1988 No. 366
The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988
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 22nd July 1987 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the County of Mid Glamorgan:
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 County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988.
2
This Order shall come into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1989 (within the meaning of section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(2)) 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 on 10th October 1988.
3
1
The existing electoral divisions of the County of Mid Glamorgan shall be abolished and that County shall be divided into seventy-four electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and each electoral division shall comprise the existing areas specified opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule.
2
The number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division constituted by this Order shall be one.
4
The ordinary elections of all councillors for the County of Mid Glamorgan shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of county councillors in 1989 and every fourth year thereafter.
Home Office
SCHEDULE
1. Name of new electoral division | 2. Area of new electoral division |
|---|---|
In the Borough of Cynon Valley | |
Aberaman North | The Aberaman North ward |
Aberaman South | The Aberaman South ward |
Abercynon | The Abercynon ward |
Aberdare East | The Aberdare East ward |
Aberdare West | The Aberdare West and Llwydcoed wards |
Cwmbach | The Cwmbach ward |
Hirwaun | The Hirwaun, Pen-y-waun and Rhigos wards |
Mountain Ash | The Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West wards |
Penrhiwceiber | The Penrhiwceiber ward |
Ynysybwl | The Ynysybwl ward |
In the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil | |
Cyfarthfa | The Cyfarthfa ward |
Dowlais | The Dowlais ward |
Gurnos | The Gurnos ward |
Merthyr Vale | The Merthyr Vale ward |
Park | The Park and Vaynor wards |
Penydarren | The Penydarren ward |
Plymouth | The Plymouth ward |
Town | The Town ward |
Treharris | The Bedlinog and Treharris wards |
In the Borough of Ogwr | |
BettwsThe Bettws and Ynysawdre wards | |
Brackla | The Brackla ward |
Caerau | The Caerau and Nantyffyllon wards |
Cornelly | The Cornelly ward |
Cwm Garw | The Blaengarw, Llangeinor and Pontycymmer wards |
Cwm Ogwr | The Blackmill, Nant-y-moel and Ogmore Vale wards |
Laleston | The Laleston ward |
Litchard | |
Coity Higher and Morfa wards | |
Maesteg East | The Maesteg East ward |
Maesteg West | The Maesteg West ward |
Newcastle | The Newcastle and Oldcastle wards |
Newcastle Higher | The Llangynwyd and Newcastle Higher wards |
Pencoed | The Pencoed ward |
Porthcawl East | The Porthcawl East ward |
Porthcawl WestThe Porthcawl West ward | |
Pyle | The Cefn Cribwr and Pyle wards |
St. Bride’s Major | The Coychurch Lower and St. Bride’s Major wards |
St. Bride’s Minor | The St. Bride’s Minor ward |
In the Borough of Rhondda | |
Cymmer | The Cymmer ward |
Ferndale | The Ferndale and Maerdy wards |
Pentre | The Pentre ward |
Pen-y-graig | The Pen-y-graig ward |
Porth | The Porth and Ynyshir wards |
Tonypandy | The Cwm Clydach and Tonypandy wards |
Trealaw | The Llwyn-y-pia and Trealaw wards |
Treherbert | The Treherbert ward |
Treorchy | The Treorchy ward |
Tylorstown | The Tylorstown ward |
Ystrad | The Ystrad ward |
In the District of Rhymney Valley | |
Aber Valley | The Aber Valley ward |
Bargoed | The Bargoed and Gilfach wards |
Bedwas | The Maesycwmmer ward, the Bedwas ward of the Community of Bedwas and Machen and the Parcyfelin ward of the Community of Caerphilly |
Bedwelty | The Aberbargoed and New Tredegar wards |
Cascade | The Cascade, Cefn Hengoed and Tir-y-berth wards of the Community of Gelligaer |
Darren Valley | The Abertysswg, Darren Valley, Pontlottyn and Tir-Phil wards |
Llanbradach | The Llanbradach ward and the Energlyn ward of the Community of Penyrheol |
Machen | The Machen ward and the Trethomas ward of the Community of Bedwas and Machen |
Nelson | The Nelson ward and the Greenhill ward of the Community of Gelligaer |
Penyrheol | The Penyrheol and Trecenydd wards of the Community of Penyrheol |
Rhymney | The Moriah and Twyn Carno wards |
St. James | The St. James ward and the Tonyfelin ward of the Community of Caerphilly |
St. Martins | The St. Martins ward and the Bryncenydd ward of the Community of Caerphilly |
Ystrad Mynach | The Ystrad Mynach ward and the Hengoed ward of the Community of Gelligaer |
In the Borough of Taff-Ely | |
Llanharan | The Brynna, Llanharan and Llanharry wards |
Llantrisant Town | The Llantrisant Town and Talbot Green wards |
Llantwit Fardre | The Church Village and Llantwit Fardre wards |
Pont-y-Clun | The Creigiau and Pont-y-Clun wards |
RhonddaThe Graig, Pontypridd Town and Rhondda wards | |
Rhydfelen | The Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central and Rhydfelen Lower wards |
Taffs Well | The Pentyrch and Taffs Well wards |
Ton-teg | The Ton-teg and Treforest wards |
Tonyrefail East | The Tonyrefail East ward |
Tonyrefail West | The Gilfach Goch and Tonyrefail West wards |
Trallwng | The Cilfynydd, Glyncoch and Trallwng wards |
Tyn-y-nant | The Beddau and Tyn-y-nant wards |