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(1) This Order may be cited as the City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) 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 City and County of Swansea shall be abolished and the City and County shall be divided into 36 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.
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The County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jon Owen Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Welsh Office
18th December 1998
SCHEDULE
Article 2


(1) (2) (3)
Name of New Electoral Division Area of New Electoral Division Number of Councillors
Bishopston The Community of Bishopston 1
Bonymaen The Community of Bonymaen 2
Castle The Community of Castle 4
Clydach The Community of Clydach 2
Cockett The Community of Cockett 4
Cwmbwrla The Community of Cwmbwrla 3
Dunvant The Community of Dunvant 2
Fairwood The Community of Upper Killay and the Three Crosses ward of the Community of Llanrhidian Higher 1
Gorseinon The Gorseinon Central and Gorseinon East wards of the Community of Gorseinon 1
Gower The Communities of Ilston, Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Llanrhidian Lower, Penrice, Port Eynon, Reynoldston and Rhossili 1
Gowerton The Community of Gowerton 1
Killay North The North ward of the Community of Killay 1
Killay South The South and West wards of the Community of Killay 1
Kingsbridge The Garden Village and Kingsbridge wards of the Community of Llwchwr 1
Landore The Community of Landore 2
Llangyfelach The Communities of Llangyfelach and Pont-Lliw 1
Llansamlet The Communities of Birchgrove and Llansamlet 4
Lower Loughor The Lower Loughor ward of the Community of Llwchwr 1
Mawr The Community of Mawr 1
Mayals The Mayals ward of the Community of Mumbles 1
Morriston The Community of Morriston 5
Mynyddbach The Community of Mynyddbach 3
Newton The Newton ward of the Community of Mumbles 1
Oystermouth The Oystermouth ward of the Community of Mumbles 1
Penclawdd The Llanmorlais and Penclawdd wards of the Community of Llanrhidian Higher 1
Penderry The Community of Penderry 3
Penllergaer The Community of Penllergaer 1
Pennard The Community of Pennard 1
Penyrheol The Community of Grovesend and the Gorseinon West and Penyrheol wards of the Community of Gorseinon 2
Pontardulais The Community of Pontardulais 2
Sketty The Community of Sketty 5
St. Thomas The Community of St. Thomas 2
Townhill The Community of Townhill 3
Uplands The Community of Uplands 4
Upper Loughor The Upper Loughor ward of the Community of Llwchwr 1
West Cross The West Cross ward of the Community of Mumbles 2