# 2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election

The 2017 election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election. It was followed by the 2022 election. Twelve seats (out of the sixty available) had candidates elected unopposed.

## Ward results

Nominations closed on 4 April 2017.

### Amroth

Amroth 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Barron | 225 | 50.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Kathleen Megarry | 223 | 49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Burton

Rob Summons was elected as an Independent at a by-election in 2013.
Burton 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert George Summons* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

### Camrose

Camrose 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Llewellyn Adams* | 448 | 36.8 |
| | Independent | Nicky Watts | 358 | 29.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan David Twigg | 275 | 22.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Kay Dearing | 135 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Carew

Carew 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Paul David Rapi | 310 | 52.3 |
| | Independent | David James Neale* | 224 | 37.8 |
| | Independent | Norman Richard Parry | 59 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Cilgerran

Cilgerran 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Thomas Davies* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Clydau

Clydau 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Roderick Gwilym Bowen* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold |

### Crymych

Crymych 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Cristoffer Wyn Tomos | 616 | 54.4 |
| | Independent | John Keith Lewis* | 516 | 45.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Dinas Cross

Dinas Cross 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Kilmister* | 550 | 78.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Myles Anthony Bamford-Lewis | 154 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### East Williamston

East Williamston 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jacob John Williams* | 730 | 75.1 |
| | Independent | Mackie Harts | 242 | 24.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Fishguard North East

Fishguard North East 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Myles Christopher Geary Pepper* | 449 | 61.1 |
| | Labour | Alexander Frederick Allison | 286 | 38.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Fishguard North West

Pat Davies was elected as a Labour candidate in 2012
Fishguard North West 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Pat Davies* | 371 | 67.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dennis Morris | 122 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | James Jonathon Thickitt | 58 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Goodwick

Goodwick 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kevin William Doolin | 262 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | Gwilym Patrick Price* | 234 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard John Grosvenor | 122 | 19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Haverfordwest: Castle

Haverfordwest: Castle 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Baden Tudor* | 483 | 58.3 |
| | Independent | Sally Williams | 190 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Lewis Davies | 155 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Haverfordwest Garth

Haverfordwest Garth 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Lyndon Leslie Frayling* | 229 | 48.3 |
| | Independent | Sue Murray | 145 | 30.6 |
| | Conservative | Chris Evans-Thomas | 100 | 21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Haverfordwest Portfield

Haverfordwest Portfield 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tim Evans | 436 | 54.0 |
| | Labour | Anthony William Griffiths | 199 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Martin Paul David Lewis | 172 | 21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Haverfordwest Prendergast

Haverfordwest Prendergast 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alison Mary Tudor | 356 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Peter Lewis | 164 | 22.3 |
| | Independent | Chris Lee Harries | 109 | 14.8 |
| | Independent | Gitti Coats | 107 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Haverfordwest Priory

The sitting member was elected as an Independent in 2012.
Haverfordwest Priory 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Michael Bryan* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

### Hundleton

Hundleton 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Margot Magdalena Hanna Mechthild Bateman | 334 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | Terence Keith Bradney | 174 | 25.6 |
| | Independent | Nicky Hancock | 104 | 15.3 |
| | Independent | Barry Edward Grange | 69 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Johnston

Johnston 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kenneth Rowlands* | 335 | 42.5 |
| | Independent | Phillip Walter Hart | 313 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Rhys Daniel Evans | 141 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Kilgetty / Begelly

Kilgetty / Begelly 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David John Pugh* | 319 | 46.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gretta Elaine Marshall | 212 | 30.8 |
| | Independent | Peter John Adams | 157 | 22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Lampeter Velfrey

Lampeter Velfrey 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Simpson* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Lamphey

Lamphey 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tessa Hodgson* | 457 | 64.1 |
| | Independent | Rob Kenningford | 256 | 35.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Letterston

Tom Richards, who had held the seat as an Independent since 1995, chose to contest as a Conservative having only narrowly defeated a Conservative in 2012.
Letterston 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michelle Elizabeth Bateman | 575 | 55.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Owain Llyr Williams | 236 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas James Richards* | 224 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Llangwm

Llangwm 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael James John* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Llanrhian

Llanrhian 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Neil David Prior | 332 | 47.8 |
| | Conservative | William John Evans | 159 | 22.9 |
| | Independent | Alan Nigel Price | 155 | 22.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Chris John | 48 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Maenclochog

Maenclochog 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Huw Meredydd George* | 657 | 54.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Hefin Wyn | 547 | 45.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Manorbier

Manorbier 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Kidney* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Martletwy

Martletwy 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Di Clements | 591 | 69.2 |
| | Independent | Robert Mark Lewis* | 263 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Merlin’s Bridge

Merlin's Bridge 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Vincent John Cole | 337 | 52.3 |
| | Independent | Paul Edmond Davies | 156 | 24.2 |
| | Independent | Mary Umelda Havard* | 151 | 23.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Milford Central

Stephen Joseph was elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate in 2012 but subsequently left the party.
Milford Central 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stephen Glanville Joseph* | 137 | 25.3 |
| | Independent | Lynne Elizabeth Turner | 134 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Charles Davies | 118 | 21.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Miles | 113 | 20.8 |
| | Independent | Meurig Caffery | 40 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | |
| | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Milford East

Milford East 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Guy Woodham* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Milford Hakin

Milford Hakin 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Michael Stoddart* | 336 | 45.5 |
| | Labour | Jon Thrower | 225 | 30.5 |
| | Independent | David Henry Worrall | 78 | 10.6 |
| | Independent | William Dean Elliott | 68 | 9.2 |
| | Independent | Rhys Williams | 31 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Milford Hubberston

Milford Hubberston 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Vivien Stoddart* | 357 | 54.8 |
| | Labour | Alun Emanuel Byrne | 163 | 25.0 |
| | Independent | Rose Davinia Gray | 132 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Milford North

Milford North 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stanley Thomas Hudson* | 487 | 60.4 |
| | Independent | Colin Alan Sharp | 319 | 39.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Milford West

Milford West 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Rhys Sinnett* | 305 | 62.2 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Grace Southwell | 118 | 24.1 |
| | Independent | Carol Stevens | 67 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Narberth

Narberth 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vic Dennis | 329 | 42.5 |
| | Independent | Sue Rees | 301 | 38.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward Rayner Peet | 145 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Narberth Rural

Narberth Rural 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Elwyn Albert Morse* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Newport

Newport 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Norman Paul Harries* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Neyland East

Neyland East 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Simon Leslie Hancock* | 763 | 89.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Aelwen Mair Lee | 79 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Neyland West

Neyland West 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Nigel Miller* | 512 | 70.2 |
| | Independent | Brian Leslie Rothero | 217 | 29.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pembroke Monkton

Pembroke Monkton 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Pearl Llewellyn* | 208 |
| | Independent | Chris Doyle | 138 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Pembroke St Mary North

Pembroke St Mary North 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dai Boswell | 217 | 39.5 |
| | Independent | Jon Harvey | 211 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | David William Edwards | 122 | 22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Pembroke St Mary South

Pembroke St Mary South 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Aaron Leigh Carey | 181 | 38.1 |
| | Independent | Melanie Anne Phillips | 109 | 22.9 |
| | Independent | Daphne Margaret Jane Bush* | 94 | 19.8 |
| | Independent | Jacob David Taylor | 91 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Pembroke St Michael

Pembroke St Michael 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Aden Arthur Brinn | 557 | 56.7 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Anthony Robert Nutting* | 425 | 43.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Pembroke Dock Central

Pembroke Dock Central 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Heywood Dowson | 102 | 26.0 |
| | Independent | Terry Wayne Judkins | 98 | 25.0 |
| | Labour | Maureen Bowen | 81 | 20.6 |
| | Independent | Phil Gwyther | 78 | 19.8 |
| | Independent | George Frederick Manning | 21 | 5.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Richard Day | 13 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 1.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Pembroke Dock Llanion

Pembroke Dock Llanion 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joshua Beynon | 290 | 35.8 |
| | Independent | Peter Frederick Stanley Kraus | 281 | 34.7 |
| | Independent | William Skyrme Rees | 239 | 29.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pembroke Dock Market

Pembroke Dock Market 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brian John Hall* | 300 | 58.1 |
| | Independent | Hayley Suzanne Wood | 216 | 41.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 16.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Pembroke Dock Pennar

Pembroke Dock Pennar 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Wilcox* | 727 | 75.3 |
| | Independent | Allan Trevor Brookes | 239 | 24.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 50.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Penally

Penally 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Spencer Preston* | 362 | 56.6 |
| | Conservative | Christine Elizabeth Toy | 289 | 44.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Rudbaxton

Steve Yelland was elected as an Independent in 2012, defeating the sitting Conservative candidate
Rudbaxton 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Yelland* | 273 | 64.2 |
| | Independent | Ryan Luke Dansie | 80 | 18.8 |
| | Independent | Raymond Burgess | 72 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### St David's

St David's 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Gareth Beechey Lloyd* | 419 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | Alan Charles York | 406 | 49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St Dogmaels

St Dogmaels 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Griffith Michael James* | 694 | 69.8 |
| | Labour | Howard Stephen Balmer | 183 | 18.4 |
| | Independent | Elfyn Owen Rees | 117 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St Ishmael's

St Ishmael's 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Reg Owens* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Saundersfoot

Saundersfoot 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Philip Raymond Baker* | 588 | 64.6 |
| | Independent | Rosemary Rebecca Hayes | 322 | 35.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Scleddau

Owen Watkin James was elected as a Conservative in 2008 and 2012.
Scleddau 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samuel Deri Kurtz | 287 | 48.2 |
| | Independent | Owen Watkin James* | 205 | 34.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Frederick Stonhold | 103 | 17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Solva

Solva 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Metson Carter | 338 | 48.3 |
| | Labour | Joshua David Phillips | 287 | 41.0 |
| | Green | Janie Anne Harwood | 75 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Tenby North

Tenby North 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Michael Williams* | unopposed | | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Tenby South

Tenby South 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael Evans* | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### The Havens

The Havens 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter John Morgan* | 346 | 59.2 |
| | Conservative | Gordon William Smith | 238 | 40.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Wiston

Wiston 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Kenneth Howlett* | 563 | 72.7 |
| | Independent | Isabelle May Solomon | 211 | 27.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |