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
Overview
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.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 5 | ||||||||
Conservative | 5 | ||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | ||||||||
Plaid Cymru | 5 | ||||||||
Independent | 42 | ||||||||
Green | 0 |
Results
Amroth
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 | ||||
Burton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roger David Wildman* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Camrose
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Llewellyn Adams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carew
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 | ||||
Cilgerran
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Thomas Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Clydau
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Roderick Gwilym Bowen* | unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Crymych
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Lynn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Dinas Cross
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 | ||||
East Williamston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ernest James Codd* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Fishguard North East
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Haverfordwest Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Baden Tudor* | 438 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Llewellyn | 338 | 43.6 | ||
Majority | 100 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Haverfordwest Garth
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 | ||||
Haverfordwest Portfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Alan Stock* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Haverfordwest Prendergast
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Mark Edwards* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Haverfordwest Priory
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Michael Bryan* | 650 | 75.8 | ||
Independent | Steve Yelland | 207 | 24.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Hundleton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Seymour Allen-Mierhouse* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Johnston
Ken Rowlands had been elected as a Labour candidate in 2004.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kenneth Rowlands* | 480 | 72.8 | ||
Conservative | Rachael Murray-King | 179 | 27.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Kilgetty
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David John Pugh | 483 | 58.5 | ||
Independent | John Scott Murphy* | 342 | 41.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Lampeter Velfrey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Simpson* | 427 | 70.0 | ||
Conservative | Jo Hammond | 183 | 30.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Lamphey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clive John Collins* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Letterston
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 | ||||
Llangwm
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 | ||||
Llanrhian
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David William Mansel Rees* | 515 | 80.0 | ||
Conservative | Janet Waymont | 129 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Maenclochog
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 | ||||
Manorbier
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 | ||||
Martletwy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Mark Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Merlin’s Bridge
The winning candidate had stood for Labour in 2004.
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 | ||||
Milford Central
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Milford Hakin
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 | ||||
Milford Hubberston
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 | ||||
Milford North
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 | ||||
Milford West
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 | ||||
Narberth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wynne Edward Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Narberth Rural
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 | ||||
Newport
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robin Evans | 455 | 79.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Vicky Moller | 118 | 20.6 | ||
Majority | 337 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Neyland East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Leslie Hancock | 705 | 82.6 | ||
Conservative | Dorothy Morgan | 149 | 17.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Neyland West
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 | ||||
Pembroke Monkton
Peral Llewellyn was elected as a Labour candidate in 2004.
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 | ||||
Pembroke St Mary North
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 | ||||
Pembroke St Mary South
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 | ||||
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.
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 | ||||
Pembroke Dock Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Becton* | 274 | 62.8 | ||
Conservative | Maureen Colgon | 162 | 37.2 | ||
Majority | 112 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Pembroke Dock Llanion
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 | ||||
Pembroke Dock Market
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 | ||||
Pembroke Dock Pennar
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 | ||||
Penally
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Carol Cavill* | 410 | 66.1 | ||
Conservative | Di Clements | 210 | 33.9 | ||
Majority | 200 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Rudbaxton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Hancock | 417 | 51.4 | ||
Independent | David Islwyn Howells* | 395 | 48.6 | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
St David's
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 | ||||
St Dogmaels
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Liz Campion | 677 | 61.7 | ||
Independent | David Griffith Michael James | 421 | |||
Majority | 256 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
St Ishmael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Martin Davies | 336 | 57.6 | ||
Independent | William Joseph Roberts* | 247 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | 89 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Philip Raymond Baker | 549 | 57.6 | ||
Independent | Rosemary Rebecca Hayes* | 404 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | 145 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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.
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 | ||||
Solva
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Leslie Raymond* | 465 | 76.1 | ||
Labour | Mollie Roach | 146 | 23.9 | ||
Majority | 319 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Tenby North
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 | ||||
Tenby South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Evans | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The Havens
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 | ||||
Wiston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Howlett | 411 | 52.8 | ||
Independent | Bobbie Sheldrake | 368 | 47.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- "Pembrokeshire County Council". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2013.