Ceredigion District Council election, 1991

An election to Ceredigion District Council was held in May 1995.^[1] It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Ceredigion County Council in 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Overview

The Independents remained the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed.^[2] The uncontested wards were mainly in rural areas..^[3]

Results

Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberaeron 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Wyn Lewis	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberporth (one seat)

Aberporth 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J Granville Varney	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth East (two seats)

Aberystwyth East 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Hywel Griffiths Evans*	621
	Plaid Cymru	Gareth Butler	333
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	J.R. Thomas	265
	Independent	H.T. Jones	246
	Labour	D.C.K.T. Edwards	126
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Aberystwyth North (two seats)

Aberystwyth North 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	M. Jones*	740
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Ceredig Jones*	572
	Green	C.G.B. Simpson	471
	SDP–Liberal Alliance win (new seat)
	SDP–Liberal Alliance win (new seat)

Aberystwyth South (two seats)

Aberystwyth South 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards*	997
	Labour	C.H. Evans*	727
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic)	Owen H. Jones*	676
	SDP–Liberal Alliance win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Aberystwyth West (two seats)

Aberystwyth West 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Elwyn Williams*	808
	Plaid Cymru	R. Davies	417
	SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)	Mrs E.M. Griffiths	403
	Independent	Mona Rachel Morris	383
	Labour win (new seat)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Beulah (one seat)

Beulah 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Elfed Davies*	372
	Independent	J.C.L. Evans	364
	Independent	L.H.R. Patrick	170
	Independent hold		Swing

Borth (one seat)

Borth 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.T.K. Raw-Rees*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas John Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan (three seats)

Cardigan 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sandra Williams*	1,342
	Independent	Thomas John Adams-Lewis	1,311
	Independent	J.B. Evans*	971
	Independent	Tomos Melfydd George	689
	Independent	Barbara Myers	472
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)

Ceulanamaesmawr 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Stanley Meredith Thomas had been elected at a by-election following the death of the previous member.

Ciliau Aeron 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stanley Meredith Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Faenor (one seat)

Faenor 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peredur W. Eklund*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lampeter (two seats)

Lampeter 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert George Harris	1,003
	Liberal Democrat	Cecilia P. Barton*	636
	Independent	J.R. Evans*	628
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Llanarth (one seat)

Thomas had stood as an Alliance candidate in 1987

Llanarth 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent gain from SDP–Liberal Alliance		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)

Llanbadarn Fawr 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Evans*	unopposed
	Independent	W.I. Grifiths	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from SDP–Liberal Alliance		Swing

Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandyfriog 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lyndon Lloyd Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.E. Evans*	603
	Independent	R. Smith	252
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llandysul Town 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.J. Keith Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian (one seat)

Morgan stood as an Independent in 1983

Llanfarian 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A Morgan*	249
	Independent	J.G. Parry-Jones	192
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Jones stood as a Liberal in 1987

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.A. Jones*	unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llangeitho (one seat)

Llangeitho 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hannah Marion Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangybi (one seat)

Llangybi 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Johnny Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhystud (one seat)

Llanrhystud 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.R. Edwards*	483
	Independent	E.M. Jones	259
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llansantffraed (one seat)

Llansantffraed 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Lloyd*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Alun James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod (one seat)

Lledrod 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Lloyd Evans	unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Melindwr (one seat)

Melindwr 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.H. Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

New Quay (one seat)

New Quay 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I.C. Pursey*	278
	Independent	K.G. Young	195
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn (one seat)

Penbryn 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.T. Jenner*	533
	Plaid Cymru	Ian ap Dewi	392
	Independent	G. Hutton	63
	Liberal hold		Swing

Penparc (one seat)

Penparc 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Haydn Lewis*	771
	Plaid Cymru	Islwyn Iago	261
	Independent hold		Swing

Tirymynach (one seat)

The sitting Pliad Cymru councilor failed to submit a valid nomination.

Tirymynach 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dafydd F. Raw-Rees	unopposed
	Independent gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Trefeurig (one seat)

Trefeurig 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.A. Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.G. Bennett*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.D. Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ystwyth one seat)

Ystwyth 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J.D.R. Jones*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

↑ "Mayor-elect is beaten". Carmarthen Journal. 8 May 1991.
↑ "Mixed fortunes for election 'freshers'". Western Telegraph. 8 May 1991.
↑ "Local Government Nominations". Western Mail. 6 April 1991.

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