LegalizeThe County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988
Made: 5th May 1988
Coming into force in accordance with Article 2
Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 58(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:—
1
This Order may be cited as the County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988.
2
This Order shall come into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1989 (within the meaning of section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983[^f00002]) except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day it shall come into force on 10th October 1988.
3
- (1) The existing electoral divisions of the County of Gwynedd shall be abolished and that county shall be divided into sixty-two electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and each electoral division shall comprise the existing areas specified opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule.
- (2) The number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division constituted by this Order shall be one.
4
The ordinary elections of all councillors for the County of Gwynedd shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of county councillors in 1989 and every fourth year thereafter.
SCHEDULE
| 1. Name of new electoral division | 2. Area of new electoral division |
|---|---|
| In the Borough of Aberconwy | In the Borough of Aberconwy |
| Bro Machno | The Betws-y-Coed, Bro Machno and Uwch Conwy wards |
| Caerhun | The Caerhun and Trefriw wards |
| Conwy | The Conwy ward |
| Craig-y-Don | The Craig-y-Don ward |
| Deganwy | The Deganwy ward |
| Gogarth | The Gogarth ward |
| Llanfairfechan | The Bryn, Lafan and Pandy wards |
| Llanrwst | The Crwst, Eglwysbach and Gower wards |
| Llansanffraid | The Bryn Rhys, Fforddlas and Pensarn wards |
| Marl | The Marl ward |
| Mostyn | The Mostyn ward |
| Penmaenmawr | The Capelulo, Pant-yr-afon and Penmaenan wards |
| Penrhyn | The Penrhyn ward |
| Tudno | The Tudno ward |
| In the Borough of Arfon | In the Borough of Arfon |
| Bangor | The Glyder and Menai (Bangor) wards |
| Bethesda | The Gerlan, Ogwen and Rachub wards |
| Caernarfon | The Menai (Caernarfon) and Seiont wards |
| Dewi | The Deiniol, Dewi and Hendre wards |
| Dyffryn Nantlle | The Llanllyfni, Penygroes and Talysarn wards |
| Gwyrfai | The Bontnewydd and Waunfawr wards |
| Llanddeiniolen | The Bethel, Deiniolen and Penisarwaun wards |
| Llandwrog | The Llandwrog and Llanwnda wards |
| Llandygai | The Llandygai and Llanllechid/Aber wards |
| Marchog | The Garth, Hirael and Marchog wards |
| Padarn | The Llanberis and Llanrug wards |
| Peblig | The Cadnant and Peblig wards |
| Pentir | The Pentir and Y Felinheli wards |
| In the District of Dwyfor | In the District of Dwyfor |
| Criccieth | The Criccieth, Gest and Llanystumdwy wards |
| Dolbenmaen | The Beddgelert, Clynnog and Dolbenmaen wards |
| Llanengan | The Abersoch, Buan, Llanbedrog and Llanengan wards |
| Llannor | The Abererch, Efail-newydd and Llanarmon wards |
| Nefyn | The Llanaelhaearn, Nefyn and Pistyll wards |
| Porthmadog | The Porthmadog East, Porthmadog West and Tremadog wards |
| Pwllheli | The Pwllheli North and Pwllheli South wards |
| Tudweiliog | The Aberdaron, Botwnnog and Tudweiliog wards |
| In the District of Meirionnydd | In the District of Meirionnydd |
| Bala | The Bala, Llandderfel and Llanuwchllyn wards |
| Barmouth | The Barmouth and Dyffryn Ardudwy wards |
| Conglywal and Maenofferen | The Conglywal and Maenofferen ward |
| Corris | The Arthog, Corris, Llangelynin and Mawddwy wards |
| Dolgellau | The Brithdir and Llanfachreth, Dolgellau and Llanelltyd wards |
| Ffestiniog | The Bowydd and Rhiw and Cynfal and Teigl wards |
| Harlech | The Harlech and Llanbedr wards |
| Penrhyndeudraeth | The Penrhyndeudraeth and Trawsfynydd wards |
| Tywyn | The Aberdovey, Bryn-crug and Tywyn wards |
| In the Borough of Ynys Mon-Isle of Anglesey | In the Borough of Ynys Mon-Isle of Anglesey |
| Aberffraw | The Aberffraw and Bodorgan wards |
| Aethwy | The Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog wards |
| Amlwch | The Amlwch ward |
| Beaumaris | The Beaumaris and Llangoed wards |
| Bro-y-Llynoed | The Bryngwran and Llanfair-yn-Neubwll wards |
| Cwm Cadnant | The Cwm Cadnant and Pentraeth wards |
| Dulas | The Llaneilian and Moelfre wards and the Community of Llaneugrad |
| Holyhead | The Holyhead Town, London Road and Morawelon wards |
| Llanbadrig | The Llanbadrig and Mechell wards |
| Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf | The Brynteg and Llanbedrgoch wards |
| Llangefni | The Cefni, Cyngar and Tudur wards |
| Llannerch-y-medd | The Bodffordd and Llannerch-y-medd wards and the Community of Llanddyfnan |
| Maeshyfryd | The Kingsland and Maeshyfryd wards |
| Menai | The Llanidan and Rhosyr wards |
| Menai Bridge | The Cadnant and Tysilio wards |
| Porthyfelin | The Parc a'r Mynydd and Porthyfelin wards |
| Trearddur | The Trearddur ward and the West ward of the Community of Valley |
| Valley | The Llanfaethlu ward and the Gorad, Llanynghendl and Village wards of the Community of Valley |
Signed
Douglas Hurd — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 5th May 1988
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1972 c. 70.
[^f00002]: 1983 c. 2.
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