The third round election to Ceredigion District Council was held in May 1979.[1] It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day there was a UK General Election and elections to the other district and community councils in Wales.
Results
Aberaeron (one seat)
Aberaeron 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T. Herbert* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberbanc (one seat)
Aberbanc 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | B. Jones | 558 | 52.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | L. Jones | 501 | 47.3 | |
Majority | | 5.4 | |
Turnout | | 89.3 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberporth (one seat)
Aberporth 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.L. Davies* | 928 | 77.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Tomos Melfydd George | 269 | 22.5 | |
Majority | | 55.1 | |
Turnout | | 67.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Ward One (four seats)
Aberystwyth Ward One 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Griffith Eric Hughes* | 1,739 | | |
| Labour | W.J. Eden | 1,222 | | |
| Labour | John Marek | 1,077 | | |
| Liberal | G. Parry | 1,074 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Edwards | 1,038 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Ward Two (two seats)
Aberystwyth Ward Two 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Miss K.A. Jones* | 1,057 | | |
| Liberal | Ceredig Jones | 860 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Davies* | 828 | | |
Turnout | | 79.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Aberystwyth Ward Three (two seats)
Aberystwyth Ward Three 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Griffiths Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal | M. Jones* | unopposed | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Aeron (one seat)
Aeron 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Borth (one seat)
Borth 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Bow Street (one seat)
Bow Street 1976 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Wyn Jones | 472 | 54.1 | |
| Independent | Dafydd F. Raw-Rees | 400 | 45.9 | |
Majority | | 8.2 | |
Turnout | | 84.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cardigan (three seats)
Cardigan 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | W. Jenkins* | unopposed | | |
| Independent | O.M. Owen* | unopposed | | |
| Independent | I.J.C. Radley* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cwmrheidol and Devils' Bridge (one seat)
Cwmrheidol and Devils' Bridge 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | E.H. Evans | 344 | 64.3 | |
| Liberal | E. Griffiths | 127 | 23.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | M. Davies | 64 | 12.0 | |
Majority | | 40.6 | |
Turnout | | 89.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Faenor Upper (one seat)
Faenor Upper 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M.B. Roberts* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Felinfach (one seat)
Felinfach 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | W.A. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Lampeter (two seats)
Lampeter 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.R. Evans | 928 | | |
| Independent | J.E. Roberts | 732 | | |
| Liberal | Mrs C.P. Barton | 664 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanarth (one seat)
Llanarth 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alan Thomas | 711 | 78.7 | |
| Independent | S. Thomas* | 193 | 21.3 | |
Majority | | 57.4 | |
Turnout | | 80.6 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)
Llanbadarn Fawr 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.E. Raw-Rees* | 755 | 58.6 | |
| Labour | M. Leather | 533 | 41.4 | |
Majority | 222 | 17.2 | |
Turnout | | 69.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandygwydd (one seat)
Llandygwydd 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Elfed Davies | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandysul North (one seat)
Llandysul North 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas John Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandysul South (one seat)
Llandysul South 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | A.Ll. Evans | 688 | 66.2 | |
| Conservative | D. Gutteridge | 352 | 33.8 | |
Majority | | 32.4 | |
Turnout | | 83.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfair and Llanwnen (one seat)
Llanfair and Llanwnen 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Johnny Williams* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanfarian (one seat)
Llanfarian 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Morgan* | 259 | 37.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | E. Jones | 235 | 34.1 | |
| Liberal | J. Thomas | 195 | 28.3 | |
Majority | 24 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | | 75.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel and Llanilar (one seat)
The sitting member was elected as an Independent in 1976.
Llanfihangel and Llanilar 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ll.D. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llangeitho and Caron Isclawdd (one seat)
Llangeitho and Caron Isclawdd 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | W.G. Bennett* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangoedmor (one seat)
Llangoedmor 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | I.J. Griffiths* | 407 | 54.3 | |
| Independent | A. Griffiths | 343 | 45.7 | |
Majority | | 8.5 | |
Turnout | | 86.2 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangrannog and Penbryn (one seat)
Llangrannog and Penbryn 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | E.T. Jenner | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanilar and Llanrhystud (one seat)
Llanilar and Llanrhystud 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Richard Edwards* | unopposed | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Llanllwchaiarn and Llandysiliogogo (one seat)
Llanllwchaiarn and Llandysiliogogo 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J.E. Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llansantffraid and Cilcennin (one seat)
Llansantffraid and Cilcennin 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | L. Lloyd* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanwenog (one seat)
Llanwenog 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.A. James* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Lledrod, Strata Florida and Ysbyty Ystwyth (one seat)
Lledrod, Strata Florida and Ysbyty Ystwyth 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David Lloyd Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Nantcwnlle, Llanddewi Brefi and Llangeitho (one seat)
Nantcwnlle, Llanddewi Brefi and Llangeitho 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Hannah Marion Jones | 495 | 51.2 | |
| Liberal | E. Williams* | 471 | 48.8 | |
Majority | | 2.4 | |
Turnout | | 89.4 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
New Quay (one seat)
New Quay 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | I.C. Pursey* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Taliesin and Talybont (one seat)
Taliesin and Talybont 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Rowland Davies* | Unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Trefeurig and Goginan (one seat)
Trefeurig and Goginan 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J. Jones* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Troedyraur (one seat)
Troedyraur 1979 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | S. Idris Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Ceredigion District Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 May 2016.