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Pembroke Dock Market is the name of an
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in the town of
Pembroke Dock Pembroke Dock ( cy, Doc Penfro) is a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, northwest of Pembroke on the banks of the River Cleddau. Originally Paterchurch, a small fishing village, Pembroke Dock town expanded rapidly following ...
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Description

Pembroke Dock Market ward covers the central area of the town between Bush Street and Milton Terrace, as well as Llanreath and
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. Pembroke Dock Pennar ward lies to the south and
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lies to the north. The ward elects a county councillor to
Pembrokeshire County Council Pembrokeshire County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Penfro) is the governing body for Pembrokeshire, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. Political control The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authorit ...
and three town councillors to Pembroke Dock Town Council. According to the
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the population of the ward was 1,897.


Town Council elections

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.


County Council elections

At the May 2017 county election the sitting
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county councillor, Brian Hall, successfully defended his seat. * = sitting councillor prior to the election


See also

*
List of electoral wards in Pembrokeshire This list of electoral wards in Pembrokeshire includes council wards, which elect councillors to Pembrokeshire County Council and community wards, which elect councillors to community councils. The county is divided into 59 electoral division ...


References

{{reflist Pembrokeshire electoral wards Pembroke Dock