Ceredigion County Council election, 2017

Ceredigion County Council election, 2017
	4 May 2017
	4 May 2017
All 42 seats to Ceredigion County Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; Ellen ap Gwynn; Plaid Cymru	Subsequent Leader ; Ellen ap Gwynn; Plaid Cymru

An election to Ceredigion County Council were held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. It was preceded by the 2012 election and the next election is scheduled to take place in 2022.

Summary of results

Plaid Cymru remained the largest party, but fell short of an overall majority with 19 councillors.^[1] However, James Wyn Reynolds Thomas (Plaid Cymru) was elected unopposed on 11 May 2017 for the Llandyfriog ward, bringing the number of Plaid councillors on the Council up to 20.^[2]^[3]

Ceredigion local election result 2017
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	20	+4	-3	+1	46%	36.11%	8,554
	Independent	13	+2	-4	-2	32%	32.70%	7,509
	Liberal Democrat	8	+1	0	+1	20%	22.82%	5,406
	Labour	1	0	0	0	2%	6.52%	1,545
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	1.02%	241
	National Health Action	0	0	0	0	0	0.96%	228
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.87%	207
Total		42						23,690

Background

The 2012 elections saw Plaid Cymru win 19 seats, independents 15 seats, Liberal Democrats 7 seats and the Labour Party one seat, leaving the council in no overall control, with Plaid Cymru three seats short of a majority. After the election the Independents agreed to work with Plaid Cymru, as did the sole Labour councillor, creating a coalition.

During the term Gethin James (Ind, Aberporth) joined UKIP but said that he would still sit in the Cabinet. This was strongly opposed by both the leader of the council Ellen ap Gwynn (Plaid, Ceulanamaesmawr) and by the leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood. He eventually resigned from his cabinet post and sat on the opposition benches with the Liberal Democrats; and lost his Aberporth seat in the 2017 election.

At the close of nominations on 4 April 2017, the numbers of candidates nominated were as follows: Plaid Cymru 35, Independents 27, Liberal Democrats 22, Labour Party 9, Green Party 5, Conservatives 3, National Health Action Party 1.^[4]

Results 2017

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2012 election.

Aberaeron ward

Aberaeron ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Evans*	559	88.5%	-2.9
	Plaid Cymru	Owain Arwel Glyn Hughes	73	11.56%	+2.89%
Majority			486	76.90%	-5.70%
Turnout			632
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Aberporth

Aberporth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Gethin Davies	386	42.28%	+15.56%
	Independent	Gethin James*^{[n 1]}	323	35.38%	-25.89%
	Liberal Democrat	Stefani Flowers	114	12.49%	+12.49%
	Conservative	Owen William Edward Millward	90	9.86%	-2.15%
Majority			63	6.90%	-27.66%
Turnout			913
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Aberystwyth, Bronglais ward

Aberystwyth, Bronglais ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Alun John Wiliams*	342	81.04%	-8.36%
	Liberal Democrat	Jamie Matthew Dearden	47	11.14%	+11.14%
	Labour	Jamie Christopher Scott	33	7.82%	+7.82%
Majority			295	69.90%	-8.90%
Turnout			422
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Aberystwyth, Central ward

Aberystwyth, Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Ceredig Wyn Davies*	215	64.18%	+1.75%
	Plaid Cymru	Jeff Alfred Smith	73	21.79%	-9.83%
	Green	Julie Karen Makin	35	10.45%	+10.45%
	Independent	Mark Robert Bolderston	12	3.58%	+3.58%
Majority			142	42.39%	+11.58%
Turnout			335
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Aberystwyth, North ward

Aberystwyth, North ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Mark Antony Strong*	313	63.49%	+22.06%
	Liberal Democrat	Bryony Siân Davies	180	36.51%	+4.14%
Majority			133	26.98%	+17.92%
Turnout			493
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Aberystwyth, Penparcau ward

Cllr. Jones-Southgate was elected as a Plaid Cymru councillor for this ward in 2012 but subsequently became an Independent. She stood for the Liberal Democrats in the Llanfarian ward in 2008.

Aberystwyth, Penparcau ward (two seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Steve Davies*	354	24.26%	-3.77%
	Liberal Democrat	Glyndwr Lloyd Edwards	251	17.22%	+3.81%
	Plaid Cymru	Dylan Paul Lewis	247	16.94%	-7.53%
	Independent	Elian Lorrai Jones-Southgate*	216	14.81%	-9.66%
	Liberal Democrat	Charlie Kingsbury	213	14.61%	+4.46%
	Labour	Alex Mangold	177	12.14%	+12.14%
Majority
Turnout			1,458
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Aberystwyth, Rheidol ward

Aberystwyth, Rheidol ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Mark Endaf Edwards	170	27.87%	+5.14%
	Liberal Democrat	Mair Benjamin	154	25.25%	+3.47%
	Independent	John Aled Davies*	134	21.97%	-10.94%
	Labour	Claudine Allison Young	97	15.90%	+15.90%
	Independent	Martin Wyn Shewring	55	9.02%	-10.06%
Majority			16	2.62%
Turnout			610
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Beulah ward

Beulah ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	William David Lyndon Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold

Borth ward

Borth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ray Quant*	326	39.09%	-10.49%
	Independent	Hugh Richard Michael Hughes	285	34.17%	+34.17%
	Plaid Cymru	Kevin Roy Price	158	18.94%	+18.94%
	Independent	Phil Turner-Wright	65	7.79%	+7.79%
Majority			41	4.92%	-4.22%
Turnout			834
	Independent hold		Swing

Capel Dewi ward

Capel Dewi ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Thomas Peter Lloyd Davies*	362	58.86%	+1.51%
	Plaid Cymru	John Gethin Jones	253	41.14%	-1.51%
Majority			109	17.72%	+3.03%
Turnout			615
	Independent hold		Swing

The election in 2017 was a repeat of the 2012 elections (with both candidates being re-nominated)

Cardigan, Mwldan ward

Cardigan, Mwldan ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Thomas John Adams-Lewis*	411	52.56%	-13.37%
	Liberal Democrat	Myfanwy Maehrlein	371	47.44%	+20.04%
Majority			40	4.82%
Turnout			782
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Cardigan, Rhydyfuwch ward

Cardigan, Rhydyfuwch ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Anne Elaine Evans	258	64.99%	-10.84%
	Plaid Cymru	Shan Elizabeth Williams	139	35.01%	+10.84%
Majority			119	29.98%
Turnout			397
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Cllr. Mark Cole announced his intention to stand down from the council at these elections on 4 April, the last day for nominations ^[5]

Cardigan, Teifi ward

Cardigan, Teifi ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Catrin Miles*	168	58.33%	-5.09%
	Liberal Democrat	Steven Paul Greenhalgh	120	41.67%	+5.09%
Majority			48	16.66%
Turnout			288
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

This is a repeat of the 2012 election (with both parties re-nominating the same candidates)

Ceulanamaesmawr ward

Ceulanamaesmawr ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Ellen Elizabeth ap Gwynn*	452	55.12%	-8.30%
	Independent	John Dilwyn Lewis	368	44.88%	+44.88%
Majority			84	10.24%
Turnout			820
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Cllr. ap Gwynn became leader of the council after the 2012 elections.

Ciliau Aeron ward

Ciliau Aeron ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Marc Davies	443	51.63%	+51.63%
	Plaid Cymru	John Edward Charles Lumley*	281	32.75%	-17.88%
	Independent	Sonia Rose Williams	134	15.62%	+15.62%
Majority			162	18.88%
Turnout			858
	Independent gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Sonia Williams was the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2012 elections.

Faenor ward

Faenor ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	John Erfyl Roberts*	413	57.20%	-8.16%
	Plaid Cymru	Talat Zafar Chaudhri	174	24.10%	-6.99%
	Labour	Gareth Stevan Kelly	95	13.16%	+13.16%
	Green	Chris Simpson	40	5.54%	+5.54%
Majority			239	33.10%
Turnout			722
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lampeter ward

Lampeter ward (two seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Robert George (Hag) Harris*	737	47.30%	+2.27%
	Independent	John Ivor Williams*	551	35.37%	+2.89%
	Plaid Cymru	Elin Tracey Jones	270	17.33%	+3.97
Majority			186	11.93%
Turnout			1,558
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarth ward

Llanarth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Bryan Gareth Davies	unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr, Padarn ward

Llanbadarn Fawr, Padarn ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Gareth Davies*	236	62.27%	-17.52%
	Liberal Democrat	Juliet Price	143	37.73%	+24.14%
Majority			93	24.54%
Turnout			379
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr, Sulien ward

Llanbadarn Fawr, Sulien ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Paul James*	267	70.63%	-13.24%
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Chappell	58	15.34%	+3.93%
	Labour	Wiliam Jac Rees	33	8.73%	+8.73%
	Green	John Roy Morgan	20	5.29%	+5.29%
Majority			209	55.29%
Turnout			378
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

Llandyfriog ward

Two candidates were nominated for this ward, namely Neil Flower (Liberal Democrat) and James Wyn Reynolds Thomas (Plaid Cymru). On 28 April 2017 it was announced that Neil Flower had died.^[6] Following normal convention the election in this ward was cancelled and a new election was due to be held on 8 June 2017.^[7] ^[8] However, James Wyn Reynolds Thomas was duly elected County Councillor for the said Electoral Division without a contest.^[2]

Llandyfriog ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	James Wyn Reynolds Thomas	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llandysiliogogo ward

Llandysiliogogo ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Gareth Lloyd*	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul Town ward

Llandysul Town ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Evan John Keith Evans	407	63.30%	+21.22%
	Plaid Cymru	Peter Godfrey Evans*	236	36.70%	-21.22%
Majority			171	26.60%
Turnout			643
	Independent gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Llanfarian ward

Llanfarian ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Lloyd Jones*	Unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad ward

Llanfihangel Ystrad ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	William Lynford Thomas*	510	59.23%	-5.25%
	Liberal Democrat	Angela Lewes Gee	274	31.82%	-3.7%
	Green	Elly Foster	77	8.94%	+8.94%
Majority			236	27.41%	-1.55%
Turnout			861
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llangeitho ward

Llangeitho ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Rhodri Wyn Evans*	534	71.39%	+17.67%
	Independent	Margaret Eirwen James	132	17.65%	+17.65%
	Labour	James Ralph Cook	82	10.99%	+10.99%
Majority			402	53.74%	+36.92%
Turnout			748
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangybi ward

Llangybi ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	John Timothy Odwyn Davies*	402	69.91%	-4.51%
	Labour	Dinah Mulholland	173	30.09%	+30.09%
Majority			229	39.82%	-9.03%
Turnout			575
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llanrhystud ward

Llanrhystud ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrat	David Rowland Rees-Evans*	482
	Plaid Cymru	Hywel Llŷr Jenkins	140
	Labour	Tony Geraghty	118
	Independent	Alan Scott Durrant	49
	Green	John Raymond Crocker	35
Majority			342
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Llansantffraed ward

Llansantffraed ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Dafydd Edwards*	795
	National Health Action	Harry Hayfield	228
Majority			567
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Harry Hayfield was the Liberal Democrat candidate for this ward in the 2012 elections.

Llanwenog ward

Llanwenog ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Euros Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod ward

Lledrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Ifan Lloyd Davies*	571
	Independent	Aaron Benjamin	325
	Plaid Cymru	Angharad Danielle Adrienne Shaw	161
Majority			246
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Melindwr ward

Melindwr ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Daniel Rhodri Davies*	627
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon Patrick Walker	165
Majority			462
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

New Quay ward

New Quay ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Dan Potter	261
	Independent	Sarah Gillian Hopley*	205
	Conservative	Faith Louise Millward	30
Majority			56
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn ward

Penbryn ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Emyr Gwyn James*	691
	Plaid Cymru	Steffan Jenkins	274
Majority			417
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Penparc ward

Penparc ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	John Clive Davies	423
	Independent	Des Davies	265
	Liberal Democrat	Graham William Dixon	142
	Conservative	Nigel Sydney Moore	121
Majority			158
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Tirymynach ward

Tirymynach ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Hinge*	468
	Plaid Cymru	Richard Michael Lucas	365
Majority			103
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Trefeurig ward

Trefeurig ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David James Mason*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron ward

Tregaron ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Catherine Jane Hughes*	325
	Liberal Democrat	Karine Davies	276
Majority			49
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Troedyraur ward

The winning candidate ran as an independent in 2012.

Troedyraur ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Thomas Maldwyn Benjamin Lewis	uopposed
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Ystwyth ward

Ystwyth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrat	John Edwin Meirion Davies	503
	Plaid Cymru	Mererid Jones	324
Majority			179
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Notes

↑ Gethin James had joined UKIP after being elected as a councillor in 2012, bu the sought re-election as an Independent candidate

References

↑ "Ceredigion County Council Elections". Ceredigion County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
1 2 "Election of a County Councillor" (PDF). Ceredigion County Council. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
↑ "Former Ceredigion council leader regains seat". Cambrian News. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
↑ http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/English/Your-Council/Voting-Elections/election2017/Pages/Ceredigion-County-Council-Elections.aspx
↑ http://johnmarkcole.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/time-to-say-goodbye-notes-on-my.html
↑ http://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/15251193.Tributes_paid_following_sudden_death_of_Ceredigion_County_Council_candidate/
↑ https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Your%20Council/Voting%20and%20Elections/2017/county/notice/c/NOTICE%20OF%20CANCELLED%20ELECTION.pdf
↑ https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Your%20Council/Voting%20and%20Elections/2017/county/notice/Llandyfriog.pdf

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[5] Gethin James had joined UKIP after being elected as a councillor in 2012, bu the sought re-election as an Independent candidate

[1] "Ceredigion County Council Elections". Ceredigion County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Election of a County Councillor" (PDF). Ceredigion County Council. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[3] "Former Ceredigion council leader regains seat". Cambrian News. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

[4] ttp://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/English/Your-Council/Voting-Elections/election2017/Pages/Ceredigion-County-Council-Elections.aspx

[6] ttp://johnmarkcole.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/time-to-say-goodbye-notes-on-my.html

[7] ttp://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/15251193.Tributes_paid_following_sudden_death_of_Ceredigion_County_Council_candidate/

[8] ttps://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Your%20Council/Voting%20and%20Elections/2017/county/notice/c/NOTICE%20OF%20CANCELLED%20ELECTION.pdf

[9] ttps://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Your%20Council/Voting%20and%20Elections/2017/county/notice/Llandyfriog.pdf

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