Aberystwyth Rheidol

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Aberystwyth Rheidol
Electoral ward
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Aberystwyth Rheidol
Location within Ceredigion
Population2,731 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly
Councillors1 (County), 4 (Town)
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion
52°24′32″N4°05′06″W / 52.409°N 4.085°W / 52.409; -4.085 Coordinates: 52°24′32″N4°05′06″W / 52.409°N 4.085°W / 52.409; -4.085

Aberystwyth Rheidol is the name of a local government electoral ward in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It elects a county councillor to Ceredigion County Council and also elects town councillors to Aberystwyth Town Council.

Aberystwyth town in Ceredigion, Wales

Aberystwyth is an ancient market town, administrative centre, community, and holiday resort in Ceredigion, Wales. It is located near the confluence of the Ystwyth and the Afon Rheidol.

Ceredigion County

Ceredigion is a principal area of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Welsh is spoken by more than half the population. Ceredigion is considered to be a centre of Welsh culture. The county is mainly rural with over 50 miles (80 km) of coastline and a mountainous hinterland. The numerous sandy beaches and the long-distance Ceredigion Coast Path provide excellent views of Cardigan Bay.

Wales Country in northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

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Description

The Rheidol ward covers the area immediately southwest of the town centre surrounding the mouth of the River Rheidol. It includes Aberystwyth Castle, the Old College buildings and Council Offices in the north of the ward, with Aberystwyth Marina and the residential area of Trefechan towards the south. [1] The Aberystwyth South ward (known as Penparcau for elections to the town council) borders to the south and Aberystwyth Canol/Central to the east.

Aberystwyth Castle Grade I listed castle in Ceredigion

Aberystwyth Castle is a Grade I listed Edwardian fortress located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It was built in response to the First Welsh War in the late 13th century, replacing an earlier fortress located a mile to the south. During a national uprising by Owain Glyndŵr, the Welsh captured the castle in 1404, but it was recaptured by the English four years later. In 1637 it became a Royal mint by Charles I, and produced silver shillings. The castle was slighted by Oliver Cromwell in 1649.

Old College, Aberystwyth Grade I listed building in Ceredigion. Building in Aberystwyth, Wales

Old College, Aberystwyth is a building that forms part of the University of Aberystwyth in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It was built in 1795 by John Nash and is a Grade I listed building.

Penparcau village in United Kingdom

Penparcau is a village in Ceredigion, Wales situated to the south of Aberystwyth. It is the largest village in Ceredigion and is also an electoral ward. The village has the largest number of Welsh language speakers in the Aberystwyth Town area (1095), covering an area from the sea to the river Rheidol - map1

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the community/ward was 2,731. [2]

Aberystwyth Rheidol was created following The County of Ceredigion (Electoral Changes) Order 2002, which divided Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardigan and Aberystwyth into new electoral divisions. Aberystwyth was divided into five electoral wards (previously East, North, South and West), with Aberystwyth Rheidol coterminous with the boundaries of the previous Riverside community ward. It would elect one county councillor. [3]

Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion village in Ceredigion, Wales

Llanbadarn Fawr is an urbanised village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is located on the outskirts of Aberystwyth situated next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth. It holds two electoral wards, Padarn and Sulien which elect a Ceredigion County Councillor each and several Llanbadarn Fawr Community Councillors. At the 2001 census its population as a community was recorded at 2,899, increasing to 3,380 at the 2011 census.

Cardigan, Ceredigion town in Ceredigion, Wales

Cardigan is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion in Wales. The town lies on a tidal reach of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion, formerly Cardiganshire, meets Pembrokeshire. Cardigan was the county town of the historic county and is the second-largest town in Ceredigion. The largest town, Aberystwyth, is one of the two administrative centres; the other being Aberaeron.

Town Council

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Aberystwyth town council wards

The Rheidol ward elects four town councillors to Aberystwyth Town Council. At the election on 5 May 2017 two Plaid Cymru councillors, one Welsh Liberal Democrat and one Labour Party councillor were elected. [4]

Aberystwyth Town Council is the community council that governs the ancient borough, town and community of Aberystwyth. For electoral purposes, it is divided into five electoral divisions.

Plaid Cymru is a social-democratic political party in Wales advocating Welsh independence from the United Kingdom within the European Union.

Welsh Liberal Democrats Welsh political party

The Welsh Liberal Democrats is a political party in Wales and a member of the federal Liberal Democrats, along with the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the English Liberal Democrats.

County Council

Since 2004 Aberystwyth Rheidol ward has elected one county councillor to Ceredigion County Council. Liberal Democrat councillor Eric Griffiths was elected in May 2004 and May 2008. [5] Cllr Griffiths resigned at the end of May 2008 after being arrested by the police and cautioned for a sexual offence. [6] A by-election was arranged for 10 July 2008. Rheidol town councillor and recently elected Aberystwyth mayor, Lorrae Jones-Southgate, resigned her position after she wasn't chosen as the new Liberal Democrat candidate for the ward. [7]

Ceredigion County Council

Ceredigion County Council is the governing body for the county of Ceredigion, since 1996 one of the unitary authorities of Wales.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. Currently led by Jo Swinson, the party has 17 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, 16 members of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in each of the Welsh Assembly and the London Assembly. It was in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015.

At the by-election on 10 July 2008 Plaid Cymru candidate, Aled Davies, won the seat with 271 votes. The Liberal Democrat candidate was second with 252 votes. [8]

Aled Davies won the seat in the May 2012 county elections standing as an Independent, with an increased majority. Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems came in second and third places. [5] In 2015 it was publicised that Davies had only attended 5 of the 22 previous council meetings. He put this down to his other job making it difficult to attend meetings. He added "sometimes these meetings are a complete waste of time and decisions have been made beforehand anyway. I do a lot of work in the community and find it hard as an independent member, fighting as a lone individual against other affiliated members." [9]

At the May 2017 elections five candidates stood for the Aberystwyth Rheidol seat. [10] It was won by Plaid Cymru candidate, Endaf Edwards, with the previous sitting councillor, Aled Davies, finishing third. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Aberystwyth Rheidol Ward (as of 2011) (1237327710)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ↑ The County of Ceredigion (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Outgoing mayor of Aberystwyth loses council seat". Cambrian News. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. 1 2 Ceredigion County Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Councillor quits over sex offence". BBC News . 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Aber mayor quits over by-election". BBC News . 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Plaid take seat from Lib Dems". Daily Post . North Wales. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Sion Morgan (4 March 2015). "Absent councillor who attended five meetings in a period when he earned £26,000 from the taxpayer says 'what's the point?'". Wales Online . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Chris Betteley (12 April 2017). "Five-horse race to win hotly contested council seat". Cambrian News. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Chris Betteley (5 May 2017). "Ceredigion County Council Election 2017: The Results". Cambrian News. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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