A jubilant Alwyn Gruffydd of Llais Gwynedd speaks to TV interviewers

Election results in Full

 

Today's election gave us all some big surprises.

Llais Gwynedd threatened to upset the applecart and upset it they did - BIG STYLE!

Winning 13 seats was beyond their wildest dreams and with Dafydd Iwan, Richard Parry Hughes and Michael Sol Owen losing their seats, things went from bad to worse for Plaid Cymru. Labour suffered at the polls as well and now we will see who Plaid will want to work with during the next four years having lost 35 seats in total!

Former Gwynedd Council Leader Richard Parry Hughes explains where it all when wrong.

Video will be uploaded later.

This is the Caernarfon results in brief.

Seiont Ward

Former councillor Tecwyn Thomas seems in despair at losing both Gwynedd and Town Council seats

Elected

Roy Owen Independent 576

Bob Anderson Independent 453

The rest: Gerald Parry Labour 323, Alun Roberts Plaid Cymru 267, Tecwyn Thomas Labour 181

Peblig Ward

Elected

Tudor Owen Plaid Cymru 444

The rest: Arnold Bohana Labour 173

Menai Ward

Elected Ioan Thomas Plaid Cymru

The rest: Richard Morris Jones Independent 341, Richard B Pritchard Independent 341

Cadnant Ward

Elected Huw Edwards Plaid Cymru 424

The rest: Dylan Williams Conservative 120, Mel Davies Labour 118

Llanwnda: Elected Aeron Jones Llais Gwynedd 443 took the seat from Glyn Owen Plaid Cymru 423

Bontnewydd: Chris Hughes Llais Gwynedd 295 took the seat from Daydd Iwan Plaid Cymru 236

Town Council

Shocks too in the Caernarfon Town Council as Helen Gwyn Independent and Mair Williams Independent both former (twice) Mayors lost their seats to Will Davies Plaid Cymru and Richard B Pritchard Independent.

And..... As we predicted not only did Labour's Tecwyn Thomas lose his campaign for the Gwynedd Seat by coming in last, he was also bottom of the polls at Town Council level with Plaid Cymru's Mena Thomas taking his seat.

Many of you wrote in to show us support against how Arnold Bohana and Tecwyn Thomas had lied about the Caernarfon Online website and refused to reply to our solicitors letter. Visitors to the website promised to vote them out... and this they did in earnest! (Arnold remains on the town council through default as there wasn't a town council election on the Peblig ward.)

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THE FULL RUN DOWN

Peter learns he has just toppled the Gwynedd Council leader Richard Parry Hughes

Gwynedd Council Election Results, 1 May 2008

The results of the Gwynedd Council elections held on 1 May, 2008 are as follows.

Plaid / Party   Seddi / Seats  
Annibynnol / Independent        16

       
Ceidwadwyr / Conservatives      -

       
Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol / Liberal Democrat     5

       
Llafur / Labour 4

       
Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd    12

       
Plaid Cymru     35

       
Heb nodi plaid / No party noted 2

       

Cynhelir isetholiad yn ward Bowydd & Rhiw o fewn 35 diwrnod ar ôl 1 Mai.  / A by-election will be held in the Bowydd & Rhiw ward within 35 days after 1 May.

Canlyniadau wardiau ardal Arfon 2008/ Arfon area ward results 2008

Arfon Wards | No. of seats| Candidate and Party |      Number of Votes  
Arllechwedd

Dafydd Meurig (Plaid Cymru)   265    
John Robert Jones (Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol / Liberal Democrats)        296    

Bethel    

Huw Price Hughes (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Y Bontnewydd   

Chris Hughes (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  295    
Dafydd Iwan (Plaid Cymru)   236    

Cadnant

Mel Davies (Plaid Lafur / Labour Party)    118

Huw Edwards (Plaid Cymru)   424    
Dylan William Jones (Ceidwadwyr/ Conservatives) 120   

Cwm y Glo   

Brian Jones (Plaid Lafur / Labour Party)    Dim etholiad / No election     

Deiniol

Andrew Joyce (Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol/ Liberal Democrats)   22
Dewi Llewelyn (Plaid Cymru)   96     
Gareth Anthony Roberts (Plaid Lafur / Labour Party)    59  

Deiniolen   

IanFranks (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  72     
Len Jones (Plaid Cymru)   322    
Alan Pritchard (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     188    

Dewi  

Dorothy Margaret Bulled (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     124

Eddie Dogan (Plaid Cymru)   332   

 Y Felinheli    

Sian Gwenllian (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad/ No election  

Garth  

Lesley Day (Annibynnol / Independent)      98

John Wyn Meredith (Plaid Cymru)   134   

 Gerlan 

Dyfrig Wynn Jones (Plaid Cymru)   485

Godfrey Douglas Northam (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     338 

Glyder 

Dai Rees Jones (Plaid Cymru)   357

Douglas Madge (Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol / Liberal Democrats)  197 

Y Groeslon     

Angharad Gwyn (Plaid Cymru)   196    
Eric Merfyn Jones (Annibynnol/ Independent)       593

Hendre 

John Wynn Jones (Plaid Cymru)   195    
Bill Lovelock (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     107    

Hirael 

Evelyn Margaret Butler (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     62

Jean Elizabeth Forsyth (Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol / Liberal Democrats)   294    
Gwynant Owen Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   77     

Llanberis      

TrevorOwen Edwards (Annibynnol / Independent)  Dim etholiad/ No election      

Llanllyfni    

OwenPenant Huws (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad/ No election  

Llanrug

DafyddGuto Ifan (Annibynnol/Independent)       128    
Charles Wyn Jones (Plaid Cymru)   477    

Llanwnda    

Aeron Maldwyn Jones (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  443    
Glyn Owen (Plaid Cymru)   424    

Marchog2      

Keith Greenly Jones (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     247    
Derek Charles Haigne (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     184    
Sylvia Anne Humphreys (Annibynnol / Independent)        202    

Menai (Bangor)  2      

StephenWyn Lansdown (Plaid Cymru)   156    
June Marshall (Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol / Liberal Democrats)  249    
Keith Marshall (Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol / Liberal Democrats)  198    

Menai(Caernarfon) 

Richard Bonner Pritchard (Annibynnol/Independent)       341    
Richard Morris Jones (Annibynnol/Independent)   341    
Ioan Ceredig Thomas (Plaid Cymru)   366    

Ogwen 

Ann Williams (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Peblig 

Arnold Wyn Bohana (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     173    
Tudor Owen (Plaid Cymru)   444    

Penisarwaun   

Patricia Grace Larsen (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Pentir 

John Wyn Williams (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Penygroes     

Wendy Crisp (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   203    
Dyfed Wyn Edwards (Plaid Cymru)   463    

Seiont  2    

Roy Owen (Annibynnol / Independent)      576     

Bob Anderson (Annibynnol / Independent)      453

Gerald Parry (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     323    
Alun Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   267    
Tecwyn Thomas (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     181    

Talysarn      

Dilwyn Lloyd (Annibynnol / Independent)      270    
Dafydd Glyn Owen (Plaid Cymru)   138    
Cadfan Dylan Roberts (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  194    
Olivia Roberts (Annibynnol / Independent)      102    

Tregarth a MynyddLlandygai    

Gwen Griffith (Plaid Lafur / Labour Party)    463    
Arthur Wyn Rowlands (Plaid Cymru)       460    

Waunfawr      

Gwilym Owen Williams (Annibynnol / Independent) Dim etholiad / No election     

Canlyniadau wardiau ardal Dwyfor 2008/ Dwyfor area ward results 2008

Dwyfor Wards    No. of seats      Candidate and Party      Number of Votes  

Aberdaron    

Bob Dorkins (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   184

Robert Trevor Jones (Annibynnol / Independent)  25     
William Gareth Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   208    
Nesta Wyn Williams (dim wedi nodi/ not noted)      112    

Abererch       

Richard Parry Hughes (Plaid Cymru)   260    
Peter Read (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   355    

Abersoch      

Edmund James Cartwright (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   76     
Robert Hywel Wyn Williams (Plaid Cymru) 251    

Botwnnog       

Evan Hall Griffith (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   177    
Glyn Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   214    

Clynnog

DafyddHughes-Evans (Plaid Cymru)   118

Owain Williams (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   378    

Criccieth      

Irvin Hulme (Ceidwadwyr/ Conservatives)     94     
Henry Jones (Plaid Cymru)   286    
Guto Rhys Tomos (Annibynnol/Independent)        329    

Dolbenmaen   

StephenWilliam Churchman (Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol / Liberal Democrats)        460

David William Thomas(Annibynnol/ Independent)  117    

Efailnewydd/ Buan      

Anwen Jane Davies (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   340    
Tomos Evans (Plaid Cymru)   245    

 

Llanaelhaearn  

William Arthur Evans (Plaid Cymru)   242    
Mary Ceridwen Jones (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   179    
Dafydd William Roberts (Annibynnol/ Independent)        248    

Llanbedrog    

William Penri Jones (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Llanengan      

JohnGwilym Jones (Annibynnol / Independent)      378

Claire Amanda Russell (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   177    

Llanystumdwy   

Margaret Griffith (Plaid Cymru)   402    
David Hughes (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   363    

Morfa Nefyn    

Wini Jones Lewis (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  206

Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   306    

Nefyn  

E Meinir Jones (Plaid Cymru)   207    
Llinos Merks (Llais Gwynedd /The Voice of Gwynedd)   267    

Porthmadog (Dwyrain/ East)    

Gwilym Jones (Annibynnol/ Independent)       237    
Ieuan Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   330    

Porthmadog (Gorllewin/ West)   

Mike Clishem (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  306

Evan Selwyn Griffiths (Plaid Cymru)   455    

Porthmadog – Tremadog  

Alwyn Gruffydd (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   312    
Margaret June Jones (Plaid Cymru)   246    

Pwllheli (De/ South)

LiamO'Brien (Ceidwadwyr/ Conservatives)     187    
Alan Williams (Plaid Cymru)   211    
Bob Wright (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   369    

Pwllheli (Gogledd/ North)      

Michael Sol Owen (Plaid Cymru)   300

Sion Selwyn Roberts (dim wedi nodi/ not noted)      462    

Tudweiliog    

Simon Glyn (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)        Dim etholiad / No election     

Canlyniadau wardiau ardal Meirionnydd 2008/ Meirionnydd area ward results 2008         

Meirionnydd Wards  No. of seats      Candidate and Party        Number of Votes  

Aberdyfi       

Dewi Owen (dim wedi nodi / not noted)     287    
Morgan Lewis Vaughan (Annibynnol / Independent) 267    

 

Abermaw / Barmouth      Trevor Roberts (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     Dim etholiad / No election     

 

Y Bala 

Dylan Edwards (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

 

Bowydd a Rhiw  

Cynhelir isetholiad o fewn 35 diwrnod arôl 1 Mai.  / A by-election will be held within 35 days after 1 May.           

Brithdir a Llanfachreth/ Y Ganllwyd/ Llanelltyd

Peredur Jenkins (Plaid Cymru)   298    
Gethin Glyn Williams (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  462    

Bryncrug / Llanfihangel

Richard Arwel Pierce (Annibynnol / Independent) Dim etholiad / No election     

Corris /Mawddwy      

Dennis Brace Jones (Plaid Cymru)   155    
Gretta Jones (Annibynnol / Independent)      212    
John Pughe Roberts (Annibynnol / Independent)      242    

Diffwys  & Maenofferen 

George Hughes (Plaid Lafur/ Labour Party)     48     
Dylan Richards(Plaid Cymru)   206    
Gwilym Euros Roberts (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  247    

Dolgellau – De/ South  

Maurice Ainscough (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   136    
Linda Morgan (Plaid Cymru)   251    
John Paul Raghoobar (Annibynnol/ Independent)   159    

Dolgellau –Gogledd / North     

Dyfrig Lewis Siencyn (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Dyffryn Ardudwy

Eryl Jones-Williams(Annibynnol / Independent)      355    
Emyr Pugh (Annibynnol / Independent)      320    

Harlech        

Edmund Caerwyn Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Llanbedr       

Evie Morgan Jones (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Llandderfel    

Elwyn Edwards (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Llangelynin  

John Haycock (Annibynnol/ Independent)       241    
Louise Hughes (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  332    
Robert John Hughes (Annibynnol / Independent)   103    
Buddug Llwyd Jones (Plaid Cymru)   207    

Llanuwchllyn   

Alan Jones Evans (Annibynnol / Independent)      228    
Hywel Evans (Annibynnol / Independent)      77     
Dafydd Hefin Roberts (Plaid Cymru)   198    

Penrhyndeudraeth      

Peter Gaffey (Llais Gwynedd / The Voice of Gwynedd)  409    
Dewi Eirwyn Lewis (Plaid Cymru)   577    

Teigl  

Linda Ann Jones (Plaid Cymru)   Dim etholiad / No election     

Trawsfynydd     1      

Dinah Clare Delchambre(Ceidwadwyr/ Conservatives)      64     
Thomas Griffith Ellis (Annibynnol / Independent)        564    

Tywyn   2      

George Robert Buckley (Plaid Lafur / Labour Party)    183    
Alun Wyn Evans(Plaid Cymru)   618    
Ann Lloyd Jones (Annibynnol / Independent)      730    
Ivor Daniel Moody (Plaid Lafur / Labour Party)    220    
John Murphy (Llais Gwynedd/ The Voice of Gwynedd)   296