The fifth election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held on 3 May 2012.[1] It was preceded by the 2008 election and followed by the 2017 election. On the same day there were elections to 20 of the other 21 local authorities in Wales (all except Anglesey), community council elections in Wales and other elections elsewhere in the United Kingdom
All 60 council seats were up for election. The previous council was controlled by Independents as had been the case since the authority was formed in 1995. The Independents retained control in 2012.
Councillors elected in this election were to serve an extended five-year term, after the Welsh Government announced the next elections would be moved from 2016 to 2017 to avoid clashing with the next Welsh Assembly election in 2016 (which in turn had been delayed a year to avoid clashing with the next general election).
Although Independent councillors won a majority, there were divisions amongst them and an Independent Plus group has emerged with a small majority. The majority became precarious following the resignation of former Plaid Cymru councillor Stephen Joseph from the group in August 2014.[2]
Overview
Pembrokeshire County Council election result 2012[3]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Independent
42
4
4
0
70.0
63.7
20,968
+8.6
Conservative
3
0
2
-2
5.0
16.1
5,316
-1.1
Labour
9
4
0
+4
15.0
11.5
3,780
-2.8
Plaid Cymru
5
1
1
0
8.3
8.0
2,621
+1.3
Liberal Democrats
1
0
2
-2
1.7
0.7
238
-6.1
Results
Amroth
Tony Brinsden had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2004 and 2008 but subsequently joined the Independents.
Amroth 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
John Anthony Brinsden*
313
65.2
-1.0
Conservative
Dilys Jenkinson
167
34.8
+1.0
Majority
146
30.4
Independent hold
Swing
Burton
Burton 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Roger David Wildman*
unopposed
Independent hold
Swing
Camrose
Camrose 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
James Llewellyn Adams*
unopposed
Independent hold
Swing
Carew
Carew 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
David James Neale*
unopposed
Independent hold
Swing
Cilgerran
Cilgerran 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
John Thomas Davies*
751
93.6
Plaid Cymru
Kett Seymour
51
6.4
Majority
700
87.2
Independent hold
Swing
Clydau
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Clydau 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Plaid Cymru
Roderick Gwilym Bowen*
Unopposed
Plaid Cymru hold
Swing
Crymych
Crymych 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
John Keith Lewis
707
59.2
Plaid Cymru
Cristoffer Wyn Tomos
488
40.8
Majority
219
18.4
Independent hold
Swing
Dinas Cross
Dinas Cross 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal Democrats
Bob Kilmister*
unopposed
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
East Williamston
East Williamston 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Jacob John Williams
602
65.1
Independent
Ernest James Codd*
282
30.5
Conservative
Nigel Birt-Llewellin
41
4.4
Majority
320
34.6
Independent hold
Swing
Fishguard North East
Fishguard North East 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Myles Christopher Geary Pepper*
609
77.6
Conservative
Richard Parry Davies
176
22.4
Majority
433
55.2
Independent hold
Swing
Fishguard North West
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Fishguard North West 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Pat Davies
293
53.0
Conservative
Henry Walter Jones
101
18.3
Liberal Democrats
Dai Williams
82
14.8
Independent
Jackie Maddocks
49
8.9
Plaid Cymru
Rhys Hughes
28
5
Majority
192
34.7
Labour gain from Independent
Swing
Goodwick
Goodwick 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Gwilym Patrick Price
238
35.3
Plaid Cymru
Gwendoline Moira Lewis*
169
25.1
Conservative
James Jonathon Thickitt
148
22
Liberal Democrats
Richard John Grosvenor
119
17.6
Majority
69
10.2
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru
Swing
Haverfordwest Castle
Haverfordwest Castle 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Thomas Baden Tudor*
557
67.9
Conservative
Sarah Marie Llewellyn
263
32.1
Majority
294
35.8
Labour hold
Swing
Haverfordwest Garth
Haverfordwest Garth 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Lyndon Leslie Frayling*
237
35.6
Labour
Wally Watson
172
25.9
Independent
Peter John Iles
144
21.7
Conservative
John David Vaughan
112
16.8
Majority
65
9.7
Independent hold
Swing
Haverfordwest Portfield
Haverfordwest Portfield 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Peter Alan Stock*
685
74.7
Conservative
Christine Whelton
232
25.3
Majority
453
49.4
Independent hold
Swing
Haverfordwest Prendergast
Haverfordwest Prendergast 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
David Mark Edwards*
unopposed
Independent hold
Swing
Haverfordwest Priory
Haverfordwest Priory 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
David Michael Bryan*
684
86.9
Independent
Byron Henry Frayling
103
13.1
Majority
581
73.8
Independent hold
Swing
Hundleton
Hundleton 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
John Seymour Allen-Mierhouse*
337
44.7
Independent
Margot Magdalena Hanna Mechthild Bateman
297
39.4
Labour
David William Edwards
120
15.9
Majority
40
5.3
Independent hold
Swing
Johnston
Johnston 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Kenneth Rowlands*
542
76
Independent
Angela Beatrice Newman
171
24
Majority
371
52
Independent gain from Labour
Swing
Kilgetty / Begelly
Kilgetty / Begelly 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
David John Pugh*
unopposed
Independent hold
Swing
Lampeter Velfrey
Lampeter Velfrey 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
David Simpson*
362
66.2
Conservative
Jo Hammond
185
33.8
Majority
177
32.4
Independent hold
Swing
Lamphey
Lamphey 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Tessa Hodgson
292
43.2
Independent
Clive John Collins*
163
24.1
Conservative
Jon Harvey
136
20.1
Labour
Beth Power
85
12.6
Majority
129
19.1
Independent hold
Swing
Letterston
Letterston 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Thomas James Richards*
381
52.9
Conservative
Tasha Danielle Sexton
339
47.1
Majority
42
5.8
Independent hold
Swing
Llangwm
Llangwm 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Michael James John*
537
58.8
Independent
Damiana Morgans
377
41.2
Majority
160
17.6
Independent hold
Swing
Llanrhian
Llanrhian 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
David William Mansel Rees*
unopposed
Independent hold
Swing
Maenclochog
Maenclochog 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Huw Meredydd George*
672
60.4
Plaid Cymru
John Rhys Davies
440
39.6
Majority
232
20.8
Independent hold
Swing
Manorbier
Manorbier 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Philip Kidney
319
31.7
Independent
Lewis Malcolm Calver*
267
26.6
Independent
Ray Hughes
145
14.4
Labour
Anthony Leonard Wales
132
13.1
Conservative
Eleanor Parker
70
7
Independent
Norman Richard Parry
65
6.5
Independent
Pearl Tew
7
0.7
Majority
52
5.1
Independent hold
Swing
Martletwy
Martletwy 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Robert Mark Lewis*
533
68.8
Conservative
Jules Thomas
242
31.2
Majority
291
37.6
Independent hold
Swing
Merlin’s Bridge
The winning candidate had stood for Labour in 2004 but as an Independent in 2008.
Merlin's Bridge 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Mary Umelda Havard*
225
38.9
Labour
Stephen Brown
193
33.3
Independent
Paul Edmond Davies
161
27.8
Majority
32
5.6
Independent hold
Swing
Milford Central
Stephen Joseph defeated long-serving Independent, Anne Hughes, a member since 1999. However he later left for the Independent Plus group, and left that group in August 2014.[2]
Having been a Labour councillor since 1995, Simon Hancock did not explicitly stand as a Labour candidate and immediately after the election joined the Independent group.
Neyland East 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Simon Leslie Hancock*
unopposed
Independent gain from Labour
Swing
Neyland West
Neyland West 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Paul Nigel Miller
345
50.7
Independent
Dorothy Cox
188
27.6
Independent
Maureen Molyneaux*
148
21.7
Majority
157
23.1
Labour gain from Independent
Swing
Pembroke Monkton
Peral Llewellyn had originally been elected as a Labour candidate in 2004.
A by-election was held in the Burton Ward on 11 April 2013 following the retirement of David Wildman.[4] The successful candidate stood as an 'Independent Plus' candidate, supporting the ruling group on the authority.
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Burton by-election 2013
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Robert George Summons
291
Conservative
Robin Wilson
166
Labour
Robin Howells
162
Independent
Jon Harvey
46
Majority
Independent hold
Swing
References
^"County Council Elections 2012". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ ab"Pembrokeshire councillor resigns from ruling party". Western Mail. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.