1999 Elections to Pembrokeshire County Council were held on 6 May 1999.[1] It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were the first elections to the Welsh Assembly and elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
All council seats were up for election.
Overview
Boundary changes were introduced at this election. In the main, however, these resulted in the splitting of multi-member wards in urban areas into single-member wards. The Independents retained control of the authority although there was an increased number of party candidates. Most notably, the Conservative Party fielded a large slate of candidates for the first time. Three of these candidates were successful.
Pembrokeshire County Council election result 1999 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | | | | | | | | |
| Plaid Cymru | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | | | | | | | | |
| Green | 0 | | | | | | | |
Unopposed Returns
There were comparatively few unopposed returns, partly as a result of the increasingly politicised nature of the election.
Gains and Losses
As number of seats changed hands, including several cases where one Independent defeated another.
Results
Amroth
The Liberal Democrat candidate had been returned unopposed in 1995.
Amroth 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mary Kathleen Megarry | 164 | 40.0 | +40.0 |
| Labour | Norman Ronald Spence | 152 | 36.1 | +36.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald E.J. Roberts | 105 | 24.9 | +24.9 |
Majority | 12 | 3.9 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Burton
Burton 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger David Wildman | 276 | 41.2 | +41.2 |
| Independent | Lewis James Lloyd* | 257 | 38.4 | -36.5 |
| Labour | Brian William Molyneaux | 137 | 20.4 | -4.5 |
Majority | 19 | 2.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Camrose
Desmond Codd had been returned unopposed in 1995.
Camrose 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James Desmond Edward Codd* | 803 | 72.9 | +72.9 |
| Conservative | David Loosemore | 298 | 27.1 | +27.1 |
Majority | 505 | 45.8 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carew
Carew 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Norman Richard Parry* | 280 | 52.5 | -14.4 |
| Conservative | Richard Frederick Shepherd | 144 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| Independent | Frances Little | 109 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
Majority | 136 | 25.5 | -8.3 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cilgerran
Cilgerran 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Thomas Davies | 478 | | |
| Independent | Rev Dafydd Henry Edwards* | 227 | | |
| Labour | Michael Frederick McNamara | 161 | | |
Majority | 251 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Clydau
Clydau 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rev Emyr Huw Jones* | 407 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Rev Aled Wyn ap Gwynedd* | 313 | | |
Majority | 94 | | |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Crymych
Crymych 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Lynn Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Dinas Cross
Dinas Cross 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alun John Bringley Griffiths* | 463 | | |
| Labour | Steven Grant Stockham | 183 | | |
| Conservative | Sally Anne Williams | 169 | | |
Majority | 280 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
East Williamston
East Williamston 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.G. Williams* | unopposed?? | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Fishguard North East
Fishguard North East 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Brian Francis Howells | 598 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Delwyn Davies* | 217 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Fishguard North West
Fishguard North West 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Brynmor Colnet | unopposed?? | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Goodwick
The retiring member, a long-serving county and district councillor, elected as an Independent in 1995, had subsequently joined the Labour Party.
Goodwick 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Lloyd Evans* | 566 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Christopher Malcolm James | 198 | | |
Majority | 368 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Castle
Haverfordwest Castle 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Baden Tudor | 556 | | |
| Conservative | Jasper George Curthoys Slater | 234 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Garth
Haverfordwest Garth 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elizabeth Joyce Watson* | 356 | | |
| Independent | Donald Richard Twigg | 234 | | |
Majority | 122 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Portfield
Haverfordwest Portfield 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Peter Alan Stock* | 890 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Christopher Leon Gilham | 190 | | |
Majority | 700 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Prendergast
Haverfordwest Prendergast 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Herbert William George John | 511 | | |
| Conservative | Dewi Llewellyn James | 137 | | |
| Labour | Barbara Anne Sharon Shone | 137 | | |
Majority | 344 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haverfordwest Priory
Haverfordwest Priory 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Joseph Absalom Roy Folland* | 474 | | |
| Labour | Ronald George Butler | 267 | | |
Majority | 207 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Hundleton
Hundleton 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Seymour Allen-Mierhouse* | 568 | | |
| Labour | Valerie Lucarda Jones | 191 | | |
Majority | 377 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Johnston
Johnston 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | George Charles Grey* | 372 | | |
| Labour | Richard Daniel Blackdaw-Jones | 318 | | |
| Conservative | Francis John Elliott | 214 | | |
Majority | 54 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Kilgetty / Begelly
Kilgetty / Begelly 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Scott Murphy* | 641 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Howard Geoffrey Horton-Jones | 167 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Lampeter Velfrey 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Glyn Davies | 315 | | |
| Labour | Donna Elizabeth Lewis | 298 | | |
Majority | 17 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
The Independent candidate had been a Labour councillor on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council but was defeated at the inaugural election in 1995.
Lamphey 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Clive John Collins | 403 | | |
| Labour | David William Edwards* | 255 | | |
Majority | 148 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Letterston 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas James Richards* | 553 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Ian Warden | 371 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangwm Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Henry Hitchings* | 463 | | |
| Conservative | Enid Margaret Maud Rees | 251 | | |
| Labour | Beryl Acton | 194 | | |
Majority | 212 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanrhian
Llanrhian 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | ??? | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Maenclochog 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Thomas* | 839 | | |
| Independent | Patricia Ann Bowen | 188 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Manorbier 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Patricia Edwina Griffiths* | 481 | | |
| Independent | Lewis Malcolm Calver | 289 | | |
Majority | 192 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Martletwy
Martletwy 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Elwyn James* | 341 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David O.J.S. Lort-Phillips | 209 | | |
Majority | 132 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Merlin’s Bridge
Merlin's Bridge 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Cyril George Maurice Hughes* | 462 | | |
| Labour | Colin John Watson | 271 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Milford Central
Milford Central 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Henry Sinclair* | 282 | | |
| Independent | Anne Hughes | 268 | | |
| Labour | Simon Patrick McGrath | 230 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Milford East
Milford East 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Barrie Thomas Woolmer | 361 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | David Rhys Sinnett | 251 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Milford Hakin
Milford Hakin 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | George Noel William Max* | 435 | | |
| Labour | Molly Patricia Pritchard | 407 | | |
| Independent | Irwin Edwards | 124 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Milford Hubberston
Milford Hubberston 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alun Emanuel Byrne | 389 | | |
| Independent | Eric Ronald Harries* | 230 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Patrick Joseph Ryan | 142 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Beryl John | 74 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Milford North
Milford North 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John William Cole | 417 | | |
| Conservative | Stanley Thomas Hudson | 347 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Milford West
Milford West 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terry Mills | 498 | | |
| Independent | Edward George Setterfield* | 237 | | |
| Conservative | Maurice William Victor Hart | 130 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Narberth
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Narberth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas David Watkins* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Narberth Rural
Narberth Rural 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Richard Colin Davies* | 375 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Malcolm Connah | 118 | | |
| Independent | Lynne Webb | 90 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Newport 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Essex Robert John Havard* | 464 | | |
| Independent | John William James Roberts | 148 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Neyland East
Neyland East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Simon Leslie Hancock* | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Neyland West
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Neyland West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Arthur Edwards | 503 | | |
| Independent | P.A. Gilbert* | 304 | | |
Majority | 199 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Pembroke Monkton
Pembroke Monkton 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Pearl Llewellyn | 332 | | |
| Labour | Kenvyn Corris Jones* | 205 | | |
Majority | 127 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Pembroke St Mary North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Clifford Henry Darlington | 572 | | |
| Independent | Kenneth Bryan Phillips | 436 | | |
| Independent | Pedr S. McMullan* | 383 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | A.I. Hovey | 253 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Pembroke St Mary South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Clifford Henry Darlington | 572 | | |
| Independent | Kenneth Bryan Phillips | 436 | | |
| Independent | Pedr S. McMullan* | 383 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | A.I. Hovey | 253 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Pembroke St Michael
Pembroke St Michael 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Martin Allen* | 466 | | |
| Conservative | Aden Arthur Brinn | 380 | | |
Majority | 86 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Dock Central
Pembroke Dock Central 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Vivian Hay* | 367 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donald Thomas Esmond | 179 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Dock Llanion
Pembroke Dock Llanion Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jacqueline R. Lawrence+ | unopposed | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Dock Market
Pembroke Dock Market 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Brian John Hall* | 409 | | |
| Labour | Veronica Mary Jane Roach | 256 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembroke Dock Pennar
Pembroke Dock Pennar 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Anthony William Wilcox | 547 | | |
| Labour | Stephen James May* | 491 | | |
Majority | 56 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Penally
Penally Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Eileen Hodgson* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Rudbaxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D.E. Pritchard | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St David's 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | David John Henry George | 354 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Gareth Beechey Lloyd | 219 | | |
| Independent | William James Wilcox | 191 | | |
| Labour | Stephen George Whitehead | 150 | | |
| Independent | Dilwyn Phillips* | 109 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Dogmaels Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rev Emyr Huw Jones | 365 | | |
| Labour | R.W. Day | 198 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
St Ishmael's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Basil Ralph Woodruff* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Saundersfoot 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rosemary Rebecca Hayes* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Scleddau Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alwyn Cadwallader Luke* | 315 | | |
| Labour | Vaughan Barrah | 190 | | |
Majority | 125 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Solva Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Gordon Cawood* | 742 | | |
| Independent | K.A. Cross | 79 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Tenby North 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Williams* | 395 | | |
| Independent | John Iwan Parry Hughes | 368 | | |
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Tenby South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M.T. Folland* | 1,137 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Williams* | 844 | | |
| Labour | W.J. Rossiter | 640 | | |
| Independent | D.R.G. Griffiths* | 503 | | |
| Independent | A.P. Rees | 246 | | |
| Independent | J. Phillips* | 230 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.
The Havens Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | E.G.S. Mock | 300 | | |
| Independent | C.J. Farr | 191 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.
Wiston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Peter Edmund Masterson | 587 | | |
| Independent | C.A. Olding | 108 | | |
Majority | 479 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Council Elections". Western Mail. 8 May 1999.