An election to Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council was held in May 1991.[1] The Independent councilors retained the vast majority of seats.[2] It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government re-organization, by the 1995 Pembrokeshire County Council election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
Boundary changes
There were no boundary changes at this election.
Ward results
Brawdy (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Leslie Raymond* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Burton (one seat)
No election was held as the sitting member, Jack Lewis, was unopposed; however, he died before polling day.
Camrose (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Desmond Edward Codd* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Castle (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Beryl Mary Thomas-Cleaver | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cilgerran (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mrs M.C.A. Sullivan* | 515 | 73.3 | ||
Labour | M.F. McNamara | 188 | 26.7 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Clydau (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W.S. Rees* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Crymych (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Lynn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Dinas Cross (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alun John Bringley Griffiths*' | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Fishguard (two seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Frederick Allison | unopposed | |||
Independent | Delwyn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Garth (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Peter Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Independent | Peter Alan Stock* | unopposed | |||
Independent | Donald Richard Twigg | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Goodwick (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Lloyd Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Hakin (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eric Ronald Harries* | 1,414 | |||
Independent | Arthur George Edwards | 794 | |||
Independent | Basil Ralph Woodruff* | 774 | |||
Labour | Alun Emanuel Byrne* | 767 | |||
Independent | J. Lee | 694 | |||
Independent | G.N.W. Max | 688 | |||
Independent | E. Russell | 682 | |||
Independent | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Haverfordwest Prendergast (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.G. Nicholas | 358 | |||
Independent | M. Davies | 346 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Haverfordwest Priory (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | B.S. Hearne* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Johnston (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Charles Grey* | 490 | |||
Independent | B. Green | 203 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Letterston (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frank L. Sandall* | 591 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Ian Warden | 212 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangwm (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Henry Hitchings* | 652 | |||
Independent | G.R. Stone | 110 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Maenclochog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mrs N.B. Drew* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Merlin's Bridge (one seat)
Affie Webb lost his seat after the drawing of lots.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Cyril George Maurice Hughes | 399 | |||
Independent | A.J. Webb* | 399 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hutton Sinclair* | 942 | |||
Conservative | Stanley Thomas Hudson* | 638 | |||
Labour | W.J. Morgan | 522 | |||
Independent | W.J. Owston | 514 | |||
Independent | W.J.K. Williams | 499 | |||
Independent | K. Watkins | 471 | |||
Independent | Irwin Edwards | 273 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Milford Haven, North and West (two seats)
An Independent had gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mike Stoddart | 838 | |||
Independent | Edward George Setterfield* | 655 | |||
Independent | Mrs T.E. Howlin | 514 | |||
Independent | David John Adams | 508 | |||
Independent | M. Williams | 263 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Newport (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Elwyn George John | 299 | |||
Independent | A.G. Rees | 255 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Neyland East (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P.J. Murphy | unopposed | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Neyland West (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Patricia Ann Gilbert | 304 | |||
Independent | J.L.Garrett* | 287 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Rudbaxton (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Edwin Pritchard* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St David's (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.J. Richards | 555 | |||
Independent | D. Phillips | 471 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St Dogmaels (one seat)
No election was held as no nominations were submitted.
St Ishmaels (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mrs Y.C. Evans* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Scleddau (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alwyn Cadwallader Luke* | 388 | |||
Liberal Democrats | R.J. Grosvenor | 125 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Solva (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gordon Cawood* | 775 | |||
Independent | W.W. Bartlett | 84 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
The Havens (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | K.W.J. Rogers* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Wiston (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Edmund Masterson | 319 | |||
Independent | P.E. Lewis | 284 | |||
Independent | A. Vaughan | 170 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections 1991-1995
Burton by-election 1991
A by-election was held in the Burton ward following the death of the sitting member shortly before the 1991 election.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lewis James Lloyd | 347 | 75.8 | ||
Independent | N. Hardacre | 71 | 15.5 | ||
Independent | J. Stone | 40 | 8.7 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St Dogmaels by-election 1991
A by-election was held in the St Dogmaels ward after no nominations were received for the regular election.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rev Emyr Huw Jones | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Veteran councillor loses seat after deadlock poll". Western Telegraph. 8 May 1991.
- 1 2 3 "Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 2 December 2016.