The second election to the Ceredigion County Council was held on 6 May 1999.[1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election.
Overview
Once again, the Independents were the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed
Thirty members of the original Council elected in 1995 were again returned.
Fourteen candidates were returned unopposed. Thirteen were sitting Independent or Liberal Democrat councilors; the only exception being Cen Llwyd, who was returned for Plaid Cymru in Llandysiliogogo ward, replacing a retiring Independent.
Boundaries
There were no boundary changes.
Candidates
Most of the retiring members sought re-election.
Results
Aberaeron (one seat)
Aberaeron 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Richard Emlyn Thomas* | 557 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deanne M. Hartwell-Jones | 243 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberporth (one seat)
Aberporth 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William James Granville Varney* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth East (two seats)
Aberystwyth East 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 691 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Simon Thomas | 552 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael John Woods | 244 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth North (two seats)
Aberystwyth North 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Edgar Carl Williams* | 493 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Llinos M. Roberts-Young | 418 | | |
| Independent | Mona Rachel Morris | 416 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Jacqueline Mary Taylor | 344 | | |
| Independent | I. Pidgeon | 149 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth South (two seats)
Aberystwyth South 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards* | 696 | | |
| Independent | Gareth Ellis* | 606 | | |
| Socialist | Griffith Eric Hughes | 397 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Paul Cornelius Davies | 223 | | |
| Labour | Dylan Paul Lewis | 190 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Thomas Parry | 136 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth West (two seats)
Aberystwyth West 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric John Griffiths* | 754 | | |
| Independent | Hywel Thomas Jones* | 408 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun John Wiliams | 357 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Kolczak | 320 | | |
| Labour | Mark Richard Franchi | 150 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Beulah (one seat)
Beulah 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Elfed Davies* | 676 | | |
| Independent | Colin Sinclair | 138 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Borth (one seat)
Borth 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees* | 632 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Peter Shankland | 173 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Capel Dewi (one seat)
Capel Dewi 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas John Jones* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cardigan (three seats)
John Adams-Lewis was elected as an Independent in 1995.
Cardigan 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Thomas John Adams-Lewis* | 1,021 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Trevor Thomas Griffiths | 810 | | |
| Independent | Sarah Mary Morris | 805 | | |
| Independent | John Bertram Evans | 645 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Glen Kelsall Johnson | 473 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian S. Beynon-Lewis | 303 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)
Ceulanamaesmawr 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Ellen Elizabeth ap Gwynn | 583 | | |
| Independent | Dafydd Ffredric Raw-Rees | 297 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Ciliau Aeron (one seat)
Ciliau Aeron 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Stanley Meredith Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Faenor (one seat)
Faenor 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peredur Wynne Eklund* | Unopposed |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lampeter (two seats)
Lampeter 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert George Harris* | 681 | | |
| Independent | John Ivor Williams | 428 | | |
| Independent | Carol Ramaya | 382 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Doiran Evans* | 314 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Robert Phillips | 304 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Llanarth (one seat)
Llanarth 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Eurfyl Evans* | Unopposed |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)
Plaid Cymru had won a seat following the death of a previous Independent councillor.
Llanbadarn Fawr 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Benjamin Lewis Davies | 478 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gwydion Heini Gruffudd | 393 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Rees | 368 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Lodwick Davies | 244 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llandyfriog (one seat)
Llandyfriog 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Lyndon Lloyd Jones* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandysiliogogo (one seat)
Llandysiliogogo 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Cen Llwyd | Unopposed |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llandysul Town (one seat)
Llandysul Town 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Evan John Keith Evans* | 417 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | David Graham Evans | 369 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfarian (one seat)
Llanfarian 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Lloyd Jones* | 564 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert A. Coleman | 115 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)
Plaid Cymru had won the seat at a by-election
Llanfihangel Ystrad 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Evan Wynne Davies | 663 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Lewes Gee | 433 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llangeitho (one seat)
Llangeitho 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Evans | 609 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Meurig Hughes | 154 | | |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Llangybi (one seat)
Llangybi 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | John Timothy Odwyn Davies | 426 | | |
| Independent | George Gwynne Gibbons | 194 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jan Sutton | 104 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llanrhystud (one seat)
Llanrhystud 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | William Richard Edwards* | Unopposed |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Llansantffraed (one seat)
Llansantffraed 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Daniel Meurig James* | 578 | | |
| Independent | Lodwick Lloyd | 382 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Leslie Lewis | 240 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llanwenog (one seat)
Llanwenog 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Samuel Haydn Richards | 584 | | |
| Independent | David Alun James* | 404 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Lledrod (one seat)
Lledrod 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Lloyd Evans* | 670 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gwilym ab Ioan | 351 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Edward Allen | 81 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Melindwr (one seat)
Melindwr 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Fred Williams* | Unopposed |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
New Quay (one seat)
New Quay 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Sarah Gillian Hopley | 194 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Cadwallader Price | 193 | | |
| Independent | Julian Raymond Evans* | 166 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Penbryn (one seat)
Penbryn 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Geraint Jenkins* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Penparc (one seat)
Penparc 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Haydn Lewis* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tirymynach (one seat)
Tirymynach 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | William Penri James* | 618 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander James Dauncey | 248 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Trefeurig (one seat)
Trefeurig 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Arthur Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tregaron (one seat)
Tregaron 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Gethin Bennett* | 499 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Margaret Mary Williams | 207 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Troedyraur (one seat)
Troedyraur 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John David Thomas* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Ystwyth (one seat)
Ystwyth 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John David Rowland Jones* | Unopposed |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
By-elections 1999-2004
Aberystwyth East 2000
A by-election was held in the Aberystwyth East ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Simon Thomas, who was elected MP for Ceredigion and Pembroke North at a by-election earlier that year.
Borth 2001
A by-election was held in the Borth ward on 29 March 2001 following the death of Tom Raw-Rees. The seat was held by an Independent candidate.
Borth by-election 2001 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Raymond Quant | 524 | 69.7 | -8.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | Arthur Dafis | 147 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 81 | 10.8 | -10.7 |
Majority | 377 | 50.2 | -6.8 |
Turnout | 752 | 48% | -1.9 |
Registered electors | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | -14.15 | |
Aberporth 2001
Aberporth by-election, 11 October 2001[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Elfyn Owen Rees | 336 | 51.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | | 311 | 48.1 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llanbadarn Fawr 2001
A by-election was held in the Llanbadarn Fawr ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Gwydion Gruffudd.
Cardigan 2002
A by-election was held in the Cardigan ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Trevor Griffiths.
References
- ^ "Council Elections". Western Mail. 8 May 1999.
- ^ a b c d "Cumulative Index by Authority". Edkins Family Index. Edkins Family. Retrieved 7 June 2020.