2021 No. 1140 (W. 277)
The County of Ceredigion (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 May 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County of Ceredigion.
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, commencement and interpretationI1I41
1
The title of this Order is the County of Ceredigion (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
2
For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 19763, 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 20224.
4
In this Order—
“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Ceredigion County Council;
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.
Electoral arrangements for the County of CeredigionI2I52
1
The electoral wards of the County of Ceredigion, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
2
The County of Ceredigion is divided into 34 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.
I3I6SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) | Column (4) |
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English language name of electoral ward | Welsh language name of electoral ward | Area of electoral ward | Number of members of the council |
Aberaeron and Aberarth | Aberaeron ac Aber-arth | The town of Aberaeron and the Llanddewi Aberarth ward of the community of Dyffryn Arth | 1 |
Aberporth and Y Ferwig | Aber-porth a’r Ferwig | The communities of Aberporth and Y Ferwig | 2 |
Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais | Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais | The Bronglais, Canol/Central and Gogledd/North wards of the town of Aberystwyth | 2 |
Aberystwyth Penparcau | Aberystwyth Penparcau | The Penparcau ward of the town of Aberystwyth | 2 |
Aberystwyth Rheidol | Aberystwyth Rheidol | The Rheidol ward of the town of Aberystwyth | 1 |
Beulah and Llangoedmor | Beulah a Llangoedmor | The communities of Beulah, and Llangoedmor | 2 |
Borth | Y Borth | The communities of Borth, and Geneu’r Glyn | 1 |
Ceulan a Maesmawr | Ceulan a Maesmawr | The communities of Ceulanamaesmawr, Llangynfelyn, and Ysgubor-y-Coed | 1 |
Ciliau Aeron | Ciliau Aeron | The communities of Ciliau Aeron, and Henfynyw | 1 |
Faenor | Faenor | The community of Faenor | 1 |
Lampeter | Llanbedr Pont Steffan | The town of Lampeter | 1 |
Llannarth | Llannarth | The community of Llanarth | 1 |
Llanbadarn Fawr | Llanbadarn Fawr | The community of Llanbadarn Fawr | 1 |
Llandyfriog | Llandyfrïog | The community of Llandyfriog | 1 |
Llandysilio and Llangrannog | Llandysilio a Llangrannog | The communities of Llandysiliogogo, and Llangrannog | 1 |
Llandysul North and Troedyraur | Gogledd Llandysul a Throed-yr-aur | The community of Troedyraur, and the Pontshaen and Tregroes wards of the community of Llandysul | 1 |
Llandysul South | De Llansysul | The Capel Dewi and Trefol wards of the community of Llandysul | 1 |
Llanfarian | Llanfarian | The community of Llanfarian | 1 |
Llanfihangel Ystrad | Llanfihangel Ystrad | The community of Llanfihangel Ystrad, and the Nantcwnlle and the Trefilan wards of the community of Nantcwnlle | 1 |
Llangeitho | Llangeitho | The communities of Llanddewi Brefi, and Llangeitho | 1 |
Llangybi | Llangybi | The communities of Llanfair Clydogau, and Llangybi, and the Gartheli ward of the community of Nantcwnlle | 1 |
Llanrhystyd | Llanrhystud | The communities of Llangwyryfon, and Llanrhystyd | 1 |
Llansanffraid | Llansanffraid | The community of Llansantffraed, and the Llanbadarn Trefeglwys ward of the community of Dyffryn Arth | 1 |
Llanwenog | Llanwenog | The communities of Llanwenog, and Llanwnnen | 1 |
Lledrod | Lledrod | The communities of Lledrod, Ystrad Meurig, and Ysbyty Ystwyth | 1 |
Melindwr | Melindwr | The communities of Blaenrheidol, Pontarfynach, and Melindwr | 1 |
Mwldan | Mwldan | The Mwldan ward of the town of Cardigan | 1 |
New Quay and Llanllwchaearn | Ceinewydd a Llanllwchaearn | The town of New Quay and the community of Llanllwchaiarn | 1 |
Penbryn | Penbryn | The community of Penbryn | 1 |
Teifi | Teifi | The Rhyd-y-Fuwch and Teifi wards of the town of Cardigan | 1 |
Tirymynach | Tirymynach | The community of Tirymynach | 1 |
Trefeurig | Trefeurig | The community of Trefeurig | 1 |
Tregaron and Ystrad Fflur | Tregaron ac Ystrad-Fflur | The town of Tregaron and the community of Ystrad Fflur | 1 |
Ystwyth | Ystwyth | The communities of Llanilar, and Trawsgoed | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
Sch. in force at 13.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)