Goodwick (electoral ward)

Last updated September 28, 2019

Goodwick is the name of an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales,^[1] covering the town of the same name (part of the community of Fishguard and Goodwick). The ward elects a councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council. Six councillors are elected to the Fishguard and Goodwick Town Council.

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

Pembrokeshire is a county in the southwest of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the sea everywhere else.

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km² (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,988 (with 1,574 of voting age).^[2]

History

In May 2017 sitting county councillor Gwilym Price lost to an Independent candidate Kevin Doolin.^[3]^[4]

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Kevin Doolin	262
Labour	Gwilym Price	234
Liberal Democrat	Richard Grosvenor	122

At the May 2012 election, Plaid Cymru county councillor Moira Lewis lost her seat to the Welsh Labour candidate, describing the contest as "vicious".^[5]

Plaid Cymru is a social-democratic political party in Wales advocating Welsh independence from the United Kingdom within the European Union.

Welsh Labour is the part of the United Kingdom Labour Party that operates in Wales. Labour is the largest and most successful political party in modern Welsh politics, having won the largest share of the vote at every UK General Election since 1922, every Welsh Assembly election since 1999, and each European Parliament election from 1979 until 2004, as well as the 2014 one.

2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Gwilym Price	238
Plaid Cymru	Moira Lewis	169
Conservative	James Jonathon Thickitt	149
Liberal Democrat	Richard John Grosvenor	119

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References

↑ "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Goodwick 2011 Census Ward (1237327745)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 18 February 2018.
↑ "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
↑ "Departing advice for new councillor". County Echo & St Davids City Chronicle. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
↑ "LIVE BLOG: Pembrokeshire County Council election count as it happens". South Wales Argus. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

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[1] "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

[2011stats-2] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Goodwick 2011 Census Ward (1237327745)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 18 February 2018.

[3] "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[4] "Departing advice for new councillor". County Echo & St Davids City Chronicle. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[5] "LIVE BLOG: Pembrokeshire County Council election count as it happens". South Wales Argus. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2017.