1987 Ceredigion District Council election

An election to Ceredigion District Council was held in May 1987.^[1] 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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.A. Rees*	unopposed
	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		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)

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)

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)
	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)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Beulah (one seat)

Beulah 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Elfed Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold

Borth (one seat)

Borth 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Thomas Kinsey Raw-Rees*	unopposed
	Independent hold

Capel Dewi (one seat)

Capel Dewi 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas John Jones*	unopposed
	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		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	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		Swing

Ciliau Aeron (one seat)

Williams had stood as a Liberal in 1983.

Ciliau Aeron 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Evans Williams*	unopposed
	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		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		Swing
	Alliance hold		Swing

Llanarth (one seat)

Thomas stood as an Independent in 1983.

Llanarth 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Alan Thomas*	unopposed
	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)
	Alliance win (new seat)

Llandyfriog (one seat)

Llandyfriog 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lyndon Lloyd Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold

Llandysiliogogo (one seat)

Llandysiliogogo 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.E. Evans*	632
	Independent	A.E. Owen	244
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysul Town (one seat)

Llandysul Town 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.J. Keith Evans*	unopposed
	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		Swing

Llanfihangel Ystrad (one seat)

Llanfihangel Ystrad 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W.A. Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangeitho (one seat)

Llangeitho 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hannah Marion Jones*	554
	Green	K.T.B. Hodd	195
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing

Llangybi (one seat)

Llangybi 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Johnny Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhystud (one seat)

Llanrhystud 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Richard Edwards*	483
	Independent	E.M. Jones	259
	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		Swing

Llanwenog (one seat)

Llanwenog 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Alun James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Lledrod (one seat)

Morgan had stood as an Independent in 1983.

Lledrod 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M.J. Morgan*	unopposed
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Melindwr (one seat)

Melindwr 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E.H. Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

New Quay (one seat)

New Quay 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I.C. Pursey*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Penbryn (one seat)

Penbryn 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E.T. Jenner*	unopposed
	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		Swing

Tirymynach (one seat)

Tirymynach 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Hywel Wyn Jones*	unopposed
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Trefeurig (one seat)

Trefeurig 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.A. Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Tregaron (one seat)

Tregaron 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.G. Bennett*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Troedyraur (one seat)

Troedyraur 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.D. Thomas	294
	Independent	Rev S.I. Evans*	263
	Independent hold		Swing

Ystwyth one seat)

Ystwyth 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J.D.R. Jones*	717
	Independent	M. Newman	86
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing