
2021 No. 1138 (W. 275)
Local Government, Wales
The County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021
Made 11 October 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 February 2021 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Welsh Ministers have decided to give effect to those recommendations without modification.
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, commencement and interpretation
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(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976, this Order comes into force on the second day after the day on which it is made.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022.
(4) In this Order—
 “electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan Council;
 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 the Vale of Glamorgan
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(1) The electoral wards of the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
(2) The County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan is divided into 24 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.
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

SCHEDULE
NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Article 2


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
Baruc Baruc The Baruc ward of the town of Barry 3
Buttrills Buttrills The Buttrills ward of the town of Barry 2
Cadoc Cadog The Cadoc ward of the town of Barry 4
Castleland Castleland The Castleland ward of the town of Barry 2
Cornerswell Cornerswell The Cornerswell ward of the town of Penarth 2
Court Court The Court ward of the town of Barry 2
Cowbridge Y Bont-faen The town of Cowbridge with Llanblethian, and  the communities of Llanfair, and Penllyn 3
Dinas Powys Dinas Powys The communities of Dinas Powys, and Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith 4
Dyfan Dyfan The Dyfan ward of the town of Barry 2
Gibbonsdown Gibbonsdown The Gibbonsdown ward of the town of Barry 2
Illtyd Illtud The Illtyd ward of the town of Barry 3
Llandough Llandochau The community of Llandough 1
Llandow Llandŵ The communities of Colwinston, Llandow, and Llangan 1
Llantwit Major Llanilltud Fawr The town of Llantwit Major, and the community of Llanmaes 4
Peterston-super-Ely Llanbedr-y-fro The communities of Pendoylan, Peterston-super-Ely, and Welsh St Donats 1
Plymouth Plymouth The Plymouth ward of the town of Penarth 2
Rhoose Y Rhws The community of Rhoose 3
St Athan Sain Tathan The community of St Athan 2
St Bride’s Major Saint-y-brid The communities of Ewenny, St Bride’s Major, St Donats, and Wick 2
St Nicholas and Llancarfan Sain Nicolas a Llancarfan The communities of Llancarfan, St Nicholas and Bonvilston, and St Georges-super-Ely 1
St Augustine’s St Augustine’s The St Augustine’s ward of the town of Penarth 3
Stanwell Stanwell The Stanwell ward of the town of Penarth 2
Sully Sili The community of Sully and Lavernock 2
Wenvoe Gwenfô The community of Wenvoe 1