# 1987 Ceredigion District Council election

An election to Ceredigion District Council was held in May 1987. It was preceded by the 1983 election and followed by the 1991 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Boundary Changes

There were a number of boundary changes with other wards being renamed.

## Results
### Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberaeron 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J.A. Rees* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Aberporth (one seat)

Aberporth 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William James Granville Varney | 499 |
| Liberal | C.O.J. Evans | 284 |
| Independent | G.M. Harries | 226 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Aberystwyth East (two seats)

Aberystwyth East 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 621 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Butler | 333 | | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | J.R. Thomas | 265 | | |
| Independent | Hywel Thomas Jones | 246 | | |
| Labour | D.C.K.T. Edwards | 126 | | |
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |

### Aberystwyth North (two seats)

Aberystwyth North 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (Liberal) | M. Jones* | 740 | | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | Ceredig Jones* | 572 | | |
| Green | C.G.B. Simpson | 471 | | |
| Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |
| Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |

### Aberystwyth South (two seats)

Aberystwyth South 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance (SDP) | Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards* | 997 | | |
| Labour | Colin H. Evans* | 727 | | |
| Alliance (SDP) | Owen Henry Jones* | 676 | | |
| Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour 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 | | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | Mrs E.M. Griffiths | 403 | | |
| Independent | Mona Rachel Morris | 383 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |

### Beulah (one seat)

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

### Borth (one seat)

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

### Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas John Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | 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 | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Liberal gain from Independent | 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 | Independent hold | Swing |

### Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Williams had stood as a Liberal in 1983.
Ciliau Aeron 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan Evans Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal |

### Faenor (one seat)

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

### Lampeter (two seats)

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

### Llanarth (one seat)

Thomas stood as an Independent in 1983.
Llanarth 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Alan Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent |

### Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)

Llanbadarn Fawr 1987 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.R. Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Alliance | J.T. Todd | unopposed | | |
| Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |

### Llandyfriog (one seat)

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

### Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

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

### Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llandysul Town 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E.J. Keith Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | 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 | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |

### Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W.A. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Llangeitho (one seat)

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

### Llangybi (one seat)

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

### Llanrhystud (one seat)

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

### Llanwenog (one seat)

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

### Lledrod (one seat)

Morgan had stood as an Independent in 1983.
Lledrod 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M.J. Morgan* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Melindwr (one seat)

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

### New Quay (one seat)

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

### Penbryn (one seat)

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

### Penparc (one seat)

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

### Tirymynach (one seat)

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

### Trefeurig (one seat)

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

### Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W.G. Bennett* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Troedyraur (one seat)

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

### Ystwyth one seat)

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