The fourteenth election to Glamorgan County Council, south Wales, took place in March 1931. It was preceded by the 1928 election and followed by the 1934 election.
Labour was defending a secure majority in an election where they faced opposition from the left in the form of the Communist Party, as well as more traditional opponents. The result showed little change from previous years.
There were no boundary changes at this election.
13 candidates were returned unopposed.[1]
Most of the retiring aldermen were returned.
Labour retains its majority.[2] The party won some additional seats, such as Pentre in the Rhondda where T.A. Thomas had held on against several previous Labour challenges.
In the Cymmer ward, David Thomas, who had failed to hold the seat in 1928 after David Watts-Morgan was elected alderman, was successful after the sitting Independent stood down.
The sitting member had been elected as the official Labour candidate in 1928.
W.H. Davies had won the seat in 1919, and was elected alderman. He failed to be re-elected in 1925 and 1928.
The sitting Independent Labour councillor had recently died.
The sitting member, W.A. Howell, switched to contest the Porthcawl ward and Labour won the seat.
In addition to the 66 councillors the council consisted of 22 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1931 election, there were eleven Aldermanic vacancies, and the retiring aldermen were all re-elected.[3]
The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:
Eleven vacancies were caused by the election of aldermen.