STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2006 No. 1041 REPRESENTAION OF THE PEOPLE, WALES REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006 Made - - - - - 11th April 2006 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) £5.50 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2006 No. 1041 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, WALES REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006 Made - - - - 11th April 2006 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 11th day of April Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council The Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”) have, in accordance with section 3(1) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986(a), submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 31st January 2005(b) showing the parliamentary constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with that Act, that Wales should be divided. That report also shows, as provided for by paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to the Government of Wales Act 1998(c), the alterations in the electoral regions of the National Assembly for Wales which the Commission recommend(d). A draft Order in Council together with a copy of the Commission’s report was laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State to give effect, without modifications, to the recommendations contained in the report, and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved that draft. Now, therefore, Her Majesty, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order under section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986: (a) 1986 c.56. Amendments made to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) are not yet in force. (b) Cmnd. HC743-1 (c) 1998 c.38. The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 is extended by Schedule 1 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (the 1998 Act) for the purposes of the alterations to the electoral regions of the National Assembly for Wales and the allocation of seats to those regions. (d) Following the coming into force of section 3(3) of, and Schedule 4 to, the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 (c.1) (the 1999 Act), the alignment of the National Assembly for Wales electoral regions with European Parliamentary electoral constituencies has ceased. Wales is now a single European Parliamentary electoral region. The European Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/428), which provided for the alignment of the National Assembly for Wales electoral regions with the European Parliamentary electoral constituencies, and to which paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act refers, lapsed by reason of the 1999 Act’s provisions. Citation, commencement and interpretation 1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006. (2) Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 1 to the Government of Wales Act 1998, this Order shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made. (3) In this Order— (a) any reference to an electoral division is a reference to the electoral division of the local government area in which that electoral division is situated; (b) any reference to a local government area is a reference to that area as it existed on 31st January 2005; and (c) “the Assembly” means the Assembly for Wales which was established by section 1 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 and which is known as the National Assembly for Wales or Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru. Parliamentary constituencies in Wales 2. Wales shall be divided into the parliamentary constituencies— (a) which are named in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order; (b) which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the name of the constituency; and (c) which are designated as being either county constituencies or borough constituencies according to the name in column 1 of that Schedule. Assembly electoral regions 3.—(1) The Assembly electoral regions shall be the regions— (a) which are named in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order; and (b) which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the name of the Assembly electoral region. (2) The areas set out in column 2 of that Schedule are the constituencies named in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order. Electoral registers 4. Each electoral registration officer for— (a) the constituencies referred to in article 2; and (b) the Assembly electoral regions referred to in article 3 shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary or, as the case may be, local government electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order. Revocation 5. The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995(a) is revoked. A.K Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council (a) S.I. 1995/1036. 2 SCHEDULE 1 Article 2 NAME, DESIGNATION AND COMPOSITION OF PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES IN WALES IN THE PRESERVED COUNTY OF CLWYD(a) Name and Designation Composition Aberconwy County Constituency The Conwy County Borough electoral divisions Betws-y-Coed Bryn Caerhun Capelulo Conwy Craig-y-Don Crwst Deganwy Eglwysbach Gogarth Gower Llansanffraid Marl Mostyn Pandy Pant-yr-afon/Penmaenan Penrhyn Pensarn Trefriw Tudno Uwch Conwy (a) For “preserved counties” see section 64(1) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) (the 1994 Act) and paragraph 4(1)(a) and (1A) of Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986. Paragraph 4(1A) was inserted by the 1994Act. 3 Name and Designation Composition Alyn and Deeside County Constituency Flintshire County electoral divisions Aston Broughton North East Broughton South Buckley Bistre East Buckley Bistre West Buckley Mountain Buckley Pentrobin Caergwrle Connah’s Quay Central Connah’s Quay Golftyn Connah’s Quay South Connah’s Quay Wepre Ewloe Hawarden Higher Kinnerton Hope Llanfynydd Mancot Penyffordd Queensferry Saltney Mold Junction Saltney Stonebridge Sealand Shotton East Shotton Higher Shotton West Treuddyn 4 Name and Designation Composition Clwyd South County Constituency Denbighshire County electoral divisions Corwen Llandrillo Llangollen Wrexham County Borough electoral divisions Bronington Brymbo Bryn Cefn Cefn Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley Chirk North Chirk South Coedpoeth Esclusham Gwenfro Johnstown Llangollen Rural Marchwiel Minera New Broughton Overton Pant Penycae Penycae and Ruabon South Plas Madoc Ponciau Ruabon 5 Name and Designation Composition Clwyd West County Constituency Conwy County Borough electoral divisions Abergele Pensarn Betws yn Rhos Colwyn Eirias Gele Glyn Kinmel Bay Llanddulas Llandrillo yn Rhos Llangernyw Llansannan Llysfaen Mochdre Pentre Mawr Rhiw Towyn Uwchaled Denbighshire County electoral divisions Efenechtyd Llanarmon-yn-Ial/Llandegla Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd/Gwyddelwern Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch Ruthin 6 Name and Designation Composition Delyn County Constituency Flintshire County electoral divisions Argoed Bagillt East Bagillt West Brynford Caerwys Cilcain Ffynnongroyw Flint Castle Flint Coleshill Flint Oakenholt Flint Trelawney Greenfield Gronant Gwernaffield Gwernymynydd Halkyn Holywell Central Holywell East Holywell West Leeswood Mold Broncoed Mold East Mold South Mold West Mostyn New Brighton Northop Northop Hall Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor Whitford 7 Name and designation Composition Vale of Clwyd County Constituency Denbighshire County electoral divisions Bodelwyddan Denbigh Central Denbigh Lower Denbigh Upper/Henllan Dyserth Llandyrnog Prestatyn Central Prestatyn East Prestatyn Meliden Prestatyn North Prestatyn South West Rhuddlan Rhyl East Rhyl South Rhyl South East Rhyl South West Rhyl West St Asaph East St Asaph West Trefnant Tremeirchion Wrexham County Constituency Wrexham County electoral divisions Acton Borras Park Brynyffynnon Cartrefle Erddig Garden Village Gresford East and West Grosvenor Gwersyllt East and South Gwersyllt North Gwersyllt West Hermitage Holt Little Acton Llay Maesydre Marford and Hoseley Offa Queensway Rhosnesni Rossett Smithfield Stansty Whitegate Wynnstay 8 IN THE PRESERVED COUNTY OF DYFED Name and Designation Composition Carmarthen East and Dinefwr County Carmarthenshire County electoral divisions Constituency Abergwili Ammanford Betws Cenarth Cilycwm Cynwyl Gaeo Garnant Glanamman Gorslas Llanddarog Llandeilo Llandovery Llandybie Llanegwad Llanfihangel Aberbythych Llanfihangel-ar-Arth Llangadog Llangeler Llangunnor Llangyndeyrn Llanybydder Manordeilo and Salem Penygroes Pontamman Quarter Bach St Ishmael Saron 9 Name and Designation Composition Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Carmarthenshire County electoral divisions County Constituency Carmarthen Town North Carmarthen Town South Carmarthen Town West Cynwyl Elfed Laugharne Township Llanboidy Llansteffan St Clears Trelech Whitland Pembrokeshire County electoral divisions Amroth Carew East Williamston Hundleton Kilgetty/Begelly Lampeter Velfrey Lamphey Manorbier Martletwy Narberth Narberth Rural Pembroke Dock: Central Pembroke Dock: Llanion Pembroke Dock: Market Pembroke Dock: Pennar Pembroke: Monkton Pembroke: St Mary North Pembroke: St Mary South Pembroke: St Michael Penally Saundersfoot Tenby: North Tenby: South Ceredigion County Constituency The County of Ceredigion 10 Name and Designation Composition Llanelli County Constituency Carmarthenshire County electoral divisions Bigyn Burry Port Bynea Dafen Elli