Ceredigion County Council election, 2004

Elections to Ceredigion County Council were held on 10 June 2004 on the same day of the European Elections.^[1]

The whole council was up for election and following boundary changes the number of seats was reduced to 42.^[2] 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:

Independents 16
Plaid Cymru 16
Liberal Democrats 9
Labour 1

Election results: overview

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.

Election Results by ward

Ward		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
Aberystwyth Penparcau	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
Lampeter	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

Results

Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberaeron 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Emlyn Thomas*	458
	Llais Aberaeron	Mary Elizabeth Davies	172
	Independent	Steve Harty	57
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberporth (one seat)

Aberporth 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gethin James	396
	Liberal Democrat	Elfyn Owen Rees	326
	Llais Ceredigion	Emyr Hywel	691
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberteifi, Mwldan (one seat)

Aberteifi, Mwldan 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sarah Mary Morris*	406
	Plaid Cymru	Thomas John Adams-Lewis*	286
	Independent win (new seat)

Aberteifi, Rhydyfuwch (one seat)

Boundary Change.

Aberteifi, Rhydyfuwch 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Mark Cole	203
	Plaid Cymru	Tomos Melfydd George	185
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Aberteifi, Rhydyfuwch (one seat)

Boundary Change.

Aberteifi, Rhydyfuwch 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Wilson	226
	Plaid Cymru	David Aidan Lloyd Owen	810
	Independent win (new seat)

Aberystwyth Bronglais (one seats)

Boundary Change

Template:Election box news seat win

Aberystwyth Bronglais 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Williams	303
	Liberal Democrat	John Paul Maddrell	120

Aberystwyth Central (one seat)

Boundary Change

Aberystwyth Central 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ceredig Wyn Davies	252
	Plaid Cymru	Vivian Rees-Butterworth	96
	Independent	Hywel Thomas Jones*	51
	Conservative	William Quince	26
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Aberystwyth North (one seat)

Possible Boundary Change

Aberystwyth North 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Edgar Carl Williams*	264
	Plaid Cymru	John Aled Davies	239
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Aberystwyth Penparcau (two seats)

This ward was previously known as Aberystwyth South

Aberystwyth Penparcau 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards*	550
	Independent	Owen Henry Jones	364
	Plaid Cymru	Susan Jane Jones-Davies	195
	Plaid Cymru	John Michael Jones	188
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Elizabeth Cole	149
	Green	Timothy John Foster	48
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth West (two seats)

Aberystwyth West 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Eric John Griffiths*	754
	Independent	Hywel Thomas Jones*	408
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Williams	357
	Liberal Democrat	Carol Ann Kolczak	320
	Labour	Mark Richard Franchi	150
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Beulah (one seat)

Beulah 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Elfed Davies*	676
	Independent	Colin Sinclair	138
	Independent hold		Swing

Borth (one seat)

Borth 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Thomas K. Raw-Rees*	632
	Liberal Democrat	David Peter Shankland	173
	Independent hold		Swing

Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas John Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)

Ceulanamaesmawr 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Ellen Elizabeth ap Gwynn	583
	Independent	Dafydd Ffredric Raw-Rees	297
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Ciliau Aeron 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stanley Meredith Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Faenor (one seat)

Faenor 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peredur Wynne Eklund*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lampeter (two seats)

Lampeter 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert George Harris*	681
	Independent	John Ivor Williams	428
	Independent	Carol Ramaya	382
	Liberal Democrat	David Doiran Evans*	314
	Plaid Cymru	Robert Phillips	304
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Llanarth (one seat)

Llanarth 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Eurfyl Evans*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)

Plaid Cymru had won a seat following the death of a previous Independent councillor.

Llanbadarn Fawr 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Lewis Davies	478
	Plaid Cymru	Gwydion Heini Gruffudd	393
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Rees	368
	Liberal Democrat	John Lodwick Davies	244
	Independent hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandyfriog 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lyndon Lloyd Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Cen Llwyd*	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llandysul Town 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan John Keith Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian (one seat)

Llanfarian 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Lloyd Jones*	564
	Liberal Democrat	Robert A. Coleman	115
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Plaid Cymeu had won the seat at a by-election

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Evan Wynne Davies	663
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Lewes Gee	433
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llangeitho (one seat)

Llangeitho 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David John Evans	609
	Liberal Democrat	John Meurig Hughes	154
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Llangybi (one seat)

Llangybi 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	John Timothy Davies	426
	Independent	George Gwynne Gibbons	194
	Liberal Democrat	Jan Sutton	104
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Llanrhystud (one seat)

Llanrhystud 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	William Richard Edwards*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Llansantffraed (one seat)

Llansantffraed 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Daniel Meurig James*	578
	Independent	Lodwick Lloyd	382
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Leslie Lewis	240
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Samuel Haydn Richards	584
	Independent	David Alun James*	404
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Lledrod (one seat)

Lledrod 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Lloyd Evans*	670
	Plaid Cymru	Gwilym ab Ioan	351
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Edward Allen	81
	Independent hold		Swing

Melindwr (one seat)

Melindwr 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Fred Williams*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

New Quay (one seat)

New Quay 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sarah Gillian Hopley	194
	Plaid Cymru	John Cadwallader Price	193
	Independent	Julian Raymond Evans*	166
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn (one seat)

Penbryn 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Geraint Jenkins*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Penparc (one seat)

Penparc 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Haydn Lewis*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tirymynach (one seat)

Tirymynach 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	William Penri James*	618
	Liberal Democrat	Alexander James Dauncey	248
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Trefeurig (one seat)

Trefeurig 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Arthur Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Gethin Bennett*	499
	Plaid Cymru	Margaret Mary Williams	207
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John David Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ystwyth one seat)

Ystwyth 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J.D. Rowland Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

↑ "County Council Elections". Ceredigion County Council. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
↑ "Ceredigion council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-26.

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