Aberdare Urban District Council election, 1907

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.

An election was held in March 1907.^[1] It was preceded by the 1906 election and followed by the 1908 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1904 election came to and those elected were to serve until 1910.

(*) denotes sitting member

Results

Aberaman Ward (two seats)

Aberaman Ward 11907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edmund Mills Hann*	unopposed
	Labour	Illtyd Hopkins	unopposed

Blaengwawr Ward (two seats)

Blaengwawr Ward 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Davies*	793
	Labour	E. Stonelake*	578
		T. Jones	477
		M. Parr	407

Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Lewis	793
		D. Tyssul Davies	697
		Rev J. Morgan Jones*	599

Llwydcoed Ward (two seats)

Llwydcoed Ward 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rees Llewellyn*	1,034
		T. Walter Williams*	795
		D. Jenkins	456

Town Ward (two seats)

Town Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edward Morgan*	1,104
		David Price Davies*	747
	Labour	Williams	459

References

1. "District Council Election". Aberdare Leader. 23 March 1907. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

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