1904 Aberdare Urban District Council election

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 1904. It was preceded by the 1903 election and followed by the 1905 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1901 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1907.

In line with an increase in the population a number of additional seats had been granted by the County Council.

(*) denotes sitting member

Results

Aberaman Ward (two seats)

Aberaman Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edmund Mills Hann*	1,156
	Labour	Charles B. Stanton	796
		Morgan Powell	565

Blaengwawr Ward (two seats)

Blaengwawr Ward 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Davies	unopposed
	Labour	Edmund Stonelake	unopposed

Gadlys Ward

Gadlys Ward 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rev J. Morgan Jones	688
		William Thomas	487
		W. Harper	480
		A.S. Pleace	290

Llwydcoed Ward (two seats)

Llwydcoed Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rees Llewellyn*	872
		T. Walter Williams	866
		William Williams	238
		Joseph Morgan	177
		James Berry	125

Town Ward (two seats)

Town Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edward Morgan*	933
		David Price Davies	932
		David Phillips	380

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