The County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/1181 (W.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title and commencement

(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Conwy (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 .

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

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

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

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 Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 , except so far as a contrary intention appears.

Section 3 Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy

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

(2) The County Borough of Conwy is divided into 30 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 .

Section 4 The communities of Rhos-on-Sea and Colwyn Bay: changes to community boundaries

The part of the community of Colwyn Bay shown hatched on the map is transferred to the community of Rhos-on-Sea, and forms part of the Rhos ward of the community of Rhos-on-Sea.