
1 
This Order may be cited as the County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989.
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 Powys shall be abolished and that County shall be divided into forty-six 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 Powys 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
16th January 1989
SCHEDULE
Article 3(1)


(1) (2)
Name of new electoral division Area of new electoral division
In the Borough of Brecknock
Brecon St. John The St. John ward
Brecon St. Mary The St. Mary ward
Builth The Builth ward
Crickhowell The Crickhowell and the Vale of Grwyney wards
Fforest Fawr The Llywel and Maescar wards
Gwy Uchaf The Erwood and Llanafanfawr wards
Hay The Gwernyfed and Hay wards
Honddu The Felin-fach and Yscir wards
Llancwm The Bwlch, Llangattock and Llangynidr wards
Llangors The Llangors and Talybont-on-Usk wards and the Community of Llanfrynach
Llanwrtyd The Llangamarch and Llanwrtyd Wells wards
Talgarth The Bronllys and Talgarth wards
Tarell The St. David Within ward and the Community of Glyn Tarell
Tawe-fellte The Aber-craf, Tawe-Uchaf and Ystradfellte wards
Ynyscedwyn The Cwm-twrch and Ynyscedwyn wards
Ystradgynlais The Ystradgynlais ward
In the District of Montgomeryshire
Berriew The Berriew and Dolforwyn wards
Blaen Hafran The Llandinam, Llangurig and Trefeglwys wards
Breidden The Llandrinio and Trewern wards
Caersws The Caersws and Carno wards
Castle Forden The Forden and Welshpool Castle wards
Cyfeiliog The Cadfarch, Glantwymyn and Llanbrynmair wards
Duffryn Banw The Banwy and Llanfair Caereinion wards
Guilsfield The Guilsfield Within and Guilsfield Without wards
Kerry The Kerry ward
Llanfyllin The Llanfyllin and Llanwddyn wards
Llanidloes The Llanidloes East and Llanidloes West wards
Llansantffraid The Llandysilio and Llansantffraid wards
Machynlleth The Machynlleth No. 1 and Machynlleth No. 2 wards
Meifod The Llanfihangel and Meifod wards
Montgomery The Churchstoke and Montgomery wards
Newtown Central The Newtown Central ward
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn The Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North and Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West wards
Newtown South The Newtown East and Newtown South wards
Tregynon The Mochdre and Rhiewcynon wards
Welshpool Llanerchyddol The Welshpool Gungrog and Welshpool Llanerchyddol wards
In the District of Radnor
Beguildy The Beguildy, Llanbister and Llanfihangel Rhydithon wards
Colwyn The Disserth and Trecoed, Glascwm and Llanelwedd wards
Ithon Valley The Llanbadarn Fawr, Llanyre and Nantmel wards
Knighton The Knighton ward
Llandrindod Wells North East The Llandrindod East and Llandrindod North wards
Llandrindod Wells South West The Llandrindod South No. 1, Llandrindod South No. 2 and Llandrindod West wards
Painscastle The Clyro, Glasbury and Paincastle wards
Presteigne The Presteigne ward
Radnor The Gladestry, Llangunllo, New Radnor and Old Radnor wards
Rhayader The Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr, Rhayader Town and St. Harmon wards