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(1) This Order may be cited as the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff (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 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff shall be abolished and the County Borough shall be divided into 52 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
Aberaman North That part of the Community of Aberaman specified in relation to the existing district ward of Aberaman North in column 2 of Schedule 1 to the Borough of Cynon Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 2
Aberaman South That part of the Community of Aberaman not contained in the electoral division of Aberaman North 2
Abercynon The Community of Abercynon 2
Aberdare East That part of the Community of Aberdare specified in relation to the existing district ward of Aberdare East in column 2 of Schedule 1 to the Borough of Cynon Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 2
Aberdare West/Llwydcoed The Community of Llwydcoed and that part of the Community of Aberdare not contained in the electoral division of Aberdare East 3
Beddau The Beddau ward of the Community of Llantrisant 1
Brynna The Brynna and Llanilid wards of the Community of Llanharan 1
Church Village The Church Village ward of the Community of Llantwit Fardre 1
Cilfynydd The Cilfynydd ward of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Cwm Clydach The Community of Cwm Clydach 1
Cwmbach The Community of Cwmbach 1
Cymmer The Communities of Cymmer and Trehafod 2
Ferndale The Community of Ferndale 2
Gilfach Goch The Community of Gilfach Goch 1
Glyncoch The Glyncoch ward of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Graig The Graig ward of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Hawthorn The Hawthorn and Rhydfelen Lower wards of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Hirwaun The Hirwaun ward of the Community of Hirwaun 1
Llanharan The Llanharan ward of the Community of Llanharan 1
Llanharry The Community of Llanharry 1
Llantrisant Town The Town ward of the Community of Llantrisant 1
Llantwit Fardre The Efail Isaf and Llantwit Fardre wards of the Community of Llantwit Fardre 2
Llwyn-y-pia The Community of Llwyn-y-pia 1
Maerdy The Community of Maerdy 1
Mountain Ash East That part of the Community of Mountain Ash specified in relation to the existing district ward of Mountain Ash East in column 2 of Schedule 1 to the Borough of Cynon Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 1
Mountain Ash West That part of the Community of Mountain Ash not contained in the electoral division of Mountain Ash East 2
Penrhiwceiber The Community of Penrhiwceiber 2
Pentre The Community of Pentre 2
Pen-y-graig The Community of Pen-y-graig 2
Pen-y-waun The Community of Pen-y-waun 1
Pont-y-clun The Community of Pont-y-clun 2
Pontypridd Town The Town ward of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Porth The Community of Porth 2
Rhigos The Community of Rhigos and the Penderyn ward of the Community of Hirwaun 1
Rhondda The Rhondda ward of the Community of Pontypridd 2
Rhydfelen Central/Ilan The Ilan and Rhydfelen Central wards of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Taffs Well The Community of Taffs Well 1
Talbot Green The Talbot Green ward of the Community of Llantrisant 1
Ton-teg The Ton-teg ward of the Community of Llantwit Fardre 2
Tonypandy The Community of Tonypandy 1
Tonyrefail East The Coedely, Collena and Tylcha wards of the Community of Tonyrefail 2
Tonyrefail West The Penrhiw-fer, Thomastown and Tynybryn wards of the Community of Tonyrefail 1
Trallwng The Trallwng ward of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Trealaw The Community of Trealaw 1
Treforest The Treforest ward of the Community of Pontypridd 1
Treherbert The Community of Treherbert 2
Treorchy The Community of Treorchy 3
Tylorstown The Community of Tylorstown 2
Tyn-y-nant The Tyn-y-nant ward of the Community of Llantrisant 1
Ynyshir The Community of Ynyshir 1
Ynysybwl The Community of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm 1
Ystrad The Community of Ystrad 2