Pembroke St Mary South

Pembroke St Mary South was the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.^[1] It covers the area including the town centre and Pembroke Castle and the town immediately to the west of St Daniel's Hill.^[2]

Pembroke St Mary South
Electoral ward
Pre-2022 ward locations within the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock
Pembroke St Mary South Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	1,434 (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 51.672°N 4.918°W / 51.672; -4.918

The ward elected a county councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three town councillors to Pembroke Town Council.^[3]

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,434.^[4]

A boundary review took place in 2019, where it was noted that the number of eligible voters was 33% below the average for an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire. As a result it was recommended that part of the neighbouring St Michael ward was transferred to the St Mary South ward, increasing the number of electors by 531. It was also proposed that the ward be combined with the neighbouring Monkton electoral ward, with the resulting ward electing two county councillors.^[5] These changes came into effect in 2021, with the creation of a new electoral ward named Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South.^[6]

County elections

At the May 2017 county election the Pembroke St Mary South result was the first to be announced. The sitting Independent councillor Daphne Bush (a member of the ruling Independent Plus Group) was beaten by the Welsh Conservative candidate, Aaron Leigh-Carey.^[7] The Conservatives also won seats from the Independent councillors in the neighbouring wards of Pembroke St Mary North and Pembroke St Michael.^[7]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aaron Leigh-Carey	181
	Independent	Melanie Phillips	109
	Independent	Daphne Bush *	94
	Independent	Jacob Taylor	91

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

See also

• List of electoral wards in Pembrokeshire

References

1. "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
3. "Councillors". Pembroke Town Guide. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pembroke: St. Mary South 2011 Census Ward (1237327775)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
5. "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County of Pembrokeshire" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. 2019. pp. 61–64.
6. Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament. The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 as made, from legislation.gov.uk.
7. "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.