Pembrokeshire was set up to take over the functions of the Pembrokeshire Quarter Sessions. This and the administrative county of Pembrokeshire were abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, with Pembrokeshire forming two districts of the new county of Dyfed: South Pembrokeshire and Preseli – the split being made at the request of local authorities in the area. In 1996, under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the county of Dyfed was broken up into its constituent parts, and Pembrokeshire has been a unitary authority since then. In 2017 Pembrokeshire County Council had 60 members and no political party in overall
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