The Aberdare Urban District Council was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation, roads and public works generally.

There were five wards, namely Aberaman (also known as No. 5 Ward), Blaengwawr (also known as No. 4 Ward), Gadlys (also known as No. 2 Ward), Llwydcoed (also known as No. 1 Ward), and the Town Ward (also known as No. 3 Ward). Originally, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis, but from 1904 an additional member was granted to each ward, resulting in the election of ten members, out of a total of twenty, every three years. At the intervening election, one member continued to be elected.

1910 Aberdare Urban District Council election

An election was held in April 1910.[1] It was preceded by the 1909 election and followed by the 1911 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1907 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1913.

(*) denotes sitting member

Aberaman Ward (two seats)

Aberaman Ward 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Edmund Mills Hann* 1,226
Labour Illtyd Hopkins* 1,022
Labour Joseph Wigley 644

Blaengwawr Ward (two seats)

Blaengwawr Ward 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Davies* unopposed
Labour E. Stonelake* unopposed
Gadlys Ward 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Lewis* 852
Henry Evans 812
Labour Idwal Thomas 597
Ind. Labour Party Evan Parker 345

Llwydcoed Ward (two seats)

Llwydcoed Ward 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
T. Walter Williams* 1,155
Rees Llewellyn* 1,034
W.T. Harries 244

Town Ward (two seats)

Town Ward 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
A.P. Jones 1,109
David Price Davies* 986
Labour W.T. James 414

1911 Aberdare Urban District Council election

An election was held in April 1911. The retiring members had been elected in 1908. There were contested elections in two of the five wards.[2]

Aberaman Ward 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Davies* Unopposed
Swing

Blaengwawr Ward

Blaengwawr Ward 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Howell 790
Labour Tom Bowen* 592

Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Powell 747
Labour Idwal Thomas 642
Swing

Llwydcoed Ward

Llwydcoed Ward 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  M.J. Harries* Unopposed

Town Ward

Town Ward 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Lewis Noah Williams* Unopposed
Swing

References

  1. ^ "Aberdare District Council". Aberdare Leader. 9 April 1910. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "The Elections". Aberdare Leader. 1 April 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

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