The County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1181 (W. 292)

Local Government, Wales

The County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

Made

25 October 2021

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales(1) has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013(2) (“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated May 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy.

The Welsh Ministers have, after consideration of the matters referred to and set out in section 37(2)(a) and (c) of the 2013 Act, decided to give effect to those recommendations with modifications.

In accordance with section 37(3) of the 2013 Act, more than 6 weeks have elapsed since those recommendations were submitted to the Welsh Ministers.

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of their powers conferred by section 37(1) of the 2013 Act.

Title and commencement E+W

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.

(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into force on the second day after the day on which it is made.

(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022(3).

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 1 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I2 Art. 1 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

Interpretation E+W

2.  In this Order—

“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Conwy County Borough Council;

“map” (“map”) means the map marked “Map of the County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations;

“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976(4);

where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature;

words and expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as they have in Part 3 of the [F1 Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013], except so far as a contrary intention appears.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2 substituted (25.6.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 24

Commencement Information

I3 Art. 2 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I4 Art. 2 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy E+W

3.—(1) The electoral wards of the County Borough of Conwy, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.

(2) The County Borough of Conwy is divided into 30 electoral wards each bearing the English language name listed in column 1 and the Welsh language name listed in column 2 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.

(3) Each electoral ward comprises the areas specified in relation to that electoral ward in column 3 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.

(4) The number of members of the council to be elected for each electoral ward is the number specified in column 4 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.

(5) The provisions in this Order take precedence over any conflicting provision in any previous statutory instrument made under section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972(5).

Commencement Information

I5 Art. 3 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I6 Art. 3 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The communities of Rhos-on-Sea and Colwyn Bay: changes to community boundaries E+W

4.  The part of the community of Colwyn Bay shown hatched on the map is transferred to the community of Rhos-on-Sea, and forms part of the Rhos ward of the community of Rhos-on-Sea.

Commencement Information

I7 Art. 4 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I8 Art. 4 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

Rebecca Evans

Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

25 October 2021

Article 3

SCHEDULE E+W NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I10 Sch. in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

Table

Column (1)	Column (2)	Column (3)	Column (4)
English language name of electoral ward	Welsh language name of electoral ward	Area of electoral ward	Number of members of the council
Betws-yn-Rhos	Betws-yn-Rhos	The communities of Betws yn Rhos and Llanfair Talhaiarn	1
Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw	Betws-y-coed a Threfriw	The communities of Betws y Coed, Capel Curig, Dolwyddelan and Trefriw	1
Bryn	Bryn	The Bryn and Lafan wards of the community of Llanfairfechan	1
Caerhun	Caerhun	The communities of Caerhun, Dolgarrog and Henryd	1
Colwyn	Colwyn	The Colwyn ward of the community of Old Colwyn	2
Conwy	Conwy	The Aberconwy and Castell wards of the community of Conwy	2
Craig-y-don	Craig-y-don	The Craig-y-Don ward of the community of Llandudno	2
Deganwy	Deganwy	The Deganwy ward of the community of Conwy	2
Eglwys-bach a Llangernyw	Eglwys-bach a Llangernyw	The communities of Eglwysbach and Llangernyw	1
Eirias	Eirias	The Eirias ward of the community of Old Colwyn	2
Gele and Llanddulas	Gele a Llanddulas	The Gele and St George wards of the community of Abergele and the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel	3
Glyn	Glyn	The Glyn ward of the community of Colwyn Bay	2
Glyn y Marl	Glyn y Marl	The Marl and Pensarn wards of the community of Conwy	3
Gogarth Mostyn	Gogarth Mostyn	The Gogarth and Mostyn wards of the community of Llandudno	3
Kinmel Bay	Bae Cinmel	The Kinmel Bay ward of the community of Kinmel Bay and Towyn	3
Llandrillo-yn-Rhos	Llandrillo-yn-Rhos	The community of Rhos-on-Sea	4
Llanrwst a Llanddoged	Llanrwst a Llanddoged	The communities of Llanrwst, and Llanddoged and Maenan	2
Llansanffraid	Llansanffraid	The community of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy	1
Llansannan	Llansannan	The communities of Llansannan and Llannefydd	1
Llysfaen	Llysfaen	The community of Llysfaen	1
Mochdre	Mochdre	The community of Mochdre	1
Pandy	Pandy	The Pandy ward of the community of Llanfairfechan	1
Penmaenmawr	Penmaenmawr	The community of Penmaenmawr	2
Penrhyn	Penrhyn	The Penrhyn ward of the community of Llandudno	2
Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr	Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr	The Pensarn (Abergele) and Pentre Mawr wards of the community of Abergele	3
Rhiw	Rhiw	The Rhiw ward of the community of Colwyn Bay	3
Towyn	Tywyn	The Towyn ward of the community of Kinmel Bay and Towyn	1
Tudno	Tudno	The Tudno ward of the community of Llandudno	2
Uwch Aled	Uwch Aled	The communities of Cerrigydrudion, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Llangwm and Pentrefoelas	1
Uwch Conwy	Uwch Conwy	The communities of Bro Garmon, Bro Machno and Ysbyty Ifan	1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order implements the recommendations of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”), which reported in May 2019 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 38 to 30, and a reduction in the number of councillors from 59 to 55.

This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications.

Article 3 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy.

Article 4 implements the recommendation for a change to community boundaries within the County Borough of Conwy and provides for the transfer of an area from the community of Colwyn Bay to the community of Rhos-on-Sea.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.

Prints of the map to which this Order relates are deposited in the office of the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ (Local Government Democracy Division), and with Conwy County Borough Council. Prints deposited with Conwy County Borough Council are open to inspection by anyone affected by the provisions of this Order.

(1)

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales was established by section 53 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (“the 1972 Act”). Section 53 and Schedule 8 were repealed by section 73(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4) (“the 2013 Act”). The 2013 Act re-names the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales as the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (see section 2).

(2)

2013 anaw 4.

(3)

The Local Authorities (Change to the Years of Ordinary Elections) (Wales) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1269 (W. 220)) amends section 26(1) of the 1972 Act to provide that the year in which the ordinary elections of councillors of local authorities shall take place is 2022 instead of 2021.

(4)

S.I. 1976/246. Section 74(3) of the 2013 Act provides that the Regulations continue to have effect in relation to orders made under Part 3 of the 2013 Act, as if those orders were made under Part 4 of the 1972 Act.

(5)

1972 c. 70; section 58 of the 1972 Act was repealed by section 73(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2013 Act, subject to savings provisions specified in section 74 of the 2013 Act.