Aberystwyth Town Council (Welsh - Cyngor Tref Aberystwyth) is the community council that governs the five wards of Aberystwyth town. The council appoints a presiding officer who is then known as the Mayor of Aberystwyth. The current Mayor of Aberystwyth is Richard Boudier.
Aberystwyth town council comprises five wards - Bronglais, Central, North, Penparcau and Rheidol - electing between three and five town councillors each.
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the communities of Tirymynach, Faenor, Llanbadarn Fawr and Llanfarian.
Contents |
| Group affiliation | Members |
|
|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 10 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | |
| Labour | 1 | |
| Independent |
1 | |
| Green | 1 | |
| Total |
19 | |
Aberystwyth town council is made up of 19 councillors elected from the five wards. The last elections were in 2008, which resulted in the election of 9 seats for Plaid Cymru, 6 for the Welsh Liberal Democrats, 2 for independents, 1 for Welsh Labour and 1 for the Green Party.[1]
| Ward | Party | Town councillors elected 2008 | |
| Bronglais | Plaid Cymru | Alun Williams | |
| Plaid Cymru | Susan Jane Jones-Davies | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Aled Davies | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Ann-Marie Hinde | ||
| Central | Liberal Democrat | Alec Dauncey | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lyn Lewis Dafis | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Trevor Graham Shaftoe | ||
| North | Green | Christopher Guy Borrill Simpson | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mark Strong | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wyn Thomas | ||
| Penparcau | Plaid Cymru | Rob Gorman | |
| Independent | Goronwy Edwards | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Steve Davies | ||
| Independent | Owen Jones | ||
| Labour | Richard Boudier | ||
| Rheidol | Liberal Democrat | Elian Lorrae Jones-Southgate | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sam Hearne | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mair Benjamin | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ceri Meehan | ||
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Result | Candidate | Reason | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheidol | 18 September 2008 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Martin Shewring | Resignation of Elian Lorrae Jones-Southgate | ||
| Penparcau | 18 September 2008 | Independent | Plaid Cymru | Owain Jones | Death of Owen Jones | ||
| Central | 25 November 2010 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Ceredig Davies | Resignation of Trevor Shaftoe | ||
| Rheidol | 4 August 2011 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Wendy Morris-Twiddy | Resignation of Martin Shewring | ||