2022 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The 2022 election to Pembrokeshire County Council took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 60 members to Pembrokeshire County Council, as part of wider local elections across Wales and the UK. The election was preceded by the 2017 election. ^[1] It will be followed by the 2027 election.

Boundary changes

A number of boundary changes took place following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales. ^[2] 29 of the existing 60 wards remained unchanged although there were some changes to ward names.

Of the remaining wards:

• The existing Llanrhian ward consisting of the communities of Llanrhian and Mathry together with the community of Pencaer (previously in the Scleddau ward) were combined to create a new electoral ward named Llanrhian.
• The communities of Cwm Gwaun and Puncheston (previously in the Dinas Cross ward) and the community of Scleddau (previously in the Scleddau ward) were combined to create a new electoral ward named Bro Gwaun.
• The existing Newport ward was combined with the community of Dinas Cross to create a new electoral ward named Newport and Dinas.

The above changes result in a net loss of one seat in this part of the county.

• The communities of Cilgerran and Eglwyswrw were combined to create a new electoral ward named Cilgerran
• The existing Clydau ward consisting of the communities of Boncath and Clydau with the community of Manordeifi (previously in the Cilgerran ward) were combined to create a new electoral ward named Boncath and Clydau.
• The communities of Crymych and Mynachlog-ddu (previously in the Maenclochog ward) were combined to create a new ward named Crymych and Mynachlog-ddu.
• The existing Maenclochog ward was replaced by a new ward of the same name comprising the communities of Clunderwen, Llandissilio West and Maenclochog but the communities of Mynachlog-ddu and New Moat were moved to other wards.
• The existing Wiston ward was replaced by a new ward of the same name. It continued to include the communities of Ambleston and Wiston and the community of New Moat was added. The community of Spittal was moved to another ward.
• The existing Rudbaxton ward was combined with the community of Spittal (previously in the Wiston ward) to create a new electoral ward named Rudbaxton and Spittal.

The number of seats in this part of the county remained unchanged.

• The existing Camrose ward was replaced with a new ward of the same ward comprising only the community of Camrose.
• The existing The Havens ward was replaced by a ward of the same name including the communities of Nolton and Roch (previously in the Camrose ward) and The Havens.
• The existing St Ishmaels ward consisting of the communities of Dale, Herbrandston, Marloes and St Brides and St Ishmaels, together with the communities of Tiers Cross and Walwyn's Castle were combined to create a new electoral ward named St Ishmaels.
• The existing Johnston ward was replaced with a new ward of the same ward comprising only the community of Johnston.

The number of seats in this part of the county remained unchanged.

• In Milford Haven, a number of limited changes were made to ward boundaries, but the five wards continued to elect one councillor each.

• The existing Pembroke Dock Pennar ward was divided to create two new wards, named Pembroke Dock: Pennar and Pembroke Dock: Bufferland.
• The boundaries of the existing Pembroke Dock Central and Pembroke Dock Llanion were amended to create two new wards, named Pembroke Dock: Bush and Pembroke Dock: Central
• The existing Pembroke Monkton and Pembroke St Mary South wards together with part of the Pembroke St Michael ward were merged to create a new two member ward named Pembroke: Monkton and St Mary South.
• The existing Pembroke St Michael ward was replaced with a new ward of the same name, but with part of the ward transferred to Pembroke: Monkton and St Mary South.

There was an increase of one in the number of seats in this part of the county.

• The existing Manorbier ward, minus a part of the community of St Florence, was combined with the community of Penally to create a new electoral ward named Manorbier and Penally.
• The communities of St Florence and St Mary Out Liberty were combined to create a new electoral ward named St Florence and St Mary Out Liberty.
• The existing Amroth ward was combined with the northern part of the Saundersfoot ward to create a new electoral ward named Amroth and Saundersfoot North.
• The remainder of the Saundersfoot ward would form a new electoral ward named Saundersfoot South.
• The existing Carew ward was combined with the community of Jeffreyston (previously in East Williamston ward) to create a new electoral ward named Carew and Jeffreyston.
• The existing East Williamston ward was replaced by a ward of the same name minus the community of Jeffreyston.

Candidates

Nineteen seats (out of the sixty available) had candidates elected unopposed. ^[3] All nineteen unopposed candidates were members of the previous council.

Result overview

2022 Pembrokeshire local election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	35				58.3	51.6	14,663
	Conservative	11				18.3	18.9	5,364
	Labour	10				16.6	14.8	4,204
	Plaid Cymru	2				3.3	9.2	2,628
	Liberal Democrats	2	2	1	1	3.3	4.4	1,261
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	237
	Propel	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	14
Total		60						28,371

Ward results

Nominations closed on 5 April 2022. ^[4] The results were counted on 6 May 2022. ^[5]

Amroth and Saundersfoot North

Amroth and Saundersfoot North 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alec Cormack	466	58.3
	Conservative	Tony Barron*	256	32.0
	Green	Leigh McShane	78	9.8
Majority
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Boncath and Clydau

Boncath and Clydau 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Iwan Stuart Ward	464	52.1
	Plaid Cymru	Hedd Harries	426	47.9
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Bro Gwaun

Bro Gwaun 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Delme Harries	340	52.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Kilmister*	310	47.7
Majority			30
	Independent win (new seat)

Burton

Burton 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danny Young	399	61.8
	Independent	Robin Howells	247	38.2
Majority
	Conservative hold

Camrose

Camrose 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Llewellyn Adams*	537	77.3
	Labour	Julian Rutter	158	22.7
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Carew and Jeffreyston

Carew and Jeffreyston 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vanessa Thomas	433	60.4
	Independent	James Harrison-Allen	173	24.1
	Independent	Peter Vincent Everall	111	15.5
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Cilgerran and Eglwyswrw

Cilgerran and Eglwyswrw 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Crymych and Mynachlog-Ddu

Crymych and Mynachlog-Ddu 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shon Midway Rees	561	53.7
	Plaid Cymru	Cristoffer Wyn Tomos*	484	46.3
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

East Williamston

East Williamston 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jacob John Williams*	Unopposed
	Independent win (new seat)

Fishguard North East

Fishguard North East 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jordan Paul Ryan	399	58.9
	Conservative	Brian Murphy	278	41.1
Majority
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Fishguard North West

Fishguard North West 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pat Davies*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Goodwick

Goodwick 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicola Gwynn	354	47.1
	Independent	Peter Martin John	339	45.1
	Conservative	Lynn Porter	59	7.8
Majority
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Haverfordwest: Castle

Haverfordwest: Castle 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Baden Tudor*	531	78.0
	Conservative	Sue McKeeman	150	22.0
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Garth

Haverfordwest Garth 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Anji Tinley	311	72.3
	Conservative	Jonathan Twigg	119	27.7
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Portfield

Haverfordwest Portfield 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tim Evans*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Prendergast

Haverfordwest Prendergast 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Edwards	391	58.6
	Labour	Philippa Ann Thomson	276	41.4
Majority
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Haverfordwest Priory

Haverfordwest Priory 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Michael Bryan*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Hundleton

Hundleton 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steve Alderman	348	56.9
	Independent	Julie Sharon Cooper	264	43.1
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Johnston

Johnston 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aled Thomas	229	37.9
	Labour	Daniel Metcalf	226	37.4
	Independent	John William Gray	149	24.7
Majority
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kilgetty and Begelly

Kilgetty and Begelly 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Ronald Cameron	397	52.2
	Plaid Cymru	Peter John Adams	122	16.0
	Independent	David John Pugh*	115	15.1
	Independent	Paul Wyatt	85	11.2
	Independent	Chris Ebrey	28	3.7
	Propel	Gretta Marshall	14	1.8
Majority
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Simpson*	355	66.9
	Conservative	Lizzie Lesnianski	176	33.1
Majority
	Independent hold

Lamphey

Lamphey 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tessa Hodgson*	466	76.0
	Conservative	Josh Carey	147	24.0
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Letterston

Letterston 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michelle Elizabeth Bateman*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangwm

Llangwm 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael James John*	466	53.3
	Independent	Dave Golding	409	46.7
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanrhian

Llanrhian 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Neil David Prior	670	91.2
	Independent	Rob Smith	65	8.8
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Maenclochog

Maenclochog 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Simon Mark Wright	505	58.0
	Plaid Cymru	Hefin Wyn	188	21.6
	Labour	Ben Levy	177	20.3
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Manorbier and Penally

Manorbier and Penally 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Philip Kidney*	540	75.9
	Plaid Cymru	Steve Thomas	171	24.1
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Martletwy

Martletwy 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Di Clements*	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Merlin’s Bridge

Merlin's Bridge 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vincent John Cole*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Central

Milford Central 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Terry Davies	147	29.8
	Conservative	Anthony Powell	135	27.4
	Independent	Tom Sinclair	109	22.1
	Independent	Martin Jones	102	20.7
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford East

Milford East 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Guy Woodham*	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Milford Hakin

Milford Hakin 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Michael Stoddart*	286	48.7
	Independent	Duncan Ritchie Edwards	176	30.0
	Conservative	Lee Bridges	125	21.3
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Hubberston

Milford Hubberston 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vivien Stoddart*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Milford North

Milford North 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alan Dennison	333	52.9
	Conservative	Bill Abbott	296	47.1
Majority
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Milford West

Milford West 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	David Rhys Sinnett*	325	69.0
	Independent	Stephen Glanville Joseph*	146	31.0
Majority
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Narberth

Narberth 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marc Tierney	514	65.6
	Independent	Victoria McAndrew	177	34.4
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Narberth Rural

Narberth Rural 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elwyn Albert Morse*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Newport and Dinas

Newport and Dinas 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Huw Thomas Murphy	325	38.4
	Independent	Jano Williams	279	32.9
	Plaid Cymru	Maya Rebecca Donnelly	243	28.7
	Independent win (new seat)

Neyland East

Neyland East 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Leslie Hancock*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Labour hold

Neyland West

Neyland West 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Nigel Miller*	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South (two seats)

Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aaron Leigh Carey*	362	34.8
	Conservative	Jonathan Grimes	293	28.2
	Labour	David William Edwards	265	25.5
	Independent	Daphne Margaret Jane Bush	227	21.8
	Independent	Jonathan Anthony Robert Nutting	219	21.1
	Labour	Marcel Louis Laval	201	19.3
	Independent	Reginald Thomas Ebrey	159	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Herring	88	8.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pembroke St Mary North

Pembroke St Mary North 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jon Harvey	404	71.8
	Conservative	Deborah Carne Willocks	159	28.2
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Pembroke St Michael

Pembroke St Michael 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Melanie Anne Phillips	418	52.7
	Conservative	Aden Arthur Brinn*	375	47.3
Majority
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Pembroke Dock, Bufferland

Pembroke Dock, Bufferland 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michelle Wiggins	240	63.2
	Independent	Gordon Goff	76	20.0
	Independent	Billy Gannon	64	16.8
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock, Bush

Pembroke Dock, Bush 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Bowen	173	42.1
	Independent	Sarah Jane Harvey	154	37.5
	Independent	Paul Haywood Dowson*	84	20.4
Majority
	Labour win (new seat)

Pembroke Dock, Central

Pembroke Dock, Central 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joshua Beynon*	376	64.4	+28.6
	Conservative	Rhian Cowen	148	25.3
	Independent	George Frederick Manning	60	10.3	+5
Majority			228	39.1
	Labour hold		Swing	28.6

Pembroke Dock, Market

Pembroke Dock, Market 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brian John Hall*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

Pembroke Dock, Pennar

Pembroke Dock, Pennar 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Wilcox*	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Rudbaxton and Spittal

Rudbaxton and Spittal 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Yelland*	Unopposed
	Conservative win (new seat)

St David's

St David's 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bethan Price	283	37.4
	Independent	David Gareth Beechey Lloyd*	250	33.0
	Labour	Rachel Hurdley	181	23.9
	Green	Keith Missen	43	5.7
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Griffith Michael James*	Unopposed
	Independent hold

St Florence and St Mary Out Liberty

St Florence and St Mary Out Liberty 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhys Jordan	315	56.6
	Plaid Cymru	Jonathan Spencer Preston*	242	43.4
Majority
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Ishmael's

St Ishmael's 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Reg Owens*	326	35.2
	Independent	Martin James Cheshire	256	27.7
	Independent	Claire Victoria George	227	24.5
	Green	Janie Harwood	116	12.5
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Saundersfoot South

Saundersfoot South 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chris Williams	432	64.0
	Independent	Mike Wainwright	159	23.6
	Conservative	James Bishop	84	12.4
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Solva

Solva 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Metson Carter*	382	50.6
	Labour	Joshua David Phillips	373	49.4
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tenby North

Tenby North 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Michael Williams*	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Plaid Cymru hold

Tenby South

Tenby South 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sam Skyrme-Blackhall	427	58.0
	Plaid Cymru	Paul David Rapi*	309	42.0
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

The Havens

The Havens 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Peter John Morgan*	486	58.8
	Conservative	Nick Neumann	341	41.2
Majority
	Independent win (new seat)

Wiston

Wiston 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Kenneth Howlett*	Unopposed
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

St Ishmaels by-election, 16 April 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Claire George	297	43.4	N/A
	Independent	Richard Jenkins	242	35.3	N/A
	Independent	Janie Harwood	69	10.1	−2.4
	Independent	Bob Simister	52	7.6	N/A
	Independent	Terry Worsley	25	3.6	N/A
Majority			55	8.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

The Havens by-election, 10 October 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Neumann	365	49.1	+7.9
	Independent	Jony Griff	201	27.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas James Hughes	135	18.1	N/A
	Independent	Mike Harris	43	5.8	N/A
Majority			164
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Haverfordwest Prendergast by-election, 11 February 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alun Wills	199	31.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kaleb Jenkins	160	25.4	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Mathias	136	21.6	−37.0
	Reform UK	Scott Thorley	71	11.3	N/A
	Labour	Alison Tudor	57	9.0	−32.4
	Green	James Purchase	8	1.1	N/A
Majority
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Wales local council elections 2017: All you need to know". BBC News. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
2. "Review of Community Boundaries in the County of Pembrokeshire. Final Recommendations Report" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. Jenkins, Katy (11 April 2022). "Nearly a third of seats uncontested in Pembrokeshire local election". Tenby Observer. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
4. "Election of County Councillors: statement of persons nominated". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
5. Hughes, Adam (6 May 2022). "Live: Results from Pembrokeshire's 2022 local elections". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 14 June 2022.