Haverfordwest Priory is the name of an

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Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...

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. It covers the southern edge of the town of

Haverfordwest Haverfordwest (, ; cy, Hwlffordd ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community, being the second most populous community in the county, ...

, mostly west of the

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but including

Haverfordwest railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Haverfordwest Station (geograph 5742128).jpg , caption = Haverfordwest railway station , borough = Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire , coun ...

at its eastern extreme, the

Haverfordwest Priory Haverfordwest Priory ( cy, Priordy Hwlffordd) was a house of Augustinian Canons Regular on the banks of the Western Cleddau at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Dedicated to St. Mary and St. Thomas the Martyr and situated on land given by Rob ...

from which it takes its name and the residential areas bounded by Freeman's Way and surrounding the

Pembrokeshire College Pembrokeshire College is a further education college with a campus in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in Wales.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 ...

. Priory ward also elects four community councillors to Haverfordwest Town Council. According to the

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the population of the ward was 2,496 (with 1,971 of voting age).

County elections

At the May 2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election the county council seat was retained unopposed by Cllr David Bryan who now sits as a

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representative. At the 2012 Council elections Bryan was elected as a member of the council's Independent Group (and had been an Independent Group member for 8 years) but left the group shortly after the election to sit as an unaffiliated councillor.

References

{{coord, 51.794, -4.975, display=title Pembrokeshire electoral wards Haverfordwest

County elections

See also

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