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The County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

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Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 3143

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

WALES

The County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made

23rd November 1998

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of his powers under sections 58(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 1972(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him in March 1997 under sections 58(1) and 64 of that Act(2) by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 6th May 1999 except that for the purposes of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day, it shall come into force immediately.

Electoral divisions

2.—(1) The existing electoral divisions of the County of Powys shall be abolished and the County shall be divided into 73 electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, and each such electoral division shall comprise the area specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that Schedule.

(2) The number of councillors to be returned for each such electoral division shall be the number specified opposite thereto in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order.

Register of local government electors

3.  The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jon Owen Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

23rd November 1998

Article 2

SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

(1)(2)(3)
Name of New Electoral DivisionArea of New Electoral DivisionNumber of Councillors
Aber-crafThe Aber-craf ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais1
BanwyThe Communities of Banwy and Llanerfyl1
BeguildyThe Communities of Beguildy, Llanbadarn Fynydd and Llanbister1
BerriewThe Community of Berriew1
Blaen HafrenThe Communities of Llangurig, Llanidloes Without and Trefeglwys1
BronllysThe Communities of Bronllys and Erwood1
BuilthThe Community of Builth1
BwlchThe Community of Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine1
CaerswsThe Communities of Caersws and Carno1
ChurchstokeThe Community of Churchstoke1
CrickhowellThe Communities of Crickhowell and The Vale of Grwyney1
Cwm-twrchThe Cwm-twrch ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais1
Disserth and TrecoedThe Community of Disserth and Trecoed1
DolforwynThe Communities of Bettws and Llandyssil1
Felin-fâchThe Communities of Felin-fâch, Honddu Isaf and Llanddew1
FordenThe Community of Forden1
GlantwymynThe Communities of Cadfarch and Glantwymyn1
GlasburyThe Communities of Clyro, Glasbury and Painscastle1
GuilsfieldThe Communities of Castle Caereinion and Guilsfield1
GwernyfedThe Communities of Gwernyfed and Llanigon1
HayThe Community of Hay1
KerryThe Community of Kerry1
KnightonThe Community of Knighton1
LlanafanfawrThe Communities of Cilmery, Duhonw, Llanafanfawr and Llanwrthwl1
Llanbadarn FawrThe Communities of Llanbadarn Fawr and Penybont1
LlanbrynmairThe Community of Llanbrynmair1
LlandinamThe Communities of Llandinam and Mochdre1
Llandrindod East/Llandrindod WestThe East and West wards of the Community of Llandrindod Wells1
Llandrindod NorthThe North ward of the Community of Llandrindod Wells1
Llandrindod SouthThe South No. 1 and the South No. 2 wards of the Community of Llandrindod Wells1
LlandrinioThe Communities of Bausley with Criggion and Llandrinio1
LlandysilioThe Communities of Carreghofa and Llandysilio1
LlanelweddThe Communities of Aberedw, Glascwm and Llanelwedd1
Llanfair CaereinionThe Community of Llanfair Caereinion1
LlanfihangelThe Communities of Llanfihangel and Llangyniew1
LlanfyllinThe Community of Llanfyllin1
LlangattockThe Community of Llangattock1
LlangorsThe Community of Llangors1
LlangunlloThe Communities of Llanddewi Ystradenny, Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Llangunllo and Whitton1
LlangynidrThe Community of Llangynidr1
LlanidloesThe Community of Llanidloes1
Llanrhaeadr-ym MochnantThe Communities of Llangynog, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (in the former District of Montgomeryshire), Llanwddyn and Pen-y-Bont Fawr1
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/LlansilinThe Communities of Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (in the former District of Glyndŵr) and Llansilin1
LlansantffraidThe Communities of Llanfechain and Llansantffraid1
Llanwrtyd WellsThe Communities of Llangamarch, Llanwrtyd Wells and Treflys1
LlanyreThe Community of Llanyre1
MachynllethThe Community of Machynlleth1
Maescar/LlywelThe Communities of Cray, Llywel and Maescar1
MeifodThe Community of Meifod1
MontgomeryThe Community of Montgomery1
NantmelThe Communities of Abbey Cwmhir, Nantmel and St. Harmon1
Newtown CentralThe Newtown Central ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn1
Newtown EastThe Newtown East ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn1
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn NorthThe Llanllwchaiarn North ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn1
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn WestThe Llanllwchaiarn West ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn1
Newtown SouthThe Newtown South ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn1
Old RadnorThe Communities of Gladestry, New Radnor and Old Radnor1
PresteigneThe Community of Presteigne1
RhayaderThe Community of Rhayader1
RhiwcynonThe Communities of Aberhafesp, Dwyriw, Manafon and Tregynon1
St. David WithinThe St. David Within ward of the Community of Brecon1
St. JohnThe St. John ward of the Community of Brecon1
St. MaryThe St. Mary ward of the Community of Brecon1
TalgarthThe Community of Talgarth1
Talybont-on-UskThe Communities of Glyn Tarell, Llanfrynach and Talybont-on-Usk1
Tawe-UchafThe Communities of Tawe-Uchaf and Ystradfellte1
TrewernThe Community of Trewern1
Welshpool CastleThe Castle ward of the Community of Welshpool1
Welshpool GungrogThe Gungrog ward of the Community of Welshpool1
Welshpool LlanerchyddolThe Llanerchyddol ward of the Community of Welshpool1
YnyscedwynThe Ynyscedwyn ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais1
YscirThe Communities of Merthyr Cynog, Trallong and Yscir1
YstradgynlaisThe Ystradgynlais ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais1
(1)

1972 c. 70. Section 67(5) was amended by section 40(1) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), article 3(a) of the Government Act (References to Aldermen) Order 1977, S.I. 1977/1710 and section 66(5) and (8) of, Schedule 15, paragraphs 1 and 15, and Schedule 18 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).

(2)

Section 58(1) was amended by section 66(5) of, and Schedule 15, paragraphs 1 and 11 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. Section 64 was substituted by section 6 to that Act of 1994.

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