Amroth was the name of a county

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. It covered the

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of Amroth which, as well as the village of Amroth included Summerhill, Stepaside, Pleasant Valley and Wiseman's Bridge and well as the hamlets at Llanteg and Llanteglos. A ward of

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since 1995, it was previously a ward of the former

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. Following the recommendations of a boundary review by the

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, effective from the 2022 local elections, the Amroth county ward was merged with the north part of the neighbouring community of

Saundersfoot Saundersfoot ( cy, Llanusyllt; Old Welsh: ''Llanussyllt'') is a large village and community (and former electoral ward) in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is near Tenby, both being holiday destinations. Saundersfoot lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast Nat ...

to create a new ward of 'Amroth and Saundersfoot North'.

Community Council

Amroth is also the name of a community ward which covers Amroth village, Pleasant Valley, Stepaside and

Wisemans Bridge Wisemans Bridge (Welsh; Pont-yr-ŵr) is a coastal hamlet between Amroth and Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The small beachfront community, which is part of the parish of Amroth, was once an important centre for the mineral industry in Wes ...

. It can elect up to nine councillors to Amroth Community Council. The other community ward is

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County Council

At the first election for the new

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, a Liberal Democrat county councillor was elected unopposed. Faced with a three-way election in 1999, the Liberal Democrats lost to the

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. Councillor Tony Brinsden re-took the ward in 2004 for the Liberal Democrats, holding the seat in 2008. In May 2012 he stood and won as an

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. A local man and former policeman, Cllr Brinsden became Chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council in May 2016."Amroth county councillor Tony Brinsden installed as new chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council"
''Western Telegraph'', 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018. Amroth Community Council had its first contested election in 29 years in May 2008, when fifteen candidates put themselves forward for the nine seats available to the Amroth community ward.

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{{reflist Pembrokeshire electoral wards Amroth, Pembrokeshire

Community Council

County Council

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