Severn (Caldicot ward)

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

Severn
Electoral ward
Severn is located in Monmouthshire
Severn
Severn
Location within Monmouthshire
Population1,689 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors1 (County), 3 (Town)

Description

The Severn ward covers the southeast of the Caldicot community as far as the M4 motorway and estuary of the River Severn. The ward includes the Deepwier area of the town and the residential areas off Mill Lane.[1] Caldicot's West End ward lies to the west and the Portskewett county ward borders to the east.

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the Severn ward was 1,689.[2]

Town Council elections

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

A by-election took place on 20 May 2010 when long-standing Plaid Cymru town councillor, Joanne Daniels, was disqualified after failing to attend meetings for six months. She blamed this on her international work commitments.[4] Labour Party candidate Alun Lloyd won the by-election by just 8 votes more than his Plaid Cymru rival.[5]

County Council elections

Severn is a county electoral ward for elections to Monmouthshire County Council.[6] At the 1995 and 1999 elections the ward elected two Labour Party county councillors. From the 2004 elections representation was reduced to one councillor.[7] This has been Cllr Jim Higginson, a steelworker and trade union official, who has represented the ward since 1999. Cllr Higginson was elected as chairman of the county council in May 2016.[8]

2017 Monmouthshire County Council election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Higginson 209
Independent Jimmy Harris 152
Conservative Ian Herbert Standing 113

See also

References
  1. "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "Severn - Ward in Wales". City Population. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. Your Councillors, Caldicot Town Council. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. Jessica Best (15 May 2010). "Caldicot councillor's exit forces by-election". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. Jessica Best (25 May 2010). "Labour man wins Caldicot by-election". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. "Monmouthshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. "Caldicot councillor to serve as Monmouthshire chairman". Monmouthshire Beacon. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. "Council elections 2017: Conservatives claim Monmouthshire". Monmouthshire Beacon. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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