Castle (Abergavenny ward)

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Castle
Electoral ward
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Castle
Location within Monmouthshire
Population1,797 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors1 (County), 3 (Town)
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°49′05″N3°00′43″W / 51.818°N 3.012°W / 51.818; -3.012

Castle is an electoral ward in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The ward elects councillors to Abergavenny Town Council and Monmouthshire County Council.

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The ward covers an area south and east of the town centre, including Abergavenny Castle itself in the western corner and the residential areas west of the mainline railway line. [1]

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward 1,797. [2]

Town Council elections

Up to three town councillors are elected or co-opted from the Castle ward to Abergavenny Town Council. [3]

At the May 2017 elections, there was no contest, with three candidates (two Labour and one Conservative) standing for the three seats. [4] Labour councillor, Stephen Head, resigned in 2018 leading to a by-election being arranged for 26 June. [5] The vacant seat was won by the Conservatives.

County Council elections

Castle elects one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council. [6] Since its first election in 2004 (split from Castle & Grofield) the ward has been represented by the Conservative Party. [7] The ward's county councillor since 2008 has been retired businesswoman Maureen Powell. In May 2017 she became Chair of the county council. [8]

Prior to 2004 the Castle & Grofield ward was represented by the Labour Party. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Election maps". UK: Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Castle – Ward in Wales". Germany: City Population. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Councillors". Abergavenny Town Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Council Election 2017 - Monmouth community council nominees". South Wales Argus . 10 April 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Marcus Law (4 April 2018). "Empty seat as Abergavenny town councillor stands down". Abergavenny Chronicle . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  6. ↑ The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2018.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. 1 2 "Monmouthshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Arthur Williams (18 May 2017). "Monmouthshire elects new Chairman". Abergavenny Now. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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