1987 No. 176
The District of Carmarthen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987
Made
Coming into force in accordance with Article 2
Whereas in pursuance of section 58(1) of the Local Government Act 1972,1 the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales on 13th November 1986 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the District of Carmarthen:
And whereas in giving effect to those proposals I have decided to make certain modifications:
Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 58(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:—
1
This Order may be cited as the District of Carmarthen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987.
2
This Order shall come into force on 7th May 1987, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day it shall come into force forthwith.
3
1
The existing wards of the District of Carmarthen shall be abolished and that district shall be divided into twenty-six wards which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and each such ward shall comprise the areas specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1, which areas are:—
a
in the case of a ward of a community, the areas demarcated by green lines on the boundary map referred to in the Carmarthen (Communities) Order 19862 and designated on that map by reference to the names of the wards of the communities as set out in column 2 of Schedule 2 to that Order, and
b
in the case of a community, the areas demarcated by red lines on the boundary map referred to in the Carmarthen (Communities) Order 1986 and designated on that map by reference to the names of the communities as set out in paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) of Article 6 of that Order.
2
The number of councillors to be elected for each such ward shall be the number specified in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1 of that Schedule.
4
The ordinary elections of all councillors for the District of Carmarthen shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 1987 and every fourth year thereafter.
5
The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or alteration of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.
SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW WARDS
1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
Name of New Ward | Area of New Ward | Number of Councillors |
Abergwili | The Communities of Abergwili and Llanllawddog | 1 |
Carmarthen Town North | The North ward of the Community of Carmarthen | 4 |
Carmarthen Town South | The South ward of the Community of Carmarthen | 2 |
Carmarthen Town West | The West ward of the Community of Carmarthen | 3 |
Cenarth | The Communities of Cenarth and Newcastle Emlyn | 1 |
Clynderwen | The Communities of Cilymaenllwyd and Clynderwen | 1 |
Cynwyl Elfed | The Communities of Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint | 1 |
Gorslas | The Community of Gorslas | 2 |
Laugharne Township | The Community of Laugharne Township | 1 |
Llanboidy | The Communities of Henllanfallteg, Llanboidy and Llangynin | 1 |
Llanddarog | The Communities of Llanarthney and Llanddarog | 1 |
Llanddowror | The Communities of Eglwyscummin, Llanddowror and Pendine | 1 |
Llandyfaelog | The Community of Llandyfaelog | 1 |
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth | The Community of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth | 1 |
Llangeler | The Community of Llangeler | 2 |
Llangunnor | The Community of Llangunnor | 2 |
Llangyndeyrn | The Community of Llangyndeyrn | 2 |
Llanllwni | The Communities of Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn and Llanllwni | 1 |
Llansteffan | The Communities of Llangain, Llangynog and Llansteffan | 1 |
Llanybydder | The Community of Llanybydder | 1 |
Newchurch | The Communities of Bronwydd and Newchurch and Merthyr | 1 |
Pencarreg | The Communities of Llanycrwys and Pencarreg | 1 |
St. Clears | The Communities of Meidrim and St. Clears | 2 |
St. Ishmael | The Community of St. Ishmael | 1 |
Trelech | The Communities of Abernant, Llanwinio and Trelech | 1 |
Whitland | The Community of Whitland | 1 |