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[edit] Background
Elections to Ceredigion County Council were held held on May 1, 2008 along with elections to other Welsh councils, the London Mayor and Assembly Elections, Metropolitan English councils and Non Metropolitan English Councils. All 42 council seats are up for election. The council is currently controlled by Independents in coalition with the Liberal Democrat group and the single Labour member. Since 2004, there have been no by-elections to the council (the only council in Wales not to have any during the last four years). Nominations for the council elections closed on April 4, 2008. The last council meeting before the elections (when the council will be formally dissolved) was held on April 17, 2008. The composition of the council prior to the elections was:
- Independents 16
- Plaid Cymru 16
- Liberal Democrats 9
- Labour 1
2 Independents have defected to Plaid Cymru and a further 2 Independents have retired. All existing councillors bar the 2 retirees are up for re-election.
[edit] Candidates duly nominated for the 2008 elections
Nominations closed at 1200 BST on April 4, 2008 and when the nominations were published the following wards were being contested by the following duly nominated candidates. All seats elect one member unless otherwise stated.
Party Abbreivations: Con = Conservative, Lab = Labour, LDm = Liberal Democrats, PC = Plaid Cymru, Ind = Independent, NPI = Non Party Independent (a candidate who does not have any description), Grn = Green
Aberaeron: Elizabeth Evans, LDm, Cllr. Richard Emlyn Thomas, Ind
Aberporth: Cllr. Gethin James, Ind, Mark William Mainwaring, Con
Aberystwyth, Bronglais: Robert Mark Schofield, Con, Trevor Graham Shaftoe, LDm, Cllr. Alun Williams, PC
Aberystwyth Central: Emily Dale, Con, Cllr. Ceredig Davies, LDm, Mark Strong, PC
Aberystwyth North: Aled Davies, PC, Anthony Alexander Pickles, Con, Cllr. Carl Williams, LDm
Aberystwyth, Penparcau (2 seats): Richard Boudier, Lab, David John Cogdell, Con, Steve Davies, PC, Cllr. Goronwy Edwards, Ind, Rob Gorman, PC, Mick Jones, LDm, Cllr. Owen Jones, Ind, Graeme Matthew David Smith, Con
Aberystwyth, Rheidol: Jason Luke Edwards, Con, Cllr. Eric John Griffiths, LDm, Susan Jane Jones-Davies, PC
Beulah: Neil Flower, LDm, Cllr. William David Lyndon Lloyd, PC
Borth: James Whitlock Davies, NPI, Cllr. Ray Quant, Ind
Capel Dewi: Cllr. Peter Davies, Ind (elected unopposed)
Cardigan, Mwldan: John Adams-Lewis, PC, Cllr. Mair Morris, Ind, Bradley George Stephen Vaughan, Con
Cardigan, Rhydyfwuch: Cllr. Mark Cole, LDm, Ann Rees-Seabrook, PC
Cardigan, Teifi: Catrin Miles, PC, Cllr. Alan Wilson, Ind
Ceulanamaesmawr: Cllr. Ellen ap Gwynn, PC, Richard Oliver Morgan-Ash, LDm
Ciliau Aeron: Harry Hayfield, LDm, Moelfryn Maskell, PC, Iain James Sheldon, Ind
Faenor: Alan Lloyd Evans, PC, Robert James MacKinnon, Con, Cllr. John Roberts, LDm
Lampeter (2 seats): Michael Neville James Chamberlain, Con, Elly Foster, Grn, Cllr. Hag Harris, Lab, Robert Phillips, PC, Dorothy Williams, NPI, Cllr. John Ivor Williams, Ind, Derek Wilson, LDm
Llanarth: Cllr. Eurfyl Evans, LDm (elected unopposed)
Llanbadarn Fawr, Padarn: Cllr. Gareth Davies, PC, Terry Raymond Lynch, LDm, Bob Morris, NPI
Llanbadarn Fawr, Sulien: Peter Jeffry Hampson, LDm, Cllr. Paul James, PC
Llandyfriog: Alex Bashford, LDm, Cllr. Benjamin Towyn Evans, PC
Llandysiliogogo: Gareth Lloyd Cletwr, NPI, Cllr. Cen Llwyd, PC
Llandysul Town: Cllr. Keith Evans, Ind, Iwan William Richards, PC
Llanfarian: Cllr. Alun Lloyd Jones, PC, Elian-Lorrae Jones-Southgate, LDm, Llinos Mai Thomas, Con
Llanfihangel Ystrad: Matthew Gee, LDm, Cllr. Owen Llywelyn, PC
Llangeitho: Cllr. David Evans, PC (elected unopposed)
Llangybi: Cllr. Odwyn Davies, PC, Sonia Rose Williams, LDm
Llanrhystud: Emyr Morgan Jones, NPI, Cllr. Rowland Rees-Evans, LDm
Llansantffraid: Dafydd Edwards, Ind, Cllr. Meurig James, PC
Llanwenog: Kathy Bracy, LDm, Cllr. Hadyn Richards, PC
Lledrod: Ifan Davies, Ind, Catrin Myfanwy Huws, PC
Melindwr: Rhodri Davies, PC, Cllr. Fred Williams, LDm
New Quay: Luke William Ashley Evetts, Con, Cllr. Gill Hopley, Ind
Penbryn: Cllr. Ian ap Dewi, PC, June Perry, LDm
Penparc: David Richard James, PC, Cllr. Haydn Lewis, Ind
Tirmynach: Paul Hinge, LDm, Cllr. Penri James, PC
Trefeurig: Martin John Squires, LDm, Cllr. Dai Suter, PC, Kari Walker, NPI
Tregaron: Cllr. Catherine Jane Hughes, PC (elected unopposed)
Troedyraur: Cllr. Wynford Jones, PC, Roy Griffiths Lloyd, Ind
Ystwyth: Sian Mereid Archer, PC, Cllr. Rowland Jones, LDm, Leila Kiersch, Grn
After the election, the composition of the council was:
[edit] Election results: overview[1]
- The second Independent grouping are Non Party Independents
[edit] Councillors Elected 2008
- Cllr Peter Davies (Ind, Capel Dewi) was elected unopposed in 2008. He was first elected in 2004 (beating a Plaid Cymru candidate by 239 votes (40%) and sits on the Development Control Committee and the Standards Committee. A posting on the Vote 2007 forum by the user Meurig [1] suggested that Cllr. Davies was in fact a member of the Conservative Party (which if confirmed would be the first Conservative councillor in Ceredigion since the current boundaries were instigated in 1987)
- Cllr. Eurfyl Evans (Lib Dem, Llanarth) was elected unopposed in 2008. He was first elected in 1995 (holding the ward from Cllr. Thomas) and won re-election in 2004 by 188 votes over Plaid Cymru (31%) and in the last Cabinet (that was dissolved at the same time as the last meeting of the council) was the Cabinet member with responsibility for Economic Development
- Cllr. David Evans (Plaid Cymru, Llangeitho) was elected unopposed in 2008. First elected in 1999 (gaining the seat from the Liberal Democrats as an Independent candidate) joined Plaid Cymru at the close of nominations in 2008. As an Independent member he sat on the Development Control Committee and was vice chair of the Environmental Services and Housing Committee. It is not known why he joined Plaid Cymru.
- Cllr. Catherine Jane Hughes (Plaid Cymru, Tregaron) was elected in 2004 defeating an Independent candidate by 35 votes (5%) and is vice chair of the Social Service Committee as well as serving on the Development Control Committee and Education Committee.
[edit] Results 2008 (in order of declaration)
[edit] References
- ^ 2008 Results
