Report of the Corporate Lead Officer: Democratic Services upon a decision on whether to adopt the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system for Ceredigion County Council
Full council, 14 November 2024: a named vote, carried.
For 18, Against 17, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Plaid Cymru. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (18)
- Alun Williams (Plaid Cymru)
- Ann Bowen Morgan (Plaid Cymru)
- Bryan Davies (Plaid Cymru)
- Carl Worrall (Plaid Cymru)
- Caryl Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
- Catrin M S Davies (Plaid Cymru)
- Clive Davies (Plaid Cymru)
- Endaf Edwards (Plaid Cymru)
- Gareth Davies (Plaid Cymru)
- Keith Henson (Plaid Cymru)
- Mark Strong (Plaid Cymru)
- Matthew Vaux (Plaid Cymru)
- Shelley Childs (Plaid Cymru)
- Wyn Thomas (Plaid Cymru)
- Elaine Evans (Liberal Democrats)
- Elizabeth Evans (Liberal Democrats)
- Sian Maehrlein (Liberal Democrats)
- Hugh R M Hughes (Independent)
Against (17)
- Euros Davies (Independent)
- Gareth Lloyd (Independent)
- Gwyn James (Independent)
- Ifan Davies (Independent)
- Keith Evans (Independent)
- Marc Davies (Independent)
- Rhodri Evans (Independent)
- Wyn Evans (Independent)
- Amanda Edwards (Plaid Cymru)
- Eryl Evans (Plaid Cymru)
- Gethin Davies (Plaid Cymru)
- Maldwyn Lewis (Plaid Cymru)
- Rhodri Davies (Plaid Cymru)
- David Raymond Evans (Liberal Democrats)
- John Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
- Meirion Davies (Liberal Democrats)
- Gwyn Wigley Evans (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
s contained in the Council's Constitution upon the recommendation that the Council decides whether or not to adopt a Single Transferable Vote system for Ceredigion County Council elections hereafter. For: Councillors Shelley Childs, Bryan Davies, Catrin M S Davies, Clive Davies, Gareth Davies, Endaf Edwards, Elaine Evans, Elizabeth Evans, Keith Henson, Hugh Hughes, Sian Maehrlein, Ann Bowen Morgan, Caryl Roberts, Mark Strong, Wyn Thomas, Matthew Vaux, Alun Williams and Carol Worrall (18) Against: Councillors Euros Davies, Gethin Davies, Ifan Davies, Marc Davies, Meirion Davies, Rhodri Davies, Amanda Edwards, Eryl Evans, Gwyn Wigley Evans, Raymond Evans, Rhodri Evans, Wyn Evans, Gwyn James, Maldwyn Lewis, Gareth Lloyd, John Roberts and Keith Evans (17) Abstain: (0) In order to adopt the single transferable vote system, the number of Members who vote in favour must be at least two thirds of the number of seats on the Council, namely 26 out of 38. As the threshold of 26 was not met, the recommendation did not pass. As such, the voting system will not change for
The item in the council's own minutes. Names are matched to the councillors listed at the meeting. The names of people who aren't councillors are removed.