 James Evans, grocer, elected following Richard Lewis's election as alderman in 1901, was returned unopposed.Llewelyn, sitting member and a member of the authority since its formation, was opposed by W. E. Morgan, miners' agent in the Western District of the South Wales Miners' Federation and a well known labour leader.Llewelyn, in view of his status as a landowner and employer, attracted widespread support and favourable reports of his public meetings appeared in the "Cambrian" newspaper.