The County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1159 (W. 284)

Local Government, Wales

The County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

Made

18 October 2021

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales(1) has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013(2) (“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated June 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County of Denbighshire.

The Welsh Ministers have, after consideration of the matters referred to and set out in section 37(2)(a) and (c) of the 2013 Act, decided to give effect to those recommendations with modifications.

In accordance with section 37(3) of the 2013 Act, more than 6 weeks have elapsed since those recommendations were submitted to the Welsh Ministers.

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of their powers conferred by section 37(1) of the 2013 Act.

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.

(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976(3), this Order comes into force on the second day after the day on which it is made.

(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022(4).

(4) In this Order—

“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Denbighshire County Council;

words and expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as they have in Part 3 of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.

Electoral arrangements for the County of Denbighshire

2.—(1) The electoral wards of the County of Denbighshire, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.

(2) The County of Denbighshire is divided into 29 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.

(3) 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.

(5) The provisions in this Order take precedence over any conflicting provision in any previous statutory instrument made under section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972(5).

Rebecca Evans

Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

18 October 2021

Article 2

SCHEDULE NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Table

Column (1)	Column (2)	Column (3)	Column (4)
English language name of electoral ward	Welsh language name of electoral ward	Area of electoral ward	Number of members of the council
Alyn Valley	Dyffryn Alun	The communities of Llanarmon-yn-Ial and Llandegla	1
Bodelwyddan	Bodelwyddan	The community of Bodelwyddan	1
Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan	Dinbych Caledfryn Henllan	The community of Henllan and the Central and Upper wards of the community of Denbigh	3
Denbigh Lower	Dinbych Isaf	The Lower ward of the community of Denbigh	2
Dyserth	Dyserth	The community of Dyserth	1
Edeirnion	Edeirnion	The communities of Cynwyd, Llandrillo and Corwen	2
Efenechdyd	Efenechdyd	The communities of Betws Gwerfil Goch, Clocaenog, Derwen and Efenechtyd	1
Llandyrnog	Llandyrnog	The communities of Aberwheeler, Llandyrnog and Llanynys	1
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern	Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern	The communities of Bryneglwys, Gwyddelwern, Llanelidan and Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd	1
Llangollen	Llangollen	The communities of Llangollen and Llantysilio	2
Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch	Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch	The communities of Cyffylliog, Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch and Nantglyn	1
Moel Famau	Moel Famau	The communities of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanferres and Llangynhafal	1
Prestatyn Central	Canol Prestatyn	The Central ward of the community of Prestatyn	2
Prestatyn East	Dwyrain Prestatyn	The East ward of the community of Prestatyn	2
Prestatyn Meliden	Prestatyn Alltmelyd	The Meliden ward of the community of Prestatyn	1
Prestatyn North	Gogledd Prestatyn	The North and North West wards of the community of Prestatyn	3
Prestatyn South West	De-orllewin Prestatyn	The South West ward of the community of Prestatyn	2
Rhuddlan	Rhuddlan	The community of Rhuddlan	2
Rhyl East	Dwyrain y Rhyl	The Brynhedydd and Plastirion wards of the community of Rhyl	2
Rhyl South	De’r Rhyl	The Derwen ward of the community of Rhyl	2
Rhyl South West	De-orllewin y Rhyl	The Cefndy and Pendyffryn wards of the community of Rhyl	2
Rhyl Trellewelyn	Y Rhyl Trellewelyn	The Trellewelyn ward of the community of Rhyl	2
Rhyl Tŷ Newydd	Y Rhyl Tŷ Newydd	The Tŷ Newydd ward of the community of Rhyl	2
Rhyl West	Gorllewin y Rhyl	The Bodfor and Foryd wards of the community of Rhyl	2
Ruthin	Rhuthun	The community of Ruthin	3
St Asaph East	Dwyrain Llanelwy	The East ward of the community of St. Asaph	1
St Asaph West	Gorllewin Llanelwy	The West ward of the community of St. Asaph	1
Trefnant	Trefnant	The communities of Cefnmeiriadog and Trefnant	1
Tremeirchion	Tremeirchion	The communities of Bodfari, Cwm, Tremeirchion and Waen	1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order implements the recommendations of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”), which reported in June 2019 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County of Denbighshire. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 30 to 29 and an increase in the number of councillors from 47 to 48.

This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications.

Article 2 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County of Denbighshire and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the County of Denbighshire.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.

(1)

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales was established by section 53 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (“the 1972 Act”). Section 53 and Schedule 8 were repealed by section 73(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4) (“the 2013 Act”). The 2013 Act re-names the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales as the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (see section 2).

(2)

2013 anaw 4.

(3)

S.I. 1976/246. Section 74(3) of the 2013 Act provides that these Regulations continue to have effect in relation to orders made under Part 3 of the 2013 Act, as if those orders were made under Part 4 of the 1972 Act.

(4)

The Local Authorities (Change to the Years of Ordinary Elections) (Wales) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1269 (W. 220)) amends section 26(1) of the 1972 Act to provide that the year in which the ordinary elections of councillors of local authorities shall take place is 2022 instead of 2021.

(5)

1972 c. 70; section 58 of the 1972 Act was repealed by section 73(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2013 Act, subject to savings provisions specified in section 74 of the 2013 Act.