The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/2050
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation, interpretation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1987.

(2) In this Order “the 1983 Order ” means the Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1983 .

(3) Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, this Order shall come into force forthwith.

Section 2 Aberavon, Gower, Neath, Swansea East and Swansea West

For the county constituencies of Aberavon, Gower and Neath and the borough constituencies of Swansea East and Swansea West as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part I of the Schedule to this Order, and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Neath (Communities) Order 1982 , the Borough of Neath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 , the Swansea (Communities) Order 1983 , the City of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 , the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985 , the Lliw Valley (Communities) Order 1985 and the Lliw Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986 ).

Section 3 Blaenau Gwent, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen

For the county constituencies of Blaenau Gwent, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part II of the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Newport (Communities) Order 1983 , the Borough of Newport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 , the Rhymney Valley (Communities) Order 1984) , the Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 1984 , the Torfaen (Communities) Order 1985 , the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985 , the Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986 , the District of Monmouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986 and the Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986 ).

Section 4 Brecon and Radnor

For the county constituency of Brecon and Radnor as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituency which is named on the left-hand side of Part III of the Schedule to this Order and comprises the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Neath (Communities) Order 1982 , the Radnor (Communities) Order 1982 , the Merthyr Tydfil (Communities) Order 1983 , the Rhymney Valley (Communities) Order 1984 , the Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 1984 and the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985 ).

Section 5 Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Ogmore, Pontypridd and Rhondda

For the county constituencies of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Ogmore, Pontypridd and Rhondda as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part IV of the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Merthyr Tydfil (Communities) Order 1983 , the Newport (Communities) Order 1983 , the Rhondda (Communities) Order 1983 , the Taff-Ely (Communities) Order 1984 , the Rhymney Valley (Communities) Order 1984 , the Borough of Taff-Ely (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 , the Borough of Ogwr (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 and the District of Rhymney Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 ).

Section 6 Carmarthen, Ceredigion and Pembroke North, Llanelli and Pembroke

For the county constituencies of Carmarthen, Ceredigion and Pembroke North, Llanelli and Pembroke as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part V of the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they would have existed on 8th May 1987 if the Borough of Dinefwr (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987 and the District of Preseli (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987 had not come into force (and accordingly as altered by the Radnor (Communities) Order 1982 , the Swansea (Communities) Order 1983 , the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985 , the Lliw Valley (Communities) Order 1985 , the South Pembrokeshire (Communities) Order 1985 and the Llanelli (Communities) Order 1985 ).

Section 7 Register of electors

Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies referred to in Articles 2 to 6 above shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.