2017 Pembrokeshire County Council election 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 in 2012 The sitting member was elected as an Independent in 2012. Tom Richards, who had held the seat as an Independent since 1995, chose to contest as a Conservative having only narrowly defeated a Conservative in 2012. Stephen Joseph
Pembrokeshire the A477 between Neyland and Pembroke Dock. Large bays are Newport Bay, Fishguard Bay, St Bride's Bay and western Carmarthen Bay. There are several small islands off the Pembrokeshire coast, the largest of which are Ramsey, Grassholm, Skokholm, Skomer and Caldey. There are many known shipwrecks off the Pembrokeshire coast with many more undiscovered. A Viking wreck off The Smalls has protected status. The county has six lifeboat stations, the earliest of which was established in 1822; in 2015 a quarter of all Royal National Lifeboat Institution Welsh rescues took place off the Pembrokeshire coast. Pembrokeshire's diverse range of geological