Aberdare Urban District Council election, 1903

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 1903.^[1] It was preceded by the 1902 election and followed by the 1904 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1900 election came to and those elected were to serve until 1906.

The election was notable for the breakthrough made by the Labour Party.

(*) denotes sitting member

Results

Aberaman Ward

Aberaman Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Rees	1,013	65.9
	Liberal	Rev Thomas Humphreys*	525	34.1

Blaengwawr Ward

Blaengwawr Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jackson Thomas	816	62.2
	Liberal	David Price Davies*	495	37.8

Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Thomas Lewis*	774	61.3
		A.S. Pleace	489	38.7

Llwydcoed Ward

Llwydcoed Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John William Evans*	unopposed

Town Ward

Town Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	R.L. Berry	749	72.7
		D. Richards	281	27.3

References

↑ "Etholiadau Cyngor Dosbarthol". Tarian y Gweithiwr. 9 April 1903. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

Bibliography

Jones, Ieuan Gwynedd (1981). Explorations & Explanations. Essays in the Social History of Victorian Wales. Llandysul: Gomer. ISBN 0 85088 644 9.
Jones, Ieuan Gwynedd (1987). Communities. Essays in the Social History of Victorian Wales. Llandysul: Gomer. ISBN 0 86383 223 7.
Morgan, Kenneth O (1991). Wales in British Politics 1868-1922. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0708311245.
Parry, Jon (1989). "Labour Leaders and Local Politics 1888-1902: The Example of Aberdare". Welsh History Review 14 (3): 399–416. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

Council elections in the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan

Bridgend County Borough Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012

Mid Glamorgan County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

Cynon Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Ogwr Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Rhondda Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Rhymney Valley District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Taff-Ely Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished

Glamorgan County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

Aberdare Urban District Council	1894 1896 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Abolished

Ogmore and Garw Urban District Council	1894 Abolished

Rhondda Urban District Council	1894 Abolished

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