1998 No. 3261
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
WALES

The City and County of Swansea(Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 1998

Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of his powers under sections 58(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him in November 1996 under sections 58(1) and 64 of that Act2 by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales:

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.

The County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19983 is hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Welsh Office

SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

Article 2

(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