2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election was elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate in 2012 but subsequently left the party. Steve Yelland was elected as an Independent in 2012, defeating the sitting Conservative candidate Owen Watkin James was elected as a Conservative in 2008 and 2012. 2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election An election to Pembrokeshire County Council will be held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election. Nominations closed on 4 April 2017. Rob Summons was elected as an Independent at a by-election in 2013. Pat Davies was elected as a Labour candidate
Pembrokeshire have developed along the Milford Haven Waterway and the county has attracted other major ventures. In 2016, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Crabb, then Welsh Secretary, commented in a government press release: ""...with a buoyant local economy, Pembrokeshire is punching above its weight across the UK."" Until the 12th century, a great extent of Pembrokeshire was virgin woodland. Clearance in the lowland south began under Anglo-Flemish colonisation and under mediaeval tenancies in other areas. Such was the extent of development that by the 16th century there was a shortage of timber in the county. Little is known about mediaeval farming methods,