This week is unusual on two fronts. Firstly, we have a by-election on a Tuesday and secondly, we have no by-elections taking place on Thursday.
Therefore, the solitary contest this week has already been decided, with Reform coming from nowhere to win a seat vacated by a deceased independent. Both the seat and the county council are very much independent-orientated, with Pembrokeshire having been run by a coalition of independents ever since the authority was established in 1996. We saw this as another easy win for one of the independent candidates, but almost half of the turnout in this overwhelmingly white working class ward backed Reform and the Conservatives. Green supporters should look away, and as for Labour...
Milford Hakin, Pembrokshire County Council
Ref: 179 (27.1%) New
Con: 144 (21.8%) +0.5%
Ind: 106 (16.0%) New
Grn: 85 (12.9%) New
LDm: 57 (8.6%) New
Ind: 52 (7.9%) -22.1%
Lab: 27 (4.1%) New
Ind: 11 (1.7%) New
Ref GAIN from Ind
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