2008_Pembrokeshire_County_Council_election
Elections to Pembrokeshire County Council were held on 1 May 2008.[1] It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, and to community council elections in Wales. There were also elections elsewhere in the United Kingdom
All 60 council seats were up for election. The previous council was controlled by Independents as had been the case since the authority was formed in 1995. The Independents retained control in 2008 and Labour achieved its worst result of the four elections fought thus far.
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| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 | ||||||||
| Conservative | 5 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | ||||||||
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | ||||||||
| Independent | 42 | ||||||||
| Green | 0 | ||||||||
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Amroth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Anthony Brinsden* | 354 | 66.2 | -1.5 | |
| Conservative | Dilys Jenkinson | 181 | 33.8 | +33.8 | |
| Majority | 173 | 32.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Burton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Roger David Wildman* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Camrose
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Llewellyn Adams* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Carew
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David James Neale* | 301 | 54.5 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel Birt-Llewellin | 136 | 24.6 | ||
| Independent | Norman Richard Parry | 115 | 20.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Cilgerran
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Thomas Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Clydau
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Roderick Gwilym Bowen* | unopposed | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
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Crymych
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Lynn Davies* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Dinas Cross
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Kilmister | 457 | 51.7 | ||
| Independent | John Morgan Griffiths* | 325 | 36.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Iwan Brioc | 102 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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East Williamston
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ernest James Codd* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Fishguard North East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Myles Christopher Geary Pepper | 391 | 51.0 | ||
| Conservative | James Thickitt | 189 | 24.6 | ||
| Independent | Henry Walter Jones* | 187 | 24.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Fishguard North West
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sian Elizabeth James* | 362 | 62.2 | ||
| Independent | Richard Parry Davies | 220 | 37.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Goodwick
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Gwendoline Moira Lewis | 285 | 41.7 | ||
| Independent | Mike Lloyd | 232 | 34.0 | ||
| Labour | Gwilym Price | 119 | 17.4 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Probert | 47 | 6.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
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Haverfordwest Castle
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Baden Tudor* | 438 | 56.4 | ||
| Conservative | Sarah Llewellyn | 338 | 43.6 | ||
| Majority | 100 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Haverfordwest Garth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lyndon Frayling | 282 | 57.7 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Harries | 131 | 26.8 | ||
| Independent | Roy Thomas | 76 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Haverfordwest Portfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Alan Stock* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Haverfordwest Prendergast
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Mark Edwards* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Haverfordwest Priory
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Michael Bryan* | 650 | 75.8 | ||
| Independent | Steve Yelland | 207 | 24.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Hundleton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Seymour Allen-Mierhouse* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Johnston
Ken Rowlands had been elected as a Labour candidate in 2004.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kenneth Rowlands* | 480 | 72.8 | ||
| Conservative | Rachael Murray-King | 179 | 27.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Kilgetty
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David John Pugh | 483 | 58.5 | ||
| Independent | John Scott Murphy* | 342 | 41.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Lampeter Velfrey
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Simpson* | 427 | 70.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jo Hammond | 183 | 30.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Lamphey
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Clive John Collins* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Letterston
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas James Richards* | 344 | 39.2 | ||
| Independent | Leonard Thomas | 292 | 33.3 | ||
| Conservative | Priscilla Williams | 242 | 27.6 | ||
| Majority | 52 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Llangwm
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Michael James John | 305 | 31.9 | ||
| Independent | Pat Morris | 289 | 30.3 | ||
| Independent | William Thomas | 279 | 29.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Westrup | 82 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 16 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Llanrhian
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David William Mansel Rees* | 515 | 80.0 | ||
| Conservative | Janet Waymont | 129 | 20.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Maenclochog
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Huw Meredydd George* | 674 | 55.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | John Rhys Davies | 282 | 23.1 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Griffiths | 265 | 21.7 | ||
| Majority | 333 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Manorbier
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lewis Malcolm Calver* | 353 | 36.0 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Leonard Wales | 284 | 29.0 | ||
| Independent | Ray Hughes | 192 | 19.6 | ||
| Independent | Ray Hine | 99 | 10.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Paul Diment | 52 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 69 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Martletwy
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Mark Lewis* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Merlin’s Bridge
The winning candidate had stood for Labour in 2004.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mary Umelda Havard* | 289 | 41.6 | ||
| Independent | Cyril George Maurice Hughes | 203 | 29.3 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Brown | 202 | 29.1 | ||
| Majority | 86 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Milford Central
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Anne Hughes* | 309 | 47.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Henry Sinclair | 177 | 27.2 | ||
| Labour | Andrea Mills | 164 | 25.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Milford East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Danny Fellows | 215 | 41.3 | ||
| Labour | Colin Robbins | 125 | 24.0 | ||
| Independent | John Roberts | 107 | 20.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Miles | 74 | 14.2 | ||
| Majority | 90 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Milford Hakin
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Michael Stoddart* | 432 | 56.5 | ||
| Independent | Eric Ronald Harries | 253 | 33.1 | ||
| Conservative | Fiona Birt-Llewellin | 80 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Milford Hubberston
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Vivien Stoddart | 276 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | Alun Emanuel Byrne* | 178 | 30.6 | ||
| Conservative | John Lee | 128 | 22.0 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Milford North
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stanley Thomas Hudson | 472 | 55.9 | ||
| Labour | John William Cole* | 329 | 38.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Gent | 44 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Milford West
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | David Rhys Sinnett* | 353 | 59.0 | ||
| Labour | Carolyne Stevens | 160 | 26.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jenelle Murray-King | 85 | 14.2 | ||
| Majority | 190 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
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Narberth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wynne Edward Evans* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Narberth Rural
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Elwyn Morse | 353 | 52.2 | ||
| Independent | Jayne Jones | 238 | 35.2 | ||
| Conservative | Derek Williams | 85 | 12.6 | ||
| Majority | 105 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Newport
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robin Evans | 455 | 79.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Vicky Moller | 118 | 20.6 | ||
| Majority | 337 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Neyland East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Leslie Hancock | 705 | 82.6 | ||
| Conservative | Dorothy Morgan | 149 | 17.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Neyland West
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Maureen Molyneaux | 232 | 35.6 | ||
| Labour | Philip Walker | 184 | 28.3 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Bryan | 149 | 22.9 | ||
| Independent | Helen John | 86 | 13.2 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke Monkton
Peral Llewellyn was elected as a Labour candidate in 2004.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Pearl Llewellyn* | 341 | 68.2 | ||
| Labour | David Edwards | 97 | 19.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keira Denise | 32 | 6.4 | ||
| Independent | Keith John McNiffe | 30 | 6.0 | ||
| Majority | 212 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke St Mary North
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William John Arwyn Williams* | 230 | 37.2 | ||
| Labour | Tom Barrass | 196 | 31.7 | ||
| Independent | Nikki Anderson | 140 | 22.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Ashley | 53 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 34 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke St Mary South
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rosalie Vera Lilwal* | 239 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | Darren Richards | 118 | 23.1 | ||
| Labour | Jane Margueritta Major | 100 | 19.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Jones | 54 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | 121 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke St Michael
The Conservative candidate had won the seat at a by-election in 2007 following the death of the previous member, John Allen.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Aden Arthur Brinn* | 527 | 51.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Jones | 384 | 37.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Eirug Roberts | 104 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 143 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke Dock Central
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Linda Becton* | 274 | 62.8 | ||
| Conservative | Maureen Colgon | 162 | 37.2 | ||
| Majority | 112 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke Dock Llanion
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Perkins* | 416 | 48.2 | ||
| Conservative | Darren Esmond | 236 | 27.3 | ||
| Independent | Steven Lade | 211 | 24.2 | ||
| Majority | 180 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke Dock Market
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Brian John Hall* | 274 | 44.8 | ||
| Labour | Christine Gwyther | 235 | 38.4 | ||
| Independent | Steve Bale | 103 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 39 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Pembroke Dock Pennar
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Wilcox* | 669 | 61.7 | ||
| Independent | Martin Cavaney | 327 | 30.1 | ||
| Independent | Sue Bale | 89 | 8.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Penally
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Carol Cavill* | 410 | 66.1 | ||
| Conservative | Di Clements | 210 | 33.9 | ||
| Majority | 200 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
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Rudbaxton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Hancock | 417 | 51.4 | ||
| Independent | David Islwyn Howells* | 395 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | 22 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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St David's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David George* | 399 | 45.8 | ||
| Independent | David Gareth Beechey Lloyd | 229 | 26.3 | ||
| Conservative | Debra Murphy | 147 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | Alan York | 96 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | 170 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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St Dogmaels
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Campion | 677 | 61.7 | ||
| Independent | David Griffith Michael James | 421 | 38.3 | ||
| Majority | 256 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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St Ishmael's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Davies | 336 | 57.6 | ||
| Independent | William Joseph Roberts* | 247 | 42.4 | ||
| Majority | 89 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Saundersfoot
Rosemary Hayes was one of the longest serving members of the Council, having represented Saundersfoot on the authority since 1995 and previously been the district councillor on the former South Pembrokeshire District Council for many years. Phil Baker had stood as a Liberal Democrat in 2004.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Philip Raymond Baker | 549 | 57.6 | ||
| Independent | Rosemary Rebecca Hayes* | 404 | 42.4 | ||
| Majority | 145 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Scleddau
Alwyn Luke was one of the longest serving members of the Council, having represented Scleddau on the authority since 1995 and previously been the district councillor on the former Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council for many years. David Williams had stood as a Liberal Democrat in 2008.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Owen Watkin James | 219 | 35.2 | ||
| Independent | Alwyn Cadwallader Luke* | 167 | 26.8 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Evans | 125 | 20.1 | ||
| Independent | David Williams | 87 | 14.0 | ||
| Independent | Chris Haden | 24 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 52 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Solva
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Leslie Raymond* | 465 | 76.1 | ||
| Labour | Mollie Roach | 146 | 23.9 | ||
| Majority | 319 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Tenby North
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Williams* | 606 | 75.3 | ||
| Independent | Sue Lane | 104 | 12.9 | ||
| Conservative | Jill King | 95 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | 502 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
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Tenby South
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Michael Evans | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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The Havens
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Morgan | 262 | 34.6 | ||
| Independent | Gordon Main | 234 | 30.9 | ||
| Conservative | Frank Elliott | 130 | 17.2 | ||
| Independent | Herbie Scurlock | 98 | 12.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Gardner | 34 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 28 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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Wiston
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Howlett | 411 | 52.8 | ||
| Independent | Bobbie Sheldrake | 368 | 47.2 | ||
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| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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