1919 Glamorgan County Council election

The tenth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1919.

In this first post-war election a significant advance was made by the Labour Party, which captured a number of seats, and established a comfortable majority on the Council for the first time.

The extension of the Swansea Borough boundary caused the disappearance of the Llansamlet, Morriston, Sketty, and Oystermouth divisions which were no longer part of the county.

[6] Lord Aberdare was initially nominated but withdrew, allowing retiring alderman William Jones to be returned unopposed.

[7] The Liberal candidate had sought to withdraw before polling day but missed the deadline and his name was therefore included on the ballot.

[7] The sitting member, David Charles Evans, licensed victualler, withdrew, allowing the Labour candidate to be returned unopposed.

John Lowden, who had held the seat for fifteen years and had stood down in favour of D.H. Williams at the recent election, was defeated by a Labour candidate.

[9] The successful candidate, John Tristram, was an engine driver on the Taff Vale Railway and the local secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen.

[12] Edward Lowther, general manager of the Port Talbot Railway and Docks company chosen as joint Conservative and Liberal candidate defeated Thomas Griffiths (Lab).