Badminton, Blaenau Gwent

Badminton is a community and electoral ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, with the community being created in 2010.

Badminton
Badminton
Location within Blaenau Gwent
Population3,110 [1]
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEBBW VALE
Postcode districtNP23
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Blaenau Gwent

Community

The community of Badminton was created from part of the larger community of Beaufort in 2010 following The Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 2010.[2] The community includes the Newchurch and Glyncoed area of Ebbw Vale (including Badminton Grove) and the area to the west surrounding Bryn-serth Road. The Rassau and (new) Beaufort communities lie to the north, with Ebbw Vale North immediately to the south. The Ebbw Fawr river flows through Glyncoed in the eastern half of the community.[3]

The boundaries of the Badminton community are coterminous with the electoral ward of the same name. According to the 2011 census the population of the Badminton ward was 3,110 (with 556 under the age of 18).[1]

Badminton has only one listed building in the area, namely Church House, a mid 19th-century two storey building which was probably contemporary to the (now demolished) St John's Church.[4]

Governance

Badminton is in the Blaenau Gwent parliamentary constituency for elections to the UK parliament and a constituency of the same name for elections to the Welsh Assembly government.

The Badminton ward elects two county councillors to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. At the May 2017 elections the ward elected two Independent councillors, Clive Meredith and Gregory Paulsen.[5] Paulsen took a seat from the Labour Party and helped the Independents win a majority on the county council.[6]

gollark: > “We thought my poor grandmother’s remains had been buried in accordance with her wishes,” growls Elizabeth’s direct descendant, Catherine Gratwick. “Can’t you let her rest in peace? This is her body that you’re messing with. You can’t just irradiate and poison her; you must ask me first! How would you like it if your family’s remains were exhumed and mutilated? You must never use cells from deceased people without the explicit pre-mortem consent of the patient or their relatives. As for granny - I insist that all remaining samples of her be buried, and that you financially compensate her family for the pain and grief you have caused!”
gollark: > Two generations ago, scientists took a biopsy of a tumor from a cancer patient named Elizabeth Gratwick, who died soon after. Without her knowledge or consent, these cells were preserved in the laboratory and proved to be exceptionally stable in replication. As stable cancer cell lines are highly useful for medical research, “ElGr cells” have been sent to and used by scientists all over the world. However, objections are now being raised by Elizabeth’s descendants.
gollark: Now I need to answer a question!
gollark: And top 1% for crime.
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References
  1. "Badminton - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. "The Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 2010". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. "Church House - A Grade II Listed Building in Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. Alison Sanders (5 May 2017). "Independents gain back control of traditional Labour heartland Blaenau Gwent". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. "Local Elections: Independents take control of Blaenau Gwent from Labour". South Wales Argus. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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