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(1) This Order may be cited as the County Borough of Caerphilly (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 Caerphilly specified in the Schedule to the County Borough of Caerphilly Electoral Arrangements Order 1994 shall be abolished.
(2) For the purposes of the elections of councillors for the County Borough of Caerphilly, that County Borough shall be divided into 33 electoral divisions which shall bear the names specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, and each such electoral division shall comprise the area specified thereto in column (2) of that Schedule.
(3) 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
Aberbargoed The Aberbargoed ward of the Community of Bargoed 2
Abercarn The Community of Abercarn 2
Aber Valley The Community of Aber Valley 3
Argoed The Community of Argoed 1
Bargoed The Bargoed and Park wards of the Community of Bargoed 3
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen The Community of Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen 4
Blackwood The Community of Blackwood 3
Cefn Fforest The Community of Cefn Fforest 2
Crosskeys The Community of Crosskeys 1
Crumlin The Community of Crumlin 2
Darren Valley The Community of Darren Valley 1
Gilfach The Gilfach ward of the Community of Bargoed 1
Hengoed The Cefn Hengoed and Hengoed wards of the Community of Gelligaer 2
Llanbradach The Community of Llanbradach 2
Maesycwmmer The Community of Maesycwmmer 1
Morgan Jones The Bryncenydd, Parcyfelin and Tonyfelin wards of the Community of Caerphilly 3
Moriah The Abertysswg, Moriah and St. David’s wards of the Community of Rhymney 2
Nelson The Community of Nelson 2
Newbridge The Community of Newbridge 3
New Tredegar The Community of New Tredegar 2
Pengam The Community of Pengam 2
Penmaen The Community of Penmaen 2
Penyrheol The Community of Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn 4
Pontllanfraith The Community of Pontllanfraith 3
Pontlottyn The Pontlottyn ward of the Community of Rhymney 1
Risca East That part of the Community of Risca bounded by a line commencing at the point on the Caerphilly County Borough boundary at Grid Reference ST24879259, thence southwestwards along a track to Grid Reference ST24799214, thence southwestwards along a cart track to Grid Reference ST24679204, thence southwestwards along field boundaries to the stream at Grid Reference ST24459185, thence along that stream southwestwards to the place where it enters the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (disused), thence southwards along that Canal to a point due east of the corner of the rear curtilage of No. 8 Bryn-hyfryd Terrace, thence westwards to that corner and along the southern curtilage of that property to the mineral railway, thence southeastwards along that railway to the Caerphilly County Borough boundary, thence northeastwards and northwestwards along the County Borough boundary to the point of commencement. 3
Risca West That part of the Community of Risca not contained in the Risca East Electoral Division 2
St. Cattwg The Cascade, Greenhill and Tir-y-berth wards of the Community of Gelligaer 3
St. James The Communities of Rudry and Van 3
St. Martins The Castle, Twyn and Watford wards of the Community of Caerphilly 3
Twyn Carno The Twyn Carno ward of the Community of Rhymney 1
Ynysddu The Community of Ynysddu 2
Ystrad Mynach The Ystrad Mynach ward of the Community of Gelligaer 2