Pembroke Dock Market

Electoral ward in Wales

Pembroke Dock Market

Electoral ward

Ward locations within the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock Market

Location within Pembrokeshire

Population| 1,897 (2011 census)
Principal area|

* Pembrokeshire

Country| Wales
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| PEMBROKE DOCK
Postcode district| SA72
Dialling code| 01646
UK Parliament|

* Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament|

* Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

Councillors| 1 (County)
3 (Town Council)

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Wales
Pembrokeshire

51°41′32″N 4°56′59″W﻿ / ﻿51.6921°N 4.9497°W﻿ / 51.6921; -4.9497

Pembroke Dock Market is an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1]

## Description

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Pembroke Dock Market ward covers the central area of the town between Bush Street and Milton Terrace, as well as Llanreath and Pembroke Dockyard. Pembroke Dock Pennar ward lies to the south and Pembroke Dock Central lies to the north.[2]

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

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,897.[4]

## Town Council elections

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Town councillor and Pembroke Dock mayor Jane McNaughton resigned in November 2017 over the issue of dealing with alleged bullying of staff. A by-election took place on 22 March 2018 and local postmaster Terry Judkins won the seat with 147 votes on a 17.9% turnout.[5]

## County Council elections

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At the May 2017 county election the sitting Independent county councillor, Brian Hall, successfully defended his seat.[6]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Brian Hall * | 300 |  |
| Independent | Hayley Wood  | 216  |  |

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

## See also

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* List of electoral wards in Pembrokeshire

## References

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1. ^ "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
2. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
3. ^ "Election Shocks". Pembroke & Pembroke Dock Observer. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pembroke Dock: Market Ward (as of 2011) (1237327771)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
5. ^ "Terry Wayne Judkins wins Pembroke Dock Market ward election". Western Telegraph. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
6. ^ a b "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.