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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
9th November 1988
Coming into force in accordance with Article 2
Whereas in pursuance of section 58(1) of the Local Government Act 1972(1), the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales on 28th March 1988 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the County of Gwent:
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 Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988.
2. This Order shall come into force on 4th May 1989, 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 forthwith.
3.-(1) The existing electoral divisions of the County of Gwent shall be abolished and that county shall be divided into sixty-three 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 Gwent shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of county councillors in 1989 and every fourth year thereafter.
5. The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or alteration of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
9th November 1988
Article 3(1).
| 1. Name of new electoral division | 2. Area of new electoral division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Borough of Blaenau Gwent | |||
| Abertillery | The Abertillery and Six Bells wards | ||
| Beaufort | The Beaufort and Rassau wards | ||
| Brynmawr | The Brynmawr ward | ||
| Cwmtillery | The Cwmtillery ward | ||
| Ebbw Vale North | The Badminton and Ebbw Vale North wards | ||
| Ebbw Vale South | The Cwm and Ebbw Vale South wards | ||
| Llanelly | The Llanelly Hill ward | ||
| Llanhilleth | The Llanhilleth ward | ||
| Nantyglo and Blaina | The Blaina and Nantyglo wards | ||
| Sirhowy | The Georgetown and Sirhowy wards | ||
| Tredegar Central and West | The Tredegar Central and West wards | ||
| In the Borough of Islwyn | |||
| Abercarn | The Abercarn ward | ||
| Blackwood | The Blackwood ward | ||
| Crumlin | The Crumlin ward | ||
| Mynyddislwyn | The Crosskeys and Ynysddu wards | ||
| Newbridge | The Newbridge ward | ||
| Pengam | The Cefn Fforest and Pengam wards | ||
| Penmaen | The Argoed and Penmaen wards | ||
| Pontllanfraith | The Pontllanfraith ward | ||
| Risca East | The Risca East ward | ||
| Risca West | The Risca West ward | ||
| In the Borough of Monmouth | |||
| Abergavenny | |||
| The Cantref, Lansdown and Priory wards | |||
| Caerwent | The Caerwent and Portskewett wards | ||
| Caldicot Town | The Caldicot Castle, Severn and West End wards | ||
| Chepstow North | The Shirenewton, St. Arvans, St. Kingsmark and St. Mary's wards | ||
| Chepstow South | The Larkfield, St. Christopher's and Thornwell wards | ||
| Llanover | The Castle and Grofield, Llanfoist Fawr, Llanover and Llanwenarth Ultra wards | ||
| Mardy | The Croesonen, Crucorney and Mardy wards | ||
| Monmouth | The Overmonnow, Vauxhall and Wyesham wards | ||
| Monmouth Rural | The Llantilio Crossenny, Mitchel Troy, Raglan and Trellech United wards | ||
| Severnside | The Dewstow, Magor with Undy and Rogiet wards | ||
| Usk Rural | The Goetre Fawr, Llanbadoc, Llangybi Fawr and Usk wards | ||
| In the Borough of Newport | |||
| Allt-yr-yn | The Allt-yr-yn ward | ||
| Alway | The Alway ward | ||
| Beechwood | The Beechwood ward | ||
| Bettws | The Bettws ward | ||
| Caerleon | The Caerleon ward | ||
| Gaer | The Gaer ward | ||
| Graig | The Graig ward | ||
| Liswerry | The Liswerry ward | ||
| Llanwern | The Langstone and Llanwern wards | ||
| Malpas | The Malpas ward | ||
| Pillgwenlly | The Pillgwenlly ward | ||
| Ringland | The Ringland ward | ||
| Rogerstone | The Rogerstone ward | ||
| Shaftesbury | The Shaftesbury ward | ||
| St. Julians | |||
| The St. Julians ward | |||
| Stow Hill | The Stow Hill ward | ||
| Tredegar Park | The Marshfield and Tredegar Park wards | ||
| Victoria | |||
| The Victoria ward | |||
| In the Borough of Torfaen | |||
| Abersychan | The Abersychan ward | ||
| Blaenavon | The Blaenavon ward | ||
| Croesyceiliog | The Croesyceiliog North and Croesyceiliog South wards | ||
| Fairwater | The Fairwater and Greenmeadow wards | ||
| Llantarnam | The Llantarnam and St. Dials wards | ||
| Llanyrafon | The Llanyrafon North and Llanyrafon South wards | ||
| Panteg North | The New Inn Upper ward and the Griffithstown East and Griffithstown West wards of the Community of Panteg | Panteg South | |
| The New Inn Lower ward and the Sebastopol East and | |||
| Sebastopol West wards of the Community of Panteg | |||
| Pontnewydd | The Pontnewydd ward | ||
| Trevethin | The St. Cadocs and Penygarn, Snatchwood and Trevethin wards | Two Locks | The Coed Eva and Two Locks wards |
| Upper Cwmbran | The Upper Cwmbran ward | ||
| Wainfelin | The Brynwern, Cwmyniscoy, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool and Wainfelin wards | ||
