Monmouthshire 43 Cllrs - 42 Wards

(Llanelly Hill) 67,000+ Voters About 1,500 per ward

(half vote) 19 Torys 3 Lib-Dem 11 Labour 10 Odds & Sods Elections May 2017 Geography is a killer

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Urban Areas

Abergavenny – 20%

Chepstow – 15%

Monmouth – 11%

Caldicot – 10%

Magor – 6%

Llanelly Hill – 5%

Usk – 3%

Torfaen – 7% (CLP Only)

Bryn-y-Cwm Branch

13 Wards – 14 Cllrs (Llanelly Hill x2)

3 Labour (Croesonon, Lansdown, Llanwenarth Ultra)

1 Lib (Grofield)

3 Ind (Mardy, Crucorney, Llanelly Hill x1)

6 Tory (Priory, Llanelly Hill x1, Cantref, Castle, Goetre Fawr, Llanfoist Fawr, Llanover)

Monmouth Branch

7 Wards

0 Labour

4 Tory (Overmonnow, Wyesham, Llantillio Crossenny, Mitchel Troy)

3 Ind (Dixton with Osbaston, Drybridge, Trellech United)

Lower Wye Branch

10 Wards

3 Labour (St Christopher’s, St Mary’s, Thornwell)

1 Lib (Larkfield)

1 Ind (Shirenewton)

5 Tory (Caerwent, Devauden, Portskewett, St Arvans, St Kingsmark)

Usk Branch

4 Wards

0 Labour

1 Ind (Llanbadoc)

3 Tory (Raglan, Llangybi Fawr, Usk)

Severnside LCF

8 Wards

5 Labour (Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Severn, The Elms, West End)

1 Lib (Rogiet)

2 Ind (Green Lane, Mill)

0 Tory

Portskewett is ‘shared’ with Lower Wye Branch

Severnside is OUT of the Constituency and IN the County

Torfaen Branch

4 Wards

5 Cllrs (TBC)

4 Labour (Croesycilliog North x 2, Croesycilliog South, Llanyrafon North)

1 Tory (Llanyrafon South)

Torfaen is IN the Constituency and OUT of the County

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Members

All Labour Party members in Monmouthshire (and some parts of Torfaen and Newport East) have the right to participate in the local Labour Party.

Registered Supporters are able to participate but cannot vote at meetings etc.

Most Labour Party bodies have Officers & Executive Committees (ECs) who are charged with running that body between meetings.

Wards

All members are part of a ward. Most wards have about 1,500 voters and elect one Councillor to Monmouthshire County Council (MCC) with 4 wards in the Torfaen Council area.

Wards do not contain enough members to meet on their own.

Members in a ward do however have a say in who stands for election as a local councillor every four years.

Branches

Wards are grouped together in branches usually containing several wards.

Most meet 6 or 12 times a year and all members in that patch are welcome to attend.

Branches discuss and agree local policies and campaigns to promote the Labour Party.

They are the heart of the Party and play an essential role in campaigning.

Monmouth CLP

Monmouth Constituency Labour Party (CLP) is the overarching body for Labour members in the Monmouth Constituency and all members may attend meetings (Called GC’s for General Committee) which happen every other month in Usk. It is made up of most of the wards in MCC and some from Torfaen Council, but does not include any members in the Severnside part of Newport East CLP. It deals with all party, policy, and campaigning matters except those relating to local government and deals with elections for MEPs, MPs, AMs etc.

Monmouth LCF

The Monmouthshire Local Campaigning Forum (LCF) deals with all local government matters relating to MCC including the election of Councillors and liaison with the Labour Group on MCC. All members of the Labour Party who live in Monmouthshire may attend, including those who are part of the Severnside part of Newport East CLP, but not those in the Torfaen Council area. The LCF meets as required. There is inevitable crossover between the CLP and the LCF and both bodies work closely together.

WARDS MEETS ONLY TO SELECT COUNCIL CANDIDATES IN NORMAL ELECTIONS BUT NOT BYE-ELECTIONS (LCF)

FULL MEMBERS LIVING IN THE WARD. THE QUORUM IS 5

BRANCHES – Registered & Affiliated Supporters – May attend but not vote, can leaflet or support events but not canvass – encourage to join it’s under £2 a month!

MEETS AS DECIDED LOCALLY (USUALLY MONTHLY OR BI-MONTHLY) TO DISCUSS LOCAL CAMPAIGNS AND ISSUES. MAY PROPOSE POLICY TO CLP & LCF. HOLDS FUNDS ON BEHALF OF CLP.

MEMBERS LIVING IN COMPONENT WARDS. THE QUORUM IS 5 UNDER 100 MEMBERS AND 8 OVER.

MCLP – MONMOUTH CONSTITUENCY LABOUR PARTY (THE CONSTITUENCY)

MAIN BODY FOR MOST PURPOSES. CAN DECIDE LOCAL POLICY, ELECT CONFERENCE DELEGATES, PROPOSE MOTIONS TO CONFERENCE ETC. MEETS 6 TIMES A YEAR. DOES NOT DEAL WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES INCLUDING CLLRS.

ANY MEMBER FROM BYC, MON, LW, USK, & TORFAEN BRANCHES BUT NOT SEVERNSIDE. THE QUORUM IS 15.

MLCF – MONMOUTHSHIRE LOCAL CAMPAIGING FORUM (THE COUNTY PARTY)

MAIN BODY FOR ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS INCLUDING POLICY AND CLLRS. DOES NOT DEAL WITH OTHER ISSUES. MEETS 6 TIMES A YEAR.

ANY MEMBER FROM BYC, MON, LW, USK, & TORFAEN SEVERNSIDE BRANCHES BUT NOT TORFAEN. THE QUORUM IS 5.

THE EXEC – THE CONSTITUENCY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MEETS 6 TIMES A YEAR. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TO DAY FUNCTIONING OF THE CONSTITUENCY.

MEMBERS OCCUPYING POSITIONS ELECTED AT THE AGM PLUS ONE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTED BY EACH BRANCH. THE QUORUM IS 5.

THE CAMPAIGN TEAM CREATED BY THE EXEC OR THE LCF DEPENDING ON THE ELECTION. MEETS AS REQUIRED. SITS TO ONE SIDE OF OTHER STRUCTURES AND IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH MP, AM, PCC, & CLLR ELECTIONS.

THOSE APPOINTED TO THE CAMPAIGN TEAM AT ANY GIVEN POINT.

• WE ARE ODD, (1%), TALKING TO OURSELVES DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING.

• You live in the: Healthiest, Wealthiest , Longest Lived, Best Educated, Best Housed, Area of Wales.

• In Abergavenny, Monmouth, Torfaen, Caldicot, Chepstow, and some rural areas there are significant numbers of people suffering multiple deprivation and poverty.

• We want a Labour administration. • They need one.• It is our job to make that happen.

THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE

What can you do

Canvass Phone canvass Leaflet Support street stalls Write to the media Attend events Give a donation Give a regular donation Stand for election Attend meetings PAINT IT ALL RED!