1889 Pembrokeshire County Council election 1889 Pembrokeshire County Council election The first election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in January 1889. It was followed by the 1892 election. The county was divided into numerous single member wards with two or more councillors elected to represent Tenby and Pembroke Dock. 1889 was a landmark year in the history of Welsh Liberalism, a coming of age symbolized by the triumph across Wales of Liberal candidates in the inaugural county council elections. The Liberal triumph in Pembrokeshire was not as complete as in other Welsh counties but was nevertheless significant. In the north of the county a
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