Mountain Ash Urban District was a

local authority Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

Mountain Ash Mountain ash may refer to: * ''Eucalyptus regnans'', the tallest of all flowering plants, native to Australia * Mountain-ashes or rowans, varieties of trees and shrubs in the genus ''Sorbus'' See also * Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf Mounta ...

, in the

Cynon Valley Cynon Valley () is a former coal mining valley in Wales. Cynon Valley lies between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley and takes its name from the River Cynon. Aberdare is located in the north of the valley and Mountain Ash is in the south of th ...

, 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

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which had been established in 1867. Initially, the Council had fifteen members, but this was increased to eighteen in 1898. The council was based at

Mountain Ash Town Hall Mountain Ash Town Hall ( cy, Neuadd y Dref Aberpennar) is a municipal structure in Ffrwd Crescent, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Mountain Ash Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed ...

. The urban district was abolished in 1974, becoming part of the borough of

, which was in turn abolished in 1996 to become part of

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vill ...

Election Results in the 1890s

1894 Election

The inaugural election was held in December 1894. 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

South Ward

West Ward

1896 Election

In two of the three wards candidates were returned unopposed.

East Ward

South Ward

West Ward

The only contested election in the West Ward was contested by four Liberals.

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. A number of nominated candidates withdrew before the election. Several retiring councillors were defeated.

Abercynon Ward

Darranlas Ward

Duffryn Ward

Miskin Ward

Penrhiwceiber Ward

Ynysybwl Ward

1899 Election

Only one ward was contested, namely Miskin, where Adam Clark regained a seat he has lost the previous year. In Duffryn Ward the sitting councillor William Litle was nominated but withdrew in favour of Gwilym Jones, a former member defeated in 1898.

Election Results in the 1890s

1894 Election

East Ward

South Ward

West Ward

1896 Election

East Ward

South Ward

West Ward

1898 Election

Abercynon Ward

Darranlas Ward

Duffryn Ward

Miskin Ward

Penrhiwceiber Ward

Ynysybwl Ward

1899 Election

Abercynon Ward

Darranlas Ward

Duffryn Ward

Miskin Ward

Penrhiwceiber Ward

Ynysybwl Ward

1908 Election

Darranlas Ward

Duffryn Ward

Penrhiwceiber Ward

Abercynon Ward

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