Ceredigion County Council
Ceredigion County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion) is the governing body for the county of Ceredigion, one of the unitary authorities of Wales.
Political makeup
Elections take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008.[1]
Current composition
| Group affiliation[1] | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 20 | |
| style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Independent |
11 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color| | [[Liberal Democrats|Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | 9 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | [[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/shortname]] | 1 |
| style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Non-party independent |
1 |
| Total |
42 | |
Historic results
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | Independents | |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 12 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 18 |
Electoral divisions
The county is divided into 40 electoral wards returning 42 councillors. There are 50 communities in the area, some of which have their own elected council. Many communities are coterminous with council wards. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
| Ward | Communities | Councillor(s) Elected 2004 |
| Aberaeron | Aberaeron* | Richard Emlyn THOMAS (Ind) |
| Aberporth | Aberporth* | Gethin JAMES (NPD) |
| Cardigan - Mwldan | Cardigan* (Mwldan ward) | Sarah Mary MORRIS (Ind) |
| Cardigan - Rhyd-y-Fuwch | Cardigan* (Rhyd-y-Fuwch ward) | John Mark COLE (Lib Dem) |
| Cardigan - Teifi | Cardigan* (Teifi ward) | Alan WILSON (Ind) |
| Aberystwyth Bronglais | Aberystwyth* (Bronglais ward) | Alun WILLIAMS (Plaid Cymru) |
| Aberystwyth Central | Aberystwyth* (Central ward) | Ceredig Wyn DAVIES (Lib Dem) |
| Aberystwyth North | Aberystwyth* (North ward) | Edgar Carl WILLIAMS (Lib Dem) |
| Aberystwyth Penparcau | Aberystwyth* (Penparcau ward [2]) | Llewelyn Goronwy EDWARDS (Ind) and Owen Henry JONES (Ind) |
| Aberystwyth Rheidol | Aberystwyth* (Rheidol ward) | Eric John GRIFFITHS (Lib Dem) |
| Beulah | Beulah* | William David Lyndon LLOYD (Plaid Cymru) |
| Borth |
|
Raymond Paul QUANT (Ind) |
| Capel Dewi | Llandysul* (Capel Dewi, Pontshaen and Tregroes wards) | Thomas Peter Lloyd DAVIES (Ind) |
| Ceulanamaesmawr |
|
Ellen Elizabeth ap GWYNN (Plaid Cymru) |
| Ciliau Aeron |
|
Stanley Meredith THOMAS (Ind) |
| Faenor | Faenor* | John Erfyl ROBERTS |
| Lampeter | Lampeter | Robert George HARRIS (Lab) and John Ivor WILLIAMS (Ind) |
| Llanarth | Llanarth* | Thomas Eurfyl EVANS (Lib Dem) |
| Llanbadarn Fawr - Padarn | Llanbadarn Fawr* (Padarn ward) | Gareth DAVIES (Plaid Cymru) |
| Llanbadarn Fawr - Sulien | Llanbadarn Fawr* (Sulien ward) | Paul JAMES (Plaid Cymru) |
| Llandyfriog | Llandyfriog* | Benjamin Towyn EVANS (Plaid Cymru) |
| Llandysilio-gogo | Cen LLWYD (Plaid Cymru) | |
| Llandysul Town | Llandysul (Trefol ward) | Evan John Keith EVANS (Ind) |
| Llanfarian | Llanfarian* | Alun Lloyd JONES (Ind) |
| Llanfihangel Ystrad |
|
Owen LLYWELYN (Plaid Cymru) |
| Llangeitho |
|
David John EVANS (Ind) |
| Llangybi |
|
John Timothy Odwyn DAVIES (Plaid Cymru) |
| Llanrhystyd |
|
David Rowland REES-EVANS (Lib Dem) |
| Llansantffraed | Daniel Meurig JAMES (Plaid Cymru) | |
| Llanwenog |
|
Samuel Haydn RICHARDS (Plaid Cymru) |
| Lledrod |
|
David Lloyd EVANS (Ind) |
| Melindwr |
|
Fred WILLIAMS (Lib Dem) |
| New Quay | New Quay* | Sarah Gillian HOPLEY (Ind) |
| Penbryn |
|
Ian ap DEWI (Plaid Cymru) |
| Pen-parc | Thomas Haydn LEWIS (NPD) | |
| Tirymynach | Tirymynach | Wiliam Penri JAMES (Plaid Cymru) |
| Trefeurig | Trefeurig* | David SUTER (Plaid Cymru) |
| Tregaron | Tregaron* | Catherine Jane HUGHES (Plaid Cymru) |
| Troedyraur | Troedyraur* | Gerallt Wynford JONES (Plaid Cymru) |
| Ystwyth | John David Rowland JONES (Lib Dem) |
