1896 Aberdare Urban District Council election information
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). At this time, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis.
In contrast to the inaugural contest, the election of 1896 created little excitement, with three of the five seats being uncontested.[1] Of the two contested sets, it was the Gadlys Ward that attracted most coverage in the local press.[2] The election provides evidence of the way in which the nonconformist middle-classes of Aberdare, closely allied to the Liberal Party were increasingly dominating the public life of what was an important political centre in Wales.[citation needed][3] At this time, also the working classes were beginning to become organised through the miners' union and, to a lesser extent, the Independent Labour Party.[4]
The election is interesting and relevant because it demonstrates the nature of social interaction between the middle- and working-classes in the industrial south Wales of the 1890s. It was a time of industrial disputes and conflicts but also of concern about lack of educational opportunities for working-class children and the state of housing. It would appear that the miners and other workmen, once a set of middle-class councillors had been elected, were willing to allow those members to represent the community.[5]
(*) denotes sitting member
^"Aberdare Council Elections". Merthyr Times. 2 April 1896. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^"Aberdare Urban District Council Elections". Merthyr Times. 26 March 1896. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
The AberdareUrbanDistrictCouncil was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation...
Example of Aberdare". Welsh History Review. 14 (3): 399–416. Retrieved 24 October 2013. 1894 Ystradyfodwg UrbanDistrictCouncilelection1896 Ystradyfodwg...
(editorial)". Aberdare Times. 8 December 1888. Retrieved 13 February 2014. "The County CouncilElection. Grand Demonstration". Aberdare Times. 26 January...
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"The Elections". Aberdare Times. 22 December 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2013. "Mountain Ash CouncilElection". Merthyr Times. 19 March 1896. p. 8...
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