The second election to the Ceredigion County Council was held on 6 May 1999.[1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election.
Overview
Once again, the Independents were the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed
Thirty members of the original Council elected in 1995 were again returned.
Fourteen candidates were returned unopposed. Thirteen were sitting Independent or Liberal Democrat councilors; the only exception being Cen Llwyd, who was returned for Plaid Cymru in Llandysiliogogo ward, replacing a retiring Independent.
Boundaries
There were no boundary changes.
Candidates
Most of the retiring members sought re-election.
Results
Aberaeron (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Richard Emlyn Thomas* | 557 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Deanne M. Hartwell-Jones | 243 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Aberporth (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William James Granville Varney* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Aberystwyth East (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 691 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Simon Thomas | 552 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Woods | 244 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Aberystwyth North (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Edgar Carl Williams* | 493 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Llinos M. Roberts-Young | 418 | |||
| Independent | Mona Rachel Morris | 416 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Jacqueline Mary Taylor | 344 | |||
| Independent | I. Pidgeon | 149 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Aberystwyth South (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards* | 696 | |||
| Independent | Gareth Ellis* | 606 | |||
| Socialist | Griffith Eric Hughes | 397 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Paul Cornelius Davies | 223 | |||
| Labour | Dylan Paul Lewis | 190 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Thomas Parry | 136 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Aberystwyth West (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eric John Griffiths* | 754 | |||
| Independent | Hywel Thomas Jones* | 408 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Alun John Wiliams | 357 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Kolczak | 320 | |||
| Labour | Mark Richard Franchi | 150 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Beulah (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Elfed Davies* | 676 | |||
| Independent | Colin Sinclair | 138 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Borth (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees* | 632 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Peter Shankland | 173 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Capel Dewi (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas John Jones* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cardigan (three seats)
John Adams-Lewis was elected as an Independent in 1995.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Thomas John Adams-Lewis* | 1,021 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Trevor Thomas Griffiths | 810 | |||
| Independent | Sarah Mary Morris | 805 | |||
| Independent | John Bertram Evans | 645 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Glen Kelsall Johnson | 473 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Julian S. Beynon-Lewis | 303 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Ellen Elizabeth ap Gwynn | 583 | |||
| Independent | Dafydd Ffredric Raw-Rees | 297 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Ciliau Aeron (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stanley Meredith Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Faenor (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peredur Wynne Eklund* | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Lampeter (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert George Harris* | 681 | |||
| Independent | John Ivor Williams | 428 | |||
| Independent | Carol Ramaya | 382 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Doiran Evans* | 314 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Robert Phillips | 304 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Llanarth (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Eurfyl Evans* | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)
Plaid Cymru had won a seat following the death of a previous Independent councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Benjamin Lewis Davies | 478 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Gwydion Heini Gruffudd | 393 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Rees | 368 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Lodwick Davies | 244 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyfriog (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lyndon Lloyd Jones* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandysiliogogo (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Cen Llwyd | Unopposed | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llandysul Town (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Evan John Keith Evans* | 417 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | David Graham Evans | 369 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfarian (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Lloyd Jones* | 564 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert A. Coleman | 115 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)
Plaid Cymru had won the seat at a by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Evan Wynne Davies | 663 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Lewes Gee | 433 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llangeitho (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David John Evans | 609 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Meurig Hughes | 154 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Llangybi (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | John Timothy Odwyn Davies | 426 | |||
| Independent | George Gwynne Gibbons | 194 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jan Sutton | 104 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llanrhystud (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | William Richard Edwards* | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Llansantffraed (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Daniel Meurig James* | 578 | |||
| Independent | Lodwick Lloyd | 382 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Leslie Lewis | 240 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llanwenog (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Samuel Haydn Richards | 584 | |||
| Independent | David Alun James* | 404 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Lledrod (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Lloyd Evans* | 670 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Gwilym ab Ioan | 351 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Edward Allen | 81 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Melindwr (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Fred Williams* | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
New Quay (one seat)
| 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)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Geraint Jenkins* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Penparc (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Haydn Lewis* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Tirymynach (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | William Penri James* | 618 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander James Dauncey | 248 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Trefeurig (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Arthur Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Tregaron (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Gethin Bennett* | 499 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Margaret Mary Williams | 207 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Troedyraur (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John David Thomas* | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Ystwyth (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John David Rowland Jones* | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
By-elections 1999-2004
Aberystwyth East 2000
A by-election was held in the Aberystwyth East ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Simon Thomas, who was elected MP for Ceredigion and Pembroke North at a by-election earlier that year.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Alun John Williams | 367 | 51.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 279 | 39.0 | |||
| Conservative | Adrian Robson | 69 | 9.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Borth 2001
A by-election was held in the Borth ward on 29 March 2001 following the death of Tom Raw-Rees. The seat was held by an Independent candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Raymond Quant | 524 | 69.7 | -8.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Arthur Dafis | 147 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 81 | 10.8 | -10.7 | ||
| Majority | 377 | 50.2 | -6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 752 | 48% | -1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | -14.15 | |||
Aberporth 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Elfyn Owen Rees | 336 | 51.9 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 311 | 48.1 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llanbadarn Fawr 2001
A by-election was held in the Llanbadarn Fawr ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Gwydion Gruffudd.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 338 | 57.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 255 | 43.0 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Cardigan 2002
A by-election was held in the Cardigan ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Trevor Griffiths.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alan Wilson | 859 | 60.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 341 | 24.2 | |||
| Labour | 128 | 9.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 84 | 5.9 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||