Ceredigion County Council election, 2017

Ceredigion County Council election, 2017

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All 42 seats to Ceredigion County Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ellen ap Gwynn Ceredig Davies Party Plaid Cymru Independent Liberal Democrat Leader's seat Ceulanamaesmawr Aberystwyth, Central Last election 19 seats, 36% 15 seats, 28.6% 7 seats, 25.4% Seats before 19 14 7 Seats won 20 13 8 Seat change +1 -1 +1 Popular vote 8,554 7,509 5,406 Percentage 36% 32% 23% Swing -3% +3% -1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Hag Harris Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Lampeter Last election 1 seat, 3.2% 0 seats, 3.7% Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change Unchanged Unchanged Popular vote 1,545 1,080 Percentage 7% 1% Swing +4% -3%   Sixth party Seventh party   Party National Health Action Green Last election 0 seats 0 seats Seats before 0 0 Seats won 0 0 Seat change Unchanged Unchanged Popular vote 228 207 Percentage 1% 1% Swing +1% +1%
Leader before election Ellen ap Gwynn Plaid Cymru Subsequent Leader TBD

Ellen ap Gwynn
Plaid Cymru

TBD

Elections to Ceredigion County Council were held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales.

Plaid Cymru remained the largest party, but fell short of an overall majority with 19 councillors. However, James Wyn Reynolds Thomas (Plaid Cymru) was elected on 11 May 2017 for the Llandyfriog ward unopposed, bringing the number of Plaid councillors on the Council up to 20.

The 2012 elections saw Plaid Cymru win 19 seats, independents 15 seats, Liberal Democrats 7 seats and the Labour Party one seat, leaving the council in no overall control, with Plaid Cymru three seats short of a majority. After the election the Independents agreed to work with Plaid Cymru, as did the sole Labour councillor, creating a coalition.

During the term Gethin James (Ind, Aberporth) joined UKIP but said that he would still sit in the Cabinet. This was strongly opposed by both the leader of the council Ellen ap Gwynn (Plaid, Ceulanamaesmawr) and by the leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood. He eventually resigned from his cabinet post and sat on the opposition benches with the Liberal Democrats; but he was re-nominated as an Independent in his Aberporth ward.

At the close of nominations on April 4, 2017, the numbers of candidates nominated were as follows: Plaid Cymru 35, Independents 27, Liberal Democrats 22, Labour Party 9, Green Party 5, Conservatives 3, National Health Action Party 1.

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2012 election.

Cllr. Jones-Southgate was elected as a Plaid Cymru councillor for this ward in 2012 but subsequently became an Independent. She stood for the Liberal Democrats in the Llanfarian ward in 2008.

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