1905 Aberdare Urban District Council election

1906 Welsh local government election November 2019 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 April 1905. It was preceded by the 1904 election and followed by the 1906 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1902 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1908. There were contested elections in three of the five wards.Aberdare District Council Elections. Result of the Poll http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3576461/ART7 7 July 2014 Aberdare Leader 8 April 1905 In both the Gadlys and Town wards the sitting members were returned unopposed after the Trades and Labour Council resolved not to run candidates.Forthcoming Local Elections. Trades Council to Contest three Wards Aberdare Leader 18 February 1905 (*) denotes sitting member Results by ward Aberaman Ward Aberaman Ward 1905 Labour Party (UK) John Davies 862 Morgan Powell 601 John Evans 20 261 Blaengwawr Ward Having come within 71 votes of Howell at the 1904 county election, Treharne's supporters had been hopeful of success. Blaengwawr Ward 1905 John Howell* 845 G.A. Treharne 624 Gadlys Ward Gadlys Ward 1905 W.T. Morgan* 874 Llwydcoed Ward Llwydcoed Ward 1905 M.J. Harries 852 Labour Party (UK) John Teague 424 Town Ward Town Ward 1905 Lewis Noah Williams* unopposed References Bibliography Jones Ieuan Gwynedd Explorations & Explanations. Essays in the Social History of Victorian Wales 1981 Gomer Llandysul 0 85088 644 9 Jones Ieuan Gwynedd Communities. Essays in the Social History of Victorian Wales 1987 Gomer Llandysul 0 86383 223 7 uncollapsed 1905 Category:1905 Welsh local elections