Gelligaer Urban District
Gelligaer Urban District Council was a former local authority in Glamorgan, Wales. It was established under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894 in 1908 and replaced the former Gelligaer Parish Council. It was created specifically as a result of the rapid population growth in the locality as a result of the expansion of the coal mining industry.
Gelligaer Urban District Council comprised 21 councillors including a chairman and the first elections were held on 30 September 1908.[1] Following the initial election a third of the council stood down annually. The council, like other urban districts, was responsible for sanitation, sewerage, housing, streets, cemeteries, libraries, parks, and the licensing of public entertainments. The council was administered by a number of committees and by officers including a Clerk and Medical Officer of Health.
The council was abolished in 1974 and Gelligaer was divided between the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney borough councils.
See also[]
Gelligaer Urban District Council election results, 1909-1939
References[]
- ^ "Gelligaer's New Urban Council. New Body Selected at the Poll". Weekly Mail. 3 October 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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