Larkfield is an

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. The ward elects councillors to Chepstow Town Council and

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. The ward covers an area to the southwest of the town centre, comprising the northern part of

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and the area south of Chepstow Community Hospital and Mounton Road. According to the

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the population of the ward was 1,966, increasing to 2,014 by the

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Town Council elections

Up to three town councillors are elected or co-opted from the Larkfield ward to Chepstow Town Council. Larkfield town councillor, Paul Pavia, was elected mayor of Chepstow for 2016/17.

County Council elections

Larkfield elects one county councillor to

. At the May 2017 elections the ward was won by Paul Pavia for the

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. The losing candidate, Phil Hobson of the Liberal Democrats, had been ward councillor since 2004 and most recently deputy leader of the county council. Prior to 2004 the ward had been won by the Conservatives in 1999 and the Labour Party in 1995.

References

{{reflist Chepstow Monmouthshire electoral wards

Town Council elections

County Council elections

See also

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