Pembrokeshire civil parishes. During the First English Civil War (1642–1646) the county gave strong support to the Roundheads (Parliamentarians), in contrast to the rest of Wales, which was staunchly Royalist. In spite of this an incident in Pembrokeshire triggered the opening shots of the Second English Civil War when local units of the New Model Army mutinied. Oliver Cromwell defeated the uprising at the Siege of Pembroke in July 1648. On 13 August 1649, the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland began when New Model Army forces sailed from Milford Haven. In 1720, Emmanuel Bowen described Pembrokeshire as having five market towns, 45
1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election had been a Labour councillor on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council but was defeated at the inaugural election in 1995. --> The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council. The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council. 1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election Elections to Pembrokeshire County Council were held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were the first elections to the