The County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 in England
W.S.I. 2021/1113 · Made 4 October 2021 · Extends to England and Wales
Local Government, Wales
Made 4 October 2021
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Walesf1 has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013f2 (“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 County Borough of Wrexham.
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.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales was established by section 53 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (“the 1972 Act”). Section 53 and Schedule 8 were repealed by section 73(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4) (“the 2013 Act”). The 2013 Act re-names the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales as the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (see section 2).
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Contents
- 1Title and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Wrexham
- 4The community of Cefn: changes to community wards
- 5The community of Cefn: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
- 6The community of Rhosllanerchrugog: changes to community wards
- 7The community of Rhosllanerchrugog: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
- 8The community of Broughton: changes to community wards
- 9The community of Broughton: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
- 10The community of Gwersyllt: changes to community wards
- 11The community of Gwersyllt: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
- 12The community of Caia Park: changes to community wards
- 13The communities of Abenbury and Caia Park: changes to community boundaries
- 14The community of Caia Park: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
- 15The community of Offa: changes to community wards
- 16The community of Offa: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
- Signature
- Schedule NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
- Explanatory note
1Title and commencementI1I2
The title of this Order is the County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
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.
For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022f1.
2InterpretationI1I2
In this Order—
“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Wrexham County Borough Council;
“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976f1;
any reference to a map means one of the 12 maps marked “Map of the County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “12”, and a reference to a numbered map is a reference to the map that bears that number;
where a boundary is shown on a 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 F1Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.
3Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of WrexhamI1I2
The electoral wards of the County Borough of Wrexham, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
The County Borough of Wrexham is divided into 49 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.
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.
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.
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 1972f1.
4The community of Cefn: changes to community wardsI1I2
In the community of Cefn—
the part of the Acrefair and Penybryn ward shown hatched on Map 1 is transferred to the Plas Madoc ward;
the part of the Cefn ward shown hatched on Map 2 is transferred to the Acrefair and Penybryn ward;
the part of the Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan ward shown cross-hatched on Map 2 is transferred to the Acrefair and Penybryn ward.
5The community of Cefn: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsI1I2
In the community of Cefn—
the number of members to be elected for the Acrefair and Penybryn ward is 5;
the number of members to be elected for the Cefn ward is 5;
the number of members to be elected for the Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan ward is 1.
6The community of Rhosllanerchrugog: changes to community wardsI1I2
In the community of Rhosllanerchrugog—
the part of Ponciau North ward shown hatched on Map 3 is transferred to the Rhos ward;
the part of the Ponciau South ward shown cross-hatched on Map 3 is transferred to the Rhos ward.
7The community of Rhosllanerchrugog: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsI1I2
In the community of Rhosllanerchrugog—
the number of members to be elected for the Johnstown ward is 6;
the number of members to be elected for the Ponciau South ward is 2;
the number of members to be elected for the Rhos ward is 4.
8The community of Broughton: changes to community wardsI1I2
In the community of Broughton—
the part of the Brynteg ward shown hatched on Map 4 is transferred to the Bryn Cefn ward;
the part of the Brynteg ward shown hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the Gwenfro ward;
the part of the New Broughton ward shown cross-hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the Gwenfro ward.
9The community of Broughton: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsI1I2
In the community of Broughton—
the number of members to be elected for the Bryn Cefn ward is 5;
the number of members to be elected for the Brynteg ward is 2;
the number of members to be elected for the Gwenfro ward is 5.
10The community of Gwersyllt: changes to community wardsI1I2
The part of the Gwersyllt South ward of the community of Gwersyllt shown hatched on Map 6 is transferred to the Gwersyllt East ward of the community of Gwersyllt.
11The community of Gwersyllt: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsI1I2
In the community of Gwersyllt—
the number of members to be elected for the East ward is 4;
the number of members to be elected for the South ward is 4;
the number of members to be elected for the West ward is 5.
12The community of Caia Park: changes to community wardsI1I2
In the community of Caia Park—
the part of the Whitegate ward shown hatched on Map 7 is transferred to the Smithfield ward;
the part of the Smithfield ward shown hatched on Map 8 is transferred to the Wynnstay ward.
13The communities of Abenbury and Caia Park: changes to community boundariesI1I2
That part of the community of Abenbury shown hatched on Map 9 is transferred to the community of Caia Park, and forms part of the Whitegate ward of the community of Caia Park.
14The community of Caia Park: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsI1I2
The number of members to be elected for the Wynnstay ward of the community of Caia Park is 3.
15The community of Offa: changes to community wardsI1I2
In the community of Offa—
the parts of the Offa ward shown hatched on Map 10 are transferred to the Erddig ward;
the part of the Brynyffynnon ward shown hatched on Map 11 is transferred to the Offa ward;
the part of the Offa ward shown hatched on Map 12 is transferred to the Brynyffynnon ward.
16The community of Offa: consequential changes to electoral arrangementsI1I2
In the community of Offa—
the number of members to be elected for the Hermitage ward is 4;
the number of members to be elected for the Offa ward is 5.
Signature
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCILI1I2
Table
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) | Column (4) |
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| English language name of electoral ward | Welsh language name of electoral ward | Area of electoral ward | Number of members of the council |
| Acrefair North | Gogledd Acre-fair | The Plas Madoc ward of the community of Cefn | 1 |
| Acton and Maesydre | Gwaunyterfyn a Maes-y-dre | The Acton Park, Acton Central, and Maesydre wards of the community of Acton | 2 |
| Bangor Is-y-Coed | Bangor-is-y-coed | The communities of Bangor Is-y-Coed and Willington Worthenbury | 1 |
| Borras Park | Parc Borras | The Borras Park ward of the community of Acton | 1 |
| Bronington and Hanmer | Bronington a Hanmer | The communities of Bronington and Hanmer | 1 |
| Brymbo | Brymbo | The Brymbo and Vron wards of the community of Brymbo | 2 |
| Bryn Cefn | Bryn Cefn | The Bryn Cefn ward of the community of Broughton | 1 |
| Brynyffynnon | Brynyffynnon | The Brynyffynnon ward of the community of Offa | 1 |
| Cartrefle | Cartrefle | The Cartrefle ward of the community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Cefn East | Dwyrain Cefn | The Cefn, and Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan wards of the community of Cefn | 1 |
| Cefn West | Gorllewin Cefn | The Acrefair and Penybryn ward of the community of Cefn | 1 |
| Chirk North | Gogledd y Waun | The North ward of the community of Chirk | 1 |
| Chirk South | De’r Waun | The South ward of the community of Chirk | 1 |
| Coedpoeth | Coed-poeth | The community of Coedpoeth | 2 |
| Dyffryn Ceiriog | Dyffryn Ceiriog | The communities of Ceiriog Ucha, Glyntraian and Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog | 1 |
| Erddig | Erddig | The Erddig ward of the community of Offa | 1 |
| Esclusham | Esclusham | The Bersham and Rhostyllen wards of the community of Esclusham | 1 |
| Garden Village | Garden Village | The Garden Village ward of the community of Rhosddu | 1 |
| Gresford East and West | Dwyrain a Gorllewin Gresffordd | The Gresford East and Gresford West wards of the community of Gresford | 1 |
| Grosvenor | Grosvenor | The Grosvenor ward of the community of Rhosddu | 1 |
| Gwenfro | Gwenfro | The Gwenfro ward of the community of Broughton | 1 |
| Gwersyllt East | Dwyrain Gwersyllt | The East ward of the community of Gwersyllt | 1 |
| Gwersyllt North | Gogledd Gwersyllt | The North ward of the community of Gwersyllt | 1 |
| Gwersyllt South | De Gwersyllt | The South ward of the community of Gwersyllt | 1 |
| Gwersyllt West | Gorllewin Gwersyllt | The West ward of the community of Gwersyllt | 1 |
| Hermitage | Hermitage | The Hermitage ward of the community of Offa | 1 |
| Holt | Holt | The communities of Abenbury, Holt and Isycoed | 1 |
| Little Acton | Acton Fechan | The Little Acton ward of the community of Acton | 1 |
| Llangollen Rural | Llangollen Wledig | The community of Llangollen Rural | 1 |
| Llay | Llai | The community of Llay | 2 |
| Marchwiel | Marchwiel | F1The communities of Erbistock, Marchwiel and Sesswick | 1 |
| Marford and Hoseley | Marford a Hoseley | The Marford and Hoseley ward of the community of Gresford | 1 |
| Minera | Mwynglawdd | The Bwlchgwyn ward of the community of Brymbo, and the community of Minera | 1 |
| New Broughton | New Broughton | The Brynteg and New Broughton wards of the community of Broughton | 1 |
| Offa | Offa | The Offa ward of the community of Offa | 1 |
| Overton and Maelor South | Owrtyn a De Maelor | The communities of Maelor South and Overton | 1 |
| Pant and Johnstown | Pant a Johnstown | The Johnstown and Pant wards of the community of Rhosllanerchrugog | 2 |
| Penycae | Pen-y-cae | The Eitha ward of the community of Penycae | 1 |
| Penycae and Ruabon South | Pen-y-cae a De Rhiwabon | The Groes ward of the community of Penycae and the South ward of the community of Ruabon | 1 |
| Ponciau | Ponciau | The Pentrebychan ward of the community of Esclusham and the Ponciau North and Ponciau South wards of the community of Rhosllanerchrugog | 1 |
| Queensway | Queensway | The Queensway ward of the community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Rhos | Rhos | The Rhos ward of the community of Rhosllanerchrugog and the Aberoer ward of the community of Esclusham | 1 |
| Rhosnesni | Rhosnesni | The Rhosnesni ward of the community of Acton | 2 |
| Rossett | Yr Orsedd | The community of Rossett | 2 |
| Ruabon | Rhiwabon | The North ward of the community of Ruabon | 1 |
| Smithfield | Smithfield | The Smithfield ward of the community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Stansty | Stansty | The Stansty ward of the community of Rhosddu | 1 |
| Whitegate | Whitegate | The Whitegate ward of the community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Wynnstay | Wynnstay | The Wynnstay ward of the community of Caia Park | 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 November 2020 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Wrexham. The Commission’s Report proposed an increase in the number of electoral wards, from 47 to 49, and an increase in the number of councillors from 52 to 56.
This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications.
Article 3 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Wrexham and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Wrexham.
This Order also implements recommendations for changes to community boundaries and changes to the electoral arrangements for some communities within the County Borough of Wrexham.
Article 4 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Acrefair and Penybryn, Cefn, Plas Madoc, and Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan within the community of Cefn. Article 5 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Acrefair and Penybryn, Cefn, and Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan wards of the community of Cefn.
Article 6 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Ponciau North, Ponciau South and Rhos within the community of Rhosllanerchrugog. Article 7 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Johnstown, Ponciau South and Rhos wards of the community of Rhosllanerchrugog.
Article 8 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Brynteg, Bryn Cefn, New Broughton and Gwenfro within the community of Broughton. Article 9 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Bryn Cefn, Brynteg and Gwenfro wards of the community of Broughton.
Article 10 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Gwersyllt South and Gwersyllt East within the community of Gwersyllt. Article 11 sets out the number of members to be elected for the East, South and West wards of the community of Gwersyllt.
Article 12 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Whitegate, Smithfield and Wynnstay within the community of Caia Park. Article 13 makes changes to the boundaries between the communities of Abenbury and Caia Park. Article 14 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Wynnstay ward of the community of Caia Park.
Article 15 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Erddig, Offa, and Brynyffynnon within the community of Offa. Article 16 sets out the number of members to be elected for the Hermitage and Offa wards of the community of Offa.
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.
Prints of the maps labelled “1” to “12” to which this Order relates are deposited in the office of the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ (Local Government Democracy Division), and with Wrexham County Borough Council. Prints deposited with Wrexham County Borough Council are open to inspection by anyone affected by the provisions of this Order.