The community of Llwydcoed, Rhondda Cynon Taf was, for much of the twentieth century, and electoral ward for the purposes of electing members to Glamorgan County Council and the Aberdare Urban District Council. Llwydcoed is no longer an electoral ward but forms part of Aberdare West/Llwydcoed electoral ward for the purposes of Rhondda Cynon Taf unitary authority elections
Llwydcoed first became an electoral ward in the late nineteenth century with the formation of Glamorgan County Council. Llwydcoed was also an electoral ward of the Aberdare Urban District Council from its formation in 1894.
The first representative was the venerable Rees Hopkin Rhys who was succeeded by the Liberal industrialist Rees Llewellyn
In 1889, Rees Hopkin Rhys was elected as member for Llwydcoed, defeating Griffith George.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rees Hopkin Rhys | 317 | |||
Liberal | Griffith George | 258 | |||
Majority | 59 |
Rhys was re-elected unopposed in 1892 and although described as a Liberal this was unlikely.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Hopkin Rhys | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Boundary changes in 1895 saw Rhys, now 75 years of age opposed by Richard Morgan, whose Hirwaun seat had been abolished.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Hopkin Rhys* | 577 | |||
Liberal | Rev Richard Morgan* | 561 |
Rhys was again elected unopposed in 1898
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rees Hopkin Rhys | unopposed |
Rhys died in 1899 and was succeeded by Rees Llewellyn.
In 1901, Llewellyn was re-elected. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Llewellyn | 759 | |||
T. Lewis | 289 |
He was again re-elected in 1904.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Llewellyn* | unopposed |
Llewellyn was again re-elected unopposed in 1907
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rees Llewellyn* | unopposed |
Despite occasional challenges by the Labour Party at district council level (see below), labour did not challenge for the county seat in this period.
Llwydcoed was also an electoral ward of the Aberdare Urban District Council from its formation in 1894.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rees Hopkin Rhys | 684 | ||||
Rees Llewellyn | 640 | ||||
Owen Harris | 623 | ||||
John William Evans | 525 | ||||
Labour | David Morgan | 198 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Owen Harries* | unopposed |
In 1899, Owen Harries was again returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Owen Harris* | unopposed |
In 1900, two members were elected owing to the vacant seat following the death of Rees Hopkin Rhys. John William Evans, whip had failed to be elected at the initial election in 1894 but who subsequently became a county councillor and a county alderman, was seventeen votes ahead of sitting councillor Rees Llewellyn.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John William Evans | 734 | ||||
Rees Llewellyn* | 717 | ||||
Thomas Lewis | 427 |
In 1901, Llewellyn was re-elected by a large majority.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rees Llewellyn* | 825 | ||||
W. Williams | 291 |
In 1902, Owen Harris was once again returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Owen Harris* | unopposed |
In 1903, J.W. Evans was re-elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John William Evans* | unopposed |
In 1904 an additional seat was created, allowing T. Walter Williams to be returned alongside Rees Llewellyn.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rees Llewellyn* | 872 | ||||
T. Walter Williams | 866 | ||||
William Williams | 238 | ||||
Joseph Morgan | 177 | ||||
James Berry | 125 |
In 1905, following the death of Owen Harris, his son, Morgan J. Harris, was elected in his place after defeating a Labour candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.J. Harries | 852 | ||||
Labour | John Teague | 424 |
In 1906, John William Evans stood down due to ill health and died shortly afterwards. He was succeeded by J.O. George who defeated a Labour candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.O. George | 746 | ||||
Labour | Edward Davies | 484 |
1907 saw the return of the sitting members by a comfortable majority.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rees Llewellyn* | 1,034 | ||||
T. Walter Williams* | 795 | ||||
D. Jenkins | 456 |
Between 1973 and 1996 Llwydcoed was a ward for Cynon Valley Borough Council. The ward elected six borough councillors, reducing to one councillor from 1986. [2]
Llwydcoed is no longer an electoral ward but forms part of Aberdare West/Llwydcoed for the purposes of Rhondda Cynon Taf unitary authority elections. Since 1995 Aberdare West/Llwydcoed has been represented by Plaid Cymru and Labour councillors. [3]
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