West End (Caldicot ward)
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West End is an electoral ward in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales. The ward elects councillors to Caldicot Town Council and Monmouthshire County Council.
Description
The West End ward covers the western corner of the Caldicot community, bordered more-or-less by the B4245 Newport Road and Caldicot by-pass. The ward stretches south to the River Severn. To the west is the community/ward of Rogiet.{{cite web |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |title=Election maps |publisher=Ordnance Survey |accessdate=25 January 2019}} The West End ward includes Caldicot railway station.
According to the 2001 UK Census the population of the West End ward was 1,918, increasing slightly to 1,944 by the 2011 UK Census.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-wards-wales.php?adm2id=W05000831 |title=West End - Ward in Wales |publisher=City Population|accessdate=25 January 2019}}
In 2014 plans for 82 new houses on 12 acres of neglected brownfield land next to the mainline railway were rejected by the County Council planning committee.{{cite news |url=http://www.chepstowbeacon.co.uk/article.cfm?id=713&headline=Plans%20for%20100%20new%20homes%20turned%20down§ionIs=news&searchyear=2014 |title=Plans for 100 new homes turned down |work=Chepstow Beacon |date= 9 July 2014 |accessdate=25 January 2019}}
Town Council elections
Castle is a community ward for elections to Caldicot Town Council. The Castle ward elects or co-opts three town councillors to the town council.{{cite web|url=http://www.caldicottc.org.uk/Your_Councillors_6961.aspx |title=Your Councillors |publisher=Caldicot Town Council |accessdate=25 January 2019 }}
Labour Party councillor and former mayor, Elaine Davies, died in office from cancer in February 2008, after 12 years in office.{{cite news |author=Daniel Lombard |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2016763.display/ |title=Tributes paid to former mayor |work=South Wales Argus |date= 4 February 2008 |accessdate=25 January 2019}}
County Council elections
West End is a county electoral ward, electing one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council.{{cite book|title=The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 |date=6 December 2002 |publisher=Statutory Instruments|website=legislation.gov.uk |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2002/3275/made |accessdate=25 January 2019}}
The seat was won by the Labour Party at the 1995 and 1999 elections. The 2004 election was won by an Independent candidate, but returned to Labour at the 2012 election.{{cite web |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Monmouthshire-1995-2012.pdf |title=Monmouthshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012 |publisher=The Elections Centre |accessdate=25 January 2019}}
At the May 2017 elections, the ward was retained by Cllr Dave Evans, beating the Independent and Conservative candidates.{{cite news |url=http://www.monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/article.cfm?id=107633&headline=LIVE:%20Monmouthshire%20set%20to%20stay%20blue%20as%20election%20count%20continues§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017 |title=Council elections 2017: Conservatives claim Monmouthshire |work=Monmouthshire Beacon |date= 4 May 2017 |accessdate=25 January 2019}} Evans had won the elections in 2008 and 2012.