
2021 No. 1161 (W. 286)
Local Government, Wales
The County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021
Made 18 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 April 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent.
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 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 and commencement
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(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, 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.
Interpretation
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In this Order—
 “electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Blaenau Gwent County Borough 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 Borough of Blaenau Gwent (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 Borough of Blaenau Gwent
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(1) The electoral wards of the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
(2) The County Borough of Blaenau Gwent is divided into 14 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.
Abolition of the community of Beaufort, and creation of the communities of Beaufort and Garnlydan
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(1) The community of Beaufort, as it exists immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, is abolished.
(2) There are constituted the following communities—
(a) the community of Beaufort shown hatched on Map 1;
(b) the community of Garnlydan shown hatched on Map 2.
Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
18 October 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
Abertillery and Six Bells Abertyleri a Six Bells The Abertillery and Six Bells wards of the community of Abertillery 3
Beaufort Cendl The communities of Beaufort and Badminton 3
Blaina Blaenau The Blaina ward of the community of Nantyglo and Blaina 2
Brynmawr Bryn-mawr The community of Brynmawr 3
Cwm Cwm The community of Cwm 2
Cwmtillery Cwmtyleri The Cwmtillery ward of the community of Abertillery 2
Ebbw Vale North Gogledd Glynebwy The community of Ebbw Vale North 2
Ebbw Vale South De Glynebwy The community of Ebbw Vale South 2
Georgetown Georgetown The Georgetown ward of the community of Tredegar 2
Llanhilleth Llanhiledd The community of Llanhilleth 2
Nantyglo Nant-y-glo The Nantyglo ward of the community of Nantyglo and Blaina 2
Rassau and Garnlydan Rasa a Garnlydan The communities of Rassau and Garnlydan 2
Sirhowy Sirhywi The Sirhowy ward of the community of Tredegar 3
Tredegar Tredegar The Central and West ward of the community of Tredegar 3