Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 2050

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1987

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1987 No. 2050

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1987

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of November 1987

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas in pursuance of section 3(3) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986^[1] the Boundary Commission for Wales have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 8th May 1987 with respect to the areas comprised in certain constituencies in Wales and showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, that the areas should be divided:

And Whereas the Secretary of State has laid that report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved the said draft:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation, interpretation and commencement
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1987.

    (2)  In this Order "the 1983 Order" means the Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1983^[2].

    (3)  Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, this Order shall come into force forthwith.

Aberavon, Gower, Neath, Swansea East and Swansea West
    2.    For the county constituencies of Aberavon, Gower and Neath and the borough constituencies of Swansea East and Swansea West as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part I of the Schedule to this Order, and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Neath (Communities) Order 1982^[3], the Borough of Neath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983^[4], the Swansea (Communities) Order 1983^[5], the City of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983^[6], the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985^[7], the Lliw Valley (Communities) Order 1985^[8] and the Lliw Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986^[9]).

Blaenau Gwent, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen
    3.    For the county constituencies of Blaenau Gwent, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part II of the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Newport (Communities) Order 1983^[10], the Borough of Newport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983^[11], the Rhymney Valley (Communities) Order 1984)^[12], the Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 1984^[13], the Torfaen (Communities) Order 1985^[14], the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985^[15], the Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986^[16], the District of Monmouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986^[17] and the Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986^[18]).

Brecon and Radnor
    4.    For the county constituency of Brecon and Radnor as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituency which is named on the left-hand side of Part III of the Schedule to this Order and comprises the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Neath (Communities) Order 1982^[19], the Radnor (Communities) Order 1982^[20], the Merthyr Tydfil (Communities) Order 1983^[21], the Rhymney Valley (Communities) Order 1984^[22], the Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 1984^[23] and the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985^[24]).

Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Ogmore, Pontypridd and Rhondda
    5.    For the county constituencies of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Ogmore, Pontypridd and Rhondda as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part IV of the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 8th May 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Merthyr Tydfil (Communities) Order 1983^[25], the Newport (Communities) Order 1983^[26], the Rhondda (Communities) Order 1983^[27], the Taff-Ely (Communities) Order 1984^[28], the Rhymney Valley (Communities) Order 1984^[29], the Borough of Taff-Ely (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985^[30], the Borough of Ogwr (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985^[31] and the District of Rhymney Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985^[32]).

Carmarthen, Ceredigion and Pembroke North, Llanelli and Pembroke
    6.    For the county constituencies of Carmarthen, Ceredigion and Pembroke North, Llanelli and Pembroke as constituted by the Schedule to the 1983 Order (and described by reference to the local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of Part V of the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they would have existed on 8th May 1987 if the Borough of Dinefwr (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987^[33] and the District of Preseli (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987^[34] had not come into force (and accordingly as altered by the Radnor (Communities) Order 1982^[35], the Swansea (Communities) Order 1983^[36], the Brecknock (Communities) Order 1985^[37], the Lliw Valley (Communities) Order 1985^[38], the South Pembrokeshire (Communities) Order 1985^[39] and the Llanelli (Communities) Order 1985^[40]).

Register of electors
    7.    Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies referred to in Articles 2 to 6 above shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.

G I de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

[1] 1986 c. 56 back

[2] S.I. 1983/418 back

[3] S.I. 1982/1751 back

[4] S.I. 1983/116 back

[5] S.I. 1983/206 back

[6] S.I. 1983/381 back

[7] S.I. 1985/1763 back

[8] S.I. 1985/1816 back

[9] S.I. 1986/535 back

[10] S.I. 1983/154 back

[11] S.I. 1983/237 back

[12] S.I. 1984/1875 back

[13] S.I. 1984/1930 back

[14] S.I. 1985/129 back

[15] S.I. 1985/1763 back

[16] S.I. 1986/526 back

[17] S.I. 1986/556 back

[18] S.I. 1986/645 back

[19] S.I. 1982/1751 back

[20] S.I. 1982/1776 back

[21] S.I. 1983/124 back

[22] S.I. 1984/1875 back

[23] S.I. 1984/1930 back

[24] S.I. 1985/1763 back

[25] S.I. 1983/124 back

[26] S.I. 1983/154 back

[27] S.I. 1983/1530 back

[28] S.I. 1984/1441 back

[29] S.I. 1984/1875 back

[30] S.I. 1985/1609 back

[31] S.I. 1985/1685 back

[32] S.I. 1985/1786 back

[33] S.I. 1987/300 back

[34] S.I. 1987/301 back

[35] S.I. 1982/1776 back

[36] S.I. 1983/206 back

[37] S.I. 1985/1763 back

[38] S.I. 1985/1816 back

[39] S.I. 1985/2063 back

[40] S.I. 1985/2064 back

Explanatory Note