Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South is the name of an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

in the town of Pembroke,

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. The ward elects two county councillors 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 ...

. The seats will be contested for the first time in the

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. The ward replaced the

Pembroke Monkton Pembroke may refer to: Places Australia * Electoral division of Pembroke, an electoral division in Tasmania * Pembroke Land District, formerly Pembroke County, Tasmania Bermuda * Pembroke Parish Canada * Pembroke, West Hants, Nova Scotia * P ...

and

Pembroke St Mary South Pembroke St Mary South was the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It covers the area including the town centre and Pembroke Castle and the town immediately to the west of St Daniel's Hill. The ward elected a ...

electoral wards, which each elected one county councillor. The ward was created following a boundary review which took place in 2019. The review noted the existing

and

both having a lower number of electors than the county average. As a result, it was recommended to combine the two and transfer part of the neighbouring

Pembroke St Michael Pembroke St Michael is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It covers the east area of the town. The ward currently elects a county councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three town councillors to ...

into the merged ward to increase the number of electors. The Welsh Government accepted the changes and they took effect in 2021.

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{{reflist Pembrokeshire electoral wards Pembroke, Pembrokeshire

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