Plaid double in Cardigan

11:18am Friday 2nd May 2008

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PLAID Cymru may have scored two major upsets in Cardigan in the county elections by unseating two Independent councillors of long standing - but the party failed in its bid to win overall control of Ceredigion.

Plaid has 19 seats on the new council, compared to 16 last time; the Independents have 11 (16 last time); the Liberal Democrats won 10 seats (nine); Labour retained its one seat and there is one other'.

Two Independent members of the last Cabinet lost their seats - Mair Morris, Cardigan, who held the social services portfolio; and Emlyn Thomas, Aberaeron, who was responsible for education. Chairman of the council Fred Williams (Lib-Dem) was also beaten, as was Penri James, who is Plaid Cymru's prospective parliamentary candidate.

Results for all wards in south Ceredigion: Aberaeron: Elizabeth Evans (Lib-Dem) 493; Emlyn Thomas (Ind) 247.

Aberporth: Gethin James (Ind) 610; Mark Mainwaring (Con) 251.

Beulah: Neil Flower (Lib Dem) 121; Lyndon Lloyd (PC) 690.

Capel Dewi: Peter Davies (Ind), unopposed.

Cardigan Mwldan: John Adams-Lewis (PC) 503; Mair Morris (Ind) 202; Bradley George Stephen Vaughan (Con) 48.

Cardigan Rhydyfuwch: Mark Cole (Lib-Dem) 370; Ann Rees-Sambrook (PC) 60.

Cardigan Teifi: Catrin Miles (PC) 167; Alan Wilson (Ind) 124.

Llandyfriog: Alex Bashford (Lib-Dem) 165; Benjamin Towyn Evans (PC) 523.

Llandysiliogogo: Gareth Lloyd Cletwr (Ind) 607; Cen Llwyd (PC) 309.

Llandysul town: Keith Evans (Ind) 404; Iwan William Richards (PC) 236.

New Quay: Luke William Ashley Evetts (Con) 160; Gill Hopley (Ind) 349.

Penbryn: Ian ap Dewi (PC) 652; June Perry (Lib-Dem) 244.

Penparc: David Richard James (PC) 256; Haydn Lewis (Ind) 667.

Troedyraur: Wynford Jones (PC) 151; Roy Griffiths Lloyd (Ind) 381.