# Mountain Ash Urban District

Mountain Ash Urban District was a local authority in Mountain Ash, in the Cynon Valley, Glamorgan, Wales. It was created in 1894 as a result of the 1894 Local Government of England and Wales Act. The council replaced the Mountain Ash Local Board of Health which had been established in 1867. Initially, the Council had fifteen members, but this was increased to eighteen in 1898. The council was based at Mountain Ash Town Hall. The urban district was abolished in 1974, becoming part of the borough of Cynon Valley, which was in turn abolished in 1996 to become part of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

## 1894 Election

The inaugural election was held in December 1894. Among those elected were two checkweighers at local collieries, John Powell and John Williams. Williams later served as MP for Gower from 1906 until 1922.

### East Ward

East Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Rees Price | 437 |
| Gwilym Jones | 399 |
| Jabez Long | 381 |
| Morgan Morgan | 355 |
| William Little | 352 |
| John Powell | 317 |
| Henry Eynon | 293 |
| Isaac George | 213 |

### South Ward

South Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Dr Morgan | 480 |
| John Williams | 444 |
| Rev J.F. Williams | 289 |
| Cornelius Williams | 106 |

### West Ward

West Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| J.W. Jones | 770 |
| Evan Morgan | 608 |
| James Davies | 598 |
| Adam Clark | 546 |
| Thomas Edmunds | 542 |
| Thomas Jones | 521 |
| William James | 516 |
| W. Phillips Bowden | 438 |
| D.T. Phillips | 361 |
| William A. Jenkins | 260 |

## 1896 Election

In two of the three wards candidates were returned unopposed.

### East Ward

East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | William Little* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | | John Powell* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### South Ward

South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Rev J.F. Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### West Ward

The only contested election in the West Ward was contested by four Liberals.
West Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Thomas Jones* | 711 |
| Liberal | Isaac George | 615 |
| Liberal | James James | 557 |
| Liberal | Thomas Edmunds* | 556 |

## 1898 Election

Following significant growth in the population of the locality the wards were redrawn for this election and all members were obliged to seek re-election for six new wards, each of which returned three members. A number of nominated candidates withdrew before the election. Several retiring councillors were defeated.

### Abercynon Ward

Abercynon Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Frederick Joseph Williams | 324 |
| Evan Jones | 245 |
| William Evans | 221 |
| Llewelyn Rees Powell | 152 |

### Darranlas Ward

Darranlas Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Evan Morgan* | 317 |
| Thomas Edmunds | 307 |
| Morgan Morgan* | 285 |
| David Williams | 239 |
| Jabez Long* | 190 |
| William Lamburn | 171 |

### Duffryn Ward

Duffryn Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| James Davies* | 324 |
| Rees Price* | 298 |
| William Little* | 269 |
| Gwilym Jones* | 257 |
| William P. Bowden | 185 |
| William Probert | 151 |

### Miskin Ward

Miskin Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| John Powell* | 291 |
| Fred Noel Gray | 212 |
| James James | 237 |
| Adam Clark* | 217 |
| Isaac George* | 170 |

### Penrhiwceiber Ward

Penrhiwceiber Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| William Phillips | 373 |
| William Lewis | 275 |
| Thomas Bevan | 269 |
| Thomas Jones* | 214 |
| William James* | 173 |

### Ynysybwl Ward

Ynysybwl Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Rhys David Morgan* | 451 |
| David Rogers | 323 |
| David William Howell | 276 |
| Gomer Jones | 234 |

## 1899 Election

Only one ward was contested, namely Miskin, where Adam Clark regained a seat he has lost the previous year. In Duffryn Ward the sitting councillor William Litle was nominated but withdrew in favour of Gwilym Jones, a former member defeated in 1898.

### Abercynon Ward

Abercynon Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | William Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Darranlas Ward

Darranlas Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Morgan Morgan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Duffryn Ward

Duffryn Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Gwilym Jones | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Miskin Ward

Miskin Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Adam Clark | 290 | | |
| | | James James* | 189 | | |

### Penrhiwceiber Ward

Penrhiwceiber Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Thomas Bevan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Ynysybwl Ward

Ynysybwl Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | David William Howell* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

## 1908 Election

There were elections in all four wards.

### Darranlas Ward

East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Lamburn | 510 | | |
| | Conservative | Major Morgan | 343 | | |

### Duffryn Ward

East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Griffith Evans | 417 | | |
| | Labour | Richard Parsons* | 381 | | |

### Penrhiwceiber Ward

East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Henry Hall | 506 | | |
| | Liberal | J.P. Davies* | 475 | | |

### Abercynon Ward

East Ward :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | W. Evans | 443 |
| Liberal | W. Fenwick* | 364 |
| Labour | W. Jenkins | 331 |