Title, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
The title of this Order is the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
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In this Order—
“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council;
words and expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as they have in Part 3 of the F1Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.
Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil2.
(1)
The electoral wards of the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
(2)
The County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil is divided into 11 electoral wards each bearing the English language name listed in column 1 and the Welsh language name listed in column 2 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
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Each electoral ward comprises the areas specified in relation to that electoral ward in column 3 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
(4)
The number of members of the council to be elected for each electoral ward is the number specified in column 4 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.