The first election to Brecknockshire County Council was held in January 1889.[1] It was followed by the 1892 election. The county was divided into numerous single member wards with two or more councillors elected to represent some urban wards.
Overview of the result
Breconshire was the only county in Wales to be captured by the Conservatives.
Ward Results
Battle (one seat)
Battle 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R.D. Cleasby | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 187 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon St David's (one seat)
Brecon St David's 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rev Rees Price | 125 | | |
| Liberal | John Morgan | 118 | | |
Majority | 7 | | |
Turnout | 243 | | |
Registered electors | 274 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon St John's (one seat)
Brecon St John's 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Evans | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 199 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon St Mary (one seat)
Brecon St Mary 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Col. John Morgan | 143 | | |
| Liberal | Lewis Jones | 59 | | |
Majority | 84 | | |
Turnout | 202 | | |
Registered electors | 237 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Brecon Struet (one seat)
Brecon Struet 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Games | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 105 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Brecon Watton (one seat)
Brecon Watton 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Prothero | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 238 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Brynmawr Central (one seat)
Brynmawr Central 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Basil Jayne | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 227 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Brynmawr East (one seat)
Brynmawr East 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Thomas | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 304 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Brynmawr South (one seat)
Brynmawr South 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Hicks | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 241 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Brynmawr West (one seat)
Brynmawr West 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John J. Lyddon | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 243 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Builth (one seat)
Builth 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Davies | 131 | | |
| Liberal | Henry Lloyd | 65 | | |
| Ind. Conservative | M.G. Howell | 16 | | |
Majority | 66 | | |
Turnout | 212 | | |
Registered electors | 234 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor (one seat)
Cefncoed-y-Cymmer / Vaynor 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Unionist | William Thompson Crawshay | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 481 | | |
| Unionist win (new seat) |
Cray (one seat)
Cray 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Owen Price | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 149 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Crickhowell (one seat)
Crickhowell 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E.G. Davies | 161 | | |
| Liberal | Thomas Watkins | 68 | | |
Majority | 93 | | |
Turnout | 229 | | |
Registered electors | 269 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Cwmdu (one seat)
Cwmdu 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Raikes | 83 | | |
| Liberal | F. Evans | 71 | | |
Majority | 12 | | |
Turnout | 154 | | |
Registered electors | 171 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper (one seat)
Gelly and Duffryn or Vaynor Upper 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones | 45 | | |
| Conservative | Walter M. North | 44 | | |
Majority | 1 | | |
Turnout | 89 | | |
Registered electors | 95 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Hay (one seat)
Hay 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | R.T, Griffiths | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 344 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanafan (one seat)
Llanafan 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rev D.A. Griffiths | 126 | | |
| Conservative | William C. Mogg | 51 | | |
Majority | 75 | | |
Turnout | 177 | | |
Registered electors | 189 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llandefalle (one seat)
Llandefalle 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | J. Williams Vaughan | 265 | | |
| Conservative | William Morgan | 61 | | |
Majority | 204 | | |
Turnout | 326 | | |
Registered electors | 189 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly, Rural Eastern (one seat)
Llanelly, Rural Eastern 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Turbeville | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 194 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanelly, Rural Western (one seat)
Llanelly, Rural Western 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lewis Pritchard | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 325 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llangammarch (one seat)
Llangattock (one seat)
Llangynider (one seat)
Llangynider 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | M.P. Jones | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 97 | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Llanspyddid (one seat)
Llanspyddid 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J.W. Morgan | 46 | | |
| Liberal | William S. Miller | 45 | | |
Majority | 1 | | |
Turnout | 91 | | |
Registered electors | 107 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Llanwrthwl (one seat)
Llanwrthwl 1889 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R.L. Lloyd | Unopposed |
Registered electors | 68 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Llanwrtyd (one seat)
References
- ^ "County Council Elections". Western Mail. 18 January 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
Council elections in the preserved county of
PowysPowys County Council | |
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Brecknock Borough Council | - 1889
- 1892
- 1895
- 1898
- 1901
- 1904
- 1907
- 1910
- 1913
- 1919
- 1922
- 1925
- 1928
- 1931
- 1934
- 1937
- 1946
- 1949
- 1952
- 1955
- 1958
- 1961
- 1964
- 1967
- 1970
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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Montgomeryshire District Council | - 1889
- 1892
- 1895
- 1898
- 1901
- 1904
- 1907
- 1910
- 1913
- 1919
- 1922
- 1925
- 1928
- 1931
- 1934
- 1937
- 1946
- 1949
- 1952
- 1955
- 1958
- 1961
- 1964
- 1967
- 1970
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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Radnorshire District Council | - 1889
- 1892
- 1895
- 1898
- 1901
- 1904
- 1907
- 1910
- 1913
- 1919
- 1922
- 1925
- 1928
- 1931
- 1934
- 1937
- 1946
- 1949
- 1952
- 1955
- 1958
- 1961
- 1964
- 1967
- 1970
- 1973
- 1976
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
- 1991
- Abolished
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