1964 Cardiganshire County Council election

The twenty-second election to Cardiganshire County Council took place in April 1961. It was preceded by the 1961 election and followed by the 1967 election.

Candidates

After a record low of four contests in 1961 a significantly higher number of seats were contested, with Plaid Cymru candidates contesting wards in Aberystwyth for the first time. ^[1] Retiring councillors stood down in favour of aldermen in several wards.

Outcome

Four retiring members were defeated with the monly surprise in Lampeter where the Rev T. Oswald Williams was defeated by Dr Ambrose Lloyd ^[2]

Results

Aberaeron

Aberaeron 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Glyn Griffith Herbert*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberbanc

Aberbanc 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin J. Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberporth

Aberporth 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Tegryn Davies+	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 1

Aberystwyth Division 1 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John John+	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 2

Aberystwyth Division 2 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwendoline Calan Evans+	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 3

Aberystwyth Division 3 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ryland Kenneth Clues*	386
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 4

Aberystwyth Division 4 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Rowlands*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 5

Aberystwyth Division 5 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Jenkin Ellis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 6

Aberystwyth Division 6 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Griffith Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Aeron

Aeron 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Glyn Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Borth

Borth 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Jones Morris	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Bow Street

Bow Street 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bodin Trevor Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan North

Cardigan North 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwilym Morris*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan South

Cardigan South 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilcennin

Cilcennin 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L.E. Jones	298
	Independent	William Jenkin Jones*	238
Majority			60
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Cwmrheidol

Cwmrheidol 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Geraint Wyn Howells*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Islwyn Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Felinfach

Felinfach 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Taliesin Rees*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Goginan

Goginan 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Llewellyn Breeze Bebb*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lampeter Borough

Lampeter Borough 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev T. Oswald Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanarth

Llanarth 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev. Edwin Pryce Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Percy Ewart Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi

Llanddewi Brefi 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Jenkin Davies	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandygwydd

Llandygwydd 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Melbourne Evan Griffiths*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul North

Llandysul North 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Griffith Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul South

Llandysul South 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Lewis	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansysiliogogo

Llandysiliogogo 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ben Thomas*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfair Clydogau

Llanfair Clydogau 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Daniel Owen Morgan*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian

Llanfarian 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Herbert Daniel Matthews*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn

Llanfihangel y Creuddyn 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev John Harold Rees*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangoedmor

Llangoedmor 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.J. Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeitho

Llangeitho 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Lloyd*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangrannog

Llangrannog 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Capt. Robert Arthur Evans	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanilar

Llanilar 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Charles Morgan*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhystyd

Llanrhystyd 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Idwal James*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn

Llanllwchaiarn 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Thomas Pugh Jarman*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansantffraed

Llansantffraed 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwilym Thomas Davies*	354
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwnen

Llanwnen 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lynn Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwenog

Llanwenog 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Donald Gwarnant Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod

Lledrod 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John David Herbert*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle

Nantcwnlle 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Edwardes Rogers-Lewis+	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

New Quay

New Quay 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Owen Williams*	Unopposed

Penbryn

Penbryn 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Owen James Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Strata Florida

Strata Florida 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.H.R. Llewellyn	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Taliesin

Taliesin 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwilym Caradog Jones*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Talybont

Talybont 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Isaac Richard Jenkins*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trefeurig

Trefeurig 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Reginald Holdcroft	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron

Tregaron 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lewis*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur

Troedyraur 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hywel Heulyn Roberts*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Ysbyty Ystwyth

Ysbyty Ystwyth 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Caradog Edwards*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Election of Aldermen

In addition to the 50 councillors the council consisted of 16 county aldermen. Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term. Following the 1961election, there were eight aldermanic vacancies which were filled at the annual meeting. ^[3]

The following retiring aldermen were re-elected:

• Evan Davies, Llechryd
• W.Z. Jones, Llanfarian
• Meredydd Ll.G. Williams, Llanwenog

In addition, the following four new aldermen were elected:

• Mrs G.E. Jones, Aberystwyth
• D.H. Jones, Capel Seion
• E.J. Thomas, Aberaeron
• W. Morgan Davies, Llanddewi Brefi
• Morgan Lloyd Jenkins, Brynhoffnant

John John, Aberystwyth, the sole Labour member of the authority, and Evan Glyn Davies, Aberarth, were not re-elected aldermen.

By-elections

Six by-elections were called following the election of aldermen. ^[4] Five of the wards were contested in elections held on 3 June. ^[5] At Llanfarian, the former councillor who had stood down in favour of Alderman W.Z. Jones was returned unopposed. There were no vacancies in the other two wards due to the incumbents being life aldermen.

Aberaeron by-election

Aberaeron by-election 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Glyn Griffiths Herbert	537
	Independent	John Jordan Jones	198
	Independent	Phyllis W. Sewell	67
Majority			339
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Division 6 by-election

Aberystwyth Division 6 by-election 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Griffith Davies	357
	Independent	Graham B.J. Hughes	198
Majority			159
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanddewi Brefi by-election

Llanddewi Brefi by-election 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Emlyn Jones	226
	Independent	Edward Jenkin Davies	185
	Independent	Daniel James Jones	32
Majority			41
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian by-election

Llanfarian by-election 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.D.H. Matthews*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn by-election

Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn by-election 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev John Harold Rees	319
	Independent	Richard Evan Richards	204
Majority			115
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn by-election

Penbryn by-election 1961

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Owen James Davies	437
	Independent	Nellie Eirwen Evans	158
Majority			279
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Nominations for County Council Elections". Welsh Gazette. 26 March 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
2. "All Seats in County Council Elections Won by Independents. Four Retiring Members Lose Seats". Welsh Gazette. 16 April 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
3. "Ald. M. Ll. G. Williams is County Chairman for Second Time". Welsh Gazette. 4 May 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
4. "County Council By-Elections". Welsh Gazette. 25 May 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
5. "County Council By-Election Results". Welsh Gazette. 8 June 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2025.