An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1937. It was preceded by the 1934 election. Due to the Second World War no elections were held in 1940 and 1943 therefore the 1937 election was followed by the 1946 election.
Contents
- Overview of the result
- Boundary changes
- Unopposed returns
- Contested elections
- Retiring aldermen
- Summary of results
- Ammanford No1
- Ammanford No2
- Burry Port
- Llanelly Division1
- Llanelly Division 2
- Llanelly Division 3
- Llanelly Division 4
- Llanelly Division 5
- Llanelly Division 6
- Llanelly Division 7
- Llanelly Division 8
- Llanelly Division 9
- Pembrey
- Pontyberem
- Trimsaran
- Election of aldermen
- References
Overview of the result
As in all previous inter-war elections, the Independent group won a majority of the seats and this majority was bolstered by holding the majority of the aldermanic seats also. By 1937 the Labour Party held almost all the seats in the industrial eastern part of the county.
Boundary changes
There were a number of boundary changes at this election. In Carmarthen town the boundaries were redrawn, reducing the number of wards from four to three. In Llanelli, in contrast, the number of wards were increased from eight to nine following a similar process. An additional ward was also created in Ammanford and new wards at Pontyberem and Trimsaran.
Other wards were renamed or had their boundaries slightly altered.
Unopposed returns
Around half the wards were uncontested, mainly in the rural areas.
Contested elections
A similar number of contests took place compared with 1934. This included contests in rural areas between rival Independent candidates.
Retiring aldermen
The aldermen who retired at the election were as follows:
Summary of results
This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections. As noted, there was ambiguity in some cases over the party affiliation.
This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 53 councillors were elected.
Ammanford No.1
Boundary Change.
Ammanford No.2
Boundary Change.
Burry Port
Boundary Change.
Llanelly Division.1
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 2
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 3
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 4
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 5
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 6
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 7
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 8
Boundary Change
Llanelly Division 9
Boundary Change
Pembrey
Boundary Change
Pontyberem
Boundary Change
Trimsaran
Boundary Change
Election of aldermen
In addition to the 53 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections the following nine aldermen were elected (with the number of votes in each case).