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(1) This Order may be cited as the County of Powys (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 of Powys shall be abolished and the County shall be divided into 73 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
Aber-craf The Aber-craf ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais 1
Banwy The Communities of Banwy and Llanerfyl 1
Beguildy The Communities of Beguildy, Llanbadarn Fynydd and Llanbister 1
Berriew The Community of Berriew 1
Blaen Hafren The Communities of Llangurig, Llanidloes Without and Trefeglwys 1
Bronllys The Communities of Bronllys and Erwood 1
Builth The Community of Builth 1
Bwlch The Community of Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine 1
Caersws The Communities of Caersws and Carno 1
Churchstoke The Community of Churchstoke 1
Crickhowell The Communities of Crickhowell and The Vale of Grwyney 1
Cwm-twrch The Cwm-twrch ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais 1
Disserth and Trecoed The Community of Disserth and Trecoed 1
Dolforwyn The Communities of Bettws and Llandyssil 1
Felin-fâch The Communities of Felin-fâch, Honddu Isaf and Llanddew 1
Forden The Community of Forden 1
Glantwymyn The Communities of Cadfarch and Glantwymyn 1
Glasbury The Communities of Clyro, Glasbury and Painscastle 1
Guilsfield The Communities of Castle Caereinion and Guilsfield 1
Gwernyfed The Communities of Gwernyfed and Llanigon 1
Hay The Community of Hay 1
Kerry The Community of Kerry 1
Knighton The Community of Knighton 1
Llanafanfawr The Communities of Cilmery, Duhonw, Llanafanfawr and Llanwrthwl 1
Llanbadarn Fawr The Communities of Llanbadarn Fawr and Penybont 1
Llanbrynmair The Community of Llanbrynmair 1
Llandinam The Communities of Llandinam and Mochdre 1
Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West The East and West wards of the Community of Llandrindod Wells 1
Llandrindod North The North ward of the Community of Llandrindod Wells 1
Llandrindod South The South No. 1 and the South No. 2 wards of the Community of Llandrindod Wells 1
Llandrinio The Communities of Bausley with Criggion and Llandrinio 1
Llandysilio The Communities of Carreghofa and Llandysilio 1
Llanelwedd The Communities of Aberedw, Glascwm and Llanelwedd 1
Llanfair Caereinion The Community of Llanfair Caereinion 1
Llanfihangel The Communities of Llanfihangel and Llangyniew 1
Llanfyllin The Community of Llanfyllin 1
Llangattock The Community of Llangattock 1
Llangors The Community of Llangors 1
Llangunllo The Communities of Llanddewi Ystradenny, Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Llangunllo and Whitton 1
Llangynidr The Community of Llangynidr 1
Llanidloes The Community of Llanidloes 1
Llanrhaeadr-ym Mochnant The Communities of Llangynog, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (in the former District of Montgomeryshire), Llanwddyn and Pen-y-Bont Fawr 1
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin The Communities of Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (in the former District of Glyndŵr) and Llansilin 1
Llansantffraid The Communities of Llanfechain and Llansantffraid 1
Llanwrtyd Wells The Communities of Llangamarch, Llanwrtyd Wells and Treflys 1
Llanyre The Community of Llanyre 1
Machynlleth The Community of Machynlleth 1
Maescar/Llywel The Communities of Cray, Llywel and Maescar 1
Meifod The Community of Meifod 1
Montgomery The Community of Montgomery 1
Nantmel The Communities of Abbey Cwmhir, Nantmel and St. Harmon 1
Newtown Central The Newtown Central ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 1
Newtown East The Newtown East ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 1
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North The Llanllwchaiarn North ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 1
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West The Llanllwchaiarn West ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 1
Newtown South The Newtown South ward of the Community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 1
Old Radnor The Communities of Gladestry, New Radnor and Old Radnor 1
Presteigne The Community of Presteigne 1
Rhayader The Community of Rhayader 1
Rhiwcynon The Communities of Aberhafesp, Dwyriw, Manafon and Tregynon 1
St. David Within The St. David Within ward of the Community of Brecon 1
St. John The St. John ward of the Community of Brecon 1
St. Mary The St. Mary ward of the Community of Brecon 1
Talgarth The Community of Talgarth 1
Talybont-on-Usk The Communities of Glyn Tarell, Llanfrynach and Talybont-on-Usk 1
Tawe-Uchaf The Communities of Tawe-Uchaf and Ystradfellte 1
Trewern The Community of Trewern 1
Welshpool Castle The Castle ward of the Community of Welshpool 1
Welshpool Gungrog The Gungrog ward of the Community of Welshpool 1
Welshpool Llanerchyddol The Llanerchyddol ward of the Community of Welshpool 1
Ynyscedwyn The Ynyscedwyn ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais 1
Yscir The Communities of Merthyr Cynog, Trallong and Yscir 1
Ystradgynlais The Ystradgynlais ward of the Community of Ystradgynlais 1