The Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012
W.S.I. 2012/2676 · Made 24 October 2012
This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES
Made 24 October 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales has, in accordance with sections 57(2) and 58(3) of the Local Government Act 1972f1, submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated May 2012 on its review of, and proposals for a change in, the electoral arrangements within the county of the Isle of Angleseyf2.
The Welsh Ministers have decided to give effect to those proposals without modifications.
More than six weeks have elapsed since those proposals were submitted to the Welsh Ministers.
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 and now vested in themf3.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1972 c. 70. Section 58 was amended by section 40 of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29); paragraph 11 of Schedule 15 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c19); and section 168 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011(nawm 4).
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In 1996 and in accordance with section 74 of the Local Government Act 1972, the name of the county was changed from Anglesey to the Isle of Anglesey by resolution of the county council and with the consent of the Secretary of State under section 74(6). Subsection (6) was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Part 10 of Schedule 1.
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The powers of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and are now vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
Contents
- 1Title, commencement and interpretation
- 2Electoral divisions of the county of the Isle of Anglesey
- 3Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Explanatory note
1Title, commencement and interpretation
The title of this Order is The Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2012.
This Order comes into force—
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day following the day on which the Order is made;
for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2013f1.
In this Order “ordinary day of election for councillors” (“diwrnod arferol ethol cynghorwyr”) has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983f2.
2Electoral divisions of the county of the Isle of Anglesey
The electoral divisions of the county of the Isle of Anglesey are abolished.
The county is divided into eleven electoral divisions each bearing a name listed in column 1 of the Table in the Schedule and each such electoral division comprises the existing areas specified in relation to that electoral division in column 2 of the Table.
The number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division is the number specified in relation to that electoral division in column 3 of the Table in the Schedule.
3Revocation
The Borough of Ynys Môn-Isle of Anglesey (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1992f1 is revoked.
Signature
Carl Sargeant
Minister for Local Government and Communities, one of the Welsh Ministers
24 October 2012
NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of electoral division | Area of electoral division | Number of councillors |
| Aethwy | The Communities of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Menai Bridge and Penmynydd | 3 |
| Bro Aberffraw | The Communities of Aberffraw, Bodorgan and Rhosyr | 2 |
| Bro Rhosyr | The Communities of Llanidan, Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Llanddaniel-fab and Llangristiolus | 2 |
| Caergybi | In the Community of Holyhead, the wards of Town, London Road, Morawelon, Porthyfelin and Parc a'r mynydd | 3 |
| Canolbarth Môn | The Communities of Bryngwran, Bodffordd, Llangefni and Trewalchmai; and, in the Community of Llanddyfnan, the wards of Llanddyfnan, Llangwyllog and Tregaean | 3 |
| Llifon | The Communities of Llanfaelog, Llanfair-yn-neubwll and Valley | 2 |
| Lligwy | The Communities of Moelfre, Llaneugrad, Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf and Pentraeth; and, in the Community of Llanddyfnan, the ward of Llanfihangel Tre'r-beirdd | 3 |
| Seiriol | The Communities of Beaumaris, Cwm Cadnant, Llanddona and Llangoed | 3 |
| Talybolion | The Communities of Bodedern, Cylch-y-garn, Llannerch-y-medd, Llanfachreth, Llanfaethlu, Mechell and Tref Alaw | 3 |
| Twrcelyn | The Communities of Amlwch, Llanbadrig, Llaneilian and Rhos-y-bol | 3 |
| Ynys Gybi | The Communities of Trearddur and Rhoscolyn; and, in the Community of Holyhead, the wards of Maeshyfryd and Kingsland | 3 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972. It gives effect to proposals of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”) which (following a direction from the Welsh Ministers under section 58(3) of that Act) reported in May 2012 on its review of electoral arrangements for the County of the Isle of Anglesey. The Commission’s report proposed a reduction in the size of the Isle of Anglesey County Council from 40 to 30 councillors and a change to the current pattern of electoral divisions being represented by a single member to one of multi-member electoral divisions.
This Order gives effect to the Commission’s recommendations without modifications.