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Welsh Statutory Instruments
Local Government, Wales
Made
22 September 2021
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales( 1) has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013( 2) (“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated March 2020 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The Welsh Ministers have, after consideration of the matters referred to and set out in sections 37(2)(a), (b) 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 2013 Act.
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into force on 1 October 2021.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022( 3).
2. In this Order—
“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council;
“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976( 4);
any reference to a map means one of the 9 maps marked “Map of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “9”, 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 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.
3.—(1) The electoral wards of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
(2) The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf is divided into 46 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( 5).
4. The part of the Ton-teg ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre shown hatched on Map 1 is transferred to the Church Village ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre.
5. The number of members to be elected for the Church Village ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre is 5.
6. The community wards of Cefnyrhendy, Groes-faen, Maes-y-felin and Miskin in the community of Pont-y-clun are abolished.
7. The community of Pont-y-clun is to be divided into the following wards—
(a) the Pontyclun East ward shown hatched on Map 2;
(b) the Pontyclun Central ward as shown hatched on Map 3;
(c) the Pontyclun West ward as shown hatched on Map 4.
8. In the community of Pont-y-clun—
(a) the number of members to be elected for the Pontyclun East ward is 3;
(b) the number of members to be elected for the Pontyclun Central ward is 4;
(c) the number of members to be elected for the Pontyclun West ward is 4.
9.—(1) The part of the community of Ystrad shown hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the community of Llwyn-y-pia.
(2) The part of the community of Trealaw shown cross-hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the community of Llwyn-y-pia.
10. The part of the community of Pontypridd Town shown hatched on Map 6 is transferred to the community of Trehafod.
11. The community wards of Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central, and Rhydfelen Lower in the community of Pontypridd Town are abolished.
12. There are constituted the following community wards in the community of Pontypridd Town—
(a) the Rhydfelen Central ward shown hatched on Map 7;
(b) the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward shown hatched on Map 8;
(c) the Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward shown hatched on Map 9.
13. In the community of Pontypridd Town—
(a) the number of members to be elected for the Rhydfelen Central ward is 2;
(b) the number of members to be elected for the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward is 2;
(c) the number of members to be elected for the Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward is 2;
(d) the number of members to be elected for the Rhondda ward is 3;
(e) the number of councillors to be elected for the Treforest ward is 3.
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
22 September 2021
Article 3
| 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 |
| Aberaman | Aberaman | The communities of Aberaman North and Aberaman South | 3 |
| Abercynon | Abercynon | The community of Abercynon | 2 |
| Aberdare East | Dwyrain Aberdâr | The community of Aberdare East | 2 |
| Aberdare West and Llwydcoed | Gorllewin Aberdâr a Llwydcoed | The communities of Aberdare West and Llwydcoed | 3 |
| Beddau and Tyn-y-nant | Beddau a Thyn-y-nant | The Beddau and Tyn-y-nant wards of the community of Llantwit Fardre | 2 |
| Brynna and Llanharan | Brynna a Llanharan | The Brynna, Llanilid and Llanharan wards of the community of Llanharan | 3 |
| Church Village | Pentre’r Eglwys | The Church Village ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre | 2 |
| Cilfynydd | Cilfynydd | The Cilfynydd ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Cwm Clydach | Cwm Clydach | The community of Cwm Clydach | 1 |
| Cwmbach | Cwm-bach | The community of Cwmbach | 2 |
| Cymer | Cymer | The communities of Cymmer and Trehafod | 2 |
| Ferndale and Maerdy | Glynrhedynog a’r Maerdy | The communities of Ferndale and Maerdy | 2 |
| Gilfach-goch | Gilfach-goch | The community of Gilfach Goch | 1 |
| Glyn-coch | Glyn-coch | The Glyncoch ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Graig and Pontypridd West | Y Graig a Gorllewin Pontypridd | The Graig and Rhondda wards of the community of Pontypridd Town | 2 |
| Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen | Y Ddraenen-wen a Rhydfelen Isaf | The Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos | Hirwaun, Penderyn a’r Rhigos | The communities of Hirwaun and Rhigos | 2 |
| Llanharry | Llanhari | The Llanharry ward of the community of Llanharry | 1 |
| Llantrisant and Talbot Green | Llantrisant a Thonysguboriau | The Llantrisant Town and Talbot Green wards of the community of Llantrisant | 2 |
| Llantwit Fardre | Llanilltud Faerdref | The Efail Isaf and Llantwit Fardre wards of the community of Llantwit Fardre | 2 |
| Llwyn-y-pia | Llwynypia | The community of Llwyn-y-pia | 1 |
| Mountain Ash | Aberpennar | The communities of Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West | 2 |
| Penrhiw-ceibr | Penrhiw-ceibr | The community of Penrhiw-ceibr | 2 |
| Pentre | Pentre | The community of Pentre | 2 |
| Pen-y-graig | Pen-y-graig | The community of Pen-y-graig | 2 |
| Pen-y-waun | Pen-y-waun | The community of Pen-y-waun | 1 |
| Pontyclun Central | Canol Pont-y-clun | The Pontyclun Central ward of the community of Pont-y-clun | 1 |
| Pontyclun East | Dwyrain Pont-y-clun | The Pontyclun East ward of the community of Pont-y-clun | 1 |
| Pontyclun West | Gorllewin Pont-y-clun | The Pontyclun West ward of the community of Pont-y-clun and the Tyle-garw ward of the community of Llanharry | 1 |
| Pontypridd Town | Tref Pontypridd | The Town ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Porth | Porth | The community of Porth | 2 |
| Rhydfelen Central | Canol Rhydfelen | The Rhydfelen Central ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Taff’s Well | Ffynnon Taf | The community of Taffs Well | 1 |
| Ton-teg | Ton-teg |
The Ton-teg ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre |
1 |
| Tonypandy | Tonypandy | The community of Tonypandy | 1 |
| Tonyrefail East | Dwyrain Tonyrefail | The Coedely, Collena and Tylcha wards of the community of Tonyrefail | 2 |
| Tonyrefail West | Gorllewin Tonyrefail | The Penrhiw-fer, Thomastown and Tynybryn wards of the community of Tonyrefail | 2 |
| Trallwng | Trallwng | The Trallwng ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Trealaw | Trealaw | The community of Trealaw | 1 |
| Treforest | Trefforest | The Treforest ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Treherbert | Treherbert | The community of Treherbert | 2 |
| Treorchy | Treorci | The community of Treorchy | 2 |
| Tylorstown and Ynyshir | Tylorstown ac Ynys-hir | The communities of Tylorstown and Ynyshir | 2 |
| Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf | Rhydfelen Uchaf a Glyn-taf | The Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward of the community of Pontypridd Town | 1 |
| Ynysybwl | Ynys-y-bwl | The community of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm | 2 |
| Ystrad | Ystrad | The community of Ystrad | 2 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order implements the recommendations of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”), which reported in March 2020 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 52 to 46, but recommended the number of councillors to remain at 75.
This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications.
Article 3 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
This Order also implements recommendations for changes to community boundaries and electoral arrangements for some communities within the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Article 4 makes changes to the boundary between the community wards of Ton-teg and Church Village within the community of Llantwit Fardre. Article 5 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Church Village ward.
Article 6 abolishes the community wards within the community of Pont-y-clun, and article 7 creates the new community wards of Pontyclun East, Pontyclun Central and Pontyclun West. Article 8 sets out the number of members to be elected for these wards.
Article 9 makes changes to the boundaries of the communities of Ystrad, Llwyn-y-pia and Trealaw.
Article 10 provides for the transfer of an area from the community of Pontypridd Town to the community of Trehafod.
Article 11 abolishes the community wards of Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central and Rhydfelen Lower within the community of Pontypridd Town. Article 12 creates the new community wards of Rhydfelen Central, Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen, and Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf. Article 13 sets out the number of members to be elected for these new wards, and makes changes to the number of members to be elected in the Rhondda and Treforest wards.
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 maps labelled “1” to “9” 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Prints deposited with Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council are open to inspection by anyone affected by the provisions of this Order.
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).
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.
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.
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.
