Milford Hakin

Electoral ward in Wales
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Milford Hakin is the name of an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1] It covers the Hakin area of the Milford Haven community, to the west of Milford Haven Docks. It elects a councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three councillors to Milford Haven Town Council.[2]

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,239 (with 1,817 of voting age).[3]

Prior to 1996 the ward for elections to Dyfed County Council was simply called Hakin.[4]

County elections

At the May 2012 and May 2017 election the sitting Independent councillor Mike Stoddart successfully defended his seat. His wife Viv Stoddart won the neighbouring Milford Hubberston seat.[5]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Stoddart * 336
Labour Jon Thrower 225
Independent David Warrell 78
Independent William Elliott 61
Independent Rhys Williams 31
2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Stoddart * 478
Conservative Rhys Williams 136
2008 Pembrokeshire County Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Michael Stoddart * 432 56.5
Independent Eric Ronald Harries 253 33.1
Conservative Fiona Birt-Llewellin 80 10.5
Majority

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

See also

References

  1. ^ "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Hakin Ward". Milford Haven Town Council. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Milford: Hakin 2011 Census Ward (1237327760)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ^ The County of Dyfed (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Statutory Instruments. 1988. Retrieved 22 November 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ "LIVE BLOG: Pembrokeshire County Council election count as it happens". South Wales Argus. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.