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14-507: Monmouth Town Council is the town council of the traditional county town of Monmouth , south-east Wales . The Council comprises 19 members, who are elected every five years. The Mayor is the titular head of the council. The council has its offices in the Shire Hall , a Grade I listed building owned by Monmouthshire County Council . Monmouth is located within the principal area of Monmouthshire ( Welsh : Cyngor Sir Fynwy ), one of
28-537: A charter providing for sixteen councillors, from whom one was elected as mayor, plus the right to two maces, which remains in practice to this day. Shire Hall is the meeting place of the council. Located in the town centre, Shire Hall is a Grade I listed building. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions for Monmouthshire . It is owned by Monmouthshire County Council, and beside serving as town hall of Monmouth, it
42-642: Is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales . Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England but, unlike English parishes, communities cover the whole of Wales. There are 878 communities in Wales. Until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes . These were abolished by section 20 (6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of
56-480: Is also used as the town's Tourist Information Centre . The Mayor of Monmouth is the titular head of the council. Incumbent mayor is Tom Kirton, who was elected in the annual general meeting of the council on 15th May 2023. The position of Deputy Mayor is held by David Evans. Monmouth has five wards: Town, Dixton with Osbaston , Drybridge , Overmonnow , and Wyesham . Four county councillors are elected from these wards for Monmouthshire County Council. Until 2022
70-945: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . Trefnydd of the Senedd The Trefnydd , or Leader of the House in English, and formerly Minister for Assembly Business , is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government , who manages the government's business in the Senedd (the Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru ; formerly the National Assembly for Wales ). The current officeholder
84-474: The 22 unitary authorities of Wales . The Town Council is responsible for a limited range of local government functions, including street cleaning, children's play areas, the town's Christmas lights and floral displays, civic events, and grants to local organisations, and is consulted by the County Council on other matters including planning applications. It operates a community projects grants scheme. During
98-475: The Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are now three communities with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St Davids . The chair of a town council or city council will usually have the title mayor (Welsh: maer ). However, not every community has a council. In communities with populations too small to sustain a full community council, community meetings may be established. The communities in
112-655: The Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS ( C ) Shadow Cabinet ( current ) Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP ( L ) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils ( leader list ) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums A community ( Welsh : cymuned )
126-615: The Town Council comprised 16 members. From 2022 it was increased to 19 members, who are elected every five years. Wyesham, Osbaston, Town and Overmonnow wards have four members in the council, while Drybridge has three representatives. At the May 2017 elections, seven Indy Monmouth councillors won seats on the town council. One of them, Cllr Anna Antebi, resigned from her Town ward seat in September 2017 for personal reasons. Conservative, Rob Caffel, won
140-687: The community boundaries within their area every fifteen years. The councils propose changes to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales , which prepares a report and makes recommendations to the Welsh Government . If the Welsh Government accepts the recommendations, then it implements them using a statutory instrument . For example, in 2016 four new communities were created in the City and County of Cardiff . The legislation surrounding community councils in Wales has been amended significantly in
154-517: The reign of William the Conqueror , a castle was built in Monmouth to control the area and its resources. In addition to the castle and Benedictine priory , the town also had burgesses in medieval times. Burgesses had an exclusive control over trade in the market. This monopoly created the need for a local government organisation, which evolved into Monmouth's town council when in 1447 Henry VI granted
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#1732895639772168-487: The same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas . Most, but not all, communities are administered by community councils , which are equivalent to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by
182-614: The seat by two votes at a by-election in November. Official website Community (Wales) Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
196-551: The urban areas of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport do not have community councils. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census , there were 869 communities in Wales. 84 percent, or more than 730, have a council. They vary in size from Rhayader with an area of 13,945 hectares (34,460 acres) to Cefn Fforest with an area of 64 hectares (160 acres). They ranged in population from Barry with 45,053 recorded inhabitants to Baglan Bay with no permanent residents. The twenty-two principal area councils are required to review
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