Now in it’s silver anniversary year, Pembroke Dock Town Council was formed in 1986 when the old Pembroke Borough council was separated into the two distinct town council areas of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock. When Councillor
Maureen Colgan took over the reins as the town’s mayor for 2010/2011, she edged the fairer sex a little ahead of the men in the position of leading citizen by becoming the 13th lady mayor to serve the town.
A big part of that remarkable record is last year’s mayor Councillor Pam George, who was serving her fifth term. (Not to mention the extra half term she served when she took over from Councillor Mrs. V. Roach who retired due to ill health).
She is also the only remaining member from the original 1986 council. She maintains a strong family tradition as her father, Cllr C. Thomas, was also mayor twice including the inaugural year of the council..
There were originally fourteen councillors in four wards, but since then the boundary commission has increased this to sixteen in order to fit in with the average number of constituents per Councillor in other urban wards in Pembrokeshire. The wards are Pennar (5 councillors), Llanion (5), Market (3) and Central (3). The council has always been well balanced in having lady councillors and this has gradually increased to the present situation where there are eight women councillors serving, creating the perfect fifty - fifty balance.
The council has an interesting mix of experience and youthful vigor with a number of new councillors joining in the last two years and has just co-opted its youngest ever Councillor with sixth former Will Rees joining the ranks. It is also well served by having three of the town’s county councillors also sitting as town councillors. At the moment, the town has some key projects in the pipeline, working in partnership with a variety of town organisations and individuals. A long term goal is the celebration of Pembroke Dock’s two hundredth year of existence in 2014 while improvements to the town’s Memorial Park is another major aim. |
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