
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.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
9th November 1988
SCHEDULE
Article 3(1).


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