Pembroke St Michael

Pembroke St Michael
Pembroke St Michael
Electoral ward
	Ward locations within the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock
	Pembroke St Michael Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	2,408 (2011 census)
Principal area	Pembrokeshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PEMBROKE
Postcode district	SA71
Dialling code	+44-1646
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire;
Councillors	1 (County); 3 (Town Council)

Pembroke St Michael is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1] It covers the east area of the town.[2]

The ward currently elects a county councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three town councillors to Pembroke Town Council.[3] Prior to local government reorganisation in 1995, the ward elected two councillors to South Pembrokeshire District Council and an electoral division with the same name covering a slightly larger area elected one county councillor to Dyfed County Council.

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,408.[4]

A boundary review took place in 2019, where it was noted that the number of eligible voters was 32% above the average for an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire. As a result, it was recommended that part of the ward was transferred to the neighbouring St Mary South ward, reducing the number of electors by 531.[5] These changes came into effect in 2021.[6]

County elections

Dyfed County Council elections

The Pembroke St. Michael electoral division was first contested in the 1989 Dyfed County Council election, following its introduction in 1988.[7] The electoral division consisted of the Hundleton, Pembroke St. Michael and Stackpole wards and the Community of Lamphey. One seat to Dyfed County Council was available.

1993 Dyfed County Council election[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Martin Allen	652	51.0	+3.5
	Labour	David William Edwards	627	49.0
Majority				2.0
Turnout				32.9	-4.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

1989 Dyfed County Council election[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rev G.R. Ball	738	52.5
	SLD	A. Hovey	667	47.5
Majority				5.1
Turnout				36.9
	Independent win (new seat)

Pembrokeshire County Council elections

Following re-organization of local government, Dyfed County Council and the district councils were abolished and replaced with Pembrokeshire County Council. The ward boundaries from the South Pembrokeshire District Council were retained, with one seat available to the new county council, which was first contested in the 1995 Pembrokeshire County Council election. As of 2018, six elections have been held for the seat, the most recent in 2017.

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Aden Arthur Brinn	557	56.7
	Independent	Jonathan Anthony Robert Nutting*	425	43.3
Majority			132
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jonathan Anthony Robert Nutting	489	53.1
	Conservative	Aden Arthur Brinn*	432	46.9
Majority			57
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2008 Pembrokeshire County Council election[11]
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

Due to the death of the sitting councillor John Allen in July 2007,[12] a by-election was called for the Pembroke St Michael seat. It took place on 20 November 2007,[13] and saw Conservative candidate Aden Brinn narrowly elected as councillor ahead of Liberal Democrat candidate Gareth Jones, with a nine-vote majority.[14]

2007 Pembroke St Michael By-election[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Aden Arthur Brinn	251	30.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Jones	242	29.5
	Independent	David Owen	184	22.5
	Labour	David Edwards	142	17.3
Majority			9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2004 Pembrokeshire County Council election[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Martin Allen*	472	58.4
	Independent	Aden Arthur Brinn	336	41.6
Majority			136
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Martin Allen*	466	55.1
	Conservative	Aden Arthur Brinn	380	44.9
Majority			86
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The initial May 1995 county election was won by Liberal Democrat candidate John Allen, who had previously held the Pembroke St Michael seat on Dyfed County Council aince 1993.

1995 Pembrokeshire County Council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Martin Allen	407	54.4
	Labour	Clive John Collins	341	45.6
Majority			66
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

District Council elections

The ward was introduced in 1986 following a boundary re-alignment.[16] and first contested in the 1987 South Pembrokeshire District Council election. Two seats to the South Pembrokeshire District Council were available.