The City and County of Swansea(Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 1998
Citation and commencement1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 1998.
(2)
This Order shall come into operation on 6th May 1999 except that for the purposes of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day, it shall come into force immediately.
Electoral divisions2.
(1)
The existing electoral divisions of the City and County of Swansea shall be abolished and the City and County shall be divided into 36 electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, and each such electoral division shall comprise the area specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that Schedule.
(2)
The number of councillors to be returned for each such electoral division shall be the number specified opposite thereto in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order.
Register of local government electors3.
The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.
Revocation4.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of New Electoral Division | Area of New Electoral Division | Number of Councillors |
Bishopston | The Community of Bishopston | 1 |
Bonymaen | The Community of Bonymaen | 2 |
Castle | The Community of Castle | 4 |
Clydach | The Community of Clydach | 2 |
Cockett | The Community of Cockett | 4 |
Cwmbwrla | The Community of Cwmbwrla | 3 |
Dunvant | The Community of Dunvant | 2 |
Fairwood | The Community of Upper Killay and the Three Crosses ward of the Community of Llanrhidian Higher | 1 |
Gorseinon | The Gorseinon Central and Gorseinon East wards of the Community of Gorseinon | 1 |
Gower | The Communities of Ilston, Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Llanrhidian Lower, Penrice, Port Eynon, Reynoldston and Rhossili | 1 |
Gowerton | The Community of Gowerton | 1 |
Killay North | The North ward of the Community of Killay | 1 |
Killay South | The South and West wards of the Community of Killay | 1 |
Kingsbridge | The Garden Village and Kingsbridge wards of the Community of Llwchwr | 1 |
Landore | The Community of Landore | 2 |
Llangyfelach | The Communities of Llangyfelach and Pont-Lliw | 1 |
Llansamlet | The Communities of Birchgrove and Llansamlet | 4 |
Lower Loughor | The Lower Loughor ward of the Community of Llwchwr | 1 |
Mawr | The Community of Mawr | 1 |
Mayals | The Mayals ward of the Community of Mumbles | 1 |
Morriston | The Community of Morriston | 5 |
Mynyddbach | The Community of Mynyddbach | 3 |
Newton | The Newton ward of the Community of Mumbles | 1 |
Oystermouth | The Oystermouth ward of the Community of Mumbles | 1 |
Penclawdd | The Llanmorlais and Penclawdd wards of the Community of Llanrhidian Higher | 1 |
Penderry | The Community of Penderry | 3 |
Penllergaer | The Community of Penllergaer | 1 |
Pennard | The Community of Pennard | 1 |
Penyrheol | The Community of Grovesend and the Gorseinon West and Penyrheol wards of the Community of Gorseinon | 2 |
Pontardulais | The Community of Pontardulais | 2 |
Sketty | The Community of Sketty | 5 |
St. Thomas | The Community of St. Thomas | 2 |
Townhill | The Community of Townhill | 3 |
Uplands | The Community of Uplands | 4 |
Upper Loughor | The Upper Loughor ward of the Community of Llwchwr | 1 |
West Cross | The West Cross ward of the Community of Mumbles | 2 |