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Pembroke St Mary North is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1] It covers the area of the town north of the Pembroke River and the Mill Pond.[2]

Pembroke St Mary North
Electoral ward
Ward locations within the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock
Pembroke St Mary North Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	2,060 (2011 census)
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PEMBROKE
Postcode district	SA71
Dialling code	+44-1646
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Councillors	1 (County) 3 (Town Council)
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51.6804°N 4.9137°W / 51.6804; -4.9137

The ward elects a county councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and four town councillors to Pembroke Town Council.[3]

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,060.[4]

In July 2018 the sitting county councillor, David 'Dai' Boswell, was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison for rape and indecent assault. He resigned from his roles as county and town councillor. He had earlier resigned as mayor of Pembroke.[5] A by-election was planned for 13 September 2018, with eight candidates putting themselves forward for the county council seat.[6]

County elections

As a result of the resignation of Dai Bowsell, a by-election for the Pembroke St Mary North was held on 13 September 2018. It was won from the Welsh Conservative by independent candidate, Jon Harvey, who had finished second to Boswell in 2017 by six votes.[7]

2018 Pembrokeshire County Council by-election[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jon Harvey	187
	Independent	Daphne Bush	79
	Independent	Jonathan Nutting	77
	Labour	Maureen Bowen	61
	Independent	Robert Boucher	59
	Conservative	Natalie Carey	45
	Independent	Lynette Edwards	42
	Independent	Arwyn Williams	26

At the May 2017 county election Pembroke St Mary North result was won from the Independents by Welsh Conservative candidate, Dai Boswell.[9] The Conservatives also won seats from the Independent councillors in the neighbouring wards of Pembroke St Mary South and Pembroke St Michael.[9]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dai Boswell	217
	Independent	Jon Harvey	211
	Labour	David Edwards	122

At the May 2012 county election Pembroke St Mary North result was retained by Independent councillor Arwyn Williams. Councillor Williams had been county councillor for nine years and a community councillor for thirty years. Following the election, Williams became Chairman of the county council.[10]

2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arwyn Williams *	304
	Conservative	Ceri-Ann Bowles	136

At the May 2008 county election Pembroke St Mary North result was retained by Independent councillor Arwyn Williams.

2008 Pembrokeshire County Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arwyn Williams*	230	37.2
	Labour	Tom Barrass	196	31.7
	Independent	Nikki Anderson	140	22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Ashley	53	8.6
Majority			34

At the June 2004 county election Pembroke St Mary North was won by Independent councillor Arwyn Williams.[12]

2004 Pembrokeshire County Council election[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arwyn Williams	238
	Independent	Kenneth Bryan Phillips*	194
	Labour	Jane Margueritta Major*	179
Majority			44

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

See also

• List of electoral wards in Pembrokeshire

References

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