Llanwenarth Ultra is an

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near

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. The ward elects councillors to Llanfoist Fawr Community Council and

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History and description

The ward (previously a civil parish) is based around the main population centre of

Govilon Govilon () is a small Welsh village located between Llanfoist and Gilwern near Abergavenny in north Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanfoist Fawr. The population was 1,447 in 2011. Attractions The Monmouthshire and Brecon C ...

, a large village between

Gilwern Gilwern is a village within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, Wales. Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the Usk valley. Its position beside the Monmouthshire a ...

(to the west) and

Llanfoist Llanfoist () is a village near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire, Wales, in the community of Llanfoist Fawr. Llanfoist derives from ''Ffwyst'', an early Christian Welsh saint, although the anglicised version of the church patron is ''Saint Faith' ...

(to the east). Llanwenarth Ultra was originally a

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, formed from 2,433 acres of the civil parish of Llanwenarth Citra in 1874. (reproduced o
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At the end of the 19th century Govilon had a population of 500 and its own railway station on the Abergavenny and Merthyr branch of the

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. Llanwenarth Ultra has been part of the Llanfoist Fawr

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since the 1970s. According to the

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the population of the Llanwenarth Ultra ward was 1,354, increasing to 1,447 by the

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Community Council elections

Being part of the community of Llanfoist Fawr, Llanwenarth Ultra is a community ward electing or co-opting up to six of the twelve community councillors to Llanfoist Fawr Community Council. Prior to the May 2017 elections only two nominations were received, leading to four seats remaining vacant.

County Council elections

The Llanwenarth Ultra ward has elected one county councillor to

since 1995. Prior to 1995 Llanwenarth Ultra was part of the Llanover ward for elections to Gwent County Council. Since the first elections to Monmouthshire County Council in 1995 the ward has been represented by the Labour Party.

References

{{reflist Monmouthshire electoral wards Former civil parishes of Wales