The City and County of Cardiff (Communities) Order 2016

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the City and County of Cardiff (Communities) Order 2016.

(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into force on 1 December 2016.

(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2017(1).

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“new” (“newydd”), in relation to a local government area, means that area as established by this Order;

“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976(2);

any reference to a map means one of the nine maps marked “Map of the City and County of Cardiff (Communities) Order 2016” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “A” to “I” and a reference to a lettered map is a reference to the map that bears that letter; and

where a boundary is shown on a map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Local government area changes

3.  Changes are made in the local government area of the City and County Council of Cardiff in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.

Cyncoed and Pentwyn - change to community areas and consequential change to electoral divisions

4.—(1) The part of the community of Cyncoed shown hatched on Map A—

(a) is transferred to the community of Pentwyn; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Pentwyn.

(2) The part of the community of Pentwyn shown cross-hatched on Map A—

(a) is transferred to the community of Cyncoed; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Cyncoed.

Llanishen and Cyncoed - change to community areas and consequential change to electoral divisions

5.  The part of the community of Llanishen shown hatched on Map B—

(a) is transferred to the community of Cyncoed; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Cyncoed.

Llanishen – creation of the new community of Thornhill

6.  The new community of Thornhill is created and—

(a) comprises the area shown hatched on Map C; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Llanishen.

Llanrumney and Rumney - change to community areas and consequential change to electoral divisions

7.  The part of the community of Llanrumney shown hatched on Map D—

(a) is transferred to the community of Rumney; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Rumney.

Pentwyn and Cyncoed - change to community areas and consequential change to electoral divisions

8.  The part of the community of Pentwyn shown hatched on Map E—

(a) is transferred to the community of Cyncoed; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Cyncoed.

Pentwyn and Cyncoed - creation of the new community of Llanedeyrn

9.  The new community of Llanedeyrn is created and—

(a) comprises the area shown hatched on Map F; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Pentwyn.

Riverside – creation of the new community of Pontcanna

10.  The new community of Pontcanna is created and—

(a) comprises the area shown hatched on Map G; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Riverside.

Splott – creation of the new community of Tremorfa

11.  The new community of Tremorfa is created and—

(a) comprises the area shown hatched on Map H; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Splott.

Trowbridge and Rumney - change to community areas and consequential change to electoral divisions

12.  The part of the community of Trowbridge shown hatched on Map I—

(a) is transferred to the community of Rumney; and

(b) forms part of the electoral division of Rumney.

Carwyn Jones

First Minister of Wales

28 November 2016