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Labour hold
| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
62.51% |
| Conservative |  |
18.93% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
18.55% |
| Swing: 2.34% from Labour to Conservative | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Field |
Labour Elected
|
22,082 | 62.51 | |
| Andrew Gilbert |
Conservative
|
6,687 | 18.93 | |
| Stuart Kelly |
Liberal Democrat
|
6,554 | 18.55 | |
| Majority | 15,395 | 43.58 | ||
| Turnout | 35,323 | 56.27 | ||
GENERAL ELECTION 2010 - LIVE BLOG
GENERAL ELECTION 2010 – LATEST NEWS
Lib Dem meets and greets in Fishguard
11:45am Friday 23rd April 2010
The Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Nick Tregoning visited Fishguard this week, meeting constituents and canvassing around the town.
Conservatives ‘hit the ground running’ in election campaign
10:41am Friday 23rd April 2010
Stephen Crabb’s campaign to be re-elected as MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire ‘hit the ground running’, he reported today; his volunteer team of supporters has already canvassed in 46 local villages, estates and towns.
Candidates to face climate change questions
12:19pm Tuesday 20th April 2010
Voters in Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South are being offered the chance to ask the politicians vying to be their MP, what they would do to tackle climate change.
Stephen Crabb welcomes Burmese campaigner to Pembrokeshire
5:40pm Monday 19th April 2010
Stephen Crabb welcomed a Burmese democracy campaigner as an observer of his election campaign in Preseli Pembrokeshire last weekend.
Crabb backs Pembrokeshire food with promise to fight for ‘honest labelling’
11:35am Monday 19th April 2010
Stephen Crabb made a campaign stop at Haverfordwest Farmers Market on Friday (April 16th) to highlight Conservative plans to support local food producers and put an end to dishonest labelling of non-British food.
Labour’s anger as Tory group pockets £50,000 for campaign
11:00am Saturday 17th April 2010
More than £50,000 of private donations made to a parliamentary campaign in Pembrokeshire has been described as an ‘abuse of our democratic position’.
Friends of the Earth push climate change to top of agenda
5:15pm Friday 16th April 2010
Election candidates in the two Pembrokeshire constituencies are being urged to give climate change a high priority.
Conservative campaign trail heads to Caldey Island
1:25pm Thursday 15th April 2010
Conservative parliamentary candidate Simon Hart is pictured taking his campaign to be South Pembrokeshire’s next MP to Caldey Island off Tenby.
Stephen Crabb hits campaign trail in Fishguard with promise to fight for town regeneration
1:10pm Thursday 15th April 2010
Fishguard regeneration must be the top priority for Pembrokeshire, said Stephen Crabb, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, after consulting local residents and businesses during a visit to the town.
Preseli Pembrokeshire’s Plaid Cymru candidate welcomes party manifesto launch
12:57pm Thursday 15th April 2010
Plaid Cymru’s candidate in Preseli Pembrokeshire has welcomed the launch of his party’s election manifesto on Tuesday.
