▁of ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁Bath , ▁and ▁is ▁primarily ▁used ▁for ▁elect oral ▁purposes . ▁The ▁w ard ▁st ret ches ▁about ▁ ▁west ward ▁from ▁Bath ▁city ▁centre , ▁str add ling ▁the ▁A 4 ▁road ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Av on . ▁The ▁w ard ▁is ▁separated ▁by ▁the ▁large ▁Royal ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁into ▁a ▁city ▁centre ▁eastern ▁end , ▁and ▁a ▁western ▁resident ial ▁end ▁known ▁as ▁Lower ▁West on . ▁ ▁A ▁boundary ▁review ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁at ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁local ▁elections , ▁abol ished ▁Ab bey ▁w ard ▁and ▁extended ▁Kings me ad ▁east wards ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Av on ▁to ▁include ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁w ard ' s ▁western ▁extent ▁was ▁slightly ▁reduced , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁Road ▁sho pping ▁street ▁wh olly ▁into ▁New bridge ▁w ard . ▁ ▁Res idents ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ▁often ▁use ▁the ▁facilities , ▁such ▁as ▁schools , ▁of ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁New bridge ▁and ▁West on ▁w ards , ▁and ▁associate ▁themselves ▁with ▁these ▁local ities . ▁ ▁The ▁closed ▁Mang ots field ▁and ▁Bath ▁Branch ▁Line ▁formerly ▁ran ▁from ▁Green ▁Park ▁station , ▁now ▁a ▁sho pping ▁area , ▁in ▁the ▁w ard . ▁The ▁Br istol ▁& ▁Bath ▁Railway ▁Path ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁w ard , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Av on ▁path ▁rather ▁than ▁the