Pembroke St Mary South was the name of an

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in the town of Pembroke,

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. It covers the area including the town centre and

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and the town immediately to the west of St Daniel's Hill. The ward elected a county councillor to

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and three town councillors to Pembroke Town Council. According to the

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the population of the ward was 1,434. A boundary review took place in 2019, where it was noted that the number of eligible voters was 33% below the average for an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire. As a result it was recommended that part of the neighbouring

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ward was transferred to the St Mary South ward, increasing the number of electors by 531. It was also proposed that the ward be combined with the neighbouring Monkton electoral ward, with the resulting ward electing two county councillors. These changes came into effect in 2021, with the creation of a new electoral ward named

Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The ward elects two county councillors to Pembrokeshire County Council. The seats will be contested for the first time in the 202 ...

County elections

At the May 2017 county election the Pembroke St Mary South result was the first to be announced. The sitting

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councillor Daphne Bush (a member of the ruling Independent Plus Group) was beaten by the

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candidate, Aaron Leigh-Carey. The Conservatives also won seats from the Independent councillors in the neighbouring wards of

Pembroke St Mary North Pembroke St Mary North is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It covers the area of the town north of the Pembroke River and the Mill Pond. The ward elects a county councillor to Pembrokeshire County Coun ...

and

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 ...

. * = sitting councillor prior to the election

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{{reflist Former electoral wards of Pembrokeshire Pembroke, Pembrokeshire

County elections

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