# The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/366 · made 2 March 1988 Made under: Local Government Act 1972 (Section 58, Section 67) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-mid-glamorgan-electoral-arrangements-order-1988/pdf/uksi_19880366_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 2nd March 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 22nd July 1987 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the County of Mid Glamorgan: And whereas in giving effect to those proposals I have decided to make certain modifications: 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 Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. ## 2 This Order shall come into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1989 (within the meaning of section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983()) 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 on 10th October 1988. ## 3 (1) The existing electoral divisions of the County of Mid Glamorgan shall be abolished and that County shall be divided into seventy-four 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 Mid Glamorgan shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of county councillors in 1989 and every fourth year thereafter. ## Signature Home Office Douglas Hurd One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 2nd March 1988 ## 1. Name of new electoral division 2. Area of new electoral division In the Borough of Cynon Valley Aberaman North The Aberaman North ward Aberaman South The Aberaman South ward Abercynon The Abercynon ward Aberdare East The Aberdare East ward Aberdare West The Aberdare West and Llwydcoed wards Cwmbach The Cwmbach ward Hirwaun The Hirwaun, Pen-y-waun and Rhigos wards Mountain Ash The Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West wards Penrhiwceiber The Penrhiwceiber ward Ynysybwl The Ynysybwl ward In the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil Cyfarthfa The Cyfarthfa ward Dowlais The Dowlais ward Gurnos The Gurnos ward Merthyr Vale The Merthyr Vale ward Park The Park and Vaynor wards Penydarren The Penydarren ward Plymouth The Plymouth ward Town The Town ward Treharris The Bedlinog and Treharris wards In the Borough of Ogwr BettwsThe Bettws and Ynysawdre wards Brackla The Brackla ward Caerau The Caerau and Nantyffyllon wards Cornelly The Cornelly ward Cwm Garw The Blaengarw, Llangeinor and Pontycymmer wards Cwm Ogwr The Blackmill, Nant-y-moel and Ogmore Vale wards Laleston The Laleston ward Litchard Coity Higher and Morfa wards Maesteg East The Maesteg East ward Maesteg West The Maesteg West ward Newcastle The Newcastle and Oldcastle wards Newcastle Higher The Llangynwyd and Newcastle Higher wards Pencoed The Pencoed ward Porthcawl East The Porthcawl East ward Porthcawl WestThe Porthcawl West ward Pyle The Cefn Cribwr and Pyle wards St. Bride’s Major The Coychurch Lower and St. Bride’s Major wards St. Bride’s Minor The St. Bride’s Minor ward In the Borough of Rhondda Cymmer The Cymmer ward Ferndale The Ferndale and Maerdy wards Pentre The Pentre ward Pen-y-graig The Pen-y-graig ward Porth The Porth and Ynyshir wards Tonypandy The Cwm Clydach and Tonypandy wards Trealaw The Llwyn-y-pia and Trealaw wards Treherbert The Treherbert ward Treorchy The Treorchy ward Tylorstown The Tylorstown ward Ystrad The Ystrad ward In the District of Rhymney Valley Aber Valley The Aber Valley ward Bargoed The Bargoed and Gilfach wards Bedwas The Maesycwmmer ward, the Bedwas ward of the Community of Bedwas and Machen and the Parcyfelin ward of the Community of Caerphilly Bedwelty The Aberbargoed and New Tredegar wards Cascade The Cascade, Cefn Hengoed and Tir-y-berth wards of the Community of Gelligaer Darren Valley The Abertysswg, Darren Valley, Pontlottyn and Tir-Phil wards Llanbradach The Llanbradach ward and the Energlyn ward of the Community of Penyrheol Machen The Machen ward and the Trethomas ward of the Community of Bedwas and Machen Nelson The Nelson ward and the Greenhill ward of the Community of Gelligaer Penyrheol The Penyrheol and Trecenydd wards of the Community of Penyrheol Rhymney The Moriah and Twyn Carno wards St. James The St. James ward and the Tonyfelin ward of the Community of Caerphilly St. Martins The St. Martins ward and the Bryncenydd ward of the Community of Caerphilly Ystrad Mynach The Ystrad Mynach ward and the Hengoed ward of the Community of Gelligaer In the Borough of Taff-Ely Llanharan The Brynna, Llanharan and Llanharry wards Llantrisant Town The Llantrisant Town and Talbot Green wards Llantwit Fardre The Church Village and Llantwit Fardre wards Pont-y-Clun The Creigiau and Pont-y-Clun wards RhonddaThe Graig, Pontypridd Town and Rhondda wards Rhydfelen The Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central and Rhydfelen Lower wards Taffs Well The Pentyrch and Taffs Well wards Ton-teg The Ton-teg and Treforest wards Tonyrefail East The Tonyrefail East ward Tonyrefail West The Gilfach Goch and Tonyrefail West wards Trallwng The Cilfynydd, Glyncoch and Trallwng wards Tyn-y-nant The Beddau and Tyn-y-nant wards --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/366 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-mid-glamorgan-electoral-arrangements-order-1988 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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