
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Wales) Order 1995.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the issue of a proclamation by Her Majesty summoning a new Parliament, except that for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to a parliamentary election held after the issue of that proclamation this Order shall come into force on 10th May 1995.
(3) References to constituencies in this Order are references to the constituences in Wales which are established by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995 or any subsequent Order in Council in respect of Wales under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.
2 

(1) Articles 3, 4 and 6 of the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 1983 are hereby revoked so far as they relate to Wales.
(2) Part II of Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the said Order are hereby revoked.
3 
In the case of the borough constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth, being a borough constituency which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a district, the chairman of the council for the district of Cardiff shall be the returning officer for a parliamentary election.
4 
In the case of a county constituency in Wales specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, the duties of the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be discharged, as acting returning officer, by the officer of the council appointed to be the electoral registration officer by the council of the district specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.
Blatch
Minister of State
Home Office
24th April 1995
SCHEDULE
Article 4


1 2
Name of county constituency District for which registration officer is acting returning officer
Aberavon Port Talbot
Alyn and Deeside Alyn and Deeside
Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent
Brecon and Radnorshire Brecknock
Bridgend Ogwr
Caernarfon Arfon
Caerphilly Rhymney Valley
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Dinefwr
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire South Pembrokeshire
Ceredigion Ceredigion
Clwyd South Wrexham Maelor
Clwyd West Colwyn
Conwy Aberconwy
Cynon Valley Cynon Valley
Delyn Delyn
Gower Lliw Valley
Islwyn Islwyn
Llanelli Llanelli
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Meirionnydd
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouth Monmouth
Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire
Neath Neath
Newport East Newport
Newport West Newport
Ogmore Ogwr
Pontypridd Taff-Ely
Preseli Pembrokeshire Preseli Pembrokeshire
Rhondda Rhondda
Torfaen Torfaen
Vale of Clwyd Rhuddlan
Vale of Glamorgan Vale of Glamorgan
Wrexham Wrexham Maelor
Ynys Môn Ynys Môn-Isles of Anglesey