1998 No. 3134

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALESWALES

The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of his powers under sections 58(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him in May 1997 under sections 58(1) and 64 of that Act2 by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales:

Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998.

2

This Order shall come into operation on 6th May 1999 except that for the purposes of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day, it shall come into force immediately.

Electoral divisions2

1

The existing electoral divisions of the County Borough of Bridgend shall be abolished and the County Borough shall be divided into 39 electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, and each such electoral division shall comprise the area specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that Schedule.

2

The number of councillors to be returned for each such electoral division shall be the number specified opposite thereto in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order.

Register of local government electors3

The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jon Owen JonesParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

Name of New Electoral Division

Area of New Electoral Division

Number of Councillors

Aberkenfig

The Community of Llangynwyd Lower and the Aberkenfig ward of the Community of Newcastle Higher

1

Bettws

The Bettws ward of the Community of Garw Valley

1

Blackmill

The Blackmill and Evanstown wards of the Community of Ogmore Valley

1

Blaengarw

The Blaengarw ward of the Community of Garw Valley

1

Brackla

The Community of Brackla

4

Bryncethin

The Bryncethin ward of the Community of St Bride’s Minor

1

Bryncoch

The Bryncoch ward of the Community of St Bride’s Minor

1

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

The Community of Merthyr Mawr and the Laleston/Bryntirion ward of the Community of Laleston

2

Caerau

The Caerau and Nantyffyllon wards of the Community of Maesteg

3

Cefn Cribwr

The Community of Cefn Cribwr

1

Cefn Glas

The Cefn Glas 1 ward of the Community of Laleston

1

Coity

The Coity ward of the Community of Coity Higher

1

Cornelly

The Cornelly ward of the Community of Cynffig

2

Coychurch Lower

The Community of Coychurch Lower

1

Felindre

The Felindre ward of the Community of Pencoed

1

Hendre

The Hendre ward of the Community of Pencoed

2

Litchard

The Litchard ward of the Community of Coity Higher

1

Llangeinor

The Llangeinor ward of the Community of Garw Valley

1

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd

The Cefn Glas 2 ward of the Community of Laleston

1

Llangynwyd

The Community of Llangynwyd Middle

1

Maesteg East

The East ward of the Community of Maesteg

2

Maesteg West

The West ward of the Community of Maesteg

2

Morfa

The Morfa ward of the Community of Bridgend

2

Nant-y-moel

The Nant-y-moel ward of the Community of Ogmore Valley

1

Newcastle

The Newcastle ward of the Community of Bridgend

2

Newton

The Newton ward of the Community of Porthcawl

1

Nottage

The Nottage ward of the Community of Porthcawl

1

Ogmore Vale

The Ogmore Vale ward of the Community of Ogmore Valley

1

Oldcastle

The Oldcastle ward of the Community of Bridgend

2

Pendre

The Pendre ward of the Community of Coity Higher

1

Penprysg

The Community of Coychurch Higher and the Penprysg ward of the Community of Pencoed

1

Pen-y-fai

The Pen-y-fai ward of the Community of Newcastle Higher

1

Pontycymmer

The Pontycymmer ward of the Community of Garw Valley

1

Porthcawl East Central

The East Central ward of the Community of Porthcawl

1

Porthcawl West Central

The West Central ward of the Community of Porthcawl

1

Pyle

The Pyle ward of the Community of Cynffig

3

Rest Bay

The Rest Bay ward of the Community of Porthcawl

1

Sarn

The Sarn ward of the Community of St Bride’s Minor

1

Ynysawdre

The Community of Ynysawdre

1