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.^[1] Initially, the Council had fifteen members, but this was increased to eighteen in 1898. The council was based at Mountain Ash Town Hall.^[2] 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.

Election Results in the 1890s

1894 Election

The inaugural election was held in December 1894.^[3] 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
Party		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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dr Morgan	480
		John Williams	444
		Rev J.F. Williams	289
		Cornelius Williams	106

West Ward

West Ward
Party		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.^[4]

East Ward

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

South Ward

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

West Ward

The only contested election in the West Ward was contested by four Liberals.^[5]

West Ward
	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.^[6] A number of nominated candidates withdrew before the election. Several retiring councillors were defeated.^[7]

Abercynon Ward

Abercynon Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frederick Joseph Williams	324
		Evan Jones	245
		William Evans	221
		Llewelyn Rees Powell	152

Darranlas Ward

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

Duffryn Ward

Duffryn Ward
Party		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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Powell*	291
		Fred Noel Gray	212
		James James	237
		Adam Clark*	217
		Isaac George*	170

Penrhiwceiber Ward

Penrhiwceiber Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Phillips	373
		William Lewis	275
		Thomas Bevan	269
		Thomas Jones*	214
		William James*	173

Ynysybwl Ward

Ynysybwl Ward
Party		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.^[8] In Duffryn Ward the sitting councillor William Litle was nominated but withdrew in favour of Gwilym Jones, a former member defeated in 1898.^[9]

Abercynon Ward

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

Darranlas Ward

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

Duffryn Ward

Duffryn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gwilym Jones	Unopposed

Miskin Ward

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

Penrhiwceiber Ward

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

Ynysybwl Ward

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

1908 Election

There were elections in all four wards.^[10]

Darranlas Ward

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

Duffryn Ward

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

Penrhiwceiber Ward

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

Abercynon Ward

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

References

^ "No. 23204". The London Gazette. 1 January 1867. p. 24.
^ Cadw. "Mountain Ash Town Hall (80903)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "The Elections". Aberdare Times. 22 December 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^ "Mountain Ash Council Election". Merthyr Times. 19 March 1896. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Rural Councils. More Results of the Electing [sic]". Evening Express. 2 April 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "Mountain Ash Urban District Council. Nominations". Glamorgan Free Press. 26 March 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Mountain Ash Urban District Council Election". Pontypridd Chronicle. 8 April 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Mountain Ash". Glamorgan Free Press. 1 April 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "Election of District Councillors". Western Mail. 10 March 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ "The Elections". Aberdare Leader. 11 April 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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[1] "No. 23204". The London Gazette. 1 January 1867. p. 24.

[2] Cadw. "Mountain Ash Town Hall (80903)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[3] "The Elections". Aberdare Times. 22 December 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

[MT_19-3-96-4] "Mountain Ash Council Election". Merthyr Times. 19 March 1896. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[EE_2-4-96-5] "Rural Councils. More Results of the Electing [sic]". Evening Express. 2 April 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[GFP_26-3_98-6] "Mountain Ash Urban District Council. Nominations". Glamorgan Free Press. 26 March 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[PC_8-4-98-7] "Mountain Ash Urban District Council Election". Pontypridd Chronicle. 8 April 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[GFP_1-4-99-8] "Mountain Ash". Glamorgan Free Press. 1 April 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[WM_10-3-99-9] "Election of District Councillors". Western Mail. 10 March 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[AL_11-4-08-10] "The Elections". Aberdare Leader. 11 April 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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v t e Council elections in the administrative county of Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Aberdare Urban District Council	1894 1896 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910
Neath Rural District Council	1894 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 Abolished
Mountain Ash Urban District	1894 1896 1898 1899 1908
Ogmore and Garw Urban District Council	1894 Abolished
Pontypridd Urban District Council	1894 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 Abolished
Rhondda Urban District Council	1894 1896 Abolished

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