2021 No. 1075 (W. 254)
The City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales1 has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 20132 (“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated March 2020 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the City and County of Swansea.
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 commencementI1I111
1
The title of this Order is the City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
2
For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into force on 1 October 2021.
3
For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 20223.
InterpretationI2I102
In this Order—
“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Swansea City and County Council;
“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 19764;
any reference to a map means one of the 6 maps marked “Map of the City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “6”, and a reference to a numbered map is a reference to the map that bears that number;
where a boundary is shown on a 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 F1Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.
Electoral arrangements for the City and County of SwanseaI3I123
1
The electoral wards of the City and County of Swansea, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
2
The City and County of Swansea is divided into 32 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 19725.
Abolition of the community of Cockett and creation of the communities of Cockett and Waunarlwydd
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The community of Cockett, as it exists immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, is abolished.
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There are constituted the following communities—
a
the community of Cockett shown hatched on map 1;
b
the community of Waunarlwydd shown hatched on map 2.
Abolition of the communities of Castle and St Thomas and creation of the communities of Castle, St Thomas, and Waterfront
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The communities of Castle and St Thomas, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
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There are constituted the following communities—
a
the community of Castle shown hatched on map 3;
b
the community of St Thomas shown hatched on map 4;
c
the community of Waterfront shown hatched on map 5.
The community of Mumbles: changes to community wardsI8I178
The part of the West Cross ward of the community of Mumbles shown hatched on map 6 is transferred to the Newton ward of the community of Mumbles.
I9I18SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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 |
Bishopston | Llandeilo Ferwallt | The community of Bishopston | 1 |
Bôn-y-maen | Bôn-y-maen | The community of Bonymaen | 2 |
Castle | Y Castell | The community of Castle | 4 |
Clydach | Clydach | The community of Clydach and the Craig-cefn-parc ward of the community of Mawr | 3 |
Cockett | Y Cocyd | The community of Cockett | 3 |
Cwmbwrla | Cwmbwrla | The community of Cwmbwrla | 3 |
Dunvant and Killay | Dyfnant a Chilâ | The communities of Dunvant and Killay | 3 |
Fairwood | Fairwood | The communities of Three Crosses and Upper Killay | 1 |
Gorseinon and Penyrheol | Gorseinon a Phenyrheol | The community of Gorseinon and the community of Grovesend and Waungron | 3 |
Gower | Gŵyr | The community of Llangennith and the communities of Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Llanrhidian Lower, Penrice, Port Eynon, Reynoldston, and Rhossili | 1 |
Gowerton | Tregŵyr | The community of Gowerton | 2 |
Landore | Glandŵr | The community of Landore | 2 |
Llangyfelach | Llangyfelach | The community of Llangyfelach and the Felindre ward of the community of Mawr | 1 |
Llansamlet | Llansamlet | The community of Llansamlet | 4 |
Llwchwr | Llwchwr | The community of Llwchwr | 3 |
Mayals | Mayals | The Mayals ward of the community of Mumbles | 1 |
Morriston | Treforys | The community of Morriston | 5 |
Mumbles | Y Mwmbwls | The Newton and Oystermouth wards of the community of Mumbles | 3 |
Mynydd-bach | Mynydd-bach | The community of Mynyddbach | 3 |
Pen-clawdd | Pen-clawdd | The community of Llanrhidian Higher | 1 |
Penderry | Penderi | The community of Penderry | 3 |
Penllergaer | Penlle’r-gaer | The community of Penllergaer | 1 |
Pennard | Pennard | The communities of Pennard and Ilston | 1 |
Pontarddulais | Pontarddulais | The community of Pontardulais and the Garnswllt ward of the community of Mawr | 2 |
Pontlliw and Tircoed | Pont-lliw a Thir-coed | The community of Pontlliw and Tircoed | 1 |
Sketty | Sgeti | The community of Sketty | 5 |
St Thomas | St Thomas | The community of St Thomas | 2 |
Townhill | Townhill | The community of Townhill | 3 |
Uplands | Uplands | The community of Uplands | 4 |
Waterfront | Y Glannau | The community of Waterfront | 1 |
Waunarlwydd | Waunarlwydd | The community of Waunarlwydd | 1 |
West Cross | West Cross | The West Cross ward of the community of Mumbles | 2 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
Sch. in force at 1.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1