Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

163 Electoral matters

(1) The provision that may be made in an amalgamation order includes (but is not limited to) provision for or in respect of any of the following matters—

(a) the total number of members of any local authority (“councillors”);

(b) the number and boundaries of electoral areas for the purposes of the election of councillors;

(c) the number of councillors to be returned by any electoral area;

(d) the name of any electoral area;

(e) the election of councillors for any electoral areas;

(f) the cancellation of elections of councillors for any electoral area;

(g) the election of community councillors for any community;

(h) the cancellation of community council elections;

(i) the election of a mayor of a local authority;

(j) the appointment by the Welsh Ministers of members of an existing local authority to be members of a shadow authority for a shadow period;

(k) the appointment for a shadow period of an executive of the shadow authority;

(l) the functions of a shadow authority, and the discharge of those functions, during a shadow period.