Priory (Abergavenny ward)

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Population2,196 (2011 census)
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51°49′30″N3°00′54″W / 51.825°N 3.015°W / 51.825; -3.015 Coordinates: 51°49′30″N3°00′54″W / 51.825°N 3.015°W / 51.825; -3.015

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

Abergavenny town in Monmouthshire, Wales

Abergavenny is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a Gateway to Wales. It is located on the A40 trunk road and the A465 Heads of the Valleys road and is approximately 6 miles (10 km) from the border with England.

Monmouthshire County

Monmouthshire is a county in south-east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire of which it covers the eastern 60%. The largest town is Abergavenny. Other towns and large villages are Caldicot, Chepstow, Monmouth, Magor and Usk. It borders Torfaen and Newport to the west; Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the east; and Powys to the north.

Monmouthshire County Council

Monmouthshire County Council is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area – one of the unitary authorities of Wales.

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The ward covers the central area of the town northeast of the main shopping area, bounded to the north by Park Crescent and surrounding Bailey Park. [1]

According to the 2001 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,942, increasing to 2,196 by the 2011 UK Census. [2]

Town Council elections

Up to three town councillors are elected or co-opted from the Priory ward to Abergavenny Town Council.

In July 2016 the Labour Party won its first seat on the ward when local teacher, Tudor Thomas, won a town council seat from the Conservatives in a by-election. [3] At the May 2017 elections two of the seats were won by Labour (with Cllr Thomas topping the poll) and the third was won by the Conservatives. [4]

Labour Party (UK) Centre-left political party in the United Kingdom

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, known informally as the Tories, and historically also known as the Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 288 Members of Parliament, and also has 234 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, 8 members of the London Assembly and 7,445 local councillors.

County Council elections

Priory elects one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council. [5] At the May 2017 elections the ward was won by a three votes majority, after three recounts. Labour candidate Tudor Thomas beat incumbent Conservative councillor, John Prosser, by 348 votes to 345. [6]

2017 Monmouthshire County Council election Election to all seats of the non-metropolitan county council of Monmouthshire in May 2012.

An election to Monmouthshire County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections across the United Kingdom. 43 councillors were to be elected from both single-member and dual-member electoral divisions by first-past-the-post for a four-year term of office.

The Conservatives had previously held the seat since 1999. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Election maps". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Priory - Ward in Wales". City Population. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Former teacher wins Abergavenny Town Council's Priory ward for Labour". Abergavenny Chronicle. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Arthur Williams (5 May 2017). "Full Abergavenny Election Results Thursday 4th May 2017". Abergavenny Now. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ↑ The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ↑ Niall Griffiths (5 May 2017). "LOCAL ELECTIONS: Tories take control of Monmouthshire". South Wales Argus . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Monmouthshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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