# 1991 Ceredigion District Council election

An election to Ceredigion District Council was held in May 1991. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Ceredigion County Council in 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Overview

The Independents remained the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed. The uncontested wards were mainly in rural areas. However, some wards were keenly contested, including Cardigan.

## Results
### Aberaeron (one seat)

Aberaeron 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Wyn Lewis | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Aberporth (one seat)

Aberporth 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William James Granville Varney* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Aberystwyth East (two seats)

Aberystwyth East 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | 588 |
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Butler* | 395 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bennett | 278 |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |

### Aberystwyth North (two seats)

Aberystwyth North 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Jones* | 651 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ceredig Jones* | 507 |
| Independent | Mona Rachel Morris | 428 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Aberystwyth South (two seats)

Both successful candidates had previously served as SDP councillors but did not join the Liberal Democrats.
Aberystwyth South 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Llewellyn Goronwy Edwards* | 886 |
| Independent | Gareth Ellis | 687 |
| Labour | C.H. Evans* | 499 |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Roberts | 163 |
| Green | A. Bowden | 125 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Aberystwyth West (two seats)

Aberystwyth West 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Hywel Thomas Jones | 490 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Kolczak | 377 |
| Independent | Owen Henry Jones | 374 |
| Plaid Cymru | Simon Thomas | 280 |
| Independent | Keith Morris | 240 |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Plaid Cymru | Liberal Democrats gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |

### Beulah (one seat)

Beulah 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Elfed Davies* | 372 |
| Independent | J.C.L. Evans | 364 |
| Independent | L.H.R. Patrick | 170 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Borth (one seat)

Borth 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees* | 671 | 74.8 |
| Labour | C.I. Campbell | 226 | 25.2 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas John Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Cardigan (three seats)

Cardigan 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Sandra Williams* | 1,342 |
| Independent | Thomas John Adams-Lewis | 1,311 |
| Independent | John Bertram Evans* | 971 |
| Independent | Tomos Melfydd George | 689 |
| Independent | Barbara Myers | 472 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Ceulanamaesmawr (one seat)

Ceulanamaesmawr 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Rowland Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Stanley Meredith Thomas had been elected at a by-election following the death of the previous member.
Ciliau Aeron 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stanley Meredith Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Faenor (one seat)

Faenor 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peredur Wynne Eklund* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Lampeter (two seats)

Lampeter 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Robert George Harris | 1,003 |
| Liberal Democrats | Cecilia P. Barton* | 636 |
| Independent | J.R. Evans* | 628 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Llanarth (one seat)

Thomas had stood as an Alliance candidate in 1987
Llanarth 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alan Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance |

### Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)

Llanbadarn Fawr 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Richard Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | William Irfon Grifiths | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance | Independent gain from Alliance |

### Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandyfriog 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lyndon Lloyd Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | J.E. Evans* | 603 |
| Independent | R. Smith | 252 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llandysul Town 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Evan John Keith Evans* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llanfarian (one seat)

Llanfarian 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Lloyd Jones | 287 | 57.3 |
| Independent | Derwyn Robert Evans | 214 | 42.7 |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal | Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Jones stood as a Liberal in 1987
Llanfihangel Ystrad 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W.A. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal |

### Llangeitho (one seat)

Llangeitho 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hannah Marion Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Llangybi (one seat)

Llangybi 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Johnny Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llanrhystud (one seat)

Llanrhystud 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | William Richard Edwards* | 392 | 50.8 |
| Independent | E.M. Jones | 379 | 49.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Llansantffraed (one seat)

Llansantffraed 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | L. Lloyd* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Alun James* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lledrod (one seat)

Lledrod 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Lloyd Evans | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Melindwr (one seat)

Melindwr 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E.H. Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### New Quay (one seat)

New Quay 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | I.C. Pursey* | 278 |
| Independent | K.G. Young | 195 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Penbryn (one seat)

Penbryn 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | E.T. Jenner* | 533 |
| Plaid Cymru | Ian ap Dewi | 392 |
| Independent | G. Hutton | 63 |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Penparc (one seat)

Penparc 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | T. Haydn Lewis* | 771 |
| Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Iago | 261 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Tirymynach (one seat)

The sitting Plaid Cymru councilor failed to submit a valid nomination.
Tirymynach 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dafydd F. Raw-Rees | unopposed | | |
| | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru |

### Trefeurig (one seat)

Trefeurig 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T.A. Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W.G. Bennett* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J.D. Thomas* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Ystwyth one seat)

Ystwyth 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J.D.R. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |