St David's 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 small city of

St Davids St Davids or St David's ( cy, Tyddewi, , "David's house”) is a city and a community (named St Davids and the Cathedral Close) with a cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Alun. It is the resting place of Saint David, W ...

and the ward's boundaries are coterminous with those of the

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St Davids and the Cathedral Close St Davids and the Cathedral Close is a community in western Pembrokeshire, Wales. It comprises the city of St Davids and its surrounding rural area.Ordnance Survey It was established in 1987. Geography The community occupies the northwestern ti ...

. The ward elects a councillor to

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. St Davids also elects twelve community councillors to St Davids City Council. According to the

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the population of the ward was 1,841 (with 1,509 of voting age).

County elections

At the May 2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election the county council seat was narrowly retained by sitting

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Cllr David Lloyd with a much reduced majority. Lloyd had previously stood as a Liberal Democrat but was elected for the first time standing as an Independent in May 2012.

References

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