1894 Ystradyfodwg Urban District Council election

The 1894 Ystradyfodwg Urban District Council election was held in December 1894 and was the first election to the district council of Ystradyfodwg in the Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan, Wales.[1][2] Three members were elected from each ward making a total of fifteen members on the authority. It was followed by the 1896 election.

Ystradyfodwg Urban District Council was renamed Rhondda Urban District Council in 1897.

Aggregate results
Ystradyfodwg Urban District Council election, 1894
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal 7
  Conservative 5
  Independent Labour 2
  Independent 1

Ward No.1
Ward No.1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan Llewellyn 720
Liberal William Morgan 637
Liberal William Jones 593

Ward No.2
Ward No.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jenkins 957
Conservative Rev William Lewis 855
Liberal William Thomas 723

Ward No.3
Ward No.3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Thomas 652
Liberal Rhys S. Griffiths 574
Labour Ebenezer Davies 533

Ward No.4
Ward No.4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Griffiths 1,108
Conservative John D. Williams 907
Conservative L.P. Griffiths 771

Ward No.5
Ward No.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
W.H. Mathias 1,003
Labour Daniel Evans 927
Liberal Morris Morris 757

References
  1. "The Parish Councils - Further Returns of the Elections". Evening Express. 19 December 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. "The New Councils - Urban District Councils - Glamorganshire". Evening Express. 21 December 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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