Ceredigion District Council election, 1987

An election to Ceredigion District Councilwas held in May 1987.[1] It was preceded by the1983 election and followed by the1991
election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in
Wales.

Boundary Changes
There were a number of boundary changes with other wards being Contents
renamed.
1 Boundary Changes
2 Results
Results 2.1 Aberaeron (one seat)
2.2 Aberporth (one seat)
2.3 Aberystwyth East (two seats)
Aberaeron (one seat) 2.4 Aberystwyth North (two seats)
2.5 Aberystwyth South (two seats)
Aberaeron 1987 2.6 Aberystwyth West (two seats)
Party Candidate Votes % 2.7 Beulah (one seat)
2.8 Borth (one seat)
Independent J.A. Rees* unopposed
2.9 Capel Dewi (one seat)
Independent hold 2.10 Cardigan (three seats)
2.11 Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)
2.12 Ciliau Aeron (one seat)
Aberporth (one seat) 2.13 Faenor (one seat)
2.14 Lampeter (two seats)
Aberporth 1987 2.15 Llanarth (one seat)
Party Candidate Votes % 2.16 Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)
2.17 Llandyfriog (one seat)
William James
Independent 499 2.18 Llandysiliogogo (one seat)
Granville Varney
2.19 Llandysul Town (one seat)
Liberal C.O.J. Evans 284 2.20 Llanfarian (one seat)
Independent G.M. Harries 226 2.21 Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)
2.22 Llangeitho (one seat)
Independent hold Swing
2.23 Llangybi (one seat)
2.24 Llanrhystud (one seat)
2.25 Llansantffraed (one seat)
Aberystwyth East (two seats)
2.26 Llanwenog (one seat)
2.27 Lledrod (one seat)
2.28 Melindwr (one seat)
2.29 New Quay (one seat)
2.30 Penbryn (one seat)
2.31 Penparc (one seat)
2.32 Tirymynach (one seat)
2.33 Trefeurig (one seat)
2.34 Tregaron (one seat)
2.35 Troedyraur (one seat)
2.36 Ystwyth one seat)
3 References
 Aberystwyth East 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Plaid Cymru Hywel Griffiths Evans* 621
Plaid Cymru Gareth Butler 333
SDPLiberal Alliance
J.R. Thomas 265
(Liberal)
Independent Hywel Thomas Jones 246
Labour D.C.K.T. Edwards 126
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Aberystwyth North (two seats)

Aberystwyth North 1987

Party Candidate Votes %
SDPLiberal Alliance
M. Jones* 740
(Liberal)
SDPLiberal Alliance
Ceredig Jones* 572
(Liberal)
Green C.G.B. Simpson 471
SDPLiberal Alliance win (new seat)
SDPLiberal Alliance win (new seat)

Aberystwyth South (two seats)

Aberystwyth South 1987

Party Candidate Votes %
SDPLiberal Alliance
Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards* 997
(Social Democratic)
Labour Colin H. Evans* 727
SDPLiberal Alliance
Owen Henry Jones* 676
(Social Democratic)
SDPLiberal Alliance win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Aberystwyth West (two seats)

 Aberystwyth West 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Thomas Elwyn Williams* 808
Plaid Cymru R. Davies 417
SDPLiberal Alliance
Mrs E.M. Griffiths 403
(Liberal)
Independent Mona Rachel Morris 383
Labour win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Beulah (one seat)

Beulah 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Elfed Davies* unopposed
Independent hold

Borth (one seat)

Borth 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees* unopposed
Independent hold

Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 1987

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Thomas John Jones* unopposed
Independent hold

Cardigan (three seats)

Ivor Radley stood as an Independent in 1983
 Cardigan 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Bertram Evans* 1,018
Independent Sandra Williams 1,003
Liberal I.J.C. Radley* 977
Independent O.M. Owen* 890
Independent J.O. Evans 428
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)

Ceulanamaesmawr 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Rowland Davies* 536
Plaid Cymru Harry James 343
Independent hold Swing

Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Williams had stood as a Liberal in 1983.

Ciliau Aeron 1987

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Evan Evans Williams* unopposed
Independent gain from Liberal

Faenor (one seat)

Faenor 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
SDPLiberal Alliance Peredur Wynne Eklund 443
Independent Mrs E.A.M. Andrews 351
Labour C.N. Edwards 78
SDPLiberal Alliance gain from Independent Swing

Lampeter (two seats)

 Lampeter 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J.R. Evans* 723
SDPLiberal Alliance Cecilia P. Barton* 698
Independent J.I. Williams 645
Green R.P. Jones 328
Independent hold Swing
SDPLiberal Alliance hold Swing

Llanarth (one seat)

Thomas stood as an Independent in 1983.

Llanarth 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
SDPLiberal Alliance Alan Thomas* unopposed
SDPLiberal Alliance gain from Independent

Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)

Llanbadarn Fawr 1987

Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J.R. Evans* unopposed
SDPLiberal Alliance J.T. Todd unopposed
Independent win (new seat)
SDPLiberal Alliance win (new seat)

Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandyfriog 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Lyndon Lloyd Jones* unopposed
Independent hold

Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J.E. Evans* 632
Independent A.E. Owen 244
Independent hold Swing

Llandysul Town (one seat)

 Llandysul Town 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E.J. Keith Evans* unopposed
Independent hold

Llanfarian (one seat)

Morgan stood as an Independent in 1983

Llanfarian 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal A Morgan* 249
Independent J.G. Parry-Jones 192
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1987

Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal W.A. Jones* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llangeitho (one seat)

Llangeitho 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Hannah Marion Jones* 554
Green K.T.B. Hodd 195
Majority
Liberal hold Swing

Llangybi (one seat)

Llangybi 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Johnny Williams* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Llanrhystud (one seat)

 Llanrhystud 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William Richard Edwards* 483
Independent E.M. Jones 259
Liberal hold Swing

Llansantffraed (one seat)

Llansantffraed 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent L. Lloyd* 629
Independent E.L. Jones 331
Plaid Cymru T.F. Jones 157
Independent hold Swing

Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent D. Alun James* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Lledrod (one seat)

Morgan had stood as an Independent in 1983.

Lledrod 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal M.J. Morgan* unopposed
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Melindwr (one seat)

Melindwr 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent E.H. Evans* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

New Quay (one seat)

 New Quay 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent I.C. Pursey* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Penbryn (one seat)

Penbryn 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal E.T. Jenner* unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Penparc (one seat)

Penparc 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent T.H. Lewis* unopposed
Independent T.M. George 365
SDPLiberal Alliance L.W. Lovegrove 70
Independent hold Swing

Tirymynach (one seat)

Tirymynach 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Plaid Cymru Hywel Wyn Jones* unopposed
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Trefeurig (one seat)

Trefeurig 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent T.A. Thomas* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W.G. Bennett* unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J.D. Thomas 294
Independent Rev S.I. Evans* 263
Independent hold Swing

Ystwyth one seat)

Ystwyth 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal J.D.R. Jones* 717
Independent M. Newman 86
Majority
Liberal hold Swing

References
1. "How Wales went to the polls".Western Mail. 8 May 1987.

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