Elections to Ceredigion County Council were held on 10 June 2004 on the same day of the European Elections.
The whole council was up for election and following boundary changes the number of seats was reduced to 42.[1] The council remained in a situation of No Overall Control following Plaid Cymru gains at the expense of the Independents. The Independents formed a coalition administration following the previous county council election in May 1999, being largest group on the council along with the Liberal Democrats.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Ceredigion Local Election Result 2004 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 16 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 38.10 | 38.92 | 10,198 | - | ||
| Independent | 12 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 28.57 | 20.69 | 5,423 | - | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 21.43 | 20.19 | 5,291 | - | ||
| Non-party independents | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 7.14 | 9.91 | 2598 | - | ||
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | = | 2.38 | 3.00 | 785 | - | ||
| Cymraeg/Welsh1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 643 | - | ||
| Llais Ceredigion | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 3.53 | 925 | - | ||
| Llais Aberaeron UDP Reject2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.66 | 172 | - | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.37 | 96 | - | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.18 | 48 | - | ||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.00 | 0.10 | 26 | - | ||
| Total | 42 | -2 | 26,205 | |||||||
1Cymraeg/Welsh was the label used by independent councillor John Ivor Williams. In 1999, and again in 2008, he ran with the label Independent.
2Llais Aberaeron UDP Reject was the label used by Mary Elizabeth Davies.
| Ward | Party | Elected Councillor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaeron | Independent | Richard Emlyn THOMAS | |
| Aberporth | Non-party independent | Gethin JAMES | |
| Cardigan - Mwldan | Independent | Sarah Mary MORRIS | |
| Cardigan - Rhyd-y-Fuwch | Liberal Democrat | John Mark COLE | |
| Cardigan - Teifi | Independent | Alan WILSON | |
| Aberystwyth Bronglais | Plaid Cymru | Alun WILLIAMS | |
| Aberystwyth Central | Liberal Democrat | Ceredig Wyn DAVIES | |
| Aberystwyth North | Liberal Democrat | Edgar Carl WILLIAMS | |
| Aberystwyth Penparcau | Independent | Llewelyn Goronwy EDWARDS | |
| Independent | Owen Henry JONES | ||
| Aberystwyth Rheidol | Liberal Democrat | Eric John GRIFFITHS | |
| Beulah | Plaid Cymru | William David Lyndon LLOYD | |
| Borth | Non-party independent | Raymond Paul QUANT | |
| Capel Dewi | Independent | Thomas Peter Lloyd DAVIES | |
| Ceulan and Maesmawr | Plaid Cymru | Ellen Elizabeth ap GWYNN (Plaid Cymru) | |
| Ciliau Aeron | Independent | Stanley Meredith THOMAS | |
| Faenor | Liberal Democrat | John Erfyl ROBERTS | |
| Lampeter | Labour | Robert George HARRIS | |
| Independent (Welsh/Cymraeg) | John Ivor WILLIAMS | ||
| Llanarth | Liberal Democrat | Thomas Eurfyl EVANS | |
| Llanbadarn Fawr - Padarn | Plaid Cymru | Gareth DAVIES | |
| Llanbadarn Fawr - Sulien | Plaid Cymru | Paul JAMES | |
| Llandyfriog | Plaid Cymru | Benjamin Towyn EVANS | |
| Llandysilio-gogo | Plaid Cymru | Cen LLWYD | |
| Llandysul Town | Independent | Evan John Keith EVANS | |
| Llanfarian | Independent | Alun Lloyd JONES | |
| Llanfihangel Ystrad | Plaid Cymru | Owen LLYWELYN | |
| Llangeitho | Independent | David John EVANS | |
| Llangybi | Plaid Cymru | John Timothy Odwyn DAVIES | |
| Llanrhystyd | Liberal Democrat | David Rowland REES-EVANS | |
| Llansantffraed | Plaid Cymru | Daniel Meurig JAMES | |
| Llanwenog | Plaid Cymru | Samuel Haydn RICHARDS | |
| Lledrod | Independent | David Lloyd EVANS | |
| Melindwr | Liberal Democrat | Fred WILLIAMS | |
| New Quay | Independent | Sarah Gillian HOPLEY | |
| Penbryn | Plaid Cymru | Ian ap DEWI | |
| Pen-parc | Non-party independent | Thomas Haydn LEWIS | |
| Tirymynach | Plaid Cymru | Wiliam Penri JAMES | |
| Trefeurig | Plaid Cymru | David SUTER | |
| Tregaron | Plaid Cymru | Catherine Jane HUGHES | |
| Troedyraur | Plaid Cymru | Gerallt Wynford JONES | |
| Ystwyth | Liberal Democrat | John David Rowland JONES | |
| Preceded by Ceredigion County Council election, 1999 |
Ceredigion local elections | Succeeded by Ceredigion County Council election, 2008 |
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