wsi/2021/1138 — <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <span xml:lang="en">The County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021</span> / <span xml:lang="cy">Gorchymyn Bwrdeistref Sirol Bro Morgannwg (Trefniadau Etholiadol) 2021</span> </div>

2021 No. 1138 (W. 275) Local Government, Wales The County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 Made 11 October 2021 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3) The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated February 2021 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan. The Welsh Ministers have decided to give effect to those recommendations without modification. 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, commencement and interpretation 1 1 The title of this Order is the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021. 2 For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 , 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 . 4 In this Order— “electoral ward” (“ ward etholiadol ”) means any area for which members are elected to the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan Council; 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. Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan 2 1 The electoral wards of the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished. 2 The County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan is divided into 24 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 . Rebecca Evans Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers SCHEDULE NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Article 2 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 Baruc Baruc The Baruc ward of the town of Barry 3 Buttrills Buttrills The Buttrills ward of the town of Barry 2 Cadoc Cadog The Cadoc ward of the town of Barry 4 Castleland Castleland The Castleland ward of the town of Barry 2 Cornerswell Cornerswell The Cornerswell ward of the town of Penarth 2 Court Court The Court ward of the town of Barry 2 Cowbridge Y Bont-faen The town of Cowbridge with Llanblethian, and the communities of Llanfair, and Penllyn 3 Dinas Powys Dinas Powys The communities of Dinas Powys, and Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith 4 Dyfan Dyfan The Dyfan ward of the town of Barry 2 Gibbonsdown Gibbonsdown The Gibbonsdown ward of the town of Barry 2 Illtyd Illtud The Illtyd ward of the town of Barry 3 Llandough Llandochau The community of Llandough 1 Llandow Llandŵ The communities of Colwinston, Llandow, and Llangan 1 Llantwit Major Llanilltud Fawr The town of Llantwit Major, and the community of Llanmaes 4 Peterston-super-Ely Llanbedr-y-fro The communities of Pendoylan, Peterston-super-Ely, and Welsh St Donats 1 Plymouth Plymouth The Plymouth ward of the town of Penarth 2 Rhoose Y Rhws The community of Rhoose 3 St Athan Sain Tathan The community of St Athan 2 St Bride’s Major Saint-y-brid The communities of Ewenny, St Bride’s Major, St Donats, and Wick 2 St Nicholas and Llancarfan Sain Nicolas a Llancarfan The communities of Llancarfan, St Nicholas and Bonvilston, and St Georges-super-Ely 1 St Augustine’s St Augustine’s The St Augustine’s ward of the town of Penarth 3 Stanwell Stanwell The Stanwell ward of the town of Penarth 2 Sully Sili The community of Sully and Lavernock 2 Wenvoe Gwenfô The community of Wenvoe 1 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 February 2021 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan. The Commission’s Report proposed an increase in the number of electoral wards from 23 to 24, and an increase in the number of councillors from 47 to 54. This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, without modification. Article 2 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan and introduces a Schedule which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the electoral wards within the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan. 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.