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

Fochriw Ward

Fochriw Ward 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Edwards* 283
Liberal John Jones* 215
Liberal Rhys Jenkins 175
Liberal Thomas Kinsey 139

Hengoed Ward

Hengoed Ward 1908
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

Pontlottyn Ward 1908
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

Tirphil Ward 1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Hammond* 225
Liberal Rees Davies 220
Labour Joseph Morgan 206
Liberal J. Aurelius* 135

References

  1. ↑ "Gelligaer's New Urban Council. New Body Selected at the Poll". Weekly Mail. 3 October 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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