# 1991 Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council election

An election to Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council was held in May 1991. The Independent councilors retained the vast majority of seats. 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 district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

## Boundary changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

## Ward results
### Brawdy (one seat)

Brawdy 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Leslie Raymond* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | 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)

Camrose 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James Desmond Edward Codd* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Castle (one seat)

Castle 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Beryl Mary Thomas-Cleaver | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cilgerran (one seat)

Cilgerran 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Mrs M.C.A. Sullivan* | 515 | 73.3 |
| Labour | M.F. McNamara | 188 | 26.7 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Clydau (one seat)

Clydau 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | W.S. Rees* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Crymych (one seat)

Crymych 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Lynn Davies* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Dinas Cross (one seat)

Dinas Cross 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alun John Bringley Griffiths*' | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Fishguard (two seats)

Fishguard 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Alexander Frederick Allison | unopposed |
| Independent | Delwyn Davies* | unopposed |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Garth (three seats)

Garth 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Thomas Peter Lewis* | unopposed |
| Independent | Peter Alan Stock* | unopposed |
| Independent | Donald Richard Twigg | unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Goodwick (one seat)

Goodwick 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Lloyd Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hakin (three seats)

Hakin 1991 :
| 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 | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Haverfordwest Prendergast (one seat)

Haverfordwest Prendergast 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | J.G. Nicholas | 358 |
| Independent | M. Davies | 346 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Haverfordwest Priory (one seat)

Haverfordwest Priory 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | B.S. Hearne* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Johnston (one seat)

Johnston 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | George Charles Grey* | 490 |
| Independent | B. Green | 203 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Letterston (one seat)

Letterston 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Frank L. Sandall* | 591 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Ian Warden | 212 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Llangwm (one seat)

Llangwm 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Henry Hitchings* | 652 |
| Independent | G.R. Stone | 110 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Maenclochog (one seat)

Maenclochog 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mrs N.B. Drew* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Merlin's Bridge (one seat)

Affie Webb lost his seat after the drawing of lots.
Merlin's Bridge 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Cyril George Maurice Hughes | 399 |
| Independent | A.J. Webb* | 399 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)

Milford Haven, Central and East 1991 :
| 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 | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Labour gain from Independent | 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.
Milford Haven, North and West 1991 :
| 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 | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Newport (one seat)

Newport 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Elwyn George John | 299 |
| | Independent | A.G. Rees | 255 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Neyland East (one seat)

Neyland East 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P.J. Murphy | unopposed | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Neyland West (one seat)

Neyland West 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Patricia Ann Gilbert | 304 |
| Independent | J.L.Garrett* | 287 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Rudbaxton (one seat)

Rudbaxton 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Edwin Pritchard* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St David's (one seat)

St David's 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | J.J. Richards | 555 |
| Independent | D. Phillips | 471 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### St Dogmaels (one seat)

No election was held as no nominations were submitted.

### St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mrs Y.C. Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Scleddau (one seat)

Scleddau 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Alwyn Cadwallader Luke* | 388 |
| Liberal Democrats | R.J. Grosvenor | 125 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Solva (one seat)

Solva 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | John Gordon Cawood* | 775 |
| Independent | W.W. Bartlett | 84 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### The Havens (one seat)

The Havens 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | K.W.J. Rogers* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Wiston (one seat)

Wiston 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Peter Edmund Masterson | 319 |
| Independent | P.E. Lewis | 284 |
| Independent | A. Vaughan | 170 |
| Independent hold | 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.
Burton by-election 1991 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Lewis James Lloyd | 347 | 75.8 |
| Independent | N. Hardacre | 71 | 15.5 |
| Independent | J. Stone | 40 | 8.7 |
| Independent hold | 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.
St Dogmaels by-election 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rev Emyr Huw Jones | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |