Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1217 (W. 306)

Local Government, Wales

The County Borough of Caerphilly (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

Made

1 November 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 November 2020 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Caerphilly.

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.

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Caerphilly (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( 3).

Interpretation

2. In this Order—

“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Caerphilly County Borough Council;

“map” (“map”) means the map marked “Map of the County Borough of Caerphilly (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( 4);

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 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.

Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Caerphilly

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

(2) The County Borough of Caerphilly is divided into 31 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).

The community of Rhymney: changes to community wards

4. In the community of Rhymney—

(a) the part of the Pontlottyn ward shown hatched on the map is transferred to the Twyn Carno ward;

(b) the part of the Moriah ward shown cross-hatched on the map is transferred to the Twyn Carno ward.

The community of Rhymney: consequential changes to electoral arrangements

5. In the community of Rhymney—

(a) the number of members to be elected for the St David’s ward is 1;

(b) the number of members to be elected for the Twyn Carno ward is 5.

Rebecca Evans

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

1 November 2021

Article 3

SCHEDULE 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
Aber Valley	Cwm Aber	The community of Aber Valley	3
Aberbargoed and Bargoed	Aberbargod a Bargod	The Aberbargoed, Bargoed and Park wards of the community of Bargoed	3
Abercarn	Aber-carn	The community of Abercarn	2
Argoed	Argoed	The community of Argoed	1
Bedwas and Trethomas	Bedwas a Threthomas	The Bedwas and Trethomas wards of the community of Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen	3
Blackwood	Coed-duon	The community of Blackwood	3
Cefn Fforest and Pengam	Cefn Fforest a Phengam	The communities of Cefn Fforest and Pengam	3
Crosskeys	Crosskeys	The community of Crosskeys	1
Crumlin	Crymlyn	The community of Crumlin	2
Darran Valley	Cwm Darran	The community of Darran Valley	1
Gilfach	Gilfach	The Gilfach ward of the community of Bargoed	1
Hengoed	Hengoed	The Cefn Hengoed and Hengoed wards of the community of Gelligaer	2
Llanbradach	Llanbradach	The community of Llanbradach and Pwllypant	2
Machen and Rudry	Machen a Rhydri	The Machen ward of the community of Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen and the community of Rudry	2
Maesycwmmer	Maesycwmwr	The community of Maesycwmmer	1
Morgan Jones	Morgan Jones	The Bryncenydd, Parcyfelin and Tonyfelin wards of the community of Caerphilly	3
Moriah and Pontlottyn	Moriah a Phontlotyn	The Abertysswg, Moriah, St David’s and Pontlottyn wards of the community of Rhymney	2
Nelson	Nelson	The community of Nelson	2
New Tredegar	Tredegar Newydd	The community of New Tredegar	2
Newbridge	Trecelyn	The community of Newbridge	3
Penmaen	Penmaen	The community of Penmaen	2
Penyrheol	Penyrheol	The community of Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn	4
Pontllanfraith	Pontllan-fraith	The community of Pontllanfraith	3
Risca East	Dwyrain Rhisga	The community of Risca East	3
Risca West	Gorllewin Rhisga	The community of Risca West	2
St Cattwg	Sant Catwg	The Cascade, Greenhill and Tir-y-berth wards of the community of Gelligaer	3
St Martins	Sant Martin	The Castle, Twyn, Watford and Cwrt Rawlins wards of the community of Caerphilly	3
Twyn Carno	Twyncarno	The Twyn Carno ward of the community of Rhymney	1
Van	Y Fan	The community of Van	2
Ynysddu	Ynys-ddu	The community of Ynysddu	2
Ystrad Mynach	Ystrad Mynach	The Ystrad Mynach ward of the community of Gelligaer	2

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(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 November 2020 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Caerphilly. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards, from 33 to 30, and a reduction in the number of councillors from 73 to 69.

This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications.

Article 3 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Caerphilly and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Caerphilly.

This Order also implements recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for some communities within the County Borough of Caerphilly.

Article 4 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Pontlottyn, Moriah and Twyn Carno within the community of Rhymney.

Article 5 sets out the number of members to be elected for the St David’s and Twyn Carno wards of the community of Rhymney.

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 article 4 of this Order relates are deposited in the office of the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ (Local Government Democracy Division), and with Caerphilly County Borough Council. Prints deposited with Caerphilly County Borough Council are open to inspection by anyone affected by the provisions of this Order.

( 1)

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).

( 2)

2013 anaw 4.

( 3)

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.

( 4)

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.

( 5)

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.

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