2004 Ceredigion County Council election

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An election to Ceredigion County Council was held on 10 June 2004 on the same day of the European Elections. [1] It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election.

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The whole council was up for election and following boundary changes the number of seats was reduced to 42. [2] The council remained in a situation of No Overall Control following Plaid Cymru gains at the expense of the Independents. The Independents formed a coalition administration following the previous county council election in May 1999, being largest group on the council along with the Liberal Democrats.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results: overview

Sixteen members of the original Council elected in 1995 were again returned.

Three of the elected Independent councilors, namely Gethin James (Aberporth), Ray Quant (Borth) and Haydn Lewis (Penparc) were non-party Independents, in that they did not sit as members of the Independent group of councilors.

Ceredigion Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Plaid Cymru 1620+238.1038.9210,198-
  Independent 1204-428.5720.695,423-
  Liberal Democrats 920+221.4320.195,291-
 Non-party independents303-37.149.912598-
  Labour 100=2.383.00785-
 Cymraeg/Welsh1110+12.382.45643-
  Llais Ceredigion 000=0.003.53925-
 Llais Aberaeron UDP Reject2000=0.000.66172-
  UKIP 000=0.000.3796-
  Green 000=0.000.1848-
  Conservative 000=0.000.1026-
Total42-226,205

1Cymraeg/Welsh was the label used by independent councillor John Ivor Williams. In 1999, and again in 2008, he ran with the label Independent.
2Llais Aberaeron UDP Reject was the label used by Mary Elizabeth Davies.

Ward Results

Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberaeron 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Emlyn Thomas* 458
Llais AberaeronMary Elizabeth Davies172
Independent Steve Harty57
Independent hold Swing

Aberporth (one seat)

Aberporth 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gethin James 396
Liberal Democrats Elfyn Owen Rees*326
Llais CeredigionEmyr Hywel194
Independent hold Swing

Aberteifi, Mwldan (one seat)

Aberteifi, Mwldan 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sarah Mary Morris*406
Plaid Cymru Thomas John Adams-Lewis*286
Independent win (new seat)

Aberteifi, Rhydyfuwch (one seat)

Boundary Change.

Aberteifi, Rhydyfuwch 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Mark Cole203
Plaid Cymru Tomos Melfydd George185
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Aberteifi, Teifi (one seat)

Boundary Change.

Aberteifi, Teifi 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Wilson*226
Plaid Cymru David Aidan Lloyd Owen57
Independent win (new seat)

Aberystwyth Bronglais (one seats)

Boundary Change

Aberystwyth Bronglais 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Alun John Wiliams* 303
Liberal Democrats John Paul Maddrell120
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Aberystwyth Central (one seat)

Boundary Change

Aberystwyth Central 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ceredig Wyn Davies252
Plaid Cymru Vivian Rees-Butterworth96
Independent Hywel Thomas Jones*51
Conservative Will Quince 26
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Aberystwyth North (one seat)

Possible Boundary Change

Aberystwyth North 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Edgar Carl Williams*264
Plaid Cymru John Aled Davies239
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Aberystwyth Penparcau (two seats)

This ward was previously known as Aberystwyth South

Aberystwyth Penparcau 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards*550
Independent Owen Henry Jones364
Plaid Cymru Susan Jane Jones-Davies 195
Plaid Cymru John Michael Jones188
Liberal Democrats Denise Elizabeth Cole149
Green Timothy John Foster48
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Aberystwyth Rheidol (one seat)

Aberystwyth Rheidol 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eric John Griffiths*580
Plaid Cymru Jacqueline Mary Taylor182
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Beulah (one seat)

Beulah 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru William David Lyndon Lloyd518
Llais CeredigionIoan Glyndwr Howells191
Independent hold Swing

Borth (one seat)

Borth 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Raymond Paul Quant*490
Plaid Cymru Mark Antony Strong277
Independent hold Swing

Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Peter Lloyd Davies420
Plaid Cymru Martha Ann Eileen Curry181
Independent hold Swing

Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)

Ceulanamaesmawr 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Ellen Elizabeth ap Gwynn*572
Liberal Democrats Maurice Roger Brown196
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Ciliau Aeron 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stanley Meredith Thomas*451
Plaid Cymru Arthur John Moelfryn Maskell367
UKIP Iain James Sheldon96
Independent hold Swing

Faenor (one seat)

Faenor 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Erfyl Roberts450
Plaid Cymru Alan Lloyd Evans316
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lampeter (two seats)

Lampeter 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert George Harris*785
Independent John Ivor Williams*643
Plaid Cymru Andrew Gerald Carter350
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanarth (one seat)

Llanarth 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Eurfyl Evans*396
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Ieuan Jones208
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr Padarn (one seat)

Boundary Change

Llanbadarn Fawr Padarn 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Gareth Davies223
Independent Benjamin Lewis Davies*187
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Llanbadarn Fawr Sulien (one seat)

Boundary Change

Llanbadarn Fawr Sulien 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Paul James316
Liberal Democrats Heather Fievet Stitt42
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandyfriog 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Benjamin Towyn Evans395
Independent Derrick Richards358
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Cen Llwyd*unopposed
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llandysul Town 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Evan John Keith Evans*unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llanfarian (one seat)

Alun Lloyd Jones had left the Plaid Cymru group and joined the Independents after the 1999 election.

Llanfarian 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alun Lloyd Jones*340
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Mabon ap Gwynfor 318
Independent hold Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Llanfihangel Ystrad 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Owen Llywelyn593
Liberal Democrats Matthew George Cooper Lewes Gee380
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangeitho (one seat)

Llangeitho 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David John Evans*540
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wyn Morse197
Independent hold Swing

Llangybi (one seat)

Llangybi 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John Timothy Odwyn Davies*454
Liberal Democrats Rodney Edmund George Parish169
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanrhystud (one seat)

Llanrhystud 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Rowland Rees-Evans392
Independent Emyr Morgan Jones217
Plaid Cymru Mari Luned Llwyd207
Llais CeredigionDavid John Williams15
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Llansantffraed (one seat)

Llansantffraed 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Daniel Meurig James*583
Independent Dafydd Wyn Edwards309
Liberal Democrats Carol Ann Kolczak260
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Samuel Haydn Richards*unopposed
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Lledrod (one seat)

Lledrod 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Lloyd Evans*682
Llais CeredigionGwilym ab Ioan319
Independent hold Swing

Melindwr (one seat)

Melindwr 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fred Williams*540
Plaid Cymru Gweirydd Gwyndaf357
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

New Quay (one seat)

New Quay 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sarah Gillian Hopley*363
Plaid Cymru Julian Raymond Evans185
Independent hold Swing

Penbryn (one seat)

Plaid Cymru had won the seat in a by-election.

Penbryn 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Ian ap Dewi*661
Liberal Democrats Thomas Sean Fievet Stitt145
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Penparc (one seat)

Penparc 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Haydn Lewis*755
Llais CeredigionRaymond Michael Dawe205
Independent hold Swing

Tirymynach (one seat)

Tirymynach 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Wiliam Penri James*465
Liberal Democrats Paul Buckingham James Hinge185
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Trefeurig (one seat)

Trefeurig 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru David Suter375
Liberal Democrats Evan Daniel Jones241
Independent John Dilwyn Lewis93
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Catherine Jane Hughes349
Independent Nerys Ann Evans314
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerallt Wynford Jonesunopposed
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Ystwyth one seat)

Ystwyth 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John David Rowland Jones*unopposed
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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