The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1228 (W. 310)

Local Government, Wales

The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021

Made

2 November 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 June 2020 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County of Flintshire.

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 revocationE+W

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021.

(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into 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).

(4) The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021(4) is revoked.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I2Art. 1 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

InterpretationE+W

2.  In this Order—

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

the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976(5);

any reference to a map means one of the 10 maps marked “Map of the County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “10”, 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.

Commencement Information

I3Art. 2 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I4Art. 2 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

Electoral arrangements for the County of FlintshireE+W

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

(2) The County of Flintshire is divided into 45 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(6).

Commencement Information

I5Art. 3 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I6Art. 3 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The town of Buckley: changes to community wardsE+W

4.  In the town of Buckley—

(a)the part of the Pentrobin ward shown hatched on Map 1 is transferred to the Bistre East ward;

(b)the part of the Mountain ward shown hatched on Map 2 is transferred to the Pentrobin ward.

Commencement Information

I7Art. 4 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I8Art. 4 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The town of Buckley: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsE+W

5.  In the town of Buckley—

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

(b)the number of members to be elected for the Pentrobin ward is 7.

Commencement Information

I9Art. 5 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I10Art. 5 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The town of Flint: changes to community wardsE+W

6.  In the town of Flint—

(a)the part of the Oakenholt ward shown hatched on Map 3 is transferred to the Castle ward;

(b)the part of the Oakenholt ward shown hatched on Map 4 is transferred to the Trelawny ward.

Commencement Information

I11Art. 6 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I12Art. 6 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The town of Flint: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsE+W

7.  In the town of Flint—

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

(b)the number of members to be elected for the Trelawny ward is 4.

Commencement Information

I13Art. 7 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I14Art. 7 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The town of Connah’s Quay: changes to community wardsE+W

8.  In the town of Connah’s Quay—

(a)the part of the South ward shown hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the Central ward;

(b)the part of the Golftyn ward shown cross-hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the Central ward.

Commencement Information

I15Art. 8 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I16Art. 8 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The town of Connah’s Quay: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsE+W

9.  In the town of Connah’s Quay—

(a)the number of members to be elected for the Central ward is 5;

(b)the number of members to be elected for the South ward is 6.

Commencement Information

I17Art. 9 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I18Art. 9 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The community of Mold: changes to community wardsE+W

10.  In the community of Mold—

(a)the part of the West ward shown hatched on Map 6 is transferred to the East ward;

(b)the part of the Broncoed ward shown hatched on Map 7 is transferred to the South ward;

(c)the part of the South ward shown hatched on Map 8 is transferred to the West ward.

Commencement Information

I19Art. 10 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I20Art. 10 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The community of Hawarden: changes to community wards and abolition of the community ward of HawardenE+W

11.  The community ward of Hawarden, as it exists immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, is abolished and—

(a)the part of that ward shown hatched on Map 9 is transferred to the Mancot ward;

(b)the part of that ward shown hatched on Map 10 is transferred to the Aston ward.

Commencement Information

I21Art. 11 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I22Art. 11 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)

The community of Hawarden: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsE+W

12.  In the community of Hawarden—

(a)the number of members to be elected for the Aston ward is 7;

(b)the number of members to be elected for the Mancot ward is 7.

Commencement Information

I23Art. 12 in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)

I24Art. 12 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

2 November 2021

Article 3

SCHEDULEE+WNAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Commencement Information

I25Sch. in force at 4.11.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1

I26Sch. 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 wardWelsh language name of electoral wardArea of electoral wardNumber of members of the council
Argoed and New BrightonArgoed a New BrightonThe community of Argoed2
BagilltBagilltThe town of Bagillt2
Broughton North EastGogledd-ddwyrain BrychdynThe North East ward of the community of Broughton and Bretton1
Broughton SouthDe BrychdynThe South ward of the community of Broughton and Bretton2
Brynford and HalkynBrynffordd a HelygainThe communities of Brynford and Halkyn2
Buckley: Bistre EastBwcle: Dwyrain BistreThe Bistre East ward of the town of Buckley2
Buckley: Bistre WestBwcle: Gorllewin BistreThe Bistre West ward of the town of Buckley2
Buckley: MountainBwcle: MynyddThe Buckley Mountain ward of the town of Buckley1
Buckley: PentrobinBwcle: PentrobinThe Pentrobin ward of the town of Buckley2
CaergwrleCaergwrleThe Caergwrle ward of the community of Hope1
CaerwysCaerwysThe community of Caerwys and the community of Ysceifiog1
CilcainCilcainThe communities of Cilcain and Nannerch1
Connah’s Quay CentralCanol Cei ConnahThe Central ward of the town of Connah’s Quay2
Connah’s Quay: GolftynCei Connah: GolftynThe Golftyn ward of the town of Connah’s Quay2
Connah’s Quay SouthDe Cei ConnahThe South ward of the town of Connah’s Quay2
Connah’s Quay: WepreCei Connah: GwepraThe Wepre ward of the town of Connah’s Quay1
Flint: CastleY Fflint: Y CastellThe Castle ward of the town of Flint1
Flint: Coleshill and TrelawnyY Fflint: Cynswllt a ThrelawnyThe Coleshill and Trelawny wards of the town of Flint3
Flint: OakenholtY Fflint: OakenholtThe Oakenholt ward of the town of Flint1
GreenfieldMaes-glasThe Greenfield ward of the town of Holywell1
Gwernaffield and GwernymynyddY Waun a GwernymynyddThe communities of Gwernaffield and Pantymwyn, Gwernymynydd and Nercwys2
Hawarden: AstonPenarlâg: AstonThe Aston ward of the community of Hawarden2
Hawarden: EwloePenarlâg: EwloeThe Ewloe ward of the community of Hawarden2
Hawarden: MancotPenarlâg: MancotThe Mancot ward of the community of Hawarden2
Higher KinnertonKinnerton UchafThe community of Higher Kinnerton1
Holywell CentralCanol TreffynnonThe Central ward of the town of Holywell1
Holywell EastDwyrain TreffynnonThe East ward of the town of Holywell1
Holywell WestGorllewin TreffynnonThe West ward of the town of Holywell1
HopeYr HôbThe Hope ward of the community of Hope1
LeeswoodCoed-llaiThe community of Leeswood1
Llanasa and TrelawnydLlanasa a ThrelawnydThe communities of Llanasa, and Gwaenysgor and Trelawnyd2
LlanfynyddLlanfynyddThe community of Llanfynydd1
Mold: BroncoedYr Wyddgrug: BroncoedThe Broncoed ward of the community of Mold1
Mold EastDwyrain yr WyddgrugThe East ward of the community of Mold1
Mold SouthDe’r WyddgrugThe South ward of the community of Mold1
Mold WestGorllewin yr WyddgrugThe West ward of the community of Mold1
MostynMostynThe community of Mostyn1
NorthopLlaneurgainThe communities of Northop and Northop Hall2
Pen-y-fforddPen-y-fforddThe community of Penyffordd2
Saltney FerrySaltney FerryThe town of Saltney2
Queensferry and SealandQueensferry a SealandThe communities of Queensferry and Sealand2
Shotton East and Shotton HigherDwyrain Shotton a Shotton UchafThe East and Higher wards of the community of Shotton2
Shotton WestGorllewin ShottonThe West ward of the community of Shotton1
TreuddynTreuddynThe community of Treuddyn1
WhitfordChwitfforddThe community of Whitford1

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 June 2020 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County of Flintshire. The Commission’s Report proposed a decrease in the number of electoral wards, from 57 to 42, and a decrease in the number of councillors from 70 to 66.

This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations with modifications.

Article 1(4) of this Order revokes the County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.

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

This Order also implements recommendations for changes to community wards and changes to the electoral arrangements for some communities within the County of Flintshire.

Article 4 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Pentrobin, Bistre East and Mountain within the town of Buckley. Article 5 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Mountain and Pentrobin wards of the town of Buckley.

Article 6 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Oakenholt, Castle and Trelawny within the town of Flint. Article 7 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Oakenholt and Trelawny wards of the town of Flint.

Article 8 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of South, Central and Golftyn within the town of Connah’s Quay. Article 9 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Central and South wards of the town of Connah’s Quay.

Article 10 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of West, East, Broncoed and South within the community of Mold.

Article 11 abolishes the community ward of Hawarden in the community of Hawarden and transfers parts of that ward to the Mancot and Aston wards of the community of Hawarden. Article 12 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Aston and Mancot wards of the community of Hawarden.

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 maps labelled “1” to “10” 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 Flintshire County Council. Prints deposited with Flintshire County 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).

(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.

(5)

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.

(6)

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.