Milford Central

Milford Central is the name of an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales.^[1] It covers the central area of the town of Milford Haven including Pill and Milford Haven Docks. It elects a county councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three town councillors to Milford Haven Town Council.^[2]

Milford Central
Electoral ward
Ward locations within the town of Milford Haven
Milford Central Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	2,003 (2011 census)
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILFORD HAVEN
Postcode district	SA73
Dialling code	+44-1646
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Councillors	1 (County) 3 (Town Council)
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51.714°N 5.032°W / 51.714; -5.032

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,003 (with 1,658 of voting age).^[3]

County elections

At the May 2017 county election the sitting former Plaid Cymru councillor Stephen Joseph successfully defended his seat but by only 3 votes.^[4][5]

2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen Joseph	137
	Independent	Lynne Turner	134
	Labour	Charles Davies	118
	Conservative	Tony Miles	113
	Independent	Meurig Caffrey	40

At the 2012 county election the long-standing independent councillor Anne Hughes lost her seat on Pembrokeshire County Council to the Plaid Cymru candidate.^[6] Hughes had been elected the chairman of the County Council in May 2009.^[7]

2012 Pembrokeshire County Council election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Stephen Glanville Joseph	421
	Independent	Anne Hughes	224
	Independent	Tony Miles	48

See also

• Milford Hakin
• Milford West
• List of electoral wards in Pembrokeshire

References

1. "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
2. "Central Ward". Milford Haven Town Council. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Milford: Central 2011 Census Ward (1237327758)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
4. "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
5. Sinclair, Thomas (13 September 2013). "Joseph's Dreamcoat in Tatters". The Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
6. "LIVE BLOG: Pembrokeshire County Council election count as it happens". South Wales Argus. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
7. "County council elects second woman chairman". Narberth & Whitland Observer. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2017.