Milford Hakin is an

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. It covers the

Hakin Hakin is a coastal village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It belongs to the parish of Hubberston in the historical hundred of Roose. It is located directly to the west of the larger town of Milford Haven, and is a district of the community of Milfor ...

area of the

Milford Haven Milford Haven ( ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has been used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was ...

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, to the west of Milford Haven Docks. It elects a councillor to

Pembrokeshire County Council Pembrokeshire County Council () is the local authority for the county of Pembrokeshire, one of the principal areas of Wales. History There have been two bodies called Pembrokeshire County Council. The first existed from 1889 until 1974, and th ...

and three councillors to Milford Haven Town Council. According to the

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the population of the ward was 2,239 (with 1,817 of voting age). Prior to 1996 the ward for elections to

Dyfed County Council Dyfed County Council () was the county council of the county of Dyfed in south west Wales. It operated between 1974 and 1996. The county council was based at County Hall, Carmarthen. History Dyfed County Council was created on 1 April 1974 und ...

was simply called Hakin.

County elections

At the May 2012 and May 2017 election the sitting

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councillor Mike Stoddart successfully defended his seat. His wife Viv Stoddart won the neighbouring Milford Hubberston seat. * = sitting councillor prior to the election

References

{{reflist Pembrokeshire electoral wards Milford Haven

County elections

See also

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