Gelligaer Urban District Council election results, 1909-1939
Gelligaer Urban District Council was a local authority in Glamorgan, Wales. It was created in 1908 under the provisions of the 1894 Local Government of England and Wales Act and reflected the population increase in the upper Rhymney Valley. The Council existed until 1973. There were five wards.
The first councillors were elected on 30 September 1908.[1] Most of the first members of the authority had served on the previous Rural District Council.
1908 Gelligaer Urban District council election[edit]
Fochriw Ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Edwards* | 283 | |||
| Liberal | John Jones* | 215 | |||
| Liberal | Rhys Jenkins | 175 | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Kinsey | 139 | |||
Hengoed Ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dr John Richards | 258 | |||
| Conservative | Rev T.J. Jones | 180 | |||
| Liberal | Edward Richards | 163 | |||
| Conservative | Sydney Jones | 139 | |||
| Liberal | W. Coslett Beddoe | 102 | |||
| Gerald W. M'Arthur | 17 | ||||
Pontlottyn Ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ben Hughes | 355 | |||
| Conservative | Rev T. Rees* | 307 | |||
| Liberal | D. Hopkins* | 304 | |||
| Conservative | W.A. Morgan* | 269 | |||
| Liberal | Stephen Evans | 181 | |||
Tirphil Ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Hammond* | 225 | |||
| Liberal | Rees Davies | 220 | |||
| Labour | Joseph Morgan | 206 | |||
| Liberal | J. Aurelius* | 135 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Gelligaer's New Urban Council. New Body Selected at the Poll". Weekly Mail. 3 October 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2021.