West End (Caldicot ward)

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

West End
Electoral ward
West End
Location within Monmouthshire
Population1,944 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors1 (County), 3 (Town)

Description

The West End ward covers the western corner of the Caldicot community, bordered more-or-less by the B4245 Newport Road and Caldicot by-pass. The ward stretches south to the River Severn. To the west is the community/ward of Rogiet.[1] The West End ward includes Caldicot railway station.

According to the 2001 UK Census the population of the West End ward was 1,918, increasing slightly to 1,944 by the 2011 UK Census.[2]

In 2014 plans for 82 new houses on 12 acres of neglected brownfield land next to the mainline railway were rejected by the County Council planning committee.[3]

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.[4]

Labour Party councillor and former mayor, Elaine Davies, died in office from cancer in February 2008, after 12 years in office.[5]

County Council elections

West End is a county electoral ward, electing one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council.[6]

The seat was won by the Labour Party at the 1995 and 1999 elections. The 2004 election was won by an Independent candidate, but returned to Labour at the 2012 election.[7]

At the May 2017 elections, the ward was retained by Cllr Dave Evans, beating the Independent and Conservative candidates.[8] Evans had won the elections in 2008 and 2012.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. "West End - Ward in Wales". City Population. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. "Plans for 100 new homes turned down". Chepstow Beacon. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. "Your Councillors". Caldicot Town Council. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. Daniel Lombard (4 February 2008). "Tributes paid to former mayor". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. "Monmouthshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. "Council elections 2017: Conservatives claim Monmouthshire". Monmouthshire Beacon. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.