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The County of Ceredigion (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

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JurisdictionWales
CitationSI 2021/1140 (W277)
Year2021

2021 No. 1140 (W. 277)

Local Government, Wales

The County of Ceredigion (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

Made 11th October 2021

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

The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales1has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 20132(“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated May 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County of Ceredigion.

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.

S-1 Title, commencement and interpretation

Title, commencement and interpretation

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

(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 19763, 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 20224.

(4) In this Order—

“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Ceredigion 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.

S-2 Electoral arrangements for the County of Ceredigion

Electoral arrangements for the County of Ceredigion

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

(2) The County of Ceredigion is divided into 34 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.

Rebecca Evans

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

11 October 2021

SCHEDULE

Article 2

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

Aberaeron and Aberarth

Aberaeron ac Aber-arth

The town of Aberaeron and the Llanddewi Aberarth ward of the community of Dyffryn Arth

1

Aberporth and Y Ferwig

Aber-porth a’r Ferwig

The communities of Aberporth and Y Ferwig

2

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais

The Bronglais, Canol/Central and Gogledd/North wards of the town of Aberystwyth

2

Aberystwyth Penparcau

Aberystwyth Penparcau

The Penparcau ward of the town of Aberystwyth

2

Aberystwyth Rheidol

Aberystwyth Rheidol

The Rheidol ward of the town of Aberystwyth

1

Beulah and Llangoedmor

Beulah a Llangoedmor

The communities of Beulah, and Llangoedmor

2

Borth

Y Borth

The communities of Borth, and Geneu’r Glyn

1

Ceulan a Maesmawr

Ceulan a Maesmawr

The communities of Ceulanamaesmawr, Llangynfelyn, and Ysgubor-y-Coed

1

Ciliau Aeron

Ciliau Aeron

The communities of Ciliau Aeron, and Henfynyw

1

Faenor

Faenor

The community of Faenor

1

Lampeter

Llanbedr Pont Steffan

The town of Lampeter

1

Llannarth

Llannarth

The community of Llanarth

1

Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr

The community of Llanbadarn Fawr

1

Llandyfriog

Llandyfrïog

The community of Llandyfriog

1

Llandysilio and Llangrannog

Llandysilio a Llangrannog

The communities of Llandysiliogogo, and Llangrannog

1

Llandysul North and Troedyraur

Gogledd Llandysul a Throed-yr-aur

The community of Troedyraur, and the Pontshaen and Tregroes wards of the community of Llandysul

1

Llandysul South

De Llansysul

The Capel Dewi and Trefol wards of the community of Llandysul

1

Llanfarian

Llanfarian

The community of Llanfarian

1

Llanfihangel Ystrad

Llanfihangel Ystrad

The community of Llanfihangel Ystrad, and the Nantcwnlle and the Trefilan wards of the community of Nantcwnlle

1

Llangeitho

Llangeitho

The communities of Llanddewi Brefi, and Llangeitho

1

Llangybi

Llangybi

The communities of Llanfair Clydogau, and Llangybi, and the Gartheli ward of the community of Nantcwnlle

1

Llanrhystyd

Llanrhystud

The communities of Llangwyryfon, and Llanrhystyd

1

Llansanffraid

Llansanffraid

The community of Llansantffraed, and the Llanbadarn Trefeglwys ward of the community of Dyffryn Arth

1

Llanwenog

Llanwenog

The communities of Llanwenog, and Llanwnnen

1

Lledrod

Lledrod

The communities of Lledrod, Ystrad Meurig, and Ysbyty Ystwyth

1

Melindwr

Melindwr

The communities of Blaenrheidol, Pontarfynach, and Melindwr

1

Mwldan

Mwldan

The Mwldan ward of the town of Cardigan

1

New Quay and Llanllwchaearn

Ceinewydd a Llanllwchaearn

The town of New Quay and the community of Llanllwchaiarn

1

Penbryn

Penbryn

The community of Penbryn

1

Teifi

Teifi

The Rhyd-y-Fuwch and Teifi wards of the town of Cardigan

1

Tirymynach

Tirymynach

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