Pembrokeshire UK wards - Martletwy locator

Martletwy is the name of an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire,

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. It is bordered to the west by the

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and includes three communities within its boundaries, namely

Llawhaden Llawhaden ( cy, Llanhuadain) is a village, parish and community in the Hundred of Dungleddy ( cy, Daugleddyf), Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The community of Llawhaden includes the parish of Robeston Wathen, part of Narberth and the hamlet of Gel ...

, Martletwy, and Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech. The ward elects a councillor to

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. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,970.

County elections

Martletwy has been a ward to Pembrokeshire County Council since 1995. At the May 2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election the sitting

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councillor was beaten by the

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candidate, Di Clements. Lewis had represented the ward since May 2004. He had been a member of the ruling Independent Plus Political Group which had suffered heavy losses in 2017, losing almost two thirds of its councillors.

References

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