The first municipal election after the conclusion of the Great War saw a number of retiring members opposed by Trades and Labour Council candidates and also Ex-Servicemen.
[2] The second municipal post-war contest was fought on party lines with supporters of the Lloyd George Coalition opposed by Labour candidates.
John Phillips stood with the support of both Liberal and Conservative associations but the contest did not excite much interest, according to the local press.
[8] Labour candidates contested the Western Ward but all three were defeated by the retiring members who once again represented the continuing 'coalition' between the Liberal and Conservative associations.
[9] At the statutory meeting in November, Alfred Fuller-Mills, George Jones and Thomas Williams were elected aldermen, although there was no unanimity.
The position in the Eastern Ward was complicated by the retirement of three aldermen which meant that William Evans lost his seat.
Spurrell, who had previously served an aldermanic term, tied with David Jones who then withdrew in his favour.
At the ensuing by-elections, three candidates nominated by the local coalition were successful, including J.B. Arthur who had stood down at the original election in favour of retiring aldermen.
[18] There was no change in the political complexion of the council as six non-Labour candidates were returned, four of whom were supported by the coalition between the local Conservative and Liberal associations.
[22] The election was said not to have elicited much interest, as the narrow defeat of Labour member Benjamin Charles, who had headed the poll in the Western Ward three years previously, was balanced by S.J.
Holmes, whose aldermanic term was due to expire the following month, resigned from that role and was nominated for the by-election.
The local Labour Association decided 'in the public interest' not to contest the vacancy and Holmes was returned unopposed.
[25] At the statutory meeting in November, Daniel Bartlett, Thomas Lewis and William Davies were appointed aldermen.
[30] The election resulted in no change in the political composition of the Council but two retiring members who had served for many years were defeated.
[34] The election was uneventful as the six retiring members were all returned after a contest, leaving the political composition of the council unchanged.
[36] The election resulted in one Labour gain giving the party seven seats on the council as opposed to seventeen Independents.