http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2013/4/section/49CDemocracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the constitution and functions of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales; to make various provisions relating to local government; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-04-16Expert Participation2025-04-01 Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013Deddf Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru etc. 2013s. 20A(4)(aa)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 4(2)s. 26(3)Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013Deddf Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru etc. 2013s. 20B(1)(ba)(bb)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 4(3)s. 26(3)Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013Deddf Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru etc. 2013s. 20C(1)(ba)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 4(4)s. 26(3) PART 3A49C1The electorate for each Senedd constituency must be—ano less than 90% of the electoral quota, andbno more than 110% of the electoral quota.2When considering during a Senedd constituency boundary review whether there should be changes to the Senedd constituencies, and what those changes should be—athe Commission may have regard to—ilocal government boundaries that exist or are prospective on the review date;iispecial geographical considerations, including in particular the size, shape and accessibility of a proposed or existing Senedd constituency;iiiany local ties (including local ties connected to the use of the Welsh language) that would be broken by such changes; butbin any event the Commission must—iseek to minimise the amount of change to the Senedd constituencies that exist on the review date, andiihave regard to the inconveniences caused by making changes to the Senedd constituencies.3For the purposes of subsection (1)—athe electorate is the total number of local government electors, andbthe electoral quota is the electorate of Wales divided by 16 (which is the number of Senedd constituencies), andfor the purposes of paragraph (a), a local government elector is a person registered in the relevant version of the register of local government electors at an address within a Senedd constituency.4The relevant version of the register of local government electors is the version that is, on the review date, the most recent version published under section 13(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. ‍2).5In the case of a local government boundary that is prospective on the review date, it is that boundary (rather than any existing boundary that it replaces) that must be taken into account under subsection (2)(a)(i).6A local government boundary is “prospective” on the review date if, on that date—ait is specified in a provision of—iprimary legislation, oriian instrument made under primary legislation, andbthe provision specifying the boundary is not yet in force for all purposes.7In subsection (6), “primary legislation” means—aan Act enacted under Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32);ba Measure enacted under Part 3 of that Act;can Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Pt. 3A inserted (24.8.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(2)(c), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with Sch. 3 para. 3)