St Mary's is the name of an

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in the town of Chepstow,

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. The ward elects councillors to Chepstow Town Council and

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Description

The St Mary's ward covers the town centre of the Chepstow, which includes the Priory parish church of the same name. The ward is bordered to the north and east by the

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(and the

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border). To the west is Chepstow's St Kingsmark ward and to the south are the Chepstow wards of Larkfield and St Christopher's. According to the

2001 UK Census A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...

the population of the St Mary's ward was 1,741, rising to 1,847 by

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Town Council elections

St Mary's is a community ward for elections to Chepstow Town Council. The St Mary's ward elects or co-opts three town councillors to the town council.

County Council elections

St Mary's is a county electoral ward for elections to

, represented by one county councillor. At the 1995 and 1999 elections the ward elected a Labour Party councillor. The 2004 and 2008 elections were won by the Liberal Democrats, though Labour's Peter Farley won the following 2012 election. At the May 2017 elections Jez Becker won the seat back for the Liberal Democrats.

References

{{reflist Chepstow Monmouthshire electoral wards