Milford Hakin

Milford Hakin
Electoral ward
Ward locations within the town of Milford Haven
Milford Hakin Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	2,239 (2011 census)
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILFORD HAVEN
Postcode district	SA73
Dialling code	+44-1646
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Councillors	1 (County) 3 (Town Council)
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°42′43″N5°02′49″W / 51.712°N 5.047°W / 51.712; -5.047

Milford Hakin is an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales. ^[1] It covers the Hakin area of the Milford Haven community, to the west of Milford Haven Docks. It elects a councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three councillors to Milford Haven Town Council. ^[2]

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,239 (with 1,817 of voting age). ^[3]

Prior to 1996 the ward for elections to Dyfed County Council was simply called Hakin. ^[4]

County elections

At the May 2012 and May 2017 election the sitting Independent councillor Mike Stoddart successfully defended his seat. His wife Viv Stoddart won the neighbouring Milford Hubberston seat. ^[5]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mike Stoddart *	336
	Labour	Jon Thrower	225
	Independent	David Warrell	78
	Independent	William Elliott	61
	Independent	Rhys Williams	31

2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mike Stoddart *	478
	Conservative	Rhys Williams	136

2008 Pembrokeshire County Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Michael Stoddart *	432	56.5
	Independent	Eric Ronald Harries	253	33.1
	Conservative	Fiona Birt-Llewellin	80	10.5
Majority

*= sitting councillor prior to the election

See also

• Milford Central
• Milford West
• List of electoral wards in Pembrokeshire

References

1. "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
2. "Hakin Ward". Milford Haven Town Council. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Milford: Hakin 2011 Census Ward (1237327760)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 1 March 2018.
4. The County of Dyfed (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Statutory Instruments. 1988. Retrieved 22 November 2018.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
5. "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
6. "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 29 October 2017.