Monmouthshire County Council

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**Monmouthshire County Council**
The Logo of Monmouthshire Council
The Arms of Monmouthshire County Council
Control	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 principal area and county of Monmouthshire, one of the unitary authorities of Wales.

The current unitary authority was created in 1996 and covers the eastern half of the historic county.

It was formed on April 1, 1996 as a successor to the previous district of Monmouth along with a small part of the former Blaenau Gwent district in the county of Gwent, which themselves were created in 1974.

The council's administrative headquarters are at the former Gwent County Hall in Cwmbran — outside of its own jurisdiction in the neighbouring borough of Torfaen.

1 Elections
2 History
3 Electoral districts, areas and communities
4 References

[edit] Elections

The Council is controlled by the Conservative Party, who have 23 of 43 councillors. The leader is Andrew Crump. The Conservatives took the council in 2004 elections, it having previously been under No Overall Control.

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Plaid Cymru	Others	Notes
2004	24	8	4	2	5	Conservative-controlled
1999						NOC; minority Labour administration
1995						Labour

[edit] History

A previous Monmouthshire County Council covered a different area — that of the administrative county created in 1889 and abolished in 1974. That authority's headquarters were also outside of its own jurisdiction at Shire Hall in the county borough of Newport.

[edit] 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 Hill, which has two councillors. These divisions date from 2004.^[1]

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^[2]

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.

[edit] 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, Llanvihangel 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, Betts 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)

[edit] Central Monmouthshire area

Electoral Division	Community	Other Places
Dixton with Osbaston	Monmouth (Town) (part)	Buckholt
Drybridge	Monmouth (Town) (part)
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
Overmonnow	Monmouth (Town) (part)	Brook Estate
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)

[edit] Lower Wye area

Electoral Division	Community	Other areas
Caerwent	Caerwent	Carrow Hill, Crick, Five Lanes, Llanvair Discoed, Trewen
Devauden	Devauden and Llangwm	Cobbler's Plain, Gaer Fawr, Howick, Itton, Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd, Llangwm, Llansoy, Star Hill, Wolvesnewtown,
Larkfield	Chepstow (Town) (part)	Bulwark (part)
St Arvans	St Arvans and Tintern	Barbadoes Green, Botany Bay, Chapel Hill, Porthcasseg, Parkhouse, The Cot
St Christopher's	Chepstow (Town) (part)	Bulwark (part), Burnt Barn
St Kingsmark	Chepstow (Town) (part)	St. Lawrence Park
St Mary's	Chepstow (Town) (part)
Shirenewton	Mathern and Shirenewton	Bullyhole Bottom, Earlswood, Gaerllwyd, Mathern, Mounton, Mynydd-bach, Newton Green, Pwllmeyric
Thornwell	Chepstow (Town) (part)

[edit] 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)