# The County of Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/1966 · made 9 November 1988 Made under: Local Government Act 1972 (Section 58, Section 67) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-gwent-electoral-arrangements-order-1988/pdf/uksi_19881966_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 9th November 1988 Coming into force in accordance with Article 2 Whereas in pursuance of section 58(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales on 28th March 1988 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the County of Gwent: Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 58(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:— ## 1 This Order may be cited as the County of Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. ## 2 This Order shall come into force on 4th May 1989, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day it shall come into force forthwith. ## 3 (1) The existing electoral divisions of the County of Gwent shall be abolished and that county shall be divided into sixty-three electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and each electoral division shall comprise the existing areas specified opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule. (2) The number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division constituted by this Order shall be one. ## 4 The ordinary elections of all councillors for the County of Gwent shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of county councillors in 1989 and every fourth year thereafter. ## 5 The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or alteration of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order. ## Signature Douglas Hurd One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office 9th November 1988 ## NAMES AND AREAS OF NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS 1. Name of new electoral division 2. Area of new electoral division In the Borough of Blaenau Gwent Abertillery The Abertillery and Six Bells wards Beaufort The Beaufort and Rassau wards Brynmawr The Brynmawr ward Cwmtillery The Cwmtillery ward Ebbw Vale North The Badminton and Ebbw Vale North wards Ebbw Vale South The Cwm and Ebbw Vale South wards Llanelly The Llanelly Hill ward Llanhilleth The Llanhilleth ward Nantyglo and Blaina The Blaina and Nantyglo wards Sirhowy The Georgetown and Sirhowy wards Tredegar Central and West The Tredegar Central and West wards In the Borough of Islwyn Abercarn The Abercarn ward Blackwood The Blackwood ward Crumlin The Crumlin ward Mynyddislwyn The Crosskeys and Ynysddu wards Newbridge The Newbridge ward Pengam The Cefn Fforest and Pengam wards Penmaen The Argoed and Penmaen wards Pontllanfraith The Pontllanfraith ward Risca East The Risca East ward Risca West The Risca West ward In the Borough of Monmouth Abergavenny The Cantref, Lansdown and Priory wards Caerwent The Caerwent and Portskewett wards Caldicot Town The Caldicot Castle, Severn and West End wards Chepstow North The Shirenewton, St. Arvans, St. Kingsmark and St. Mary’s wards Chepstow South The Larkfield, St. Christopher’s and Thornwell wards Llanover The Castle and Grofield, Llanfoist Fawr, Llanover and Llanwenarth Ultra wards Mardy The Croesonen, Crucorney and Mardy wards Monmouth The Overmonnow, Vauxhall and Wyesham wards Monmouth Rural The Llantilio Crossenny, Mitchel Troy, Raglan and Trellech United wards Severnside The Dewstow, Magor with Undy and Rogiet wards Usk Rural The Goetre Fawr, Llanbadoc, Llangybi Fawr and Usk wards In the Borough of Newport Allt-yr-yn The Allt-yr-yn ward Alway The Alway ward Beechwood The Beechwood ward Bettws The Bettws ward Caerleon The Caerleon ward Gaer The Gaer ward Graig The Graig ward Liswerry The Liswerry ward Llanwern The Langstone and Llanwern wards Malpas The Malpas ward Pillgwenlly The Pillgwenlly ward Ringland The Ringland ward Rogerstone The Rogerstone ward Shaftesbury The Shaftesbury ward St. Julians The St. Julians ward Stow Hill The Stow Hill ward Tredegar Park The Marshfield and Tredegar Park wards Victoria The Victoria ward In the Borough of Torfaen Abersychan The Abersychan ward Blaenavon The Blaenavon ward Croesyceiliog The Croesyceiliog North and Croesyceiliog South wards Fairwater The Fairwater and Greenmeadow wards Llantarnam The Llantarnam and St. Dials wards Llanyrafon The Llanyrafon North and Llanyrafon South wards Panteg North The New Inn Upper ward and the Griffithstown East and Griffithstown West wards of the Community of Panteg Panteg South The New Inn Lower ward and the Sebastopol East and Sebastopol West wards of the Community of Panteg Pontnewydd The Pontnewydd ward Trevethin The St. Cadocs and Penygarn, Snatchwood and Trevethin wards Two Locks The Coed Eva and Two Locks wards Upper Cwmbran The Upper Cwmbran ward Wainfelin The Brynwern, Cwmyniscoy, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool and Wainfelin wards --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1966 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-gwent-electoral-arrangements-order-1988 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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