Aberdare Urban District Council election, 1899

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). At this time, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis.

An election was held in April 1899.^[1] It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1900 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1896 election came to and those elected were to serve until 1902.

(*) denotes sitting member

Results

Aberaman Ward

Aberaman Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Bucknell	481
		James Ray	302
		John Williams	257
		John Reardon	213
		Josiah Hawk	53

Blaengwawr Ward

Blaengwawr Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Howell*	unopposed

Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W.T. Morgan	846
		Griffith George*	362

Llwydcoed Ward

Llwydcoed Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Owen Harries*	unopposed

Town Ward

Town Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Lewis Noah Williams*	unopposed

References

1. "Aberdar". Tarian y Gweithiwr. 7 April 1899. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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