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 Aberaman
Aberavon
Abercynon
Aberdare Town
Bargoed
Barry
Barry Dock
Blaengwawr
Bridgend
Briton Ferry
Cadoxton
Caerphilly
Cilfynydd
Coedffranc
Cowbridge
Cwm Aber
Cwmavon
Cymmer
Dinas Powys
Dulais Valley
Ferndale
Gadlys
Glyncorrwg
Gower
Hengoed
Hopkinstown
Kibbor
Llandaff
Llandeilo Talybont
Llanfabon
Llwydcoed
Llwynypia
Loughor
Maesteg, Caerau and Nantyffyllon
Maesteg, East and West
Mountain Ash
Neath (North)
Neath (South)
Newcastle
Ogmore Valley
Penarth North
Penarth South
Pencoed
Penrhiwceiber
Pentre
Pontardawe
Pontyclun
Port Talbot East
Port Talbot West
Porthcawl
Pontlottyn
Pontycymmer
Pontypridd Town
Penygraig
Porth
Swansea Valley
Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch
Trealaw
Treforest
Treherbert
Treorchy
Tylorstown
Vale of Neath
Ynyshir
Ystalyfera
Ystrad
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).
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
Abercynon by-election
Barry by-election
Glyncorrwg by-election
Hopkinstown by-election
Llandeilo Talybont by-election
Llanfabon by-election
Maesteg by-election
Pontardawe by-election
Port Talbot by-election
Tylorstown 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.
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