http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2021/1161

Title and commencement1.

(1)

The title of this Order is the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.

(2)

For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, 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 20223.

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

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

“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 19764;

any reference to a map means one of the 2 maps marked “Map of the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” and “2”, and a reference to a numbered map is a reference to the map that bears that number;

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;

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 Blaenau Gwent3.

(1)

The electoral wards of the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.

(2)

The County Borough of Blaenau Gwent is divided into 14 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 19725.

Abolition of the community of Beaufort, and creation of the communities of Beaufort and Garnlydan4.

(1)

The community of Beaufort, as it exists immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, is abolished.

(2)

There are constituted the following communities—

(a)

the community of Beaufort shown hatched on Map 1;

(b)

the community of Garnlydan shown hatched on Map 2.