1902 Aberdare Urban District Council election

1902 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). At this time, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis. An election was held in April 1902. It was preceded by the 1901 election and followed by the 1903 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1899 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1905. There were contested elections in three of the five wards.Etholiad Cyngor Dosbarthol Aberdar http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3120814/ART13 7 July 2014 Tarian y Gweithiwr 10 April 1902 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115435/http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3120814/ART13 dead (*) denotes sitting member Results by ward Aberaman Ward Aberaman Ward 1902 John Bucknell* 830 J. Davies 683 392 Blaengwawr Ward Blaengwawr Ward 1902 John Howell* unopposed Gadlys Ward Gadlys Ward 1902 W.T. Morgan* 874 Labour Party (UK) Evan Parker 420 454 Llwydcoed Ward Llwydcoed Ward 1902 Owen Harris* unopposed Town Ward Town Ward 1902 Lewis Noah Williams* 841 R.L. Berry 473 368 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 1902 Category:1902 Welsh local elections Category:April 1902 in the United Kingdom