Pembroke Dock Llanion

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

Pembroke Dock Llanion
Electoral ward

Ward locations within the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock Llanion
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population2,850 (2011 census)
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPEMBROKE DOCK
Postcode districtSA72
Dialling code01646
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors1 (County)
5 (Town Council)

Description

Pembroke Dock Llanion ward covers the area east side of the town centre and Pembroke Dock railway station. It includes the areas of Llanion and Waterloo. The three other Pembroke Dock wards lie to the west and Pembroke St Mary North lies to the south.[2]

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

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,850.[4]

Prior to 1995 Pembroke Dock Llanion was a ward for Dyfed County Council and also included the neighbouring Pembroke Dock Central and the community of Cosheston.[5]

County elections

At the May 2017 county election the seat was won by university student Joshua Beynon, age 19, who became the youngest person elected to the council.[6]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joshua Beynon 290
Independent Peter Kraus 281
Independent William Rees 239

At the May 2012 county election Pembroke Dock Llanion was retained by Labour councillor Sue Perkins. Councillor Perkins had been county councillor for the ward since the 1999 election.[8]

2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Perkins * 395
Independent Peter Kraus 338

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

See also

References
  1. "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. "Your Council - Providing Community Support and Advice". Pembroke Dock Town Council. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pembroke Dock: Llanion Ward (as of 2011) (1237327770)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. The County of Dyfed (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 1988. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. "County council election round-up". Tenby Observer. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. "Pembrokeshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. "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 27 August 2018.
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