1987_Preseli_Pembrokeshire_District_Council_election
An election to Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council was held in May 1987.[1] It was preceded by the 1983 election and followed by the 1991 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
There was a slight reduction in the number of seats. Those abolished included Nevern, Steynton, and one of the three seats in both Fishguard and Milford North and West. Other wards were realigned or renamed.
More information Previous ward, New ward ...
| Previous ward | New ward |
|---|---|
| Ambleston | Letterston |
| Boulston | Rudbaxton |
| Clydey and Llanfyrnach | Clydey |
| Eglwyswrw | Crymych |
| Freystrop and Llangwm | Llangwm |
| Haverfordwest Ward One | Haverfordwest Garth |
| Haverfordwest Ward One | Haverfordwest Castle, Prendergast, Priory (three seats) |
| Henry's Moat | Dinas Cross |
| Kilgerran and Manordeifi | Cilgerran |
| Llanwnda | Scleddau |
| Mathry | Brawdy |
| St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels | Merlin's Bridge |
| Walwyn's Castle | The Havens |
| Whitchaurch | Solva |
Close
Brawdy (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Leslie Raymond* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Burton (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J.R. Lewis* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Camrose (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Desmond Edward Codd* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Cilgerran (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mrs M.C.A. Sullivan* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Clydey (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W.S. Rees* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Crymych (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Lynn Davies | 554 | |||
| Independent | E.G. Vaughan* | 511 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Dinas Cross (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alun John Bringley Griffiths | 466 | |||
| Independent | C. Davies* | 362 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Fishguard (two seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Davies* | 941 | |||
| Independent | Dilys Davies Evans* | 862 | |||
| Independent | M.P. Sparkes | 635 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Goodwick (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Lloyd Evans* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Haverfordwest Castle (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W.W. Ladd* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Haverfordwest Garth (three seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Alan Stock* | 1,285 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Peter Lewis* | 908 | |||
| Independent | Mrs C.M. Cole* | 794 | |||
| Independent | D.J. James | 549 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Haverfordwest Prendergast (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W.E.L. Jenkins* | 316 | |||
| Independent | T.E.G. Thomas* | 305 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Haverfordwest Priory (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B.S. Hearne | 416 | |||
| Independent | A.R.R. Smith | 381 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Johnston (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | George Charles Grey* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Letterston (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Frank L. Sandall* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Llangwm (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Henry Hitchings* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Maenclochog (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mrs N. Drew* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Merlin's Bridge (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A.J. Webb* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)
Stan Hudson stood as a Conservative, having not been affiliated to any party at the 1983 election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Thomas Hutton Sinclair | 1,032 | |||
| Conservative | Stanley Thomas Hudson* | 772 | |||
| Independent | J. Mayne* | 651 | |||
| Labour | W.J. Morgan | 631 | |||
| Labour | D.H. Fletcher | 568 | |||
| Independent | W.J. Owston | 491 | |||
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston (three seats)
Labour had held one of the three seats in 1983 but it had been subsequently lost at a by-election. Basil Woodruff, the sitting county councillor, won a seat at the expense of another Independent.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Eric Ronald Harries* | 1,790 | |||
| Labour | Alun E. Byrne | 922 | |||
| Independent | Basil Ralph Woodruff | 920 | |||
| Independent | William John Kenneth Williams* | 882 | |||
| Independent | George Noel William Max* | 786 | |||
| Labour | V.H. Buckley | 628 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Milford Haven, North and West (two seats)
The number of seats was reduced from three to two.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward George Setterfield* | 932 | |||
| Alliance | Mrs J. Edwards | 576 | |||
| Independent | Barrie Thomas Woolmer* | 514 | |||
| Independent | Irwin Edwards* | 401 | |||
| Labour | Mrs J.T. Ellis | 368 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Alliance win (new seat) | |||||
Close
Newport (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Elwyn George John | 295 | |||
| Independent | A.G. Rees | 175 | |||
| Independent | S.H.H. Davies | 99 | |||
| Independent | W.E. Jones | 94 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Neyland West (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unopposed | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Close
Neyland East (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | N.D. Hardaker | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Rudbaxton(one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Edwin Pritchard* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
St David's (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W.J. Wilcox* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
St Dogmaels (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Halket Jones* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
St Ishmaels (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mrs Y.C. Evans* | 535 | |||
| Independent | R.S. Owens | 256 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Scleddau (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alwyn Cadwallader Luke* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Solva (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Gordon Cawood* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
The Havens(one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K.W.J. Rogers* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Wiston (one seat)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T.I. Rowlands* | 424 | |||
| Independent | A. Vaughan | 221 | |||
| Independent | Christopher Arthur Odling | 108 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Close
- "How Wales went to the polls". Western Mail. 8 May 1987.