2008 Ceredigion County Council election


The elections to Ceredigion County Council were held on 1 May 2008 along with elections to other Welsh councils, plus the London Mayor and Assembly Elections, Metropolitan English councils and Non Metropolitan English councils elections. All 42 council seats are up for election. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election.
The previous council was controlled by Independents in coalition with the Liberal Democrat group and the single Labour member. Since 2004, there have been no by-elections to the council. Nominations for the council elections closed on 4 April 2008. The last council meeting before the elections was held on 17 April 2008. The composition of the council prior to the elections was:
2 Independents had defected to Plaid Cymru and a further 2 Independents had retired. All existing councillors bar the 2 retirees are up for re-election.

Election results: overview

Ward Results

Aberaeron">Aberaeron (electoral ward)">Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberporth (one seat)

Aberteifi, Mwldan (one seat)

Aberteifi, Rhydyfuwch (one seat)

Aberteifi, Teifi (one seat)

Aberystwyth Bronglais (one seat)

Aberystwyth Central (one seat)

Aberystwyth North (one seat)

Aberystwyth Penparcau (two seats)

Aberystwyth Rheidol (one seat)

Beulah (one seat)

Borth (one seat)

Capel Dewi (one seat)

Cllr Peter Davies was elected unopposed in 2008. He was first elected in 2004 and sits on the Development Control Committee and the Standards Committee.

Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)

Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Plaid Cymru had captured the seat in a by-election.

Faenor (one seat)

Lampeter (two seats)

Llanarth (one seat)

Cllr. Eurfyl Evans was elected unopposed in 2008. He was first elected in 1995 and won re-election in 2004 by 188 votes over Plaid Cymru and in the last Cabinet was the Cabinet member with responsibility for Economic Development

Llanbadarn Fawr Padarn (one seat)

Llanbadarn Fawr Sulien (one seat)

Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llanfarian (one seat)

Alun Lloyd Jones had left the Plaid Cymru group and joined the Independents after the 1999 election. However, since the 2004 he rejoined the party.

Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Llangeitho (one seat)

Cllr. David Evans was elected unopposed in 2008. First elected in 1999 joined Plaid Cymru at the close of nominations in 2008. As an Independent member he sat on the Development Control Committee and was vice chair of the Environmental Services and Housing Committee.

Llangybi (one seat)

Llanrhystud (one seat)

Llansantffraed (one seat)

Llanwenog (one seat)

Lledrod (one seat)

Melindwr (one seat)

New Quay (one seat)

Penbryn (one seat)

Penparc (one seat)

Tirymynach (one seat)

Trefeurig (one seat)

Tregaron (one seat)

Cllr. Catherine Jane Hughes was elected in 2004 defeating an Independent candidate by 35 votes and was vice chair of the Social Service Committee as well as serving on the Development Control Committee and Education Committee.

Troedyraur (one seat)

Ystwyth one seat)

By-elections 2008-12

Aberystwyth Rheidol 2008

A by-election was held in the Aberystwyth Rheidol ward following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Eric Griffiths.