2012 Ceredigion County Council election

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2012 Ceredigion County Council election
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  2008 3 May 2012 2017  

All 42 seats to Ceredigion County Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderEllen ap GwynnKeith Evans
Party Plaid Cymru Independent
Leader's seatCeulanamaesmawrLlandysul Town (defeated)
Last election19 seats, 43.8%12 seats, 25.7%
Seats before2012
Seats won1915
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg3
Popular vote10,4617,647
Percentage39.2%28.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.6%Decrease2.svg2.9%

 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderCeredig DaviesHag Harris
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seatAberystwyth, CentralLampeter
Last election10 seats, 23.9%1 seat, 3.2%
Seats before91
Seats won71
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Steady2.svg0
Popular vote6,787844
Percentage25.4%3.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.5%Steady2.svg0.0

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Ceredigion local election results 2012

Council control before election

Keith Evans
Independent, Liberal Democrat & Labour coalition

Contents

Council control after election

Ellen ap Gwynn
Plaid Cymru & Independent coalition

An election to Ceredigion County Council was held on 3 May 2012 [1] along with elections to 20 of the other 21 local authorities in Wales (all except Anglesey), community council elections in Wales and other elections elsewhere in the United Kingdom. It was followed by the 2017 election.

All 42 council seats were up for election. The previous council was controlled by Independents in coalition with the Liberal Democrat group and the single Labour member. [2] Since 2008, there had been two by-elections in Aberystwyth, Rheidol and Ciliau Aeron which were both won by Plaid Cymru. The composition of the council prior to the elections was:

Councillors elected in this election are to serve an extended five-year term, after local government minister Carl Sargeant announced the next elections would be moved from 2016 to 2017 to avoid clashing with the next Welsh Assembly election in 2016 (which in turn had been delayed a year to avoid clashing with the next general election). [4]

Election results: overview

Ceredigion local election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Plaid Cymru 19045.239.1510,461-4.65
  Independent 15+335.728.627,647+7.59
  Liberal Democrats 7-316.725.406,787+1.54
  Conservative 000.03.66979+0.73
  Labour 102.43.16884+0.23
  Green 000.00.00N/A-0.51
Total4226,718

Following the election, no party was left with a majority (22 seats) on the council. Plaid Cymru won a total of 19 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 7, Labour retained their single member, and the remaining seats were won by Independent candidates.

The leader of the Independent group on the council - Keith Evans - lost his seat to Plaid Cymru. As a result, Ray Quant (Councillor for Borth) was elected as the leader of a group of 12 of the Independent councillors. Negotiations were held between the various groups, and eventually a coalition between Plaid Cymru, the one Labour councillor and a number of Independent councillors was agreed upon. The Liberal Democrat group now form the opposition.

Candidates

For a total of 42 seats, Plaid Cymru were fielding 34 candidates, the Liberal Democrats were fielding 28 candidates, 22 candidates were standing as Independents, the Conservatives were fielding 21 candidates, while Labour were fielding just one. The Green Party were not fielding any candidates in this election, compared to two candidates in 2008.

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2008 election.

Aberaeron ward

Aberaeron ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Evans*65191.30+24.58
Plaid Cymru Gwenllian Mair628.70+8.70
Majority58982.60+49.37
Turnout 713
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Aberporth ward

Aberporth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gethin James*50061.27-9.57
Plaid Cymru Des Davies21826.72+26.72
Conservative Graham Howard Dean9812.01-17.14
Majority28234.55
Turnout 816
Independent hold Swing

Aberystwyth, Bronglais ward

Aberystwyth, Bronglais ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Alun John Wiliams* 405 89.40 +11.88
Conservative Christopher Richard Owens Newcombe4810.60+3.79
Majority35778.80
Turnout 453
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Aberystwyth, Central ward

Aberystwyth, Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ceredig Wyn Davies*23162.43-1.64
Plaid Cymru Christopher MacKenzie Grieve11731.62+0.89
Conservative James Forrest225.95+0.75
Majority11430.81
Turnout 370
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Aberystwyth, North ward

Aberystwyth, North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Mark Antony Strong21541.43-3.02
Liberal Democrats Edgar Carl Williams*16832.37-16.13
Independent Lisa Francis 10720.62+20.62
Conservative Sophie Fuller295.59-1.47
Majority479.06
Turnout 519
Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Aberystwyth, Penparcau ward

Aberystwyth, Penparcau ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Steve Davies37028.03
Plaid Cymru Lol Jones-Southgate32324.47
Independent Dylan Paul Lewis24718.71
Liberal Democrats Mair Benjamin17713.41
Liberal Democrats Brenda Haines13410.15
Conservative Mark William Mainwaring534.02
Conservative Sophie Davies161.21
Majority
Turnout 1,320
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Aberystwyth, Rheidol ward

Aberystwyth, Rheidol ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Aled Davies* 207 32.91 +32.91
Plaid Cymru Mark Endaf Edwards14322.73-4.44
Liberal Democrats Wendy Morris-Twiddy13721.78-45.81
Independent Martin Wyn Shewring12019.08+19.08
Conservative Harry Saville223.50-1.74
Majority6410.18
Turnout 629
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Beulah ward

Beulah ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru William David Lyndon Lloyd*58682.54-2.54
Liberal Democrats Steph Flower8511.97-2.95
Conservative Robert Hatfield395.49+5.49
Majority50170.57
Turnout 710
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Borth ward

Borth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ray Quant*35849.58-7.11
Independent James Whitlock Davies29240.44-2.86
Conservative Shaun Bailey 729.97+9.97
Majority669.14
Turnout 722
Independent hold Swing

Capel Dewi ward

Capel Dewi ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Peter Lloyd Davies*36357.35+57.35
Plaid Cymru John Gethin Jones27042.65+42.65
Majority9314.70
Turnout 633
Independent hold Swing

Cardigan, Mwldan ward

Cardigan, Mwldan ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Thomas John Adams-Lewis*47665.93-1.23
Liberal Democrats Neal Jones20027.70+27.55
Conservative Nigel Moore506.93+0.51
Majority27638.23
Turnout 722
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Cardigan, Rhydyfwuch ward

Cardigan, Rhydyfuwch ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cole*32075.83-10.22
Plaid Cymru Graham Evans10224.17+10.22
Majority21851.66
Turnout 422
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cardigan, Teifi ward

Cardigan, Teifi ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Catrin Miles*16363.42+36.58
Liberal Democrats Steve Greenhalgh9436.58+6.04
Majority6926.84
Turnout 257
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Ceulanamaesmawr ward

Ceulanamaesmawr ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Ellen ap Gwynn*46961.71-13.68
Liberal Democrats Mark Allan Joseph29138.29+13.68
Majority17823.42
Turnout 760
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Ciliau Aeron ward

Ciliau Aeron ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John Edward Charles Lumley* 405 50.63 -16.37
Liberal Democrats Sonia Rose Williams32440.50+21.9
Conservative Lauren Evetts718.88+8.88
Majority8110.13
Turnout 800
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Faenor ward

Faenor ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Roberts*51565.36-1.09
Plaid Cymru Terry Lambden24531.09+2.58
Conservative David Goddard283.55-1.49
Majority27034.27
Turnout 788
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lampeter ward

Lampeter ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert George (Hag) Harris*88445.03+7.76
Independent John Ivor Williams*63732.48+5.36
Plaid Cymru Robert Phillips26213.36+0.95
Liberal Democrats Alex George Bashford1306.63+0.83
Conservative Reece Fox492.5-0.10
Majority
Turnout 1962
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanarth ward

Llanarth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Bryan Gareth Davies28448.38+48.38
Liberal Democrats Thomas Eurfyl Evans*25142.76+42.76
Conservative Joan Joyce Thomas528.86+8.86
Majority335.62
Turnout 587
Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr, Padarn ward

Llanbadarn Fawr, Padarn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Gareth Davies*22979.79+17.79
Liberal Democrats Linden Parker3913.59+1.59
Conservative Jessica Carr196.62+6.62
Majority19066.20+30.2
Turnout 28734.58-20.52
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr, Sulien ward

Llanbadarn Fawr, Sulien ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Paul James*33883.87+1.49
Liberal Democrats John Thornton4611.41-6.20
Conservative Nathaniel Hayward194.71+4.71
Majority29272.46
Turnout 403
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llandyfriog ward

Llandyfriog ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Benjamin Towyn Evans*48582.06+6.05
Conservative Jane Kelsey10617.94+17.94
Majority37964.12
Turnout 591
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llandysiliogogo ward

Llandysiliogogo ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gareth Lloyd*73591.65+25.38
Conservative William Evetts678.35+8.35
Majority66883.30
Turnout 802
Independent hold Swing

Llandysul Town ward

Llandysul Town ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Peter Godfrey Evans 373 57.92 +21.04
Independent Evan John Keith Evans*27142.08-21.04
Majority10215.84
Turnout 644
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Llanfarian ward

Llanfarian ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Alun Lloyd Jones*39167.18+11.64
Liberal Democrats Sian Kingscott-Smith16428.18-9.98
Conservative Martin Fletcher274.64-1.67
Majority22739.00
Turnout 582
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad ward

Llanfihangel Ystrad ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru William Lynford Thomas55064.48-1.12
Liberal Democrats Angela Lewes-Gee30335.52+1.12
Majority24728.96
Turnout 853
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangeitho ward

Llangeitho ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Rhodri Wyn Evans' 361 53.72 +53.72
Liberal Democrats Mary Pearce24836.90+36.90
Independent Paul Adrian Davison639.38+9.38
Majority11316.82
Turnout 672
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Llangybi ward

Llangybi ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John Timothy Odwyn Davies*41974.42+7.43
Liberal Democrats Derek Wilson14425.58-7.43
Majority27548.84
Turnout 563
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanrhystud ward

Llanrhystud ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Rowland Rees-Evans* 504 75.34 +10.06
Independent Alan Durrant16524.66+24.66
Majority33950.68
Turnout 669
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Llansantffraed ward

Llansantffraed ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dafydd Edwards*84285.66+33.97
Liberal Democrats Harry Hayfield14114.34+14.34
Majority70171.32
Turnout 983
Independent hold Swing

Llanwenog ward

Llanwenog ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Euros Davies39547.42+47.42
Plaid Cymru Geraint Davies36643.94-41.49
Liberal Democrats Kathy Bracy728.64-5.92
Majority293.48
Turnout 833
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Lledrod ward

Lledrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ifan Davies*00.00-54.85
Majority00.00-9.69
Turnout 00.00-56.03
Independent hold Swing -4.85

Melindwr ward

Melindwr ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Davies*60170.21+17.12
Liberal Democrats Fred Williams25529.79-17.12
Majority34640.42
Turnout 856
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

New Quay ward

New Quay ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sarah Gillian Hopley* 249 61.03 -7.54
Conservative Luke Evetts15938.97+7.54
Majority9022.06
Turnout 408
Independent hold Swing

Penbryn ward

Penbryn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gwyn James43151.93+51.93
Plaid Cymru Ian ap Dewi*31838.31-34.45
Liberal Democrats Neil Flower819.76-17.47
Majority11313.62
Turnout 830
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Penparc ward

Penparc ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Haydn Lewis*58468.87-3.40
Plaid Cymru Shân Williams26431.13+3.40
Majority32037.74
Turnout 848
Independent hold Swing

Tirymynach ward

Tirmynach ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Hinge*54468.51+17.69
Plaid Cymru Jaci Taylor25031.49-17.69
Majority29437.02
Turnout 794
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trefeurig ward

Trefeurig ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David James Mason 422 58.45 +58.45
Plaid Cymru Dai Suter*30041.55-27.46
Majority12216.90
Turnout 722
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Tregaron ward

Tregaron ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Catherine Jane Hughes00.00+/-0.00
Majority00.00+/-0.00
Turnout 00.00+/-0.00
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +/-0.00

Troedyraur ward

Troedyraur ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Maldwyn Benjamin Lewis 361 67.73 +67.73
Plaid Cymru Gerwyn James17232.27+3.89
Majority18935.46
Turnout 533
Independent hold Swing

Ystwyth ward

Ystwyth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John David Rowland Jones*43262.79-3.37
Plaid Cymru Mererid Jones22232.27+7.71
Conservative 344.94+4.94
Majority21030.52
Turnout 688
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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