Larkfield (electoral ward)

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

Larkfield
Electoral ward
Larkfield
Location within Monmouthshire
Population2,014 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors1 (County), 3 (Town)

The ward covers an area to the southwest of the town centre, comprising the northern part of Bulwark and the area south of Chepstow Community Hospital and Mounton Road.[1]

According to the 2001 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,966, increasing to 2,014 by the 2011 UK Census.[2]

Town Council elections

Up to three town councillors are elected or co-opted from the Larkfield ward to Chepstow Town Council.[3]

Larkfield town councillor, Paul Pavia, was elected mayor of Chepstow for 2016/17.[4]

County Council elections

Larkfield elects one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council.[5] At the May 2017 elections the ward was won by Paul Pavia for the Conservative Party. The losing candidate, Phil Hobson of the Liberal Democrats, had been ward councillor since 2004 and most recently deputy leader of the county council.[6]

Prior to 2004 the ward had been won by the Conservatives in 1999 and the Labour Party in 1995.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. "Larkfield - Ward in Wales". City Population. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. "Contact the Council". Chepstow.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. Marcus Law (8 July 2016). "New mayor for Chepstow". Chepstow Beacon. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. Niall Griffiths (5 May 2017). "LOCAL ELECTIONS: Tories take control of Monmouthshire". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. "Monmouthshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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