1995 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The first elections to Pembrokeshire County Council were held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the first elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of Dyfed County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council and South Pembrokeshire District Council with the majority of wards continuing to elect one councillor. In some cases where two or three members were previously elected the number of representatives was reduced.

Pembrokeshire County Council election result 1995

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	42
	Labour	13
	Liberal Democrats	3
	Plaid Cymru	2
	Conservative	0				0.0
	Green	0				0.0

Candidates

Most sitting members of Dyfed County council sought election to the new authority. A number were also members of the previous district councils but others contested a ward against a sitting district councillor.

Results

Amroth

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The retiring Independent district councillor (and also the county councillor), A.W. Edwards, sought election for the neighbouring Lampeter Velfrey ward and the seat was taken unopposed by the Liberal Democrat candidate.

Amroth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Young Cameron	Unopposed
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Begelly

The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Begelly 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Scott Murphy*	398
	Independent	Neil Jackson	258
	Independent	Thomas John Price	111
Majority			101
	Independent hold		Swing

Brawdy

The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Brawdy 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Leslie Raymond*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Burton

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Burton 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lewis James Lloyd*	432	74.9
	Labour	Trevor Thomas	145	25.1
Majority			287	49.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Camrose

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Camrose 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Desmond Edward Codd*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Carew

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Carew 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Norman Richard Parry*	330	66.9
	Independent	Brian McMahon	163	33.1
Majority			167	33.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilgerran

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Cilgerran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Dafydd Henry Edwards
	Labour	Michael Frederick McNamara
	Conservative	Norman Hird
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Clydau

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli District Council. The retiring district councillor did not seek re-election.

Clydau 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Rev Aled Wyn ap Gwynedd	unopposed

Crymych

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Crymych 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lynn Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Dinas Cross

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor. The defeated candidate had been Dyfed County Councillor for St Dogmaels since 1993.

Dinas Cross 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alun John Bringley Griffiths*	508	76.3
	Independent	John William James Roberts+	158	23.7
Majority			350	52.6
	Independent hold		Swing

East Williamston

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

East Williamston 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Gordon Williams*	425	71.5
	Independent	Jennifer Mary Bradley	169	28.5
Majority			256	43.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Fishguard (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli District Council. The elected candidates were the retiring district councillors.

Fishguard 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Frederick Allison*	unopposed
	Independent	Delwyn Davies*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Goodwick

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the Dyfed County Councillor for Fishguard. The retiring district councillor was defeated.

Goodwick 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lloyd Evans+	508	66.9
	Independent	William Brynmor Colnet*	251	33.1
Majority			257	33.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Castle

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The sitting Independent member, Beryl Thomas-Cleaver, was heavily defeated.

Haverfordwest Castle 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Baden Tudor	304	39.1
	Independent	Mike Davies	257	33.1
	Independent	Beryl Mary Thomas-Cleaver*	112	14.4
	Independent	Mary Sinnett	104	13.4
Majority			47	6.0
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Haverfordwest Garth (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council, although the number of seats were reduced from three to two. One of the elected candidates was a retiring district councillor. Another retiring councillor lost his seat to a Labour Party challenger. While the number of seats were reduced, Haverfordwest Garth can also be classified as an Independent hold and a Labour gain from Independent.

Haverfordwest Garth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Peter Alan Stock*	1,352	88.3
	Labour	Elizabeth Joyce Watson	688	44.9
	Independent	Donald Richard Twigg*	666	43.5
	Independent	Barbara Ann Morgan	357	23.3
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Haverfordwest Prendergast

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected councilor was the sitting county councillor for Haverfordwest Priory, (which included the Castle and Prendergast wards). He defeated the sitting district councillor for Prendergast.

Haverfordwest Prendergast 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Haydn Eric Davies+	544
	Independent	Jim G. Nicholas*	201
Majority			343
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Priory

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Haverfordwest Priory 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Absalom Roy Folland	279
	Labour	Jeffrey Bernard Thomas	261
	Independent	Meriel P. Lewis	196
Majority			18
	Independent hold		Swing

Hundleton / Stackpole

The boundaries were identical to those of the combined Hundleton and Stackpole wards on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor for Hundleton. The retiring member for Stackpole was defeated. Although a new seat, Hundleton / Stackpole can also be classified as an Independent hold.

Hundleton / Stackpole 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Seymore Allen-Mierhouse*	394
	Labour	Valerie Lucarda Jones	217
	Independent	Anthony Stenson*	70
Majority			177
	Independent win (new seat)

Johnston

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Johnston 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Charles Grey	unopposed
Majority			251
	Independent hold		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor for the Amroth Ward.

Lampeter Velfrey 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Walter Edwards+*	388
	Labour	Donna Elizabeth Lewis	256
Majority			132
	Independent hold		Swing

Lamphey

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Lamphey 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David William Edwards	296
	Independent	Richard Frederick Shepherd	194
	Independent	Dilys Tice	115
Majority			102
	Independent hold		Swing

Letterston

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Letterston 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas James Richards	378
	Independent	Dewi Llewellyn James+	214
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Ian Warden	209
Majority			164
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangwm

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor and also the Dyfed County Councillor for Llangwm since 1985.

Llangwm 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Henry Hitchings+*	460
	Independent	James Lester Brock	407
Majority			53
	Independent hold		Swing

Maenclochog

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the Dyfed County Councillor for Rudbaxton for many years.

Maenclochog 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David John Thomas+	643
	Green	Eleanor Clegg	71
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Manorbier

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the Dyfed County Councillor for Manorbier.

Manorbier 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Patricia Edwina Griffiths+	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Martletwy

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Martletwy 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Elwyn James*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Merlin’s Bridge

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Merlin's Bridge 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cyril George Maurice Hughes*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Central and East (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Milford Central 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm William Pratt	715
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Hutton Sinclair+	669
	Independent	Anne Hughes	583
	Independent	Stanley Thomas Hudson*	535
	Independent	William John Kenneth Williams	216

Milford Hakin (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Milford Hakin 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Mills	770
	Independent	Eric Ronald Harries+*	745
	Independent	George Noel William Max*	712
	Independent	Arthur George Edwards*	425
	Independent	Alun Emanuel Byrne	371
	Independent	Edward Terence Bowen	323
	Independent	Barrie Thomas Woolmer	242

Milford North and West (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Milford North and West 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David John Adams+	826
	Independent	Edward George Setterfield*	682
	Independent	John William Cole	492
	Independent	Irwin Edwards	335

Narberth

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Narberth 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas David Watkins*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Narberth Rural

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Narberth Rural 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Richard Colin Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Newport

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Newport 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Essex Robert John Havard	399
	Independent	Elwyn George John*	104
Majority			295
	Independent hold		Swing

Neyland East

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Neyland East 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Leslie Hancock*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Neyland West

Neyland West 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Arthur Edwards	503
	Independent	Patricia Ann Gilbert*	304
Majority			199
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Pembroke Monkton

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Pembroke Monkton 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenvyn Corris Jones	330
	Independent	Dillwyn Morgan Davies*	256
Majority			74
	Labour hold		Swing

Pembroke St Mary (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Pembroke St Mary 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Henry Darlington	572
	Independent	Kenneth Bryan Phillips	436
	Independent	Pedr Staveley McMullan*	383
	Liberal Democrats	Ann I. Hovey	253
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke St Michael

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Pembroke St Michael 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Martin Allen+	407
	Labour	Clive John Collins	341
Majority			66
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Central

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Pembroke Dock Central 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Vivian Hay*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Llanion

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Pembroke Dock Llanion 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqueline Rita Lawrence+	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Market

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Pembroke Dock Market 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Skyrme Rees*	362
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Thomas Esmond	214
Majority			148
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke Dock Pennar

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Pembroke Dock Pennar 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen James May+	681
	Independent	Brian John Hall*	592
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Penally

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Penally 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eileen Hodgson*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Rudbaxton

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Rudbaxton 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Edwin Pritchard*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St David's

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The retiring district councillor was defeated.

St David's 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dilwyn Phillips	590
	Independent	James John Richards*	360
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

St Dogmaels

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

St Dogmaels 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rev Emyr Huw Jones	365
	Labour	Robin Wilfred Day	198
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmael's

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was a retiring district councillor for Milford Hakin.

St Ishmael's 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Basil Ralph Woodruff*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Saundersfoot

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Saundersfoot 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rosemary Rebecca Hayes+*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Scleddau

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Scleddau 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alwyn Cadwallader Luke*	315
	Labour	Vaughan Barrah	190
Majority			125
	Independent hold		Swing

Solva

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council. The elected candidate was the retiring district councillor.

Solva 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Gordon Cawood*	742
	Independent	Kenneth Adrian Cross	79
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Tenby (two seats)

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council.

Tenby 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Tracy Folland+*	1,137
	Plaid Cymru	Michael Williams*	844
	Labour	William James Rossiter	640
	Independent	Denzil Roger George Griffiths*	503
	Independent	Andrew Philip Rees	246
	Independent	James Phillips*	230
	Independent win (new seat)
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

The Havens

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

The Havens 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric George Sanders Mock	300
	Independent	Christopher J. Farr	191
	Independent hold		Swing

Wiston

The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.

Wiston 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Peter Edmund Masterson	587
	Independent	Christopher Arthur Olding	108
Majority			479
	Independent hold		Swing