6[edit]

Aberystwyth Division 6 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwendolen Eluned Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aeron[edit]

Aeron 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Glyn Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Borth[edit]

Borth 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rev J. Bowden Thomas*	510
	Independent	Jesse Matthews	309
Majority			201
	Independent hold		Swing

Bow Street[edit]

Bow Street 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bodin Trevor Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan North[edit]

Cardigan North 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hubert Maxwell Davies+	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan South[edit]

Cardigan South 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R.L. Phillips*	420
	Independent	John Evan Jones	200
Majority			220
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilcennin[edit]

Cilcennin 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cwmrheidol[edit]

Cwmrheidol 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Isaac Richard Howells+	184
	Independent	Gwynn Mason Lewis	143
Majority			41
	Independent hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge[edit]

Devil's Bridge 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev David Lewis Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Felinfach[edit]

Felinfach 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Simon Davies*	409
	Independent	Hext Lewes	304
Majority			105
	Independent hold		Swing

Goginan[edit]

Goginan 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Isaac Richard Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lampeter Borough[edit]

Lampeter Borough 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarth[edit]

Llanarth 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Christmas Evans	317
	Independent	Jenkin Garfield Thomas	202
	Labour	Ada Jessie Emrys-Jones	154
	Independent	David Jones	144
Majority			115
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr[edit]

Llanbadarn Fawr 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Emile Thomas Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi[edit]

Llanddewi Brefi 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Morgan Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandygwydd[edit]

Llandygwydd 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Lloyd Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul North[edit]

Llandysul North 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Griffith Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul South[edit]

Llandysul South 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansysiliogogo[edit]

Llandysiliogogo 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ben Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau[edit]

Llanfair Clydogau 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.O. Morgan	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian[edit]

Llanfarian 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Zadrach Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn[edit]

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Daniel Evans+	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangoedmor[edit]

Llangoedmor 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeitho[edit]

Llangeitho 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Lodwick Herbert+	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangrannog[edit]

Llangrannog 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Richard Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanilar[edit]

Llanilar 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Price Thomas	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd[edit]

Llanrhystyd 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Alban Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn[edit]

Llanllwchaiarn 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Owen Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansantffraed[edit]

Llansantffraed 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Dewi Morgan*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwnen[edit]

Llanwnen 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	William Grey Hughes*	318
	Independent	John Evans	164
Majority			154
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwenog[edit]

Llanwenog 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Meredith Ll. Gwarnant Williams+	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod[edit]

Lledrod 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Owen James Owen*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle[edit]

Nantcwnlle 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Edwardes Rogers Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

New Quay[edit]

New Quay 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Oswald Davies	487
	Independent	John Sidney Davies	235
Majority			252
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn[edit]

Penbryn 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Lloyd Thomas*	316
	Independent	Morgan Lloyd Jenkins	255
Majority			61
	Independent hold		Swing

Strata Florida[edit]

Strata Florida 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Emrys S. Lloyd*	287
	Independent	Joseph Morgan Hughes	275
Majority			12
	Independent hold		Swing

Taliesin[edit]

Taliesin 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Gwilym Caradog Jones	261
	Independent	John Oliver	114
	Independent	John Morgan Davies	106
Majority			155
	Independent hold		Swing

Talybont[edit]

Talybont 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Isaac Richard Jenkins	261
	Independent	David Lewis Edwards*	227
Majority			34
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Trefeurig[edit]

Trefeurig 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Rowland Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron[edit]

Tregaron 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev David Thomas Jones	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur[edit]

Troedyraur 1946
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Edwin Stanley Jones	431
	Labour	Thomas Lewis Morris	305
Majority			126
	Independent hold		Swing

Ysbyty Ystwyth[edit]

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Richard Edwards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Election of Aldermen[edit]

In addition to the 50 councillors the council consisted of 16 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1949 election, there were eight aldermanic vacancies which were filled at the annual meeting.^[3] The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:

J.D. Evans, New Cross
D.L. Herbert, Llangeitho
Meredydd Ll.G. Williams, Llanwenog

In addition, the following four new aldermen were elected:

Emlyn Abraham-Williams, Aberystwyth
D. Alban Davies, Llanrhystud
Simon Davies, Felinfach
D. Lloyd Thomas, Tresaith
Evan Davies, Llechryd

In addition to the three retiring aldermen who were re-elected, Simon Davies had previously served as an alderman from 1928 until 1946.

By-elections[edit]

Seven by-elections were held following the election of aldermen.^[4]

Aberystwyth Division 5 by-election[edit]

Aberystwyth Division 5 by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R.J. Ellis	313
	Independent	Mrs C.A. Middleton	246
	Independent	T.I. Ellis	115
Majority			67
	Independent hold		Swing

Felinfach by-election[edit]

Felinfach by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Thomas Davies	541
	Independent	John Hext Lewes	301
Majority			240
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn by-election[edit]

Llanfihangel y Creuddynh by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David H. Jones	321
	Independent	James Thomas	239
Majority			82
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeitho by-election[edit]

Llangeitho by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Lloyd	474
	Independent	George Harris	149
Majority			325
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangoedmor by-election[edit]

Llangoedmor by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Edward Howard Lloyd	426
	Independent	David Thomas James	182
Majority			244
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhystud by-election[edit]

Llanrhystud by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jenkin Griffiths	284
	Independent	David Charles Morgan	280
Majority			4
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwenog by-election[edit]

Llanwenog by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Donald Gwarnant Williams	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn by-election[edit]

Penbryn by-election 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Morgan Lloyd Jenkins	373
	Independent	David James Davies	225
Majority			148
	Independent hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ "County Council Candidates. Cardiganshire Nominations". Welsh Gazette. 31 March 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ "County Council Elections. Ten Retiring Members Re-Elected". Welsh Gazette. 14 April 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "Cardiganshire County Council. The New Chairman". Welsh Gazette. 21 April 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "County Council By-Elections". Welsh Gazette. 2 June 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[WG_310349_Cards_noms-1] "County Council Candidates. Cardiganshire Nominations". Welsh Gazette. 31 March 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[140449_WG_results-2] "County Council Elections. Ten Retiring Members Re-Elected". Welsh Gazette. 14 April 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[210449_WG_AGM-3] "Cardiganshire County Council. The New Chairman". Welsh Gazette. 21 April 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[020649_by-el_WG-4] "County Council By-Elections". Welsh Gazette. 2 June 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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