The Burry Port Urban District was anurban district covering the town ofBurry Port inCarmarthenshire between 1903 and 1974, when it was absorbed into theDistrict of Llanelli.
The first election was held in May 1903 after Carmarthenshire County Council agreed to establish new urban districts atAmmanford and Burry Port.[1]
John Henry Williams was a chairman of the council.
Until 1949 the council was based at Somerset House, at the corner of Station Road and Parkes Street (which was subsequently occupied by the Royal British Legion). In 1949, the council bought Bryn-y-Môr House (or Brynmor House) at the western end of Carway Street to serve as its headquarters instead. The building had been built around 1900 as a pair of semi-detached houses but had been converted into one house some years before the council purchased it.[2] Following the council's abolition in 1974 the building was converted into the town's library.[3]
Elected: Thos F. Wilkins White, leadworks manager 452; A. A. Lewis, tinplate works manager 362; William M. Howell, solicitor 346; D. Williams, builder 340; E. J. Bowen, tinplate manufacturer 339; E. E. Evans, accountant 334; T. Williams, bar cutter 327; Rev. J. H. Rees (Congregational Minister) 323; William Howell, fitter; 270 D Charles, chemist 256; D. Hughes, colliery manager 238; R. T. Hammond, agent 236; Robert Williams, salesman 227; Thomas Griffith. coal merchant 219; J. R. Griffiths, cashier 214.[1]
Non-elected: William Bevan. brewers agent, 138; Thomas Bevnon, builder, 133; M. I. Davies. draper. 91; Thomas Davies, tailor, 68; Francis J. Evans, shipbroker, 135; Joseph Griffith, smelter. 87; Thomas Hughes, tailor, 147; Phillip Jones, sawyer, 194; Arthur Morgan, manager, 163; Fred. J Morgan, clerk. 193; John Rees, shoemaker, 177; W. B. Roderick, solicitor, 198.[1]
J.H. Williams, a local doctor and future Labour MP for Llanelli was elected as a Progressive at the head of the poll.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | J.H. Williams | 397 | |||
| Progressive | H.J. Brown | 330 | |||
| Progressive | Rev J.H. Rees* | 318 | |||
| Progressive | W. Howell* | 275 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Evans | 245 | |||
| Progressive | R.T. Hammond* | 184 | |||
| Conservative | W.M. Griffiths | 163 | |||
| Progressive | D. Hugh | 157 | |||
| Progressive | E. Evans | 147 | |||
| Progressive | J. Eager | 95 | |||
A.A. Lewis was returned at the head of the poll.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.A. Lewis* | 459 | ||||
| W.T. Edmunds | 368 | ||||
| David Williams* | 335 | ||||
| Mervyn Howell* | 277 | ||||
| Joseph Williams | 268 | ||||
| John Edwards | 231 | ||||
| R. Roberts | 206 | ||||
| David Howell | 157 | ||||
| Philip Eynon | 138 | ||||
| Archibald Badger | 89 | ||||
| William Bevan | 81 | ||||
| Charles Tottenham | 31 | ||||
Elected: R.G. Thomas 529; F.J. Evans 415; R. Roberts 361; *R.T. Hammond 354; J. Leyshon 296.
Non-Elected: J. Rowlands 229; Jophn Edwards 164; Philip Eynon 130.
Source:[6]
Six members were returned due to an occasional vacancy.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Hume Buckley Roderick | 399 | ||||
| John Rowlands | 390 | ||||
| James McDowell | 369 | ||||
| David Evans | 300 | ||||
| Thomas Hughes | 289 | ||||
| Thomas Beynon | 266 | ||||
| Griffith P. Williams | 238 | ||||
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