1891 Cardiff County Borough Council election

Local election in Cardiff, Wales April 2022 The 1891 Cardiff County Borough Council election was held on Monday 2 November 1891 to elect councillors to Cardiff County Borough Council in Cardiff, Wales. These were the third all-Cardiff elections since the creation of the county borough. The previous elections were in November 1890 and the next elections were in November 1892 The result of the election saw no overall change in composition of the council. Background Cardiff had become a county borough in April 1889. In July 1890 the town's ward boundaries were redrawn, increasing the number of electoral wards from five to ten. On 25 July the General Purposes Committee of the council had redistributed the existing councillors over the ten wards. Not all council seats were included in each contest, because the three councillors in each ward stood down for election in three-yearly rotation.New Municipal Boundaries At Cardiff https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4321647/4321654 The Western Mail 7 6 August 1890 Welsh Newspapers Online Elections normally took place on 1 November each year. Because 1 November 1891 fell on a Sunday, the 1891 elections took place on 2 November. 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 Ten seats were up for election in November 1891. Overview of the result Contests took place in seven of the ten electoral wards, namely Canton, Cathays, Central, Grangetown, Riverside, Roath and South. In three wards - Adamsdown, Park and Splott - the (Liberal) councillors were elected unopposed.The Municipal Elections - Cardiff - Close Fighting https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3983643/3983649 The Western Mail 6 3 November 1891 Welsh Newspapers Online Prior to the election, three of the seven contested seats were held by the Liberal Party and four by the Conservatives. This remained the case after the results were announced. In comparison with 1890, the Liberals had an overall increase in votes of 299, in comparison with 127 for the Conservatives.Municipal Elections - Polling Yesterday - Cardiff https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3721566/3721571 South Wales Daily News 5 3 November 1891 Welsh Newspapers Online The Conservatives concentrated their campaigning in the Central and South wards, though in the South ward the retiring Conservative councillor only won by one vote. Council composition Following these elections, the council's Liberal majority remained, with 26 Liberal members, 13 Conservatives and one Liberal Unionist. Ward results Adamsdown Adamsdown ward 1891 Liberal Party (UK) James Munn Liberal Party (UK) Canton Canton ward 1891 Liberal Party (UK) William Lewis * 592 Conservative Party (UK) R. Worthy Blake 503 Liberal Party (UK) Cathays Cathays ward 1891 Conservative Party (UK) Henry White 569 Liberal Party (UK) Charles Merrett 511 Labour Alfred Good 306 Liberal Party (UK) Central Central ward 1891 Conservative Party (UK) W. Evans 627 Liberal Party (UK) F. H. Jotham * 623 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Grangetown Grangetown ward 1891 Conservative Party (UK) Samuel A. Brain * 544 Liberal-Labour (UK) John Gardner 286 Conservative Party (UK) Fireworks were let off after the result was announced, celebrating Brain's re-election. Park Park ward 1891 Liberal Party (UK) Ebenezer Beavan * Liberal Party (UK) Riverside Riverside ward 1891 Liberal Party (UK) Frank J. Beavan 767 Conservative Party (UK) Dr Morgan Williams 459 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Beavan had previously lost his council seat in the South ward in November 1890. Roath Roath ward 1891 Liberal Party (UK) Augustus Lewis 625 Conservative Party (UK) Mr Waring 510 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South South ward 1891 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Morel * 529 Liberal Party (UK) Dr Alfred Rees 528 Conservative Party (UK) Morel, a ship owner, had been the sitting councillor for six years. There was more than one recount and the results were not announced until 10 p.m. The winning candidate was not present at the count, being ill with pleurisy. Splott Splott ward 1891 Liberal Party (UK) Jacob Comley Liberal Party (UK) * = 'retiring' ward councillor for re-election References collapsed Cardiff Category:Council elections in Cardiff Category:19th century in Cardiff