1987 Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council election

An election to Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council was held in May 1987. It was preceded by the 1983 election and followed by the 1991 election. On the same day there were elections to the other district local authorities and community councils in Wales.

Boundary Changes

There was a slight reduction in the number of seats. Those abolished included Nevern, Steynton, and one of the three seats in both Fishguard and Milford North and West. Other wards were realigned or renamed.

Previous ward	New ward
Ambleston	Letterston
Boulston	Rudbaxton
Clydey and Llanfyrnach	Clydey
Eglwyswrw	Crymych
Freystrop and Llangwm	Llangwm
Haverfordwest Ward One	Haverfordwest Garth
Haverfordwest Ward One	Haverfordwest Castle, Prendergast, Priory (three seats)
Henry's Moat	Dinas Cross
Kilgerran and Manordeifi	Cilgerran
Llanwnda	Scleddau
Mathry	Brawdy
St Thomas and Haroldson St Issels	Merlin's Bridge
Walwyn's Castle	The Havens
Whitchaurch	Solva

Results

Brawdy (one seat)

Brawdy 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Leslie Raymond*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Burton (one seat)

Burton 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J.R. Lewis*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Camrose (one seat)

Camrose 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Desmond Edward Codd*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Cilgerran (one seat)

Cilgerran 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs M.C.A. Sullivan*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Clydey (one seat)

Clydey 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.S. Rees*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Crymych (one seat)

Crymych 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Lynn Davies	554
	Independent	E.G. Vaughan*	511
	Independent hold		Swing

Dinas Cross (one seat)

Dinas Cross 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alun John Bringley Griffiths	466
	Independent	C. Davies*	362
	Independent hold		Swing

Fishguard (two seats)

Fishguard 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Davies*	941
	Independent	Dilys Davies Evans*	862
	Independent	M.P. Sparkes	635
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Goodwick (one seat)

Goodwick 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lloyd Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Castle (one seat)

Haverfordwest Castle 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.W. Ladd*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Garth (three seats)

Haverfordwest Garth 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Peter Alan Stock*	1,285
	Independent	Thomas Peter Lewis*	908
	Independent	Mrs C.M. Cole*	794
	Independent	D.J. James	549
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Prendergast (one seat)

Haverfordwest Prendergast 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.E.L. Jenkins*	316
	Independent	T.E.G. Thomas*	305
	Independent hold		Swing

Haverfordwest Priory (one seat)

Haverfordwest Priory 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B.S. Hearne	416
	Independent	A.R.R. Smith	381
	Independent hold		Swing

Johnston (one seat)

Johnston 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Charles Grey*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Letterston (one seat)

Letterston 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frank L. Sandall*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangwm (one seat)

Llangwm 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Henry Hitchings*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Maenclochog (one seat)

Maenclochog 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs N. Drew*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Merlin's Bridge (one seat)

Merlin's Bridge 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A.J. Webb*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Central and East (three seats)

Stan Hudson stood as a Conservative, having not been affiliated to any party at the 1983 election.

Milford Haven, Central and East 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Thomas Hutton Sinclair	1,032
	Conservative	Stanley Thomas Hudson*	772
	Independent	J. Mayne*	651
	Labour	W.J. Morgan	631
	Labour	D.H. Fletcher	568
	Independent	W.J. Owston	491
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston (three seats)

Labour had held one of the three seats in 1983 but it had been subsequently lost at a by-election. Basil Woodruff, the sitting county councillor, won a seat at the expense of another Independent.

Milford Haven, Hakin and Hubberston 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Ronald Harries*	1,790
	Labour	Alun E. Byrne	922
	Independent	Basil Ralph Woodruff	920
	Independent	William John Kenneth Williams*	882
	Independent	George Noel William Max*	786
	Labour	V.H. Buckley	628
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Milford Haven, North and West (two seats)

The number of seats was reduced from three to two.

Milford Haven, North and West 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward George Setterfield*	932
	Alliance	Mrs J. Edwards	576
	Independent	Barrie Thomas Woolmer*	514
	Independent	Irwin Edwards*	401
	Labour	Mrs J.T. Ellis	368
	Independent win (new seat)
	Alliance win (new seat)

Newport (one seat)

Newport 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elwyn George John	295
	Independent	A.G. Rees	175
	Independent	S.H.H. Davies	99
	Independent	W.E. Jones	94
Majority
	Independent hold		Swing

Neyland West (one seat)

Neyland West 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			unopposed
			Swing

Neyland East (one seat)

Neyland East 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N.D. Hardaker	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Rudbaxton (one seat)

Rudbaxton 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Edwin Pritchard*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St David's (one seat)

St David's 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.J. Wilcox*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Dogmaels (one seat)

St Dogmaels 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Halket Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs Y.C. Evans*	535
	Independent	R.S. Owens	256
	Independent hold		Swing

Scleddau (one seat)

Scleddau 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alwyn Cadwallader Luke*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Solva (one seat)

Solva 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Gordon Cawood*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

The Havens (one seat)

The Havens 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K.W.J. Rogers*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Wiston (one seat)

Wiston 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T.I. Rowlands*	424
	Independent	A. Vaughan	221
	Independent	Christopher Arthur Odling	108
	Independent hold		Swing