Narberth, Pembrokeshire Council, which in turn elects a Mayor or First Citizen annually. Current Mayor: Cllr. Elizabeth Rogers / Deputy Mayor: Cllr. Christopher Walters A county councillor is elected to Pembrokeshire County Council every five years from each of Narberth's two local government wards, Narberth (town) and Narberth Rural. In the May 2017 election, independent candidate Elwyn Morse was elected unopposed as county councillor for Narberth Rural. Narberth is in the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency, for elections to the UK and Wales governments. Narberth is twinned with the English town of Ludlow, and both towns celebrate an annual food festival.
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,