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(1) This Order may be cited as the County Borough of Wrexham (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 Wrexham shall be abolished and the County Borough shall be divided into 47 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
Acton The Acton Central and Acton Park wards of the Community of Acton 1
Borras Park The Borras Park ward of the Community of Acton 1
Bronington The Communities of Bangor Is-y-Coed, Bronington and Willington Worthenbury 1
Brymbo The Brymbo and Vron wards of the Community of Brymbo 1
Brynyffynnon The Brynyffynnon ward of the Community of Offa 1
Bryn Cefn The Bryn Cefn ward of the Community of Broughton 1
Cartrefle The Cartrefle ward of the Community of Caia Park 1
Cefn The Acrefair and Penybryn, Cefn and Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan wards of the Community of Cefn 2
Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley The Communities of Ceiriog Ucha, Glyntraian and Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog 1
Chirk North The North ward of the Community of Chirk 1
Chirk South The South ward of the Community of Chirk 1
Coedpoeth The Community of Coedpoeth 2
Erddig The Erddig ward of the Community of Offa 1
Esclusham The Bersham and Rhostyllen wards of the Community of Esclusham 1
Garden Village The Garden Village ward of the Community of Rhosddu 1
Gresford East and West The East and West wards of the Community of Gresford 1
Grosvenor The Grosvenor ward of the Community of Rhosddu 1
Gwenfro The Gwenfro ward of the Community of Broughton 1
Gwersyllt East and South The East and South wards of the Community of Gwersyllt 2
Gwersyllt North The North ward of the Community of Gwersyllt 1
Gwersyllt West The West ward of the Community of Gwersyllt 1
Hermitage The Hermitage ward of the Community of Offa 1
Holt The Communities of Abenbury, Holt and Isycoed 1
Johnstown The Johnstown ward of the Community of Rhosllanerchrugog 1
Little Acton The Little Acton ward of the Community of Acton 1
Llangollen Rural The Community of Llangollen Rural 1
Llay The Community of Llay 2
Maesydre The Maesydre ward of the Community of Acton 1
Marchwiel The Communities of Erbistock, Marchwiel and Sesswick 1
Marford and Hoseley The Marford and Hoseley ward of the Community of Gresford 1
Minera The Community of Minera and the Bwlchgwyn ward of the Community of Brymbo 1
New Broughton The Brynteg and New Broughton wards of the Community of Broughton 1
Offa The Offa ward of the Community of Offa 1
Overton The Communities of Hanmer, Maelor South and Overton 1
Pant The Pant ward of the Community of Rhosllanerchrugog 1
Penycae The Eitha ward of the Community of Penycae 1
Penycae and Ruabon South The Groes ward of the Community of Penycae and the South ward of the Community of Ruabon 1
Plas Madoc The Plas Madoc ward of the Community of Cefn 1
Ponciau The Ponciau North, Ponciau South and Rhos wards of the Community of Rhosllanerchrugog and the Aberoer and Pentrebychan wards of the Community of Esclusham 2
Queensway The Queensway ward of the Community of Caia Park 1
Rhosnesni The Rhosnesni ward of the Community of Acton 1
Rossett The Community of Rossett 1
Ruabon The North ward of the Community of Ruabon 1
Smithfield The Smithfield ward of the Community of Caia Park 1
Stansty The Stansty ward of the Community of Rhosddu 1
Whitegate The Whitegate ward of the Community of Caia Park 1
Wynnstay The Wynnstay ward of the Community of Caia Park 1