1989 No. 60
The County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989
Made
Coming into force in accordance with Article 2
Whereas in pursuance of section 58(1) of the Local Government Act 19721, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales on 25th October 1988 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the County of Powys;
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 Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989.
2
This Order shall come into force on 4th May 1989 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 electoral divisions of the County of Powys shall be abolished and that County shall be divided into forty-six 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 Powys shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of county councillors in 1989 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 NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
(1) | (2) |
|---|---|
Name of new electoral division | Area of new electoral division |
In the Borough of Brecknock | |
Brecon St. John | The St. John ward |
Brecon St. Mary | The St. Mary ward |
Builth | The Builth ward |
Crickhowell | The Crickhowell and the Vale of Grwyney wards |
Fforest Fawr | The Llywel and Maescar wards |
Gwy Uchaf | The Erwood and Llanafanfawr wards |
Hay | The Gwernyfed and Hay wards |
Honddu | The Felin-fach and Yscir wards |
Llancwm | The Bwlch, Llangattock and Llangynidr wards |
Llangors | The Llangors and Talybont-on-Usk wards and the Community of Llanfrynach |
Llanwrtyd | The Llangamarch and Llanwrtyd Wells wards |
Talgarth | The Bronllys and Talgarth wards |
Tarell | The St. David Within ward and the Community of Glyn Tarell |
Tawe-fellte | The Aber-craf, Tawe-Uchaf and Ystradfellte wards |
Ynyscedwyn | The Cwm-twrch and Ynyscedwyn wards |
Ystradgynlais | The Ystradgynlais ward |
In the District of Montgomeryshire | |
Berriew | The Berriew and Dolforwyn wards |
Blaen Hafran | The Llandinam, Llangurig and Trefeglwys wards |
Breidden | The Llandrinio and Trewern wards |
Caersws | The Caersws and Carno wards |
Castle Forden | The Forden and Welshpool Castle wards |
Cyfeiliog | The Cadfarch, Glantwymyn and Llanbrynmair wards |
Duffryn Banw | The Banwy and Llanfair Caereinion wards |
Guilsfield | The Guilsfield Within and Guilsfield Without wards |
Kerry | The Kerry ward |
Llanfyllin | The Llanfyllin and Llanwddyn wards |
Llanidloes | The Llanidloes East and Llanidloes West wards |
Llansantffraid | The Llandysilio and Llansantffraid wards |
Machynlleth | The Machynlleth No. 1 and Machynlleth No. 2 wards |
Meifod | The Llanfihangel and Meifod wards |
Montgomery | The Churchstoke and Montgomery wards |
Newtown Central | The Newtown Central ward |
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn | The Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North and Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West wards |
Newtown South | The Newtown East and Newtown South wards |
Tregynon | The Mochdre and Rhiewcynon wards |
Welshpool Llanerchyddol | The Welshpool Gungrog and Welshpool Llanerchyddol wards |
In the District of Radnor | |
Beguildy | The Beguildy, Llanbister and Llanfihangel Rhydithon wards |
Colwyn | The Disserth and Trecoed, Glascwm and Llanelwedd wards |
Ithon Valley | The Llanbadarn Fawr, Llanyre and Nantmel wards |
Knighton | The Knighton ward |
Llandrindod Wells North East | The Llandrindod East and Llandrindod North wards |
Llandrindod Wells South West | The Llandrindod South No. 1, Llandrindod South No. 2 and Llandrindod West wards |
Painscastle | The Clyro, Glasbury and Paincastle wards |
Presteigne | The Presteigne ward |
Radnor | The Gladestry, Llangunllo, New Radnor and Old Radnor wards |
Rhayader | The Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr, Rhayader Town and St. Harmon wards |