Swansea County Borough Council election, 1889

The first election to Swansea County Borough Council took place in 1889. The previous Town Council which had 24 members (18 councillors and 6 aldermen) would now have 40 members (30 councillors and 10 aldermen). An additional 16 members would therefore be elected.

Results

Morriston (two seats)

Morriston 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Harris	526
		Edward Thomas	449
		Edward Rice Morgan	430
		Morgan Hussey	172

Landore (two seats)

Landore 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Naysmith	489
		William Williams	425
		James Howell	404
		Benjamin Roberts	275

St John's (three seats)

St John's 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Herbert Monger	648
		Edward Rice Daniel	557
		James Howell	484
		John Griffiths	420

Brynmelyn (one seat)

Brynmelyn 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gwilym Morgan	406
		Charles Davies	390
		Philips Jenkins	194

Ffynone (two seats)

Ffynone 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Morgan Tutton	470
		John Viner Leeder	436
		Thomas T. Pascoe	417
		Richard White Beor	19

St Helen's (two seats)

St Helen's 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Pike	567
		James Matthew Mayne	407
		Richard White Beor	131

Victoria (one seat)

Victoria 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Usher	309
		T.P. Martin	248
		Stephen Prust Willis	239

Castle (two seats)

Castle 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Albert Mason	290
		Frederick Bradford	273
		Lawrence Tulloch	168
		William Bondfield Westlake	159

Alexandra (two seats)

Alexandra 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Abram Francis	505
		John Griffiths	328
		Thomas Jones	312
		George Thomas King	56

East (one seat)

East 1889

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephen Lloyd Francis	680
		Roger Thomas	480