| Election Name: | 1901 Carmarthenshire County Council election |
| Country: | Wales |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Majority Seats: | 35 |
| 1Blank: | Councillors |
| 2Blank: | Aldermen |
| 3Blank: | Seats +/– |
| Last Election1: | 51/68 |
| Seats Before1: | 53/68 |
| Seats1: | 54/68 |
| 1Data1: | 39 |
| 2Data1: | 15 |
| 3Data1: | 1 |
| Last Election2: | 15/68 |
| Seats Before2: | 15/68 |
| Seats2: | 12/68 |
| 1Data2: | 10 |
| 2Data2: | 2 |
| 3Data2: | 3 |
| Party3: | Liberal Unionist |
| Last Election3: | 1/68 |
| Seats Before3: | 1/68 |
| Seats3: | 1/68 |
| 1Data3: | 1 |
| 2Data3: | 0 |
| 3Data3: | 0 |
| Last Election4: | 1/68 |
| Seats Before4: | 1/68 |
| Seats4: | 1/68 |
| 1Data4: | 1 |
| 2Data4: | 0 |
| 3Data4: | o |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Election: | Liberal |
The fifth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1901.[1] It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election.
The Liberals retained a strong majority. With a few exceptions, members were returned unopposed.[2]
Only six seats were contested. Eleven of those elected at the first election, and who had served continuously since then, sought re-election.
None of the retiring aldermen sought election as candidates. There was also a vacancy following the death of W.O. Brigstocke, Blaenpant.
An uneventful election saw little change in the political composition of the council. The Liberals gained two seats when their candidates were returned unopposed at Llangeler and in one of the Llanelli wards after Conservative councillors stood down.
At the annual meeting, the six retiring aldermen were supported by the majority of members but there was no unanimity on replacement for Henry Wilkins, who stood down, and W.O. Brigstocke, who had died in office. W.N. Jones polled 26 votes, only three fewer than the eighth candidate, Augustus Brigstocke.[3] However, all eight were Liberals, leaving the Conservatives with only two seats on the aldermanic bench.
Both candidates received the same number of votes so the contest was decided upon the toss of a coin.
It was a reflection of the largely non-political character of the 1901 county election in Carmarthenshire (with the vast majority being elected unopposed) that the political affiliation of the two candidates for this ward was not recorded in the local press.
In addition to the 51 councillors the council consisted of 17 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the elections the following eight aldermen were elected (with the number of votes recorded in each case).
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
In addition, two new aldermen were elected:
One retiring aldermen was not re-elected