Carew (electoral ward)
Carew is the name of an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is also coterminous with the boundaries of the community of Carew.
A ward of Pembrokeshire County Council since 1995 it was previously a ward of the former South Pembrokeshire District Council.
History
At the first election for the new Pembrokeshire County Council in 1995, an Independent, previously a member of South Pembrokeshire District Council was elected.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Norman Richard Parry* | 330 | 66.9 | ||
Independent | Brian McMahon | 163 | 33.1 | ||
Majority | 167 | 33.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
At the second election, in 1999 the Conservative Party fielded candidates in Pembrokeshire for the first time but they were defeated in Carew.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Norman Richard Parry* | 280 | 52.5 | −14.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Frederick Shepherd | 144 | 27.0 | +27.0 | |
Independent | Frances Little | 109 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
Majority | 136 | 25.5 | −8.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
At the third election, in 2004 Norman Parry was defeated, finishing last in a four-cornered contest.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David James Neale | 200 | |||
Independent | Derek Hooper Lloyd | 181 | |||
Labour | Michael Thorne | 152 | |||
Independent | Norman Richard Parry* | 118 | |||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Neale retained the seat in 2008.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David James Neale* | 301 | 54.5 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Birt-Llewellin | 136 | 24.6 | ||
Independent | Norman Richard Parry | 115 | 20.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
In 2012, Neale was returned unopposed.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David James Neale* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Election Results". Western Mail. 6 May 1995.
- ^ "Results". Western Mail. 8 May 1999.
- ^ "County Council election results". Western Telegraph. 16 June 2004.
- ^ "Pembrokeshire County Council". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "County Council Elections 2012". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.