
2021 No. 1082 (W. 257)
Local Government, Wales
The County of Carmarthenshire (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 August 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County of Carmarthenshire.
The Welsh Ministers have, after consideration of the matters referred to and set out in section 37(2)(a) 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 the 2013 Act.
Title and commencement
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(1) The title of this Order is the County of Carmarthenshire (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 Carmarthenshire County Council;
 “the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
 any reference to a map means one of the 2 maps marked “Map of the County of Carmarthenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” and “2”, 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 of Carmarthenshire
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(1) The electoral wards of the County of Carmarthenshire, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
(2) The County of Carmarthenshire is divided into 51 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 town of Llanelli: abolition and creation of community wards
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The community wards of Elli and Tyisha in the town of Llanelli, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
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There are constituted the following community wards in the town of Llanelli—
(a) the Elli ward shown hatched on Map 1;
(b) the Tyisha ward shown hatched on Map 2.
The town of Llanelli: consequential changes to electoral arrangements
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In the town of Llanelli—
(a) the number of members to be elected for the Elli ward is 2;
(b) the number of members to be elected for the Tyisha ward is 4.
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
Article 3


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
Abergwili Abergwili The communities of Abergwili and Llanllawddog 1
Ammanford Rhydaman The community of Ammanford 2
Betws Y Betws The community of Betws 1
Bigyn Bigyn The Bigyn ward of the town of Llanelli 3
Burry Port Porth Tywyn The Burry Port ward of the town of Pembrey and Burry Port 2
Bynea Bynea The Bynea ward of the community of Llanelli Rural 2
Carmarthen Town North and South Gogledd a De Tref Caerfyrddin The North and South wards of the community of Carmarthen 3
Carmarthen Town West Gorllewin Tref Caerfyrddin The West ward of the community of Carmarthen 2
Cenarth and Llangeler Cenarth a Llangeler The communities of Cenarth, Newcastle Emlyn and Llangeler 2
Cilycwm Cil-y-cwm The communities of Cilycwm, Cynwyl Gaeo, Llansadwrn, Llanwrda and Llanycrwys 1
Cwarter Bach Cwarter Bach The community of Quarter Bach 1
Cynwyl Elfed Cynwyl Elfed The communities of Bronwydd, Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint 1
Dafen and Felinfoel Dafen a Felin-foel The Dafen and Felinfoel wards of the community of Llanelli Rural 2
Elli Elli The Elli ward of the town of Llanelli 1
Garnant Y Garnant The Pistillwyd and Twyn wards of the community of Cwmamman 1
Glanamman Glanaman The Grenig and Tircoed wards of the community of Cwmamman 1
Glanymor Glan-y-môr The Glanymor ward of the town of Llanelli 2
Glyn Glyn The Glyn ward of the community of Llanelli Rural 1
Gorslas Gors-las The community of Gorslas 2
Hendy Hendy The Hendy ward of the town of Llanedi 1
Hengoed Hengoed The Hengoed ward of the community of Llanelli Rural 2
Kidwelly and St Ishmael Cydweli a Llanismel The town of Kidwelly and the community of St. Ishmael 2
Laugharne Township Lacharn The communities of Eglwyscummin, Laugharne Township, Llanddowror and Pendine 1
Llanboidy Llanboidy The communities of Cilymaenllwyd, Llanboidy and Llangynin 1
Llanddarog Llanddarog The communities of Llanarthney and Llanddarog 1
Llandeilo Llandeilo The communities of Dyffryn Cennen and Llandeilo 1
Llandovery Llanymddyfri The communities of Llandovery and Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn 1
Llandybie Llandybïe The Heolddu and Llandybie wards of the community of Llandybie 2
Llanegwad Llanegwad The communities of Llanegwad, Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn and Llanfynydd 1
Llanfihangel Aberbythych Llanfihangel Aberbythych The communities of Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen 1
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth Llanfihangel-ar-arth The communities of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth and Llanllwni 1
Llangadog Llangadog The communities of Llanddeusant, Llangadog and Myddfai 1
Llangennech Llangennech The community of Llangennech 2
Llangunnor Llangynnwr The community of Llangunnor 1
Llangyndeyrn Llangyndeyrn The communities of Llandyfaelog and Llangyndeyrn 2
Llannon Llan-non The community of Llannon 2
Llanybydder Llanybydder The communities of Llanybydder and Pencarreg 1
Lliedi Lliedi The Lliedi ward of the town of Llanelli 2
Llwynhendy Llwynhendy The Pemberton ward of the community of Llanelli Rural 2
Manordeilo and Salem Maenordeilo a Salem The communities of Llansawel, Manordeilo and Salem, and Talley 1
Pembrey Pen-bre The Pembrey ward of the town of Pembrey and Burry Port 2
Penygroes Pen-y-groes The Penygroes ward of the community of Llandybie 1
Pontyberem Pontyberem The community of Pontyberem 1
Saron Saron The Saron ward of the community of Llandybie 2
St Clears and Llansteffan Sanclêr a Llansteffan The communities of Llangain, Llangynog, Llansteffan and St. Clears 2
Swiss Valley Swiss Valley The Swiss Valley ward of the community of Llanelli Rural 1
Trelech Tre-lech The communities of Abernant, Llanwinio, Meidrim, Newchurch and Merthyr, and Trelech a’r Betws 1
Trimsaran Trimsaran The community of Trimsaran 1
Tycroes Tŷ-croes The Llanedi and Tycroes wards of the community of Llanedi 1
Tyisha Tyisha The Tyisha ward of the town of Llanelli 2
Whitland Hendy-gwyn ar Daf The community of Henllanfallteg and the town of Whitland 1