The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Bridgend (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 2022(1).

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

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

“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976(2);

any reference to a map means one of the 7 maps marked “Map of the County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “7”, 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 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.

Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Bridgend

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

(2) The County Borough of Bridgend is divided into 28 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(3).

The community of Brackla: creation of community wards

4.  The community of Brackla is to be divided into the following wards—

(a) the Brackla West ward shown hatched on Map 1;

(b) the Brackla West Central ward shown hatched on Map 2;

(c) the Brackla East Central ward shown hatched on Map 3;

(d) the Brackla East ward shown hatched on Map 4.

The community of Brackla: consequential changes to electoral arrangements

5.  In the community of Brackla—

(a) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla West ward is 3;

(b) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla West Central ward is 3;

(c) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla East Central ward is 3;

(d) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla East ward is 3.

The community of Porthcawl: changes to community ward boundaries

6.  In the community of Porthcawl—

(a) the part of the Nottage ward shown hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the Rest Bay ward;

(b) the part of the Rest Bay ward shown hatched on Map 6 is transferred to the West Central ward;

(c) the part of the Newton ward shown cross-hatched on Map 7 is transferred to the East Central ward;

(d) the part of the West Central ward shown hatched on Map 7 is transferred to the East Central ward.

The community of Porthcawl: consequential changes to electoral arrangements

7.  In the community of Porthcawl—

(a) the number of members to be elected for the Nottage ward is 3;

(b) the number of members to be elected for the Newton ward is 3;

(c) the number of members to be elected for the West Central 3;

(d) the number of members to be elected for the East Central ward is 6.

Rebecca Evans

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

22 September 2021