:1889 Montgomeryshire County Council election
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The first elections to the Montgomeryshire County Council were held in January 1889. 22 Liberals and 18 Conservatives were elected.{{cite news|title=Montgomeryshire County Council|url=http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3311296/ART82|accessdate=4 December 2013|newspaper=The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard|date=25 January 1889}} This source contains results from the southern part of the county.
Results
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=Cemmaes=
{{Election box begin | title = Cemmaes ward }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = David Evans
|votes = 147
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Edward Hughes
|votes = 126
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 21
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=Darowen=
{{Election box begin | title = Darowen ward}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Evan Hughes Cilywenlian
|votes = 112
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Evans
|votes = 93
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Owen
|votes = 37
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 19
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=Llanbrynmair=
{{Election box begin | title = Llanbrynmair ward}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. L. Smith
|votes = 139
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. P. Howell{{cite news |title=County Council election addresses - A. P. Howell |url=https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3345153/3345157/34 |access-date=3 February 2022 |work=The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard |date=23 November 1888}}
|votes = 81
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 58
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=Llanidloes Borough=
{{Election box begin | title = Llanidloes Borough ward}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Jenkins
|votes = 305
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Thomas
|votes = 290
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Evan Williams
|votes = 161
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Kitto
|votes = 148
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=Llanidloes Parish=
{{Election box begin | title = Llanidloes Parish ward}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Henry Williams
|votes = 143
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Evan Powell
|votes = 62
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 81
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=Machynlleth=
{{Election box begin | title = Machynlleth ward }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Vane-Tempest
|votes = 221
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Rowlands
|votes = 150
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 71
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{{Election box end}}
=Newtown=
{{Election box begin | title = Newtown ward }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Parry Jones
|votes = 650
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Woosnam
|votes = 592
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Lloyd
|votes = 581
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Hugh Lewis
|votes = 562
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Conservative
|candidate = Pryce Pryce-Jones
|votes = 556
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Conservative
|candidate = Edward Pryce-Jones
|votes = 506
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Conservative
|candidate = Edward Powell
|votes = 388
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Conservative
|candidate = A. D. Dawson
|votes = 376
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=Uwchygarreg=
{{Election box begin | title = Uwchygarreg ward}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Davies
|votes = 96
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. E. Gilbertson Pritchard
|votes = 39
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 57
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{{Election box end}}
=Welshpool=
{{Election box begin | title = Welshpool ward}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Herbert, Lord Powis
|votes = 749
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Richards
|votes = 705
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cpt. Mytton
|votes = 637
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Abraham Howell
|votes = 500
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = David Bebb
|votes = 436
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Jones
|votes = 400
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite journal|last=Morgan|first=Kenneth O.| authorlink = Kenneth O. Morgan |title=Cardiganshire Politics: The Liberal Ascendancy 1885-1923|journal=Ceredigion|year=1967|volume=5|issue=4|pages=311–346|url=http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewobject/llgc-id:1094650/article/000025743}}
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