Castle is an
electoral ward
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in
Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; , , archaically , ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a "Gateway to Wales"; it is approximately from the England–Wales border, border with England and is loca ...
,
Monmouthshire
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. The ward elects councillors to Abergavenny Town Council and
Monmouthshire County Council
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The current unitary authority was created in 1996 and covers the eastern ...
.
The ward covers an area south and east of the town centre, including
Abergavenny Castle
Abergavenny Castle () is a ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, established by the Normans, Norman lord Hamelin de Balun . It was the site of a massacre of Welsh noblemen in 1175, and was attacked during the e ...
itself in the western corner and the residential areas west of the mainline railway line.
According to the
2011 UK Census
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the population of the ward 1,797.
Town Council elections
Up to three town councillors are elected or co-opted from the Castle ward to Abergavenny Town Council.
At the May 2017 elections, there was no contest, with three candidates (two
Labour and one
Conservative
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) standing for the three seats. Labour councillor, Stephen Head, resigned in 2018 leading to a by-election being arranged for 26 June. The vacant seat was won by the Conservatives.
County Council elections
Castle elects one county councillor to
Monmouthshire County Council
Monmouthshire County Council (or simply Monmouthshire Council) () is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area – one of the unitary authorities of Wales.
The current unitary authority was created in 1996 and covers the eastern ...
. Since its first election in 2004 (split from Castle & Grofield) the ward has been represented by the Conservative Party.
The ward's county councillor since
2008
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has been retired businesswoman Maureen Powell. In May 2017 she became Chair of the county council.
Prior to 2004 the Castle & Grofield ward was represented by the
Labour Party.
See also
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Priory (Abergavenny ward)
Priory is an electoral ward in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The ward elects councillors to Abergavenny Town Council and Monmouthshire County Council.
The ward covers the central area of the town northeast of the main shopping area, bounded to the ...
References
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Abergavenny
Monmouthshire electoral wards