 A ward of Pembrokeshire County Council since 1995 it was previously a ward of the former South Pembrokeshire District Council.At the first election for the new Pembrokeshire County Council in 1995, an Independent, previously a member of South Pembrokeshire District Council was elected.At the second election, in 1999 the Conservative Party fielded candidates in Pembrokeshire for the first time but they were defeated in Carew.