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CALDICOT BUCKS THE TREND

While the Labour Party was licking its wounds nationally after an electoral meltdown throughout England and Wales, Caldicot Labour supporters were celebrating local gains on Monmouthshire County Council and retaking control of the town council.
In the County Council Elections, Labour’s John Marshall took Green Lane ward from Plaid’s Dave Ashwin while David Evans took West End, formerly held by Independent turned Conservative James Harris, for Labour. The County Council as a whole remains firmly under Conservative control.
The Plaid Cymru/Independent coalition lost control of the town council to Labour. Labour now has 9 seats, Plaid 5 and Independents 3. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats failed to put up any candidates.

FULL RESULTS
COUNTY COUNCIL

CALDICOT CASTLE WARD
Ron Stewart (Plaid) 214 (Elected)
Pauline Watts (Labour) 201
Gail Harris (Conservative) 192
Pamela John (Lib Dem) 45
Electorate: 1432
Turnout: 46%

DEWSTOW WARD
Tony Easson (Labour) 225 (Elected)
Julia Haskey (Plaid) 182
Anthony Perrett (Ind) 107
Peter Butcher (Lib Dem) 35
Electorate: 1419
Turnout: 39%

GREEN LANE
John Marshall (Labour) 264 (Elected)
Dave Ashwin (Plaid) 224
Bronwen Jones (Lib Dem) 84
Electorate: 1611
Turnout: 36%

SEVERN
Jim Higginson (Labour) 219 (Elected)
David Chipp (Conservative) 94
Joanne Daniels (Plaid) 94
Pamela Johnston (Lib Dem) 40
Electorate: 1254
Turnout: 36%

WEST END
David Evans (Labour) 158 (Elected)
Kenneth Thomas (Ind) 140
Mike Rice (Ind) 80
Sandra Orme (Lib Dem) 56
Electorate: 1385
Turnout: 32%

TOWN COUNCIL
CALDICOT CASTLE
Elected: Ron Stewart (Plaid) 306
Jillian Bond (Lab) 362
Pauline Watts (Lab) 292
Not elected: Deborah Jones (Plaid) 257, Thomas Thomas (Plaid) 225

DEWSTOW
Elected: Julia Haskey (Plaid) 285
Tony Easson (Lab) 276
John Marshall (Lab) 241
Anthony Perrett (Ind) 205
Not elected: Michael Jones (Plaid) 180, Earl Harvey (Plaid) 172, Martin Peters (Plaid) 170

GREEN LANE
Elected: David Ashwin (Plaid) 284
Victoria Lloyd (Lab) 248
Susan Webb (Lab) 241
Maria Stevens (Lab) 236
Not elected: Julian Porter (Lab) 231, David Gale (Plaid) 215, Florence Harvey (Plaid) 190, Colin Babb (Ind) 159, Paul Tidmarsh 138

SEVERN
Elected: Jim Higginson (Lab) 291
Joanne Daniels (Plaid)241
Christine Ashwin (Plaid) 196
Not elected: Bill Llewellyn 166, Robert Llewellyn 148

WEST END
Elected: Ken Thomas (Ind) 189
Dave Evans (Lab) 167
Kay Harris (Ind) 142
Not elected: Julia Carpenter (Plaid) 140, Julie Roberts (Lab) 133, Rachel Pullen (Lab) 133, Mike Rice (Ind) 125

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