Preseli Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire district. On 1 April 1996 the district was abolished by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and merged into a reconstituted county of Pembrokeshire. Preseli Pembrokeshire Preseli Pembrokeshire (, ; ) was one of six local government districts of Dyfed in West Wales from 1974 to 1996. Until 1987 the name of the district was Preseli. The district took its name from the Preseli Hills. It was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 from the northern part of the administrative county of Pembrokeshire - specifically, the municipal borough of Haverfordwest, the urban districts of
1901 Pembrokeshire County Council election elected at the first meeting of the new council. 1901 Pembrokeshire County Council election The fifth election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1901. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. Only eleven seats were contested and, as a result, the vast majority of wards resulted in unopposed returns. There were no boundary changes at this election. Having been defeated in 1898, Canton regained his seat without opposition. W.H. George was elected by the casting vote of the Mayor. Dr Griffith had stood as a Liberal in 1892 and a Liberal Unionist