1976 Ceredigion District Council election

The second election to Ceredigion District Council was held in May 1976. ^[1] It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district and community councils in Wales.

Results

Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberaeron 1976

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

Aberbanc (one seat)

Aberbanc 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Davies	522	57.0
	Plaid Cymru	J. Davies	393	43.0
Majority				14.0
Turnout				71.3
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberporth (one seat)

Aberporth 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.L. Davies*	928	77.5
	Plaid Cymru	T.M. George	269	22.5
Majority				55.1
Turnout				67.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Ward One (four seats)

Aberystwyth Ward One 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griffith Eric Hughes	1,354
	Independent	B. Davies*	1,280
	Independent Labour	Gareth Ellis*	1,280
	Labour	G. Edwards*	1,061
	Plaid Cymru	T. Edwards	652
	Labour	W.J. Eden	541
	Labour	Owen Henry Jones*	401
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberystwyth Ward Two (two seats)

Aberystwyth Ward Two 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Miss K.A. Jones*	626
	Plaid Cymru	Robert Davies	315
	Labour	Peter James Goodman	304
	Plaid Cymru	Norman Fitter	296
	Labour	S. Blowers	234
Turnout				54.1
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Aberystwyth Ward Three (two seats)

Aberystwyth Ward Three 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Jones*	1,074
	Plaid Cymru	Hywel Griffiths Evans	895
	Liberal	D. Davies	654
Turnout				67.6
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal		Swing

Aeron (one seat)

Aeron 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Jones	498	72.8
	Independent	T. Jones	186	27.2
Majority				45.6
Turnout				75.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Borth (one seat)

Borth 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees*	723	87.7
	Labour	J. Vincent	101	12.3
Majority				75.5
Turnout				61.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Bow Street (one seat)

Bow Street 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Rees*	462	69.1
	Plaid Cymru	A. Jones	207	30.9
Majority				38.1
Turnout				68.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Cardigan (three seats)

Cardigan 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Jenkins*	unopposed
	Independent	O.M. Owen*	unopposed
	Independent	I.J.C. Radley	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Cwmrheidol and Devils' Bridge (one seat)

Cwmrheidol and Devils' Bridge 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Lewis*	301	66.3
	Liberal	E. Griffiths	153	33.7
Majority				32.6
Turnout				76.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

Faenor Upper (one seat)

Faenor Upper 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M.B. Roberts*	371	57.3
	Plaid Cymru	Millicent Gregory	139	21.5
	Independent	C. Morgan	137	21.2
Majority				35.9
Turnout				73.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Felinfach (one seat)

Felinfach 1976

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

Lampeter (two seats)

Lampeter 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Evans	705
	Independent	J. Roberts	506
	Liberal	Mrs C.P. Barton*	453
	Plaid Cymru	B. Parry	377
Turnout				93.9
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Llanarth (one seat)

Llanarth 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Thomas	542	61.3
	Independent	B. Jenkins*	342	38.7
Majority				22.6
Turnout				84.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)

Llanbadarn Fawr 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.E. Raw-Rees
	Independent	G. Aaron
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandygwydd (one seat)

Llandygwydd 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Beynon	196
	Independent	I. James	130
	Independent	C. Richards	105
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul North (one seat)

Llandysul North 1976

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

Llandysul South (one seat)

Llandysul South 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfair and Llanwnen (one seat)

Llanfair and Llanwnen 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Johnny Williams*	550
	Plaid Cymru	G. Joen-Lewis	318
Majority				26.7
Turnout				80.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfarian (one seat)

This ward was also known as Llanychaiarn.

Llanfarian 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Morgan*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanfihangel and Llanilar (one seat)

Llanfihangel and Llanilar 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ll.D. Jones	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeitho and Caron Isclawdd (one seat)

Llangeitho and Caron Isclawdd 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.G. Bennett*	711	80.1
	Plaid Cymru	I. Williams	177	19.9
Majority				60.1
Turnout				73.1
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangoedmor (one seat)

Llangoedmor 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I.J. Griffiths*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangrannog and Penbryn (one seat)

Llangrannog and Penbryn 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y. Brown	454	50.6
	Independent	E.T. Jenner	403	44.9
	Independent	G. Hutton	40	4.5
Majority				5.7
Turnout				69.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanilar and Llanrhystud (one seat)

This ward was also known as Llanddeiniol. ^[1]

Llanilar and Llanrhystud 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Richard Edwards	342	57.6
	Independent	D. Davies	252	42.4
Majority				15.2
Turnout				74.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llanllwchaiarn and Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llanllwchaiarn and Llandysiliogogo 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.E. Evans	307	38.7
	Independent	T. Jones*	205	25.9
	Independent	T. Davies	138	17.4
	Plaid Cymru	Cynog Davies	120	15.1
	Independent	H. Jones	23	2.9
Majority				12.9
Turnout				80.3
	Independent hold		Swing

Llansantffraid and Cilcennin (one seat)

Llansantffraid and Cilcennin 1976

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

Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D.A. James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod, Strata Florida and Ysbyty Ystwyth (one seat)

Lledrod, Strata Florida and Ysbyty Ystwyth 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Lloyd Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Nantcwnlle, Llanddewi Brefi and Llangeitho (one seat)

Nantcwnlle, Llanddewi Brefi and Llangeitho 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Williams*	453	51.5
	Independent	Hannah Marion Jones	426	48.5
Majority				3.0
Turnout				83.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

New Quay (one seat)

New Quay 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I.C. Pursey*	293	56.3	+22.3
	Plaid Cymru	J. Evans	124	23.8
	Independent	W. Thomas	103	19.8
Majority				32.5
Turnout				83.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Taliesin and Talybont (one seat)

Taliesin and Talybont 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Rowland Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold

Trefeurig and Goginan (one seat)

Trefeurig and Goginan 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Jones*	462	69.1
	Plaid Cymru	A. Griffiths	207	30.9
Majority				38.2
Turnout				65.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S Idris Evans	354	54.0
	Independent	H. Jones*	301	46.0
Majority				8.0
Turnout				73.3
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Ceredigion District Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 May 2016.