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(1) This Order may be cited as the County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on 6th May 1999 except that for the purposes of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day, it shall come into force immediately.
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(1) The existing electoral divisions of the County Borough of Bridgend shall be abolished and the County Borough shall be divided into 39 electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, and each such electoral division shall comprise the area specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that Schedule.
(2) The number of councillors to be returned for each such electoral division shall be the number specified opposite thereto in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order.
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The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
23rd November 1998
SCHEDULE
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of New Electoral Division Area of New Electoral Division Number of Councillors
Aberkenfig The Community of Llangynwyd Lower and the Aberkenfig ward of the Community of Newcastle Higher 1
Bettws The Bettws ward of the Community of Garw Valley 1
Blackmill The Blackmill and Evanstown wards of the Community of Ogmore Valley 1
Blaengarw The Blaengarw ward of the Community of Garw Valley 1
Brackla The Community of Brackla 4
Bryncethin The Bryncethin ward of the Community of St Bride’s Minor 1
Bryncoch The Bryncoch ward of the Community of St Bride’s Minor 1
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr The Community of Merthyr Mawr and the Laleston/Bryntirion ward of the Community of Laleston 2
Caerau The Caerau and Nantyffyllon wards of the Community of Maesteg 3
Cefn Cribwr The Community of Cefn Cribwr 1
Cefn Glas The Cefn Glas 1 ward of the Community of Laleston 1
Coity The Coity ward of the Community of Coity Higher 1
Cornelly The Cornelly ward of the Community of Cynffig 2
Coychurch Lower The Community of Coychurch Lower 1
Felindre The Felindre ward of the Community of Pencoed 1
Hendre The Hendre ward of the Community of Pencoed 2
Litchard The Litchard ward of the Community of Coity Higher 1
Llangeinor The Llangeinor ward of the Community of Garw Valley 1
Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd The Cefn Glas 2 ward of the Community of Laleston 1
Llangynwyd The Community of Llangynwyd Middle 1
Maesteg East The East ward of the Community of Maesteg 2
Maesteg West The West ward of the Community of Maesteg 2
Morfa The Morfa ward of the Community of Bridgend 2
Nant-y-moel The Nant-y-moel ward of the Community of Ogmore Valley 1
Newcastle The Newcastle ward of the Community of Bridgend 2
Newton The Newton ward of the Community of Porthcawl 1
Nottage The Nottage ward of the Community of Porthcawl 1
Ogmore Vale The Ogmore Vale ward of the Community of Ogmore Valley 1
Oldcastle The Oldcastle ward of the Community of Bridgend 2
Pendre The Pendre ward of the Community of Coity Higher 1
Penprysg The Community of Coychurch Higher and the Penprysg ward of the Community of Pencoed 1
Pen-y-fai The Pen-y-fai ward of the Community of Newcastle Higher 1
Pontycymmer The Pontycymmer ward of the Community of Garw Valley 1
Porthcawl East Central The East Central ward of the Community of Porthcawl 1
Porthcawl West Central The West Central ward of the Community of Porthcawl 1
Pyle The Pyle ward of the Community of Cynffig 3
Rest Bay The Rest Bay ward of the Community of Porthcawl 1
Sarn The Sarn ward of the Community of St Bride’s Minor 1
Ynysawdre The Community of Ynysawdre 1