An election to Ceredigion District Council was held in May 1991.[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 edit
The Independents remained the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed.[2] The uncontested wards were mainly in rural areas.[3] However, some wards were keenly contested, including Cardigan.[4]
Results edit
Aberaeron (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wyn Lewis | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Aberporth (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William James Granville Varney* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Aberystwyth East (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 588 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gareth Butler* | 395 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bennett | 278 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Aberystwyth North (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | M. Jones* | 651 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ceredig Jones* | 507 | |||
Independent | Mona Rachel Morris | 428 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Aberystwyth South (two seats) edit
Both successful candidates had previously served as SDP councillors but did not join the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards* | 886 | |||
Independent | Gareth Ellis | 687 | |||
Labour | C.H. Evans* | 499 | |||
Liberal Democrats | P. Roberts | 163 | |||
Green | A. Bowden | 125 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Aberystwyth West (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hywel Thomas Jones | 490 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Kolczak | 377 | |||
Independent | Owen Henry Jones | 374 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Simon Thomas | 280 | |||
Independent | Keith Morris | 240 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
Beulah (one seat) edit
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) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees* | 671 | 74.8 | ||
Labour | C.I. Campbell | 226 | 25.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Capel Dewi (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas John Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Cardigan (three seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sandra Williams* | 1,342 | |||
Independent | Thomas John Adams-Lewis | 1,311 | |||
Independent | John Bertram 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) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Rowland Davies* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Ciliau Aeron (one seat) edit
Stanley Meredith Thomas had been elected at a by-election following the death of the previous member.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stanley Meredith Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Faenor (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peredur Wynne Eklund* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Lampeter (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert George Harris | 1,003 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Cecilia P. Barton* | 636 | |||
Independent | J.R. Evans* | 628 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Llanarth (one seat) edit
Thomas had stood as an Alliance candidate in 1987
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alan Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Alliance |
Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Richard Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent | William Irfon Grifiths | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent gain from Alliance |
Llandyfriog (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lyndon Lloyd Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llandysiliogogo (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.E. Evans* | 603 | |||
Independent | R. Smith | 252 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandysul Town (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan John Keith Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llanfarian (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Alun Lloyd Jones | 287 | 57.3 | ||
Independent | Derwyn Robert Evans | 214 | 42.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal | Swing |
Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat) edit
Jones stood as a Liberal in 1987
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Liberal |
Llangeitho (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hannah Marion Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Llangybi (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Johnny Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llanrhystud (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Richard Edwards* | 392 | 50.8 | ||
Independent | E.M. Jones | 379 | 49.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Llansantffraed (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L. Lloyd* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Llanwenog (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Alun James* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Lledrod (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd Evans | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Melindwr (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E.H. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
New Quay (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | I.C. Pursey* | 278 | |||
Independent | K.G. Young | 195 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Penbryn (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E.T. Jenner* | 533 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ian ap Dewi | 392 | |||
Independent | G. Hutton | 63 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Penparc (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. Haydn Lewis* | 771 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Iago | 261 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Tirymynach (one seat) edit
The sitting Plaid Cymru councilor failed to submit a valid nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dafydd F. Raw-Rees | unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru |
Trefeurig (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T.A. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Tregaron (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.G. Bennett* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Troedyraur (one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.D. Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Ystwyth one seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J.D.R. Jones* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
References edit
- ^ "Ceredigion District Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Mixed fortunes for election 'freshers'". Western Telegraph. 8 May 1991.
- ^ "Local Government Nominations". Western Mail. 6 April 1991.
- ^ "Mayor-elect is beaten". Carmarthen Journal. 8 May 1991.