Ceredigion County Council election, 1995

The first elections to the Ceredigion County Council were held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election.^[1]

Overview

As was the case with the previous authority, the Independents were the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed

Boundaries

The boundaries were identical to those used since 1987 for elections to the previous Ceredigion District Council.

Candidates

In addition to retiring members of the Ceredigion District Council a number of members of Dyfed County Council also sought election.

Results

Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberaeron 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Wyn Lewis*	470
	Plaid Cymru	T.D.G. Evans	231
	Independent	M.A. Richards	165
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberporth (one seat)

Aberporth 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William James Granville Varney*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth East (two seats)

Aberystwyth East 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Hywel Griffiths Evans+*	554
	Plaid Cymru	Gareth Butler*	434
	Green	J. Williams	109
	Liberal Democrat	N.R. Diack	106
	Liberal Democrat	M. Veart	93
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Aberystwyth North (two seats)

Aberystwyth North 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Edgar Carl Williams*	554
	Liberal Democrat	R.L. Griffin	340
	Plaid Cymru	Einion Gruffudd	291
	Independent	Mona Rachel Morris	286
	Plaid Cymru	D.F. Raw-Rees*	229
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Aberystwyth South (two seats)

Aberystwyth South 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards*	864
	Independent	Gareth Ellis*	862
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Thomas Parry	207
	Plaid Cymru	D.M. Parkin	112
	Liberal Democrat	C.J. Onions	94
	Green	S.M. Scott	63
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth West (two seats)

Aberystwyth West 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Eric John Griffiths+	634
	Independent	Hywel Thomas Jones*	441
	Liberal Democrat	Carol Ann Kolcak*	265
	Plaid Cymru	Margaret Elin Jones	243
	Independent	O.H. Jones	188
	Green	Dr C.C. Busby	127
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Beulah (one seat)

Beulah 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Elfed Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Borth (one seat)

Borth 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Thomas K. Raw-Rees*	522
	Green	J.A. Edkins	283
	Independent hold		Swing

Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas John Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan (three seats)

Cardigan 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas John Adams-Lewis*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat	D.M.B. Davies*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)

Ceulanamaesmawr 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	H. James	497
	Independent	J.R. Davies*	424
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Ciliau Aeron 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stanley Meredith Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Faenor (one seat)

Faenor 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peredur Wynne Eklund*	559
	Labour	Thomas Elwyn Williams	319
	Plaid Cymru	Nona Tudor Evans	180
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lampeter (two seats)

Lampeter 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert George Harris+*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat	David Doiran Evans	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Llanarth (one seat)

The sitting district councillor, elected as an Independent in 1991 but as an Alliance candidate in 1987 stood down. Rheinallt Evans, a county councillor since 1985, was defeated.

Llanarth 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	T.E. Evans	446
	Plaid Cymru	John Rheinallt Evans+	200
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)

Llanbadarn Fawr 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Evans*	346
	Independent	W.I. Grifiths*	329
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Geraint Cox	299
	Green	T.J. Foster	189
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandyfriog 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lyndon Lloyd Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.E. Evans*	509
	Plaid Cymru	D.I. Jones	299
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llandysul Town 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.J. Keith Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian (one seat)

Llanfarian 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Lloyd Jones*	359
	Liberal Democrat	D.R. Evans	192
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Huw Ceiriog Lloyd-Williams	512
	Plaid Cymru	J.B. Hughes	508
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Llangeitho (one seat)

Llangeitho 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Hannah Marion Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Llangybi (one seat)

Llangybi 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Johnny Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhystud (one seat)

Llanrhystud 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	William Richard Edwards*	488
	Plaid Cymru	E.M.S. Hughes	279
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansantffraed (one seat)

Llansantffraed 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D.M. James	503
	Independent	T.B. Edwards	389
	Liberal Democrat	P.M. Simmons	153
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Alun James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod (one seat)

Lledrod 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Lloyd Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Melindwr (one seat)

Melindwr 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Fred Williams	468
	Plaid Cymru	G.G. Jones	392
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

New Quay (one seat)

New Quay 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Evans*	239
	Independent	S.G. Hopley	227
	Independent	J.D. Leworthy	54
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn (one seat)

Penbryn 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.G. Jenkins*	617
	Anti Racialist	G. Hutton	55
	Independent hold		Swing

Penparc (one seat)

Penparc 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Haydn Lewis*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tirymynach (one seat)

Tirymynach 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	W.P. James+	472
	Independent	J.P. Rees	237
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Trefeurig (one seat)

Trefeurig 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.A. Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.G. Bennett*	499
	Plaid Cymru	J.D. Kinnibrugh	164
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.D. Thomas*	386
	Plaid Cymru	D.J. Bevan	222
	Independent hold		Swing

Ystwyth one seat)

Ystwyth 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J.D.R. Jones*	677
	Green	G.J. Town	115
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

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