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)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. Herbert* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Aberbanc (one seat)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.A. Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Lampeter (two seats)
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)
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)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.E. Raw-Rees | ||||
Independent | G. Aaron | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandygwydd (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Beynon | 196 | |||
Independent | I. James | 130 | |||
Independent | C. Richards | 105 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandysul North (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas John Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandysul South (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfair and Llanwnen (one seat)
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Morgan* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel and Llanilar (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ll.D. Jones | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangeitho and Caron Isclawdd (one seat)
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)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | I.J. Griffiths* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangrannog and Penbryn (one seat)
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]
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)
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)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L. Lloyd* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanwenog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.A. James* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Lledrod, Strata Florida and Ysbyty Ystwyth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Lloyd Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Nantcwnlle, Llanddewi Brefi and Llangeitho (one seat)
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)
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)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Rowland Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold |
Trefeurig and Goginan (one seat)
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)
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
- ^ a b "Ceredigion District Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 May 2016.