1908 Aberdare Urban District Council election

1908 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 1908. It was preceded by the 1907 election and followed by the 1909 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1905 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1911. There were contested elections in two of the five wards.The Elections. http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3577746/ART69 14 July 2014 Aberdare Leader 11 April 1908 (*) denotes sitting member Results by ward Aberaman Ward Aberaman Ward 1908 Labour Party (UK) John Davies* unopposed Blaengwawr Ward Blaengwawr Ward 1908 Labour Party (UK) Tom Bowen 926 John Howell* 645 Gadlys Ward Gadlys Ward 1908 W.T. Morgan* 836 F. Brough 460 Llwydcoed Ward Llwydcoed Ward 1908 M.J. Harries* unopposed Town Ward Town Ward 1908 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 collapsed 1908 Category:1908 Welsh local elections