There were comparatively few unopposed returns, partly as a result of the increasingly politicised nature of the election.
The retiring member, a long-serving county and district councillor, elected as an Independent in 1995, had subsequently joined the Labour Party.
The Independent candidate had been a Labour councillor on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council but was defeated at the inaugural election in 1995.
The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.
The boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.