# 2008 Powys County Council election

The fourth election to Powys County Council following local government reorganisation was held in May 2008. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. The election resulted once again in a majority of Independent councillors

## Results Overview

There was an Independent Majority.
Powys County Council election result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Independent | 45 | 0 | 9 | -9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 9 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |

## Ward Results (Brecknockshire)
### Aber-craf (one seat)

Aber-craf 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cyril Gwyn Gwillim* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bronllys (one seat)

Bronllys 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Elizabeth Powell | 259 | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Davies* | 203 | | |
| | Conservative | Alastair John Scott | 116 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.0 | +59.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Builth (one seat)

Builth 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Avril York | 607 | | |
| | Independent | Lily Jarman-Harris* | 324 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 | +49.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bwlch (one seat)

Bwlch 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Kathryn Silk* | 286 | | |
| | Conservative | Alastair John Scott | 185 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.0 | +64.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Crickhowell (one seat)

Crickhowell 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gerwyn Morris* | 646 | | |
| | Conservative | David Thomas | 491 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 | +49.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cwmtwrch (one seat)

Cwmtwrch 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Christine Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Felin-fach (one seat)

Felin-fach 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tony Thomas | 234 | | |
| | Independent | John Frederick Pratt | 173 | | |
| | Independent | John Rowland Price | 126 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.0 | +50.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Gwernyfed (one seat)

Gwernyfed 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Geraint George Hopkins* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hay (one seat)

Hay 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth William Ratcliffe | 395 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles James Gibson-Watt* | 325 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.0 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Llanafanfawr (one seat)

Llanafanfawr, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Rowland Price* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangattock (one seat)

Llangattock 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Holmes | 184 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lennox Stuart | 182 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Llangors (one seat)

Llangors 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melanie Jade Brookes Tunnicliffe* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Llangynidr (one seat)

Llangynidr 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Muriel Rosemarie Harris* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanwrtyd Wells (one seat)

Llanwrtyd Wells 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Timothy John Van Rees* | 573 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Thomas Gareth Morris | 110 | | |
| | Independent | Robert Douglas Nicholson | 67 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0 | −7.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Maescar / Llywel (one seat)

Maescar / Llywel 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Thomas Morgan* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St Davids Within (one seat)

St Davids Within 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Martin Charles Weale* | 372 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Powell | 137 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 | +41.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St John (one seat)

St John 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David William Meredith | 528 | | |
| | Labour | Matthew James Dorrance | 430 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Bryan Bufton* | 252 | | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Patricia Burgess | 250 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.0 | +12.0 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### St Mary (one seat)

St Mary 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul James Ashton* | 350 | | |
| | Independent | Sharon Elaine Williams | 304 | | |
| | Conservative | Gareth Jones | 303 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0 | +51.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Talgarth (one seat)

Talgarth 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Denston Powell | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Talybont-on-Usk (one seat)

Talybont-on-Usk 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Fitzpatrick | 513 | | |
| | Independent | Geraint James | 322 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.0 | +53.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Tawe Uchaf (one seat)

Tawe Uchaf 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Krishn Pathak* | 483 | | |
| | Labour | David Arnold Thomas | 397 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Ynyscedwyn (one seat)

Ynyscedwyn 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan McNicholas* | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Yscir (one seat)

Yscir 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dorothy Gillian Thomas* | 358 | | |
| | Independent | Richard Brown | 82 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.0 | +53.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Ystradgynlais (two seats)

Ystradgynlais 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Steadman* | | | |
| | Independent | Joyce Thomas | 397 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 | +43.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Ward Results (Montgomeryshire)
### Banwy (one seat)

Banwy 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Eluned Beryl Maud Vaughan* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Berriew (one seat)

Berriew 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Edward Davies | 298 | | |
| | Independent | John Allan Lawton* | 179 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Vingoe | 70 | | |
| | Independent | David Terry Evans | 57 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Blaen Hafren (one seat)

Blaen Hafren 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gwilym Thomas Evans* | 630 | | |
| | Independent | John Cradduck | 437 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.0 | +59.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Caersws (one seat)

Caresws 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Rachel Davies* | 668 | | |
| | Independent | Wyn Davies | 270 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.0 | +50.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Churchstoke (one seat)

Churchstoke 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael John Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Dolforwyn (one seat)

Dolforwyn 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Wynne Thomas Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Forden (one seat)

Forden 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Linda Veronica Corfield | unopposed | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Glantwymyn (one seat)

Glantwymyn 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gwilym Pughe Vaughan* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Guilsfield (one seat)

Guilsfield 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Richard Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Kerry (one seat)

Kerry 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kathryn Mary Roberts-Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanbrynmair (one seat)

Llanbrynmair 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robert William Morgan* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandinam (one seat)

Llandinam 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Leonard Roche Elvet Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandrinio (one seat)

Llandrinio 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Graham Brown* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandysilio (one seat)

Llandysilio 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Arwel Jones* | 310 | | |
| | Independent | Nick Savage | 156 | | |
| | Conservative | Mark Frederik Johannsen | 125 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | +42.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfair Caereinion (one seat)

Llanfair Caereinion 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Viola Elizabeth Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfihangel (one seat)

Llanfihangel 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Barry Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanfyllin (one seat)

Llanfyllin 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Edward Lewis | 281 | | |
| | Independent | John Ellis Bowen* | 186 | | |
| | Independent | David Barry Goodman | 89 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.0 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Llanidloes (one seat)

Llanidloes 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Morgan* | 632 | | |
| | Independent | Nickolas Venti | 465 | | |
| | Independent | Robert Vaughan Parker-Munn | 146 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.0 | +55.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant / Llansilin (one seat)

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant / Llansilin 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aled Wyn Davies | 582 | | |
| | Independent | Ethel Maureen Wilde | 267 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Robert Spencer | 126 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Llansantffraid (one seat)

Llansantffraid 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tegwyn Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanwddyn (one seat)

Llanwddyn 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Robert Maurice Baynes | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Machynlleth (one seat)

Machynlleth 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Michael Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Meifod (one seat)

Meifod 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Eldrydd Mary Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Montgomery (one seat)

Montgomery 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Murray Hayes* | 358 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Horne | 138 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.0 | −9.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Newtown Central (one seat)

Newtown Central 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Ian George | 314 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dougie Bancroft | 211 | | |
| | Independent | Reginald Taylor | 110 | | |
| | Independent | Robert Alan Lloyd | 29 | | |
| | Independent | John Andrew McCall | 26 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Newtown East (one seat)

Newtown East 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard John White | 210 | | |
| | Independent | Nur Uddin | 145 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North (one seat)

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Alexander Torrens | 378 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Noyce* | 288 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Harris | 367 | | |
| | Independent | Robert Thomas Davey* | 166 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Page | 121 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Newtown South (one seat)

Newtown South 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robert Henry Mills* | 332 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Callery | 103 | | |
| | Independent | Philip Bowell Watkins | 37 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 | −1.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Rhiwcynon (one seat)

Rhiwcynon 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joyce Gethin Shearer* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Trewern (one seat)

Trewern 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dawn Bailey* | 308 | | |
| | Independent | John William Evams | 154 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 | +43.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Welshpool Castle (one seat)

Welshpool Castle 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Charles Pritchard | 277 | | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Thomas Kaye | 151 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0 | −18.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Welshpool Gungrog (one seat)

Welshpool Gungrog 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francesca Helen Jump* | 443 | | |
| | Independent | David John Delwyn Williams | 350 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Welshpool Llanerchyddol (one seat)

Welshpool Llanerchyddol 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ann Florence Holloway* | 426 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Howells | 353 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 | +12.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## Ward Results (Radnorshire)
### Beguildy (one seat)

Beguildy 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | John Harold Brunt* | 273 |
| | Independent | Christopher Robert Thomas | 246 |
| | Independent | Geoff Morgan | 163 |
| | Independent | Jan Harris | 51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)

Disserth and Trecoed 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Gwyn Davies* | 286 |
| | Conservative | Gwilym Williams | 238 |
| | Independent | Geraint Evans | 86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Glasbury (one seat)

Glasbury 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Margaret Elizabeth Morris* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Knighton (one seat)

Knighton 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Albert Harris* | 445 |
| | Independent | Christine Brandford | 359 |
| | Independent | Peter Reynolds | 341 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)

Llanbadarn Fawr 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Fred Barker* | 302 |
| | Independent | John Powell | 230 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandrindod East/West (one seat)

Llandrindod East/West 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gary David Price* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llandrindod North (one seat)

Llandrindod North 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Hodges | 391 | |
| | Independent | Keith Francis Tampin* | 302 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Llandrindod South (one seat)

Llandrindod South 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Jayne Millington | 405 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Peter* | 397 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Llanelwedd (one seat)

Llanelwedd 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Mackenzie | 283 | |
| | Conservative | Peter John Holtorp | 177 | |
| | Independent | Robert Southcott | 95 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Llangunllo (one seat)

Llangunllo 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Wilfred Geoffrey Lewis* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llanyre (one seat)

Llanyre 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Evans | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Nantmel (one seat)

Nantmel 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | David Owen Evans* | 357 |
| | Conservative | Catrin Edwards | 326 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Old Radnor (one seat)

Old Radnor 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Evan Michael Jones* | 415 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barwick | 244 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Presteigne (one seat)

Presteigne 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Richard Banks* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Rhayader (one seat)

Rhayader 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelvyn Watson Curry | 260 |
| | Independent | Edward Narborough | 226 |
| | UKIP | John Andreas Bufton | 169 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Flynn | 145 |
| | Independent | Daniel Richard Butler | 66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

## By-Elections 2008-12

A number of by-elections were held during this period.