
2021 No. 1080 (W. 255)
Local Government, Wales
The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021
Made 22 September 2021
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated March 2020 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The Welsh Ministers have, after consideration of the matters referred to and set out in sections 37(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the 2013 Act, decided to give effect to those recommendations with modifications.
In accordance with section 37(3) of the 2013 Act, more than 6 weeks have elapsed since those recommendations were submitted to the Welsh Ministers.

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of their powers conferred by section 37(1) of 2013 Act.
Title and commencement
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(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into force on 1 October 2021.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022.
Interpretation
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In this Order—
 “electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council;
 “the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
 any reference to a map means one of the 9 maps marked “Map of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “9”, and a reference to a numbered map is a reference to the map that bears that number;
 where a boundary is shown on a map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature;
 words and expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as they have in Part 3 of the  Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.
Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf
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(1) The electoral wards of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
(2) The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf is divided into 46 electoral wards each bearing the English language name listed in column 1 and the Welsh language name listed in column 2 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
(3) Each electoral ward comprises the areas specified in relation to that electoral ward in column 3 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
(4) The number of members of the council to be elected for each electoral ward is the number specified in column 4 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
(5) The provisions in this Order take precedence over any conflicting provision in any previous statutory instrument made under section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972.
The community of Llantwit Fardre: changes to community ward boundaries
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The part of the Ton-teg ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre shown hatched on Map 1 is transferred to the Church Village ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre.
The community of Llantwit Fardre: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
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The number of members to be elected for the Church Village ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre is 5.
The community of Pont-y-clun: abolition and creation of community wards
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The community wards of Cefnyrhendy, Groes-faen, Maes-y-felin and Miskin in the community of Pont-y-clun are abolished.
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The community of Pont-y-clun is to be divided into the following wards—
(a) the Pontyclun East ward shown hatched on Map 2;
(b) the Pontyclun Central ward as shown hatched on Map 3;
(c) the Pontyclun West ward as shown hatched on Map 4.
The community of Pont-y-clun: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
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In the community of Pont-y-clun—
(a) the number of members to be elected for the Pontyclun East ward is 3;
(b) the number of members to be elected for the Pontyclun Central ward is 4;
(c) the number of members to be elected for the Pontyclun West ward is 4.
The communities of Llwyn-y-pia, Trealaw and Ystrad: changes to community boundaries
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(1) The part of the community of Ystrad shown hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the community of Llwyn-y-pia.
(2) The part of the community of Trealaw shown cross-hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the community of Llwyn-y-pia.
The communities of Trehafod and Pontypridd Town: changes to community boundaries
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The part of the community of Pontypridd Town shown hatched on Map 6 is transferred to the community of Trehafod.
The community of Pontypridd Town: abolition and creation of community wards
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The community wards of Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central, and Rhydfelen Lower in the community of Pontypridd Town are abolished.
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There are constituted the following community wards in the community of Pontypridd Town—
(a) the Rhydfelen Central ward shown hatched on Map 7;
(b) the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward shown hatched on Map 8;
(c) the Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward shown hatched on Map 9.
The community of Pontypridd Town: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
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In the community of Pontypridd Town—
(a) the number of members to be elected for the Rhydfelen Central ward is 2;
(b) the number of members to be elected for the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward is 2;
(c) the number of members to be elected for the Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward is 2;
(d) the number of members to be elected for the Rhondda ward is 3;
(e) the number of councillors to be elected for the Treforest ward is 3.
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
22 September 2021
SCHEDULE
NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Table
Column (1) Column (2) Column (3) Column (4)
English language name of electoral ward Welsh language name of electoral ward Area of electoral ward Number of members of the council
Aberaman Aberaman The communities of Aberaman North and Aberaman South 3
Abercynon Abercynon The community of Abercynon 2
Aberdare East Dwyrain Aberdâr The community of Aberdare East 2
Aberdare West and Llwydcoed Gorllewin Aberdâr a Llwydcoed The communities of Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 3
Beddau and Tyn-y-nant Beddau a Thyn-y-nant The Beddau and Tyn-y-nant wards of the community of Llantwit Fardre 2
Brynna and Llanharan Brynna a Llanharan The Brynna, Llanilid and Llanharan wards of the community of Llanharan 3
Church Village Pentre’r Eglwys The Church Village ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre 2
Cilfynydd Cilfynydd The Cilfynydd ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Cwm Clydach Cwm Clydach The community of Cwm Clydach 1
Cwmbach Cwm-bach The community of Cwmbach 2
Cymer Cymer The communities of Cymmer and Trehafod 2
Ferndale and Maerdy Glynrhedynog a’r Maerdy The communities of Ferndale and Maerdy 2
Gilfach-goch Gilfach-goch The community of Gilfach Goch 1
Glyn-coch Glyn-coch The Glyncoch ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Graig and Pontypridd West Y Graig a Gorllewin Pontypridd The Graig and Rhondda wards of the community of Pontypridd Town 2
Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen Y Ddraenen-wen a Rhydfelen Isaf The Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos Hirwaun, Penderyn a’r Rhigos The communities of Hirwaun and Rhigos 2
Llanharry Llanhari The Llanharry ward of the community of Llanharry 1
Llantrisant and Talbot Green Llantrisant a Thonysguboriau The Llantrisant Town and Talbot Green wards of the community of Llantrisant 2
Llantwit Fardre Llanilltud Faerdref The Efail Isaf and Llantwit Fardre wards of the community of Llantwit Fardre 2
Llwyn-y-pia Llwynypia The community of Llwyn-y-pia 1
Mountain Ash Aberpennar The communities of Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West 2
Penrhiw-ceibr Penrhiw-ceibr The community of Penrhiw-ceibr 2
Pentre Pentre The community of Pentre 2
Pen-y-graig Pen-y-graig The community of Pen-y-graig 2
Pen-y-waun Pen-y-waun The community of Pen-y-waun 1
Pontyclun Central Canol Pont-y-clun The Pontyclun Central ward of the community of Pont-y-clun 1
Pontyclun East Dwyrain Pont-y-clun The Pontyclun East ward of the community of Pont-y-clun 1
Pontyclun West Gorllewin Pont-y-clun The Pontyclun West ward of the community of Pont-y-clun and the Tyle-garw ward of the community of Llanharry 1
Pontypridd Town Tref Pontypridd The Town ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Porth Porth The community of Porth 2
Rhydfelen Central Canol Rhydfelen The Rhydfelen Central ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Taff’s Well Ffynnon Taf The community of Taffs Well 1
Ton-teg Ton-teg The Ton-teg ward of the community of Llantwit Fardre 1
Tonypandy Tonypandy The community of Tonypandy 1
Tonyrefail East Dwyrain Tonyrefail The Coedely, Collena and Tylcha wards of the community of Tonyrefail 2
Tonyrefail West Gorllewin Tonyrefail The Penrhiw-fer, Thomastown and Tynybryn wards of the community of Tonyrefail 2
Trallwng Trallwng The Trallwng ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Trealaw Trealaw The community of Trealaw 1
Treforest Trefforest The Treforest ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Treherbert Treherbert The community of Treherbert 2
Treorchy Treorci The community of Treorchy 2
Tylorstown and Ynyshir Tylorstown ac Ynys-hir The communities of Tylorstown and Ynyshir 2
Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf Rhydfelen Uchaf a Glyn-taf The Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward of the community of Pontypridd Town 1
Ynysybwl Ynys-y-bwl The community of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm 2
Ystrad Ystrad The community of Ystrad 2