Milford Hakin
| Milford Hakin | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
 Ward locations within the town of Milford Haven | |
  Milford Hakin Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 2,239 (2011 census) |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILFORD HAVEN |
| Postcode district | SA73 |
| Dialling code | +44-1646 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors | 1 (County) 3 (Town Council) |
Milford Hakin is an electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1] It covers the Hakin area of the Milford Haven community, to the west of Milford Haven Docks. It elects a councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and three councillors to Milford Haven Town Council.[2]
According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 2,239 (with 1,817 of voting age).[3]
Prior to 1996 the ward for elections to Dyfed County Council was simply called Hakin.[4]
County elections
[edit]At the May 2012 and May 2017 election the sitting Independent councillor Mike Stoddart successfully defended his seat. His wife Viv Stoddart won the neighbouring Milford Hubberston seat.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mike Stoddart * | 336 | |||
| Labour | Jon Thrower | 225 | |||
| Independent | David Warrell | 78 | |||
| Independent | William Elliott | 61 | |||
| Independent | Rhys Williams | 31 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mike Stoddart * | 478 | |||
| Conservative | Rhys Williams | 136 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Michael Stoddart * | 432 | 56.5 | ||
| Independent | Eric Ronald Harries | 253 | 33.1 | ||
| Conservative | Fiona Birt-Llewellin | 80 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Hakin Ward". Milford Haven Town Council. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Milford: Hakin 2011 Census Ward (1237327760)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ The County of Dyfed (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Statutory Instruments. 1988. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b "All the results from the Pembrokeshire County Council elections as they happen". Western Telegraph. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "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.