# The City and County of Cardiff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 W.S.I. 2021/1160 · made 18 October 2021 · revised to 25 June 2024 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 City and County of Cardiff. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 29 to 28, but an increase in the number of councillors from 75 to 79. Made under: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (Section 37) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/city-and-county-of-cardiff-electoral-arrangements-order-2021/pdf/wsi_20211160_mi.pdf ## Introductory text Local Government, Wales Made 18 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 November 2020 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the City and County of Cardiff. 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. ## 1 Title, commencement and interpretation (1) The title of this Order is the City and County of Cardiff (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 Cardiff County 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. ## 2 Electoral arrangements for the City and County of Cardiff (1) The electoral wards of the City and County of Cardiff, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished. (2) The City and County of Cardiff is divided into 28 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. ## Signature Rebecca Evans Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers 18 October 2021 ## 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 Adamsdown Adamsdown The community of Adamsdown 2 Butetown Butetown The community of Butetown 3 Caerau Caerau The community of Caerau 2 Canton Treganna The community of Canton 3 Cathays Cathays The communities of Cathays and Castle 4 Cyncoed Cyncoed The community of Cyncoed 3 Ely Trelái The community of Ely 3 Fairwater Y Tyllgoed The community of Fairwater 3 Gabalfa Gabalfa The community of Gabalfa 2 Grangetown Grangetown The community of Grangetown 4 Heath Y Mynydd Bychan The community of Heath 3 Lisvane and Thornhill Llys-faen a’r Ddraenen The communities of Lisvane and Thornhill 3 Llandaff Llandaf The community of Llandaff 2 Llandaff North Ystum Taf The community of Llandaff North 2 Llanishen Llanisien The community of Llanishen 2 Llanrumney Llanrhymni The community of Llanrumney 3 Pentwyn Pentwyn The communities of Llanedeyrn and Pentwyn 3 Pentyrch and St Fagans Pentyrch a Sain Ffagan The communities Pentyrch and St. Fagans 3 Penylan Pen-y-lan The community of Penylan 3 Plasnewydd Plasnewydd The community of Roath 4 Pontprennau and Old St Mellons Pontprennau a Phentref Llaneirwg The communities of Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons 2 Radyr Radur The community of Radyr and Morganstown 2 Rhiwbina Rhiwbeina The community of Rhiwbina 3 Riverside Glanyrafon The communities of Pontcanna and Riverside 3 Rumney Tredelerch The community of Rumney 2 Splott Y Sblot The communities of Splott and Tremorfa 3 Trowbridge Trowbridge The community of Trowbridge 3 Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Yr Eglwys Newydd a Thongwynlais The communities of Whitchurch and Tongwynlais 4 ## 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 City and County of Cardiff. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 29 to 28, but an increase in the number of councillors from 75 to 79. This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications. Article 2 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the City and County of Cardiff and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the City and County of Cardiff. 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1160 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/city-and-county-of-cardiff-electoral-arrangements-order-2021 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.