LegalizeThe County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021
Made: 25 October 2021
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of their powers conferred by section 37(1) of the 2013 Act.
Title and commencement
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- (1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Conwy (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 2022[^f00003].
Interpretation
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In this Order—
- “electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Conwy County Borough Council;
- “map” (“map”) means the map marked “Map of the County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations;
- “the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976[^f00004];
- where a boundary is shown on the 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 Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.
Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy
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- (1) The electoral wards of the County Borough of Conwy, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
- (2) The County Borough of Conwy is divided into 30 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[^f00005].
The communities of Rhos-on-Sea and Colwyn Bay: changes to community boundaries
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The part of the community of Colwyn Bay shown hatched on the map is transferred to the community of Rhos-on-Sea, and forms part of the Rhos ward of the community of Rhos-on-Sea.
SCHEDULE — NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
| 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 |
| Betws-yn-Rhos | Betws-yn-Rhos | The communities of Betws yn Rhos and Llanfair Talhaiarn | 1 |
| Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw | Betws-y-coed a Threfriw | The communities of Betws y Coed, Capel Curig, Dolwyddelan and Trefriw | 1 |
| Bryn | Bryn | The Bryn and Lafan wards of the community of Llanfairfechan | 1 |
| Caerhun | Caerhun | The communities of Caerhun, Dolgarrog and Henryd | 1 |
| Colwyn | Colwyn | The Colwyn ward of the community of Old Colwyn | 2 |
| Conwy | Conwy | The Aberconwy and Castell wards of the community of Conwy | 2 |
| Craig-y-don | Craig-y-don | The Craig-y-Don ward of the community of Llandudno | 2 |
| Deganwy | Deganwy | The Deganwy ward of the community of Conwy | 2 |
| Eglwys-bach a Llangernyw | Eglwys-bach a Llangernyw | The communities of Eglwysbach and Llangernyw | 1 |
| Eirias | Eirias | The Eirias ward of the community of Old Colwyn | 2 |
| Gele and Llanddulas | Gele a Llanddulas | The Gele and St George wards of the community of Abergele and the community of Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel | 3 |
| Glyn | Glyn | The Glyn ward of the community of Colwyn Bay | 2 |
| Glyn y Marl | Glyn y Marl | The Marl and Pensarn wards of the community of Conwy | 3 |
| Gogarth Mostyn | Gogarth Mostyn | The Gogarth and Mostyn wards of the community of Llandudno | 3 |
| Kinmel Bay | Bae Cinmel | The Kinmel Bay ward of the community of Kinmel Bay and Towyn | 3 |
| Llandrillo-yn-Rhos | Llandrillo-yn-Rhos | The community of Rhos-on-Sea | 4 |
| Llanrwst a Llanddoged | Llanrwst a Llanddoged | The communities of Llanrwst, and Llanddoged and Maenan | 2 |
| Llansanffraid | Llansanffraid | The community of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy | 1 |
| Llansannan | Llansannan | The communities of Llansannan and Llannefydd | 1 |
| Llysfaen | Llysfaen | The community of Llysfaen | 1 |
| Mochdre | Mochdre | The community of Mochdre | 1 |
| Pandy | Pandy | The Pandy ward of the community of Llanfairfechan | 1 |
| Penmaenmawr | Penmaenmawr | The community of Penmaenmawr | 2 |
| Penrhyn | Penrhyn | The Penrhyn ward of the community of Llandudno | 2 |
| Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr | Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr | The Pensarn (Abergele) and Pentre Mawr wards of the community of Abergele | 3 |
| Rhiw | Rhiw | The Rhiw ward of the community of Colwyn Bay | 3 |
| Towyn | Tywyn | The Towyn ward of the community of Kinmel Bay and Towyn | 1 |
| Tudno | Tudno | The Tudno ward of the community of Llandudno | 2 |
| Uwch Aled | Uwch Aled | The communities of Cerrigydrudion, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Llangwm and Pentrefoelas | 1 |
| Uwch Conwy | Uwch Conwy | The communities of Bro Garmon, Bro Machno and Ysbyty Ifan | 1 |
Signed
Rebecca Evans — Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers — 25 October 2021
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order implements the recommendations of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”), which reported in May 2019 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 38 to 30, and a reduction in the number of councillors from 59 to 55.
This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications.
Article 3 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy.
Article 4 implements the recommendation for a change to community boundaries within the County Borough of Conwy and provides for the transfer of an area from the community of Colwyn Bay to the community of Rhos-on-Sea.
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.
Prints of the map to which this Order relates are deposited in the office of the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ (Local Government Democracy Division), and with Conwy County Borough Council. Prints deposited with Conwy County Borough Council are open to inspection by anyone affected by the provisions of this Order.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 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).
[^f00002]: 2013 anaw 4.
[^f00003]: 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.
[^f00004]: S.I. 1976/246. Section 74(3) of the 2013 Act provides that the 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.
[^f00005]: 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.
Editorial notes
[^key-d800ef92fa76850f886b1ba7aa4dbca6]: Art. 1 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)
[^key-3f88165dd6063e6277ee18d1597227ea]: Art. 2 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)
[^key-cfb308636d8b183caf1ef9b59487902e]: Art. 3 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)
[^key-e493df72e4cd6cc6f77aa55478ad968b]: Art. 4 in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)
[^key-4af5f2850203931dbb605835958fdd07]: Sch. in force at 27.10.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)
[^key-b5e27d28018fcd1923a1a9f60cf96f4b]: Art. 2 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)
[^key-7db83bc99712e103821b7a79f8b2961d]: Art. 1 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)
[^key-851a749e39f05de1c8621d809d46ce57]: Art. 3 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)
[^key-6d9b8c6c873a67403fdec26d08a4fe33]: Art. 4 in force at 5.5.2022 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)
[^key-97b16f0b10f561a75fd2bf2a17a0fd88]: Words in art. 2 substituted (25.6.2024) by Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 24
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