The seventeenth election to Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1946.
The new council was composed entirely of Independents, apart from a sole Labour councillor who won a seat at Aberystwyth.
However, there were a number of long-serving councillors who lost their seats, including three at Aberystwyth.
Aldermen were elected by the council, and served a six-year term.
[3] Those elected included only one retiring alderman and the first woman ever appointed in the county.