Camrose, Pembrokeshire (electoral ward)
Camrose is an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The ward consists of the communities of Camrose and Nolton and Roch. The community of Camrose consists of part of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
A ward of Pembrokeshire County Council since 1995 it was previously a ward of the former Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council.
History
At the first election for the new Pembrokeshire County Council in 1995, an Independent, previously a member of Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council was elected.[1]
| Camrose 1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | James Desmond Edward Codd* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
At the second election, in 1999 the Conservative Party fielded candidates in Pembrokeshire for the first time but they were heavily defeated in Camrose.[2]
| Camrose 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | James Desmond Edward Codd* | 803 | 72.9 | +72.9 | |
| Conservative | David Loosemore | 298 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
| Majority | 505 | 45.8 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
At the third election, in 2004 Desmond Codd stood down and Jamie Adams was elected in a four cornered contest.[3]
| Camrose 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | James Llewellyn Adams | 572 | 46.8 | +46.8 | |
| Independent | Roger James Mathias | 362 | 29.6 | +29.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Karen Smith | 181 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
| Independent | Jean Mary Jones | 106 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Majority | 210 | 17.2 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Adams was returned unopposed in 2008.[4]
| Camrose 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | James Llewellyn Adams* | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
In 2012, Adams was again returned unopposed.[5]
| Camrose 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | James Llewellyn Adams* | 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.
- ↑ "County Councillors Results, 1st May 2008". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "County Council Elections 2012". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 7 December 2013.