Appendix C 9 8 13 11 Blaenau Gwent Current and Proposed Electoral Wards

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APPENDIX C

BLAENAU GWENT CURRENT AND PROPOSED ELECTORAL WARDS CURRENT WARDS - 42 COUNCILLORS PROPOSED WARDS - 34 COUNCILLORS Ward Name No. of New Ward Name No. of Ward Boundary Reasons / Evidence Councillors Councillors Changes TREDEGAR 9 TREDEGAR 8 Ward boundary Georgetown 2 Georgetown 2 remains the same. Within the correct ratio . No councillor or boundary change. Ward boundary Sirhowy 3 Sirhowy 3 remains the same. Within the correct ratio . No councillor or boundary change.

A reduction of 1 councillor as too few electors per councillor; must be no 4 member wards. New housing development in Ward boundary next few years (in Ashvale) will increase electorate figure as Tredegar Central & West 4 Tredegar 3 remains the same. currently under represented by 11%. EBBW VALE 13 EBBW VALE 11 All of Garnlydan Natural Boundary used to merge area. Access to Garnlydan by estate to be moved residents is mainly via Reservoir Road in Rassau. Similar into the Rassau Ward communities. Garnlydan children attend Rassau School. This from the Beaufort merger will assist Beaufort ward and is the correct ratio for Rassau 2 Rassau and Garnlydan 2 Ward. Rassau Ward. A reduction of 1 councillor with the new merged Badminton 4 (2 for All of Badminton ward and part of Beaufort Ward. Badminton too small to be a ward Badminton to be merged into on its own. No single member wards. Similar communities. Badminton and Beaufort and 2 for remaining part of Some residents of Badminton consider themselves to be Wards Beaufort) Beaufort 3 Beaufort ward. residents of Beaufort

Ward boundary A reduction of 1 councillor. Ratio is then correct for a 2 Ebbw Vale North 3 Ebbw Vale North 2 remains the same. councillor ward. Ward boundary Ebbw Vale South 2 Ebbw Vale South 2 remains the same. Within the correct ratio. No councillor or boundary change. Ward boundary Cwm 2 Cwm 2 remains the same. Within the correct ratio. No councillor or boundary change. 1 APPENDIX C

Ward Name No. of New Ward Name No. of Ward Boundary Reasons / Evidence Councillors Councillors Changes

BRYNMAWR NANTYGLO BRYNMAWR & BLAINA 9 NANTYGLO & BLAINA 7

With Lakeside included, it would be the correct ratio to remain a 3 member ward . Brynmawr one separate community. No natural boundary to divide some of the ward into Nantyglo ward. Lakeside residents consider themselves Move all of the to be Brynmawr residents. As a consequence Asda Stores plus houses in Lakeside the existing retail units will also be in Brynmawr. Asda Stores Brynmawr 3 Brynmawr 3 into Brynmawr ward. is named Asda Brynmawr.

New boundary. Lakeside moving into the Brynmawr ward. Moving houses north A reduction of 1 councillor. Moving some electors from of Park from Blaina Blaina Ward into Nantyglo Ward as more electors in Blaina Ward into Nantyglo than Nantyglo. This will then be the correct ratio for 2 Nantyglo 3 Nantyglo 2 ward. councillors.

Moved electors from A reduction of 1 Councillor . Blaina still has more electors north of the Park into than Nantyglo but difficult to move more electors as no Blaina 3 Blaina 2 Nantyglo ward . natural boundary. The ratio is just over by 12%.

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Ward Name No. of New Ward Name No. of Ward Boundary Reasons / Evidence Councillors Councillors Changes

ABERTILLERY 11 ABERTILLERY 8

Move part of Abertillery into Cwmtillery Ward (former Abertillery With part of Abertillery merged into Cwmtillery Ward it would Cwmtillery 3 Cwmtillery 3 Park Polling Districts). be the correct ratio for 3 councillors.

Merge Six Bells and whole of Aberbeeg into the new Abertillery Ward and move some former Within the correct ratio of 3 councillors with revised ward 5 (3 for Abertillery electors boundaries. No separate Six Bells Ward - too few electors to Abertillery (Abertillery Park remain a ward, and no single member wards. Two properties and 2 for Six Polling Districts) to at end of Cwm Road moved into new Abertillery Ward as Abertillery and Six Bells Bells) Abertillery 3 Cwmtillery. boundary is currently between two properties.

Decrease ward by 1 Councillor. Too many electors per councillor but insufficient electors to remain a 3 member ward. Aberbeeg is currently split between two wards and with Whole of Aberbeeg this change it will all be situated in the same ward of moving into new Abertillery. With this change will be the correct ratio for 2 Llanhilleth 3 Llanhilleth 2 Abertillery Ward. members TOTAL NO OF TOTAL NO OF COUNCILLORS 42 COUNCILLORS 34