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Local Election Results 2008

Gwynedd

One Llais Gwynedd councillor, two Labour councillors, three Independent councillors and thirteen Plaid Cymru councillors were elected unopposed.

Note:— The election in Bowydd and Rhiw was postponed due to the death of a candidate.

Other results for Gwynedd: 2004 2012 2017 2022
By-elections for Gwynedd (may be incomplete): 15th December 2005 (Cadnant) — 15th June 2006 (Tywyn) — 15th July 2010 (Diffwys & Maenofferen) — 30th September 2010 (Bowydd & Rhiw) — 7th October 2010 (Seiont) — 16th June 2011 (Arllechwedd) — 21st July 2011 (Glyder) — 29th September 2011 (Diffwys & Maenofferen; Penrhyndeudraeth) — 14th June 2012 (Bryn-crug/​Llanfihangel) — 18th December 2014 (Bowydd & Rhiw) — 2nd April 2015 (Cadnant) — 9th July 2015 (Morfa Nefyn) — 19th November 2015 (Dewi; Llanaelhaearn) — 26th November 2015 (Pwllheli S.) — 14th July 2016 (Marchog; Y Felinheli) — 21st July 2016 (Waunfawr) — 23rd May 2019 (Morfa Nefyn) — 25th March 2021 (Llanrug) — 24th June 2021 (Harlech) — 22nd September 2022 (Llanuwchllyn) — 8th February 2024 (Criccieth) — 17th October 2024 (Llanberis)

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Consolidated results — Gwynedd 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 13355 40.0% 35
Independent 8353 25.0% 18
Llais Gwynedd 7119 21.3% 13
Labour 2470 7.4% 4
Liberal Democrat 1518 4.5% 5
Conservative 465 1.4% 0
Green Party 117 0.4% 0

Aberdaron

William Roberts PC 208 39.3%
Robert Dorkins LlG 184 34.8%
Nesta Williams Ind 112 21.2%
Robert Jones Ind 25 4.7%

Aberdyfi
Aberdovey

Robert Owen Ind 287 51.8%
Morgan Vaughan Ind 267 48.2%

Abererch [LlG gain from PC]

Anthony Read LlG 355 57.7%
Richard Hughes PC 260 42.3%

Abermaw

Trevor Roberts Lab unop.

Aber-soch
Abersoch

Robert Williams PC 251 76.8%
Edmund Cartwright LlG 76 23.2%

Arllechwedd

John Jones LD 296 52.8%
Dafydd Meurig PC 265 47.2%

Y Bala
Bala

Dylan Edwards PC unop.

Bethel

Huw Hughes PC unop.

Y Bontnewydd
Bontnewydd [LlG gain from PC]

Christopher Hughes LlG 295 55.6%
Dafydd Iwan PC 236 44.4%

Botwnnog [PC gain from Ind]

Glyn Roberts PC 214 54.7%
Evan Griffith LlG 177 45.3%

Bowydd a'r Rhiw
Bowydd and Rhiw [Postponed poll; held 5th June 2008; LlG gain from Lab]

Dafydd Hughes LlG 341 48.4%
Sheila Cunnington PC 247 35.0%
Dafydd Dafis Grn 117 16.6%

Brithdir a Llanfachreth/​Y Ganllwyd/​Llanelltud
Brithdir and Llanfachreth/​Ganllwyd/​Llanelltyd [LlG gain from PC]

Gethin Williams LlG 462 60.8%
Peredur Jenkins PC 298 39.2%

Bryn-crug/​Llanfihangel

Richard Pierce Ind unop.

Cadnant [PC gain from Ind]

Huw Edwards PC 424 64.0%
Adrian Jones C 120 18.1%
Melvyn Davies Lab 118 17.8%

Clynnog [LlG gain from Ind]

Owain Williams LlG 378 76.2%
David Hughes-Evans PC 118 23.8%

Corris/​Mawddwy

John Roberts Ind 242 39.7%
Iris Jones Ind 212 34.8%
Dennis Jones PC 155 25.5%

Criccieth [Ind gain from PC]

Guto Tomos Ind 329 46.4%
Henry Jones PC 286 40.3%
James Hulme C 94 13.3%

Cwm-y-glo
Cwm-y-Glo

Brian Jones Lab unop.

Deiniol

Dewi Llewelyn PC 96 54.2%
Gareth Roberts Lab 59 33.3%
Andrew Joyce LD 22 12.4%

Deiniolen

Richard Jones PC 322 55.3%
David Pritchard Lab 188 32.3%
Ian Franks LlG 72 12.4%

Dewi [PC gain from Lab]

Edward Dogan PC 332 72.8%
Dorothy Bulled Lab 124 27.2%

Diffwys a Maenofferen
Diffwys and Maenofferen [LlG gain from PC]

Gwilym Roberts LlG 247 49.3%
Dylan Richards PC 206 41.1%
George Hughes Lab 48 9.6%

Dolbenmaen

Stephen Churchman LD 460 79.7%
David Thomas Ind 117 20.3%

Gogledd Dolgellau
Dolgellau North

Dyfrig Siencyn PC unop.

De Dolgellau
Dolgellau South [PC gain from LD]

Linda Morgan PC 251 46.0%
John Raghoobar Ind 159 29.1%
Katherine Ainscough LlG 136 24.9%

Dyffryn Ardudwy

Eryl Jones-Williams Ind 355 52.6%
Emyr Pugh Ind 320 47.4%

Efailnewydd/​Buan
Efail-newydd/​Buan [LlG gain from PC]

Anwen Davies LlG 340 58.1%
Tomos Evans PC 245 41.9%

Garth

John Meredith PC 138 58.5%
Lesley Day Ind 98 41.5%

Gerlan [PC gain from Lab]

Dyfrig Jones PC 485 58.9%
Godfrey Northam Lab 338 41.1%

Glyder

David Jones PC 357 64.4%
Percival Madge LD 197 35.6%

Y Groeslon
Groeslon [Ind gain from PC]

Eric Jones Ind 593 75.2%
Angharad Gwyn PC 196 24.8%

Harlech

Edmund Roberts PC unop.

Hendre [PC gain from Lab]

John Jones PC 195 64.6%
William Lovelock Lab 107 35.4%

Hirael

Jean Forsyth LD 294 67.9%
Gwynant Roberts PC 77 17.8%
Evelyn Butler Lab 62 14.3%

Llanaelhaearn [Ind gain from PC]

Dafydd Roberts Ind 248 37.1%
William Evans PC 242 36.2%
Mary Jones LlG 179 26.8%

Llanbedr

Evie Jones PC unop.

Llanbedrog

William Jones PC unop.

Llanberis

Trevor Edwards Ind unop.

Llandderfel

Elwyn Edwards PC unop.

Llanengan

John Jones Ind 387 68.6%
Claire Russell LlG 177 31.4%

Llangelynnin
Llangelynin [LlG gain from Ind]

Louise Hughes LlG 332 37.6%
Francis Haycock Ind 241 27.3%
Buddug Jones PC 207 23.4%
Robert Hughes Ind 103 11.7%

Llanllyfni

Owen Huws PC unop.

Llanrug

Charles Jones PC 477 78.8%
Dafydd Ifan Ind 128 21.2%

Llanuwchllyn [Ind gain from PC]

Alan Evans Ind 228 45.3%
Dafydd Roberts PC 198 39.4%
Hywel Evans Ind 77 15.3%

Llanwnda [LlG gain from PC]

Aeron Jones LlG 443 51.2%
Glyn Owen PC 423 48.8%

Llanystumdwy

Margaret Griffith PC 402 52.5%
David Hughes LlG 363 47.5%

Marchog (2)

Keith Greenly-Jones Lab 247 55.0%
Sylvia Humphreys Ind 202 45.0%
Derek Hainge Lab 184

Menai (Bangor) (2)

June Marshall LD 249 61.5%
Robert Marshall LD 198
Stephen Lansdown PC 156 38.5%

Menai (Caernarfon)

Ioan Thomas PC 366 34.9%
Richard Jones Ind 341 32.5%
David Pritchard Ind 341 32.5%

Morfa Nefyn

Elizabeth Saville Roberts PC 306 59.8%
Winifred Lewis LlG 206 40.2%

Nefyn [LlG gain from PC]

Ann Merks LlG 267 56.3%
Enid Jones PC 207 43.7%

Ogwen

Ann Williams PC unop.

Peblig (Caernarfon)

William Owen PC 444 72.0%
Arnold Bohana Lab 173 28.0%

Penisa'r-waun
Penisarwaun

Patricia Larsen PC unop.

Penrhyndeudraeth

Dewi Lewis PC 577 58.5%
Peter Gaffey LlG 409 41.5%

Pentir

John Williams PC unop.

Pen-y-groes
Penygroes

Dyfed Edwards PC 463 69.5%
Wendy Crisp LlG 203 30.5%

Dwyrain Porthmadog
Porthmadog East [PC gain from Ind]

Ieuan Roberts PC 330 58.2%
Gwilym Jones Ind 237 41.8%

Gorllewin Porthmadog
Porthmadog West

Evan Griffiths PC 455 59.8%
Michael Clishem LlG 306 40.2%

Porthmadog-Tremadog [LlG gain from PC]

Alwyn Gruffydd LlG 312 55.9%
Margaret Jones PC 246 44.1%

Gogledd Pwllheli
Pwllheli North [Ind gain from PC]

Sion Roberts Ind 462 60.6%
Michael Owen PC 300 39.4%

De Pwllheli
Pwllheli South [LlG gain from PC]

Robert Wright LlG 369 48.1%
Alan Williams PC 211 27.5%
Thomas O'Brien C 187 24.4%

Seiont (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]

William Owen Ind 576 49.4%
Robert Anderson Ind 453
Gerald Parry Lab 323 27.7%
Alun Roberts PC 267 22.9%
Tecwyn Thomas Lab 181

Tal-y-sarn
Talysarn

Ifor Lloyd Ind 270 38.4%
Cadfan Roberts LlG 194 27.6%
David Owen PC 138 19.6%
Olivia Roberts Ind 102 14.5%

Teigl

Linda Jones PC unop.

Trawsfynydd

Thomas Ellis Ind 564 89.8%
Dinah Delchambre C 64 10.2%

Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái
Tregarth and Mynydd Llandygai

Gwenda Griffith Lab 463 50.2%
Arthur Rowlands PC 460 49.8%

Tudweiliog [LlG gain from PC]

Simon Glyn LlG unop.

Tywyn (2)

Anne Lloyd-Jones Ind 730 39.2%
Alun Evans PC 618 33.2%
William Murphy LlG 296 15.9%
Ivor Moody Lab 220 11.8%
George Buckley Lab 183

Waunfawr

Gwilym Williams Ind unop.

Y Felinheli [PC gain from Lab]

Sian Gwenllian PC unop.

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