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. Initially, the Council had fifteen members, but this was increased to eighteen in 1898. The council was based at Mountain Ash Town Hall . 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 .
5-504: 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. In two of the three wards candidates were returned unopposed. The only contested election in the West Ward was contested by four Liberals. Following significant growth in the population of
10-430: 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. 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
15-719: Was a Welsh Labour Party politician. Williams was born in Aberaman , and began working at a local coal mine at the age of twelve. Eight years later, he was elected as checkweighman , a post he held for twelve years. He then became a full-time miners' agent for the Western Miners' Association . In this role he was a close associate of William Abraham . A supporter of the Liberal-Labour movement, Williams served on Mountain Ash Urban District Council . In 1898 he
20-556: Was nominated as a candidate for Glamorgan County Council but declined to go to the poll. At the 1906 general election , Williams was first elected as Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Gower in West Glamorgan . He stood as an Independent Liberal candidate and won election despite being opposed by an official Liberal candidate. Upon election he took the Liberal whip and
25-430: Was nominated but withdrew in favour of Gwilym Jones, a former member defeated in 1898. There were elections in all four wards. Abolished 51°41′03″N 3°22′44″W / 51.6841°N 3.3788°W / 51.6841; -3.3788 This Wales -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Williams (Gower MP) John Williams (17 February 1861 – 20 June 1922)
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