1892 Cardiff County Borough Council election

Local election in Cardiff, Wales April 2022 The 1892 Cardiff County Borough Council election was held on Tuesday 2 November 1892 to elect councillors to Cardiff County Borough Council in Cardiff, Wales. These were the fourth all-Cardiff elections since the creation of the county borough. The previous elections were in November 1891 and the next elections were in November 1893. The Liberal Party remained the largest party after the election, but with reduced numbers. Background Cardiff had become a county borough in April 1889. The council consisted of 30 councillors who were elected by the town's voters and ten aldermen who were elected by the councillors.B. W. Row, F. G. Squire Cardiff 1889-1974 - The Story of the County Borough 1974 14–16 The Corporation of Cardiff, City Hall, Cardiff Elections took place every November. Not all council seats were included in each contest, because the three councillors in each ward stood down for election in three-yearly rotation. Ten councillor seats were up for public election in November 1892. Overview of the result Contests took place in eight of the ten electoral wards. The candidates in the Central and South wards were re-elected unopposed.Municipal Elections - Cardiff - Defeat of the Labour Party - Conservative Gains https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4325112/4325117 The Western Mail 5 2 November 1892 Welsh Newspapers Online The Western Mail described the 58% turnout as making the election "the most uneventful on record in the history of the town" with interest in Cardiff elections "fallen off marvellously".Municipal Elections https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4325112/4325116 The Western Mail 4 2 November 1892 Welsh Newspapers Online The Progressive Labour candidates took some votes away from the sitting Liberal candidates, except for the Cathays ward where the Liberals put their support behind the Labour nominee. As a result of the election, the Liberal Party lost three seats, two of which were gained by the Conservatives and one by Labour candidates. The Liberals remained the largest party on the council, with 23 seats. the Conservatives had 14 seats and Labour members held two. A vacancy remained in the Cathays ward, due to the death of a Liberal councillor, Peter Price. Ward results Adamsdown Adamsdown ward 1892 Liberal Party (UK) Benjamin John 396 59.5 Labour John Ings 259 38.9 Liberal Party (UK) The retiring Liberal councillor, Philip Morel, chose not to re-stand. Turnout was lowest in the Adamsdown ward, at only 39%. Canton Canton ward 1892 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Gerhold 533 42.7 Liberal Party (UK) Mr Symonds * 422 33.8 Labour Mr Chasey 284 22.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) In Canton there was a marked battle between the retiring Liberal councillor, from the Cardiff Master Builders Association; and the Labour candidate, who represented the workmen's strike committee. Cathays Cathays ward 1892 Liberal-Labour (UK) William S. Crossman * 660 57.9 Conservative Party (UK) Dr Morgan Williams 475 41.7 Liberal-Labour (UK) Central Central ward 1892 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hughes * Conservative Party (UK) Grangetown Grangetown ward 1892 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Johnston 531 55.0 Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Mildon * 431 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Park Park ward 1892 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Hurry Riches * 748 60.6 Labour John Richards 486 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) Riverside Riverside ward 1892 Liberal Party (UK) Noah Rees * 658 53.1 Conservative Party (UK) George Beynon Harris 581 46.9 Liberal Party (UK) +1.8 Roath Roath ward 1892 Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Ramsdale 572 63.0 Labour Tom Taylor 328 36.1 Liberal Party (UK) South South ward 1892 Conservative Party (UK) James Tucker * Conservative Party (UK) Splott Splott ward 1892 Liberal Party (UK) E. W. Shackell * 353 55.3 Labour Richard Davies 279 43.7 Liberal Party (UK) References collapsed collapsed Cardiff Category:Council elections in Cardiff Category:19th century in Cardiff