Caldicot Castle (electoral ward)

Caldicot Castle is an electoral ward in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales. The ward elects councillors to Caldicot Town Council and Monmouthshire County Council.

Caldicot Castle
Electoral ward
Caldicot Castle
Location within Monmouthshire
Population1,919 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors1 (County), 3 (Town)

Description

The Caldicot Castle ward covers the northern corner of the Caldicot community bordered to the north by the A48 road (and Caerwent) and to the east by the community/ward of Portskewett.[1] The eponymous medieval Caldicot Castle and museum is located in the parkland to the southeast of the ward.

According to the 2001 UK Census the population of the Caldicot Castle ward was 1,879, increasing slightly to 1,919 by the 2011 UK Census.[2]

Town Council elections

Castle is a community ward for elections to Caldicot Town Council. The Castle ward elects or co-opts three town councillors to the town council .[3]

A by-election in August 2016, to fill a vacant seat, saw Oliver Edwards win for the Labour Party, replacing Labour councillor Alan Davies. Edwards' father had been a town councillor until 2009.[4]

County Council elections

Caldicot Castle is a county electoral ward, electing one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council.[5]

The seat was won by the Labour Party at the 1995 and 1999 elections. The 2004 election was won by Plaid Cymru, who retained the seat in 2008. At the 2012 election Labour won the seat back.[6]

At the May 2017 elections, the ward was won by Jo Watkins for the Liberal Democrats, beating the Labour and Conservative candidates in a close race.[7]

2017 Monmouthshire County Council election [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jo Watkins 271
Labour Jeff Williams 253
Conservative Tim Fawcitt 247

See also

References
  1. "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. "Caldicot Castle - Ward in Wales". City Population. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. Your Councillors, Caldicot Town Council. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. Niall Griffiths (9 August 2016). "Councillor following in father's footsteps after Caldicot by-election win". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. "Monmouthshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. "Council elections 2017: Conservatives claim Monmouthshire". Monmouthshire Beacon. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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