Priory is an electoral ward in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The ward elects councillors to Abergavenny Town Council and Monmouthshire County Council.
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Population | 2,196 (2011 census) |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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Councillors | 1 (County), 3 (Town) |
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The ward covers the central area of the town northeast of the main shopping area, bounded to the north by Park Crescent and surrounding Bailey Park.[1]
According to the 2001 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,942, increasing to 2,196 by the 2011 UK Census.[2]
Up to three town councillors are elected or co-opted from the Priory ward to Abergavenny Town Council.
In July 2016 the Labour Party won its first seat on the ward when local teacher, Tudor Thomas, won a town council seat from the Conservatives in a by-election.[3] At the May 2017 elections two of the seats were won by Labour (with Cllr Thomas topping the poll) and the third was won by the Conservatives.[4]
Priory elects one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council.[5] At the May 2017 elections the ward was won by a three votes majority, after three recounts. Labour candidate Tudor Thomas beat incumbent Conservative councillor, John Prosser, by 348 votes to 345.[6]
The Conservatives had previously held the seat since 1999.[7]