Pembroke St Mary South

Pembroke St Mary South is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1] It covers the area including the town centre and Pembroke Castle and the town immediately to the west of St Daniel's Hill.[2]

Pembroke St Mary South
Electoral ward

Ward locations within the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock
Pembroke St Mary South
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population1,434 (2011 census)
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPEMBROKE
Postcode districtSA71
Dialling code+44-1646
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Councillors1 (County)
3 (Town Council)

The ward elects a county councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three town councillors to Pembroke Town Council.[3]

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,434.[4]

County elections

At the May 2017 county election the Pembroke St Mary South result was the first to be announced. The sitting Independent councillor Daphne Bush (a member of the ruling Independent Plus Group) was beaten by the Welsh Conservative candidate, Aaron Leigh-Carey.[5] The Conservatives also won seats from the Independent councillors in the neighbouring wards of Pembroke St Mary North and Pembroke St Michael.[5]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Aaron Leigh-Carey 181
Independent Melanie Phillips 109
Independent Daphne Bush * 94
Independent Jacob Taylor 91

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

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See also

References
  1. "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. "Councillors". Pembroke Town Guide. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pembroke: St. Mary South 2011 Census Ward (1237327775)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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