title: 1889 Swansea County Borough Council election
text: # 1889 Swansea County Borough Council election
  
  The first election to Swansea County Borough Council took place in 1889. It was followed by the 1890 election. 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.
  
  Almost all candidates expressed no party affiliation, fighting the contest on local issues.
  
  ## Ward Results
  
  ### Alexandra (two seats)
  
  Alexandra 1889 :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Abram Francis | 505 |
  | John Griffiths | 328 |
  | Thomas Jones | 312 |
  | George Thomas King | 56 |
  
  ### Brynmelin (one seat)
  
  Brynmelin 1889 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Home Ruler | Gwilym Morgan | 406 |
  | | Charles Davies | 390 |
  | | Philips Jenkins | 194 |
  
  ### Castle (two seats)
  
  Castle 1889 :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Albert Mason | 290 |
  | Frederick Bradford | 273 |
  | Lawrence Tulloch | 168 |
  | William Bondfield Westlake | 159 |
  
  ### East (one seat)
  
  East 1889 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | Stephen Lloyd Francis | 680 | | |
  | | | Roger Thomas | 480 | | |
  
  ### Ffynone (two seats)
  
  Ffynone 1889 :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Morgan Tutton | 470 |
  | John Viner Leeder | 436 |
  | Thomas T. Pascoe | 417 |
  | Richard White Beor | 19 |
  
  ### Landore (two seats)
  
  Landore 1889 :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | James Naysmith | 489 |
  | William Williams | 425 |
  | James Howell | 404 |
  | Benjamin Roberts | 275 |
  
  ### Morriston (two seats)
  
  Morriston 1889 :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | David Harris | 526 |
  | Edward Thomas | 449 |
  | Edward Rice Morgan | 430 |
  | Morgan Hussey | 172 |
  
  ### St Helen's (two seats)
  
  St Helen's 1889 :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | William Pike | 567 |
  | James Matthew Mayne | 407 |
  | Richard White Beor | 131 |
  
  ### St John's (three seats)
  
  St John's 1889 :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Herbert Monger | 648 |
  | Edward Rice Daniel | 557 |
  | James Howell | 484 |
  | John Griffiths | 420 |
  
  ### Victoria (one seat)
  
  Victoria 1889 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | | William Usher | 309 |
  | Conservative | T.P. Martin | 248 |
  | Gladstonian Lib | Stephen Prust Willis | 239 |
  
  ## Election of Aldermen
  
  Seven aldermen were elected at the annual meeting of the Council held on 9 November. An attempt was made to ensure that aldermen from particular wards were elected but this was ruled out of order. The following aldermen were elected for a term of six years.
  
  * Mason 27
  * Martin 26
  * Monger 23
  * Chapman 23
  * Richards 23
  * Pike 19
  * Rocke 18
  