1934 Glamorgan County Council election


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.

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. Their victory in the rural Cowbridge ward reflected their domination of county politics.

Results

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Cwm Aber

[Gower]

[Llwynypia]

Ogmore Valley

Port Talbot East

Swansea Valley

[Ynyshir]

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.
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
  • William Bowen
  • David Daniel Davies
  • Rose Davies
  • John Evans
  • Johnson Dicks
  • E.H. Fleming
  • William Jenkins
  • Caradoc Jones
  • David Lewis
  • John Thomas
  • Rev D.H. Williams

By-elections

Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.

Maesteg by-election

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 comfortably held the seat by an unexpectedly large majority.