1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election

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The 1999 elections to Pembrokeshire County Council were held on 6 May 1999. [1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were the first elections to the Welsh Assembly and elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

Contents

All council seats were up for election.

Overview

Boundary changes were introduced at this election. In the main, however, these resulted in the splitting of multi-member wards in urban areas into single-member wards. The Independents retained control of the authority although there was an increased number of party candidates. Most notably, the Conservative Party fielded a large slate of candidates for the first time. Three of these candidates were successful.

Pembrokeshire County Council election result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour
  Conservative 330+3
  Liberal Democrats
  Plaid Cymru
  Independent

Unopposed Returns

There were comparatively few unopposed returns, partly as a result of the increasingly politicised nature of the election.

Gains and Losses

A number of seats changed hands, including several cases where one Independent defeated another.

Results by Ward

Amroth

The Liberal Democrat candidate had been returned unopposed in 1995.

Amroth 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Kathleen Megarry16440.0+40.0
Labour Norman Ronald Spence15236.1+36.1
Liberal Democrats Ronald E.J. Roberts10524.9+24.9
Majority123.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Burton

Burton 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger David Wildman27641.2+41.2
Independent Lewis James Lloyd*25738.4−36.5
Labour Brian William Molyneaux13720.4−4.5
Majority192.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Camrose

Desmond Codd had been returned unopposed in 1995.

Camrose 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Desmond Edward Codd*80372.9+72.9
Conservative David Loosemore29827.1+27.1
Majority50545.8
Independent hold Swing

Carew

Carew 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Norman Richard Parry*28052.5−14.4
Conservative Richard Frederick Shepherd14427.0+27.0
Independent Frances Little10920.5+20.5
Majority13625.5−8.3
Independent hold Swing

Cilgerran

Cilgerran 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Thomas Davies478
Independent Rev Dafydd Henry Edwards*227
Labour Michael Frederick McNamara161
Majority251
Independent hold Swing

Clydau

Clydau 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rev Emyr Huw Jones*407
Plaid Cymru Rev Aled Wyn ap Gwynedd*313
Majority94
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Crymych

Crymych 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Lynn Davies*unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Dinas Cross

Dinas Cross 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alun John Bringley Griffiths*463
Labour Steven Grant Stockham183
Conservative Sally Anne Williams169
Majority280
Independent hold Swing

East Williamston

East Williamston 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D.G. Williams*unopposed??
Independent hold Swing

Fishguard North East

Fishguard North East 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Francis Howells598
Plaid Cymru Delwyn Davies*217
Independent win (new seat)

Fishguard North West

Fishguard North West 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Brynmor Colnetunopposed??
Labour win (new seat)

Goodwick

The retiring member, a long-serving county and district councillor, elected as an Independent in 1995, had subsequently joined the Labour Party.

Goodwick 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Lloyd Evans*566
Plaid Cymru Christopher Malcolm James198
Majority368
Labour hold Swing

Haverfordwest Castle

Haverfordwest Castle 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Baden Tudor556
Conservative Jasper George Curthoys Slater234
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Haverfordwest Garth

Haverfordwest Garth 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Joyce Watson* 356
Independent Donald Richard Twigg234
Majority122
Labour hold Swing

Haverfordwest Portfield

Haverfordwest Portfield 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Alan Stock*890
Plaid Cymru Christopher Leon Gilham190
Majority700
Independent hold Swing

Haverfordwest Prendergast

Haverfordwest Prendergast 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Herbert William George John511
Conservative Dewi Llewellyn James137
Labour Barbara Anne Sharon Shone137
Majority344
Independent hold Swing

Haverfordwest Priory

Haverfordwest Priory 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joseph Absalom Roy Folland*474
Labour Ronald George Butler267
Majority207
Independent hold Swing

Hundleton

Hundleton 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Seymour Allen-Mierhouse*568
Labour Valerie Lucarda Jones191
Majority377
Independent hold Swing

Johnston

Johnston 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Charles Grey*372
Labour Richard Daniel Blackdaw-Jones318
Conservative Francis John Elliott214
Majority54
Independent hold Swing

Kilgetty / Begelly

Kilgetty / Begelly 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Scott Murphy*641
Plaid Cymru Howard Geoffrey Horton-Jones167
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Glyn Davies315
Labour Donna Elizabeth Lewis298
Majority17
Independent hold Swing

Lamphey

The Independent candidate had been a Labour councillor on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council but was defeated at the inaugural election in 1995.

Lamphey 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clive John Collins403
Labour David William Edwards*255
Majority148
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Letterston

Letterston 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas James Richards*553
Liberal Democrats Michael Ian Warden371
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Llangwm

Llangwm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Henry Hitchings*463
Conservative Enid Margaret Maud Rees251
Labour Beryl Acton194
Majority212
Independent hold Swing

Llanrhian

Llanrhian 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent  ???unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David John Thomas*839
Independent Patricia Ann Bowen188
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Manorbier

Manorbier 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Patricia Edwina Griffiths*481
Independent Lewis Malcolm Calver289
Majority192
Independent hold Swing

Martletwy

Martletwy 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Elwyn James*341
Liberal Democrats David O.J.S. Lort-Phillips209
Majority132
Independent hold Swing

Merlin’s Bridge

Merlin's Bridge 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cyril George Maurice Hughes*462
Labour Colin John Watson271
Independent hold Swing

Milford Central

Milford Central 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Henry Sinclair*282
Independent Anne Hughes268
Labour Simon Patrick McGrath230
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Milford East

Milford East 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrie Thomas Woolmer361
Plaid Cymru David Rhys Sinnett251
Labour win (new seat)

Milford Hakin

Milford Hakin 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Noel William Max*435
Labour Molly Patricia Pritchard407
Independent Irwin Edwards124
Independent win (new seat)

Milford Hubberston

Milford Hubberston 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alun Emanuel Byrne389
Independent Eric Ronald Harries*230
Plaid Cymru Patrick Joseph Ryan142
Liberal Democrats Beryl John74
Labour win (new seat)

Milford North

Milford North 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John William Cole417
Conservative Stanley Thomas Hudson347
Labour win (new seat)

Milford West

Milford West 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Mills498
Independent Edward George Setterfield*237
Conservative Maurice William Victor Hart130
Labour win (new seat)

Narberth

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Narberth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas David Watkins*unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Narberth Rural

Narberth Rural 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Richard Colin Davies*375
Plaid Cymru Malcolm Connah118
Independent Lynne Webb90
Independent hold Swing

Newport

Newport 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Essex Robert John Havard*464
Independent John William James Roberts148
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Neyland East

Neyland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Leslie Hancock*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Neyland West

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Neyland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Arthur Edwards503
Independent P.A. Gilbert*304
Majority199
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Pembroke Monkton

Pembroke Monkton 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pearl Llewellyn332
Labour Kenvyn Corris Jones*205
Majority127
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Pembroke St Mary North

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford Henry Darlington572
Independent Kenneth Bryan Phillips436
Independent Pedr S. McMullan*383
Liberal Democrats A.I. Hovey253
Labour win (new seat)

Pembroke St Mary South

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford Henry Darlington572
Independent Kenneth Bryan Phillips436
Independent Pedr S. McMullan*383
Liberal Democrats A.I. Hovey253
Labour win (new seat)

Pembroke St Michael

Pembroke St Michael 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Martin Allen*466
Conservative Aden Arthur Brinn380
Majority86
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pembroke Dock Central

Pembroke Dock Central 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Vivian Hay*367
Liberal Democrats Donald Thomas Esmond179
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Pembroke Dock Llanion

Pembroke Dock Llanion
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline R. Lawrence+unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Pembroke Dock Market

Pembroke Dock Market 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian John Hall*409
Labour Veronica Mary Jane Roach256
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Pembroke Dock Pennar

Pembroke Dock Pennar 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Anthony William Wilcox547
Labour Stephen James May*491
Majority56
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Penally

Penally
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Eileen Hodgson*unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Rudbaxton

Rudbaxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D.E. Pritchardunopposed
Independent hold Swing

St David's

St David's 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David John Henry George354
Liberal Democrats David Gareth Beechey Lloyd219
Independent William James Wilcox191
Labour Stephen George Whitehead150
Independent Dilwyn Phillips*109
Majority
Independent hold Swing

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rev Emyr Huw Jones365
Labour R.W. Day198
Majority
Independent hold Swing

St Ishmael's

St Ishmael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Basil Ralph Woodruff*unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Saundersfoot

Saundersfoot 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rosemary Rebecca Hayes* unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Scleddau

Scleddau
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alwyn Cadwallader Luke*315
Labour Vaughan Barrah190
Majority125
Independent hold Swing

Solva

Solva
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Gordon Cawood*742
Independent K.A. Cross79
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Tenby North (two seats)

Tenby North 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Michael Williams*395
Independent John Iwan Parry Hughes368
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Tenby South

Tenby South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M.T. Folland*1,137
Plaid Cymru Michael Williams*844
Labour W.J. Rossiter640
Independent D.R.G. Griffiths*503
Independent A.P. Rees246
Independent J. Phillips*230
Independent win (new seat)

The Havens

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

The Havens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E.G.S. Mock300
Independent C.J. Farr191
Independent hold Swing

Wiston

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

Wiston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Edmund Masterson587
Independent C.A. Olding108
Majority479
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Council Elections". Western Mail. 8 May 1999.
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