Pembroke St Mary North

Pembroke St Mary North is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1] It covers the area of the town north of the Pembroke River and the Mill Pond.[2]

Pembroke St Mary North
Electoral ward

Ward locations within the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock
Pembroke St Mary North
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population2,060 (2011 census)
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPEMBROKE
Postcode districtSA71
Dialling code+44-1646
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors1 (County)
3 (Town Council)

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

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,060.[4]

In July 2018 the sitting county councillor, David 'Dai' Boswell, was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison for rape and indecent assault. He resigned from his roles as county and town councillor. He had earlier resigned as mayor of Pembroke.[5] A by-election was planned for 13 September 2018, with eight candidates putting themselves forward for the county council seat.[6]

County elections

As a result of the resignation of Dai Bowsell, a by-election for the Pembroke St Mary North was held on 13 September 2018. It was won from the Welsh Conservative by independent candidate, Jon Harvey, who had finished second to Boswell in 2017 by six votes.[7]

2018 Pembrokeshire County Council by-election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jon Harvey 187
Independent Daphne Bush 79
Independent Jonathan Nutting 77
Labour Maureen Bowen 61
Independent Robert Boucher 59
Conservative Natalie Carey 45
Independent Lynette Edwards 42
Independent Arwyn Williams 26

At the May 2017 county election Pembroke St Mary North result was won from the Independents by Welsh Conservative candidate, Dai Boswell.[9] The Conservatives also won seats from the Independent councillors in the neighbouring wards of Pembroke St Mary South and Pembroke St Michael.[9]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dai Boswell 217
Independent Jon Harvey 211
Labour David Edwards 122

At the May 2012 county election Pembroke St Mary North result was retained by Independent councillor Arwyn Williams. Councillor Williams had been county councillor for nine years and a community councillor for thirty years. Following the election, Williams became Chairman of the county council.[10]

2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arwyn Williams * 304
Conservative Ceri-Ann Bowles 136

At the May 2008 county election Pembroke St Mary North result was retained by Independent councillor Arwyn Williams.

2008 Pembrokeshire County Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 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

At the June 2004 county election Pembroke St Mary North was won by Independent councillor Arwyn Williams.[12]

2004 Pembrokeshire County Council election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arwyn Williams 238
Independent Kenneth Bryan Phillips* 194
Labour Jane Margueritta Major* 179
Majority 44

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

See also

References
  1. "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. "Election Shocks". Pembroke & Pembroke Dock Observer. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pembroke: St. Mary North 2011 Census Ward (1237327774)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Child abuser David Boswell quits Pembrokeshire council role". BBC News. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. Bruce Sinclair (22 August 2018). "Eight to battle for vacant Pembroke council seat". Western Telegraph. p. 13.
  7. Thompson, George (18 September 2018). "New councillor wants to be a 'strong voice for St Mary North'". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. "PEMBROKE ST MARY NORTH ELECTORAL WARD: DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL". Pembrokeshire County Council. 13 September 2018.
  9. "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. "Arwyn takes the Pembrokeshire County Council chairman's chains". Western Telegraph. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  11. "LIVE BLOG: Pembrokeshire County Council election count as it happens". South Wales Argus. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  12. "Pembrokeshire County Council election results". Western Telegraph. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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