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Llandeilo Urban District was an urban district covering the town of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It had its origins in a local government district created in 1859; such local government districts were converted into urban districts in 1894.^[1] It was abolished in 1974 and replaced by Dinefwr.^[2]

Election Results

1898 Election

The five members elected at the head of the poll at the initial elections now stood for re-election. One of their number, Jenkin Jones, stood down so there was no contested election.^[3]

Llandeilo Urban District 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J.W. Nicholas*	Unopposed
		T.F. Powell	Unopposed
		E.A. Robertsr*	Unopposed
		John Thomas*	Unopposed
		T.C. Thomas	Unopposed

1899 Election

Ten candidates contested this election, which was fought on party lines.^[4]

Llandeilo Urban District 1899
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Evan Jones*	217
Liberal	William Hopkin	217
Independent	W. Jones	208
Conservative	J.H. Hughes	190
Independent	D. Stephens*	171
Independent	D. Morgan	166
Independent	D. Williams	150
Liberal	J.W. Jones*	136
Liberal	Thomas Jones*	126
Independent	Joseph Rees	102

1900 Election

Only two sitting members sought re-election and they were returned at the head of the poll.^[5]

Llandeilo Urban District 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W. Griffiths*	267
		T. Hopkins*	266
		D. Morgan	253
		Evan Thomas	207
		H.G. Phillips	196
		G.W. Jenkins	189
		J. Price	138

1901 Election

T.F. Powell, who ran second to Nichols three years earlier. lost his seat having been indisposed in the days before the election.^[6]

Llandeilo Urban District 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J.W. Nicholas*	346
		T.C. Thomas	309
		E.A. Roberts*	293
		Jenkin Jones	290
		John Edwards	211
		T.F. Powell*	207

References

^ Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales. 1895. p. 384. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
^ "Llandeilo Urban District Council Records". 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Llandilo. Elections". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 24 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Llandilo. Urban District Election". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 31 March 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ "Llandilo". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 6 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ "Llandilo". Cambrian. 29 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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[1] Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales. 1895. p. 384. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

[2] "Llandeilo Urban District Council Records". 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[CWR_25-3-98-3] "Llandilo. Elections". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 24 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[CWR_31-3-99-4] "Llandilo. Urban District Election". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 31 March 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[CWR_6-4-00-5] "Llandilo". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 6 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[Camb_29-3-01-6] "Llandilo". Cambrian. 29 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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+'''Llandeilo Urban District''' was an [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]] covering the town of [[Llandeilo]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales. It had its origins in a [[Local board of health|local government district]] created in 1859; such local government districts were converted into urban districts in 1894.<ref>{{cite book |title=Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales |date=1895 |page=384 |url=https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/337746/rec/7 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> It was abolished in 1974 and replaced by [[Dinefwr Borough Council|Dinefwr]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-01-19|title=Llandeilo Urban District Council Records|url=http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=30&coll_id=1637&expand=|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213525/http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=30&coll_id=1637&expand=|archive-date=2015-01-19}}</ref>
 ==Election Results==

v t e Politics of Carmarthenshire, 1835–1974
County Council	Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889–1974
Borough	Carmarthen Borough Council Llandovery Borough Municipal Borough of Llanelly (1894-1913) Kidwelly Borough Council Newcastle Emlyn Borough
Urban Districts	Ammanford Urban District Council (1903-1974) Burry Port Urban District (1903-1974) Cwmamman Urban District (1912-1974) Llandeilo Urban District (1984-1973) Newcastle Emlyn Urban District
Rural Districts	Carmarthen Rural District Llandeilo Rural District Llandovery Rural District (1984-1935) Llanelli Rural District Llanybyther Rural District (1894-1935) Newcastle Emlyn Rural District Whitland Rural District (1894-1935)