Photo: Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Monmouthshire County Council
Chepstow is run by Monmouthshire County Council. No party holds a majority on Monmouthshire County Council. Its MP is Catherine Fookes (Labour), member for Monmouthshire.
£2,417
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Chepstow’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Monmouthshire County Council
Labour, the largest group, holds 21 of its 46 seats as elected, 3 short of the 24 needed. The Conservatives hold 19, independents 5 and the Greens 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and Welsh Government council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 24 of Monmouthshire’s 46 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour21
- Conservative19
- Independent5
- Green1
Latest election: May 2022.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Chepstow
One council runs every main service in a Welsh county or county borough.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Every part of Wales is in a community; many have a community or town council, which the county council lists. Chepstow’s communities: Chepstow.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Chepstow, from the most recent elections.
- 1Monmouthshire County Council4 wards · 6 councillorsArmand WattsSue RileyPaul GriffithsDale RookeChristopher EdwardsPaul Robert Pavia
- 2Police and crime commissionerGwent Police · elected May 2024Jane Mudd
- 3SeneddSir Fynwy Torfaen · 6 membersPeter FoxLynne NeagleMatthew JonesLaura Anne JonesDonna CushingStephen John Senior
- 4House of CommonsMonmouthshire
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
6 councillors for 4 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Armand WattsLabour · May 2022
- Sue RileyLabour · May 2022
- Paul GriffithsLabour · May 2022
- Dale RookeLabour · May 2022
- Christopher EdwardsConservative · May 2022
- Paul Robert PaviaConservative · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulwark and Thornwellall in Chepstow · 5,021 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Armand WattsSue Riley | May 2022 |
| Chepstow Castle and Larkfieldall in Chepstow · 3,153 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Paul GriffithsDale Rooke | May 2022 |
| St Kingsmarkall in Chepstow · 1,968 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Christopher Edwards | May 2022 |
| Mount Pleasantall in Chepstow · 1,797 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Paul Robert Pavia | May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Monmouthshire County Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Monmouthshire council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Chepstow, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
4 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Chepstow’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,962 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,920 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
716 votes for candidates
Every ward’s result (1 more)
781 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Chepstow is in Monmouthshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Chepstow).
50,844 votes for candidates · majority 3,338
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 50,844 votes from 74,823 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 3,338 of 50,844 votes (6.6%): the 6th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Members of the Senedd for Chepstow
Wales’s parliament: health, education, local government and transport in Wales. Elected 7 May 2026 under the new system of 16 six-member constituencies.
Votes are cast for party lists; seats go to lists in proportion (the D’Hondt method). Bars show seats won: list vote totals aren’t in the data yet.
All of Chepstow is in Sir Fynwy Torfaen.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Chepstow’s Band D council tax is £2,417 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Monmouthshire County Council sets £1,926.45 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to community councils and the Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Monmouthshire, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Gwent’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £1,900.
Revenue budgets 2026–27 including schools (Wales has no academies), Welsh Government; per resident on the Welsh Government’s population. Police and fire are budgeted separately.
Band D: Welsh Government, Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027.
Having a say in how Chepstow is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
monmouthshire.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
monmouthshire.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Chepstow is run
Who is the MP for Chepstow?
Catherine Fookes (Labour) is the MP for Monmouthshire, which covers Chepstow.
How many councillors does Chepstow have?
6 ward councillors represent Chepstow’s 4 wards.
When are the next elections in Chepstow?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Chepstow’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029; the next Senedd election is due in May 2030.
How much is council tax in Chepstow?
Band D council tax in Chepstow is £2,417 for 2026–27 (the council average). Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Monmouthshire County Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Labour 21 · Conservative 19 · Independent 5 · Green 1 of 46 seats; a majority needs 24. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Chepstow?
In Chepstow’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 4 · Conservative 2 of the 6 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 46.4%.
Is Monmouthshire a marginal seat?
Catherine Fookes (Labour) won it by 3,338 votes in July 2024, 6.6% of votes cast: the 6th-narrowest result of 32 in Wales.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency and Senedd constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · Welsh Government council tax levels and revenue budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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