- Monmouthshire County Council
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Monmouthshire County Council 
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The Arms of Monmouthshire County CouncilControl Conservative MPs - David Davies
(Monmouth constituency) - Jessica Morden
(Newport East constituency)
Official Website www.monmouthshire.gov.uk Monmouthshire County Council (or Monmouthshire Council) (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Fynwy) 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 half of the historic county.
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History
A Monmouthshire County Council was originally formed in 1889, covering the administrative county of Monmouthshire. The council was based at Shire Hall in Newport. In 1891 Newport became a county borough and therefore outside of the jurisdiction of the county council, although the council continued to be based there. The council was abolished in 1974, and a new Monmouthshire County Council was formed in 1996 covering the principal area of Monmouthshire. This council was a successor to the previous Monmouth District Council along with a small part of the former Blaenau Gwent District Council area, which themselves were created in 1974.
The present council's administrative headquarters are at the former Gwent County Hall at Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran — which is also outside of its own jurisdiction in the neighbouring borough of Torfaen— and which is due to close in 2012 because of "concrete cancer". The authority is planning to relocate some of its headquarters functions to offices at Coleg Gwent, Usk.[1] In May 2010 it was reported that the council had purchased additional offices at the Wales 1 Business Park at Magor.[2] Planning permission for a new office building at Usk, to provide the authority's central facilities, was granted in September 2011.[3] Some council functions moved in 2011 to offices at Magor.[4] Both Usk and Magor are within the authority's area.
Elections
The Council is controlled by the Conservative Party, who have 28 of 43 councillors. The leader is Peter Fox. The Conservatives took the council in 2004 elections, it having previously been under No Overall Control, further increasing their majority in the council election of 2008.
Elections take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008.[2]
Current composition
Group affiliation[5] Members Conservative 28 Labour 6 Liberal Democrat 5 Independent 3 Plaid Cymru 1 Total 43 Historic results
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru Others Notes 2008 28 7 5 1 2 Conservative-controlled 2004 24 8 4 2 5 Conservative-controlled 1999 19 17 1 0 4 NOC; minority Labour administration 1995 Labour Electoral districts, areas and communities
For the purposes of electing councillors, the principal area is divided into forty-two electoral divisions, each returning one councillor, except Llanelly, known as Llanelly Hill, which has two councillors. These divisions date from 2004.[6]
The council operates a decentralised system of administration, with four area committees:
- Bryn y Cwm, covering the Abergavenny area
- Central Monmouthshire, centred on Monmouth
- Lower Wye, for the Chepstow area
- Severnside, the area around Caldicot[7]
Although the council is described as "unitary authority", there is in fact a second tier of government, with the entire area being divided into communities, all of which has either a town or community council.
Bryn y Cwm area
Electoral Division Community Other Places Cantref Abergavenny (Town) (part) Knoll Estate Castle Abergavenny (Town) (part) Croesonen Llantilio Pertholey (part) Llwynu (part) Crucorney Crucorney and Grosmont Campstone, Cupid's Hill, Cwmyoy, Forest Coal Pit, Grosmont, Henllan, Llangattock-Lingoed, Llangua, Llanthony, Llanvetherine, Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouth Cap, Pandy, Pedbidwal, Stanton, Wern Gifford Goetre Fawr Goetre Fawr Little Mill, Mamhilad, Nant-y-derry, Pencroesoped, Penperlleni, Grofield Abergavenny (Town) (part) Lansdown Abergavenny (Town) (part) Llwynu (part), Major's Barn Llanelly Hill Llanelly Blackrock, Clydach, Gellifelin, Gilwern, Maesygwatha, Waun Wen Llanfoist Fawr Llanfoist Fawr (part) Belli-glas, Llanellen, Llanfoist Llanover Llanarth and Llanover Aberffrwd, Betws newydd, Bryngwyn, Clytha, Croes Hywel, Llanarth, Llanddewi Rhydderch, Llanfair Kilgeddin, Llanvapley, Llanvihangel Gobion, Penpergwm, Pit Clytha, The Bryn, Upper Llanover, Wern-y-Cwrt, Llanwenarth Ultra Llanfoist Fawr (part) Govilon, Llanwernarth Mardy Llantilio Pertholey (part) Bryngwenin, Llanddewi Skirrid, Priory Abergavenny (Town) (part) Central Monmouthshire area
Electoral Division Community Other Places Dixton with Osbaston Monmouth (Town) (part) Buckholt, Osbaston, Dixton, Dixton Road, Town Centre (part), Manson, Manson Cross, Leasbrook Lane, Newton Court, Wyastone Leys Drybridge Monmouth (Town) (part) Ancrehill, Brook Estate Llanbadoc Gwehelog Fawr and Llanbadoc Glascoed, Gwehelog, Kemeys Commander, Llancayo, Monkswood, Rhadyr, Trostrey Llangybi Fawr Llangybi, Llanhennock and Llantrisant Fawr Coed y paen, Gwernesney, Newbridge-on-Usk, Llandegveth, Llanllowell, Llangybi, Llantrisant, Tredunnock Llantilio Crossenny Llangattock-Vibon-Avel and Llantilio Crossenny Bont, Caggle Street, Cross Ash, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Norton, Rockfield, St. Maughans, Skenfrith, Tal-y-coed, Treadam, Walson Mitchel Troy Mitchel Troy Cwmcarvan, Dingestow, Jingle Street, Wonastow, Tregare, The Lydart (part) Overmonnow Monmouth (Town) (part) Wonastow Road Raglan Raglan Coed-y-fedw, Kingcoed, Llandenny, Llangovan, Pen-y-clawdd, Twyn y Sheriff Trellech United Trellech United Catbrook, Hoop, Llandogo, Llanishen, Maryland, Penallt, The Narth, Treleck, Whitebrook Usk Usk (Town) Wyesham Monmouth (Town) (part) Wyesham, Hadnock, The Kymin, Redbrook Lower Wye area
Electoral Division Community Other areas Caerwent Caerwent Carrow Hill, Crick, Five Lanes, Llanvair Discoed, Trewen, St. Brides Netherwent, Carrow Hill, Highmoor Hill Devauden Devauden and Llangwm Cobbler's Plain, Gaer Fawr, Howick, Itton, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Llangwm, Llansoy, Star Hill, Wolvesnewton Larkfield Chepstow (part) Bulwark (part), High Beech, Hardwick Hill, Hardwick Court, Garden City (part) St Arvans St Arvans and Tintern Barbadoes Green, Botany Bay, Chapel Hill, Porthcasseg, Parkhouse, The Cot St Christopher's Chepstow (part) Bulwark (part), The Triangle St Kingsmark Chepstow (part) St. Lawrence Park, The Danes, Bayfield Hamlet, The Bayfields, Crossway Green St Mary's Chepstow (part) Chepstow Town Centre,Lower Chepstow, Garden City Shirenewton Mathern and Shirenewton Bullyhole Bottom, Earlswood, Gaerllwyd, Mathern, Mounton, Mynydd-bach, Newton Green, Pwllmeyric, Pen-y-Cae Mawr, Haysgate Thornwell Chepstow (part) Bulwark (part), Thornwell Severnside
Electoral Division Community Other areas Caldicot Castle Caldicot (Town) (part) Dewstow Caldicot (Town) (part) Green Lane Caldicot (Town) (part) Mill Magor with Undy (part) Knollbury, Llandeveny, Magor Portskewett Portskewett Ifton, Leechpool, Mount Ballan, Sudbrook Rogiet Rogiet Llanfihangel Rogiet Severn Caldicot (Town) (part) Deepwier The Elms Magor with Undy (part) St. Bride's Netherwent, Undy, Vinegar Hill West End Caldicot (Town) (part) References
- ^ Monmouthshire County Council press release, "This council is coming home", 12 January 2010
- ^ South Wales Argus, "Council buys new base in Magor", 9 May 2010
- ^ Free Press, Plans for new Monmouthshire council HQ in Usk are approved, 29 September 2011
- ^ Monmouthshire Council, Monmouthshire’s student finance team to move to Magor, 26 September 2011
- ^ [1]
- ^ The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (2002 No. 3275 (W.313))
- ^ Monmouthshire Council - Area Committees
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