# 1910–1914 Aberdare Urban District Council elections

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.

## 1910 Aberdare Urban District Council election

An election was held in April 1910. It was preceded by the 1909 election and followed by the 1911 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1907 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1913.
(*) denotes sitting member

### Aberaman Ward (two seats)

Aberaman Ward 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Edmund Mills Hann* | 1,226 |
| Labour | Illtyd Hopkins* | 1,022 |
| Labour | Joseph Wigley | 644 |

### Blaengwawr Ward (two seats)

Blaengwawr Ward 1910 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour | E. Stonelake* | unopposed | | |

### Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Thomas Lewis* | 852 |
| | Henry Evans | 812 |
| Labour | Idwal Thomas | 597 |
| Ind. Labour Party | Evan Parker | 345 |

### Llwydcoed Ward (two seats)

Llwydcoed Ward 1910 :
| Candidate | Votes |
| T. Walter Williams* | 1,155 |
| Rees Llewellyn* | 1,034 |
| W.T. Harries | 244 |

### Town Ward (two seats)

Town Ward 1910 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | A.P. Jones | 1,109 |
| | David Price Davies* | 986 |
| Labour | W.T. James | 414 |

## 1911 Aberdare Urban District Council election

An election was held in April 1911. The retiring members had been elected in 1908. There were contested elections in two of the five wards.

### Aberaman Ward

Aberaman Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | | | Swing | | |

### Blaengwawr Ward

Blaengwawr Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howell | 790 | | |
| | Labour | Tom Bowen* | 592 | | |

### Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1911 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | George Powell | 747 |
| Labour | Idwal Thomas | 642 |
| | | Swing |

### Llwydcoed Ward

Llwydcoed Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | M.J. Harries* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Town Ward

Town Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Lewis Noah Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | | | Swing | | |

## 1912 Aberdare Urban District Council election

Three of the five wards were contested with Labour retaining two seats and the Independents one.

### Aberaman Ward

Aberaman Ward 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Rees* | unopposed | | |

### Blaengwawr Ward

Blaengwawr Ward 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Jackson Thomas* | unopposed | | |

### Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Idwal Thomas | 709 | | |
| | | James H. James* | 537 | | |

### Llwydcoed Ward

Llwydcoed Ward 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | J.O. George | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Town Ward

Town Ward 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | W. Thomas* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

## 1913 Aberdare Urban District Council election

An election was held on 7 April 1913. In Gadlys, Thomas Lewis, recenly elected unopposed to Glamorgan County Council, lost his seat to Labour after Edmund Stonelake, who previously represeneted Blaengwawr, switched wards. Lewis's defeat was attributed not only to a feeling that he could not effectively serve as a county and district councillor but also the fact that he was estranged from many of his fellow members at Ebenezer chapel, who refused to support him.

### Aberaman Ward (two seats)

Aberaman Ward 1913 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Edmund Mills Hann* | 1,333 |
| Labour | Illtyd Hopkins* | 550 |
| Liberal | Philip Rees | 464 |
| Labour | J.T. Norman | 435 |
| Conservative | Henry Davies | 427 |

## 1914 Aberdare Urban District Council election

An election was held in April 1911. The retiring members had been elected in 1908. There were contested elections in two of the five wards.

### Aberaman Ward

Aberaman Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | | | Swing | | |

### Blaengwawr Ward

Blaengwawr Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howell | 790 | | |
| | Labour | Tom Bowen* | 592 | | |

### Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1911 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | George Powell | 747 |
| Labour | Idwal Thomas | 642 |
| | | Swing |

### Llwydcoed Ward

Llwydcoed Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | M.J. Harries* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Town Ward

Town Ward 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Lewis Noah Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | | | Swing | | |

### Blaengwawr Ward (two seats)

Blaengwawr Ward 1913 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Evan Jones | 822 |
| Labour | David Davies* | 632 |
| Labour | D.E. Davies | 630 |

### Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1913 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | E. Ogwen Williams | 709 |
| Labour | Edmund Stonelake* | 649 |
| Liberal | Thomas Lewis* | 584 |

### Llwydcoed Ward (two seats)

Llwydcoed Ward 1913 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. Walter Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent | Rees Llewellyn* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Town Ward (two seats)

Town Ward 1913 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A.P. Jones* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent | David Price Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |