Elections to Ceredigion County Council

Ceredigion County Council

Ceredigion County Council is the governing body for the county of Ceredigion, one of the unitary authorities of Wales.-Political makeup:Elections take place every four years...

 were held on 10 June 2004 on the same day of the European Elections.

The whole council was up for election and following boundary changes the number of seats was reduced to 42. 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:

• Independents 16
• Plaid Cymru
  Plaid Cymru
  ' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
  
   16
• Liberal Democrats
  Liberal Democrats
  The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
  
   9
• Labour
  Labour Party (UK)
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   1

Election results: overview

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| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total
| style="text-align: right;" | 42
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| style="text-align: right;" | -2
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| style="text-align: right;" | 26,205
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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.

Election Results by ward

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Ward	Party		Elected Councillor
Aberaeron Aberaeron Aberaeron |Aeron]] being a Welsh god of war) is a seaside resort town in Ceredigion, Wales. Situated between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, it is home to the headquarters of Ceredigion County Council. The population was 1520 in 2001.-History and design:...	Richard Emlyn THOMAS
Aberporth Aberporth Aberporth is a community and small town in Ceredigion on the west coast of Wales. The population was 2,485 in 2001.- Location :The town lies at the southern end of Cardigan Bay about six miles north of Cardigan and ten miles south of New Quay approximately one mile west of the A487, on the...		Non-party independent	Gethin JAMES
Cardigan Cardigan, Ceredigion Cardigan is a town in the county of Ceredigion in Mid Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire. It was the county town of the pre-1974 county of Cardiganshire. It is the second largest town in Ceredigion. The town's population was 4,203...  - Mwldan	Sarah Mary MORRIS
Cardigan - Rhyd-y-Fuwch	John Mark COLE
Cardigan - Teifi	Alan WILSON
Aberystwyth Aberystwyth Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....  Bronglais	Alun WILLIAMS
Aberystwyth Central	Ceredig Wyn DAVIES
Aberystwyth North	Edgar Carl WILLIAMS
Aberystwyth Penparcau Penparcau Penparcau is a suburb of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales.-Location and amenities:The original village was a small hamlet, one mile east of Aberystwyth town centre, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed the village...	Llewelyn Goronwy EDWARDS
	Owen Henry JONES
Aberystwyth Rheidol	Eric John GRIFFITHS
Beulah Beulah, Ceredigion Beulah Welsh: Bwla. is a small village located halfway between the market town of Newcastle Emlyn and the seaside resort of Aberporth in Ceredigion, Wales....	William David Lyndon LLOYD
Borth Borth Borth ) is a coastal village 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion, Mid Wales. The population was 1,523 in 2001.-Features and history:Borth has a sandy beach and is a popular holiday seaside resort...		Non-party independent	Raymond Paul QUANT
Capel Dewi	Thomas Peter Lloyd DAVIES
Ceulan and Maesmawr	Ellen Elizabeth ap GWYNN (Plaid Cymru)
Ciliau Aeron Ciliau Aeron Ciliau Aeron is a small village 4 miles from Aberaeron in Ceredigion, Wales on the left bank of the River Aeron.The word Ciliau comes from the Welsh for corners. Aeron Corners in English refers to the many bends taken by the river through this area.The village post office has long gone, but Ciliau...	Stanley Meredith THOMAS
Faenor Faenor Faenor may refer to:*Vaynor in Merthyr Tydfil*Faenor, Ceredigion...	John Erfyl ROBERTS
Lampeter Lampeter Lampeter is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.-Demographics:At the 2001 National Census, the population was 2894. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom...	Robert George HARRIS
		Independent (Welsh/Cymraeg)	John Ivor WILLIAMS
Llanarth Llanarth Llanarth may refer to:* Llanarth, Ceredigion* Llanarth, Monmouthshire...	Thomas Eurfyl EVANS
Llanbadarn Fawr Llanbadarn Fawr Llanbadarn Fawr is an urbanised village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is located on the outskirts of Aberystwyth situated next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth...  - Padarn	Gareth DAVIES
Llanbadarn Fawr - Sulien	Paul JAMES
Llandyfriog	Benjamin Towyn EVANS
Llandysilio-gogo	Cen LLWYD
Llandysul Llandysul Llandysul is a small town in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The community of Pont Tyweli lies directly across the Teifi River in Carmarthenshire. It is in the valley of the River Teifi and is visited for its fishing and canoeing....  Town	Evan John Keith EVANS
Llanfarian Llanfarian Llanfarian is a village located in the district county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, south of the administrative centre Aberystwyth.The 2001 census showed Llanfarian as having a population of 1442....	Alun Lloyd JONES
Llanfihangel Ystrad	Owen LLYWELYN
Llangeitho Llangeitho Llangeitho is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales situated on the upper river Aeron about 6 km due west of Tregaron and 11 km north of Lampeter. It has a population of 874....	David John EVANS
Llangybi Llangybi Llangybi can refer to one of several villages named after Saint Cybi, their reputed founder.In Wales*Llangybi, Ceredigion*Llangybi, Gwynedd*Llangybi, Monmouthshire...	John Timothy Odwyn DAVIES
Llanrhystyd	David Rowland REES-EVANS
Llansantffraed Llansantffraed Llansantffraed is a parish in Powys, Wales near Brecon.The parish is the birth and burial place of the poet Henry Vaughan whose grave in the churchyard overlooks the River Usk.- External links :* at geograph.org.uk-Notes:...	Daniel Meurig JAMES
Llanwenog	Samuel Haydn RICHARDS
Lledrod Lledrod Lledrod is a small village in Ceredigion, Wales....	David Lloyd EVANS
Melindwr	Fred WILLIAMS
New Quay New Quay New Quay is a seaside town in Ceredigion, West Wales with a resident population of around 1,200 people. Located on Cardigan Bay with a harbour and large sandy beaches, it remains a popular seaside resort and traditional fishing town.-History:...	Sarah Gillian HOPLEY
Penbryn Penbryn Penbryn is a village on the coast of Ceredigion in Wales, some ten miles up the coast from Cardigan between the villages of Tresaith and Llangrannog. It consists mostly of farms and caravan sites...	Ian ap DEWI
Pen-parc		Non-party independent	Thomas Haydn LEWIS
Tirymynach	Wiliam Penri JAMES
Trefeurig	David SUTER
Tregaron Tregaron Tregaron is a market town in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, lying on the River Brenig , a tributary of the River Teifi. The town is twinned with Plouvien, in Finistere, France. According to the 2001 Census, Tregaron's population was 1,183, of whom 68.8% spoke Welsh fluently.-History:Tregaron...	Catherine Jane HUGHES
Troedyraur	Gerallt Wynford JONES
Ystwyth Ystwyth Ystwyth may refer to:* River Ystwyth, a river in West Wales, which drains into Cardigan Bay at Aberystwyth* Cwm Ystwyth Lead Mine, a disused lead mine in the valley of the River Ystwyth* Baron Ystwyth, an extinct title in the peerage of the United Kingdom...	John David Rowland JONES