The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of his powers under sections 58(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 1972[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him in May 1997 under sections 58(1) and 64 of that Act[2] by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales:
- (1) This Order may be cited as the County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on 6th May 1999 except that for the purposes of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day, it shall come into force immediately.
- (1) The existing electoral divisions of the County Borough of Wrexham shall be abolished and the County Borough shall be divided into 47 electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, and each such electoral division shall comprise the area specified opposite thereto in column (2) of that Schedule.
(2) The number of councillors to be returned for each such electoral division shall be the number specified opposite thereto in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order.
The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of New Electoral Division | Area of New Electoral Division | Number of Councillors |
| Acton | The Acton Central and Acton Park wards of the Community of Acton | 1 |
| Borras Park | The Borras Park ward of the Community of Acton | 1 |
| Bronington | The Communities of Bangor Is-y-Coed, Bronington and Willington Worthenbury | 1 |
| Brymbo | The Brymbo and Vron wards of the Community of Brymbo | 1 |
| Brynyffynnon | The Brynyffynnon ward of the Community of Offa | 1 |
| Bryn Cefn | The Bryn Cefn ward of the Community of Broughton | 1 |
| Cartrefle | The Cartrefle ward of the Community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Cefn | The Acrefair and Penybryn, Cefn and Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan wards of the Community of Cefn | 2 |
| Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley | The Communities of Ceiriog Ucha, Glyntraian and Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog | 1 |
| Chirk North | The North ward of the Community of Chirk | 1 |
| Chirk South | The South ward of the Community of Chirk | 1 |
| Coedpoeth | The Community of Coedpoeth | 2 |
| Erddig | The Erddig ward of the Community of Offa | 1 |
| Esclusham | The Bersham and Rhostyllen wards of the Community of Esclusham | 1 |
| Garden Village | The Garden Village ward of the Community of Rhosddu | 1 |
| Gresford East and West | The East and West wards of the Community of Gresford | 1 |
| Grosvenor | The Grosvenor ward of the Community of Rhosddu | 1 |
| Gwenfro | The Gwenfro ward of the Community of Broughton | 1 |
| Gwersyllt East and South | The East and South wards of the Community of Gwersyllt | 2 |
| Gwersyllt North | The North ward of the Community of Gwersyllt | 1 |
| Gwersyllt West | The West ward of the Community of Gwersyllt | 1 |
| Hermitage | The Hermitage ward of the Community of Offa | 1 |
| Holt | The Communities of Abenbury, Holt and Isycoed | 1 |
| Johnstown | The Johnstown ward of the Community of Rhosllanerchrugog | 1 |
| Little Acton | The Little Acton ward of the Community of Acton | 1 |
| Llangollen Rural | The Community of Llangollen Rural | 1 |
| Llay | The Community of Llay | 2 |
| Maesydre | The Maesydre ward of the Community of Acton | 1 |
| Marchwiel | The Communities of Erbistock, Marchwiel and Sesswick | 1 |
| Marford and Hoseley | The Marford and Hoseley ward of the Community of Gresford | 1 |
| Minera | The Community of Minera and the Bwlchgwyn ward of the Community of Brymbo | 1 |
| New Broughton | The Brynteg and New Broughton wards of the Community of Broughton | 1 |
| Offa | The Offa ward of the Community of Offa | 1 |
| Overton | The Communities of Hanmer, Maelor South and Overton | 1 |
| Pant | The Pant ward of the Community of Rhosllanerchrugog | 1 |
| Penycae | The Eitha ward of the Community of Penycae | 1 |
| Penycae and Ruabon South | The Groes ward of the Community of Penycae and the South ward of the Community of Ruabon | 1 |
| Plas Madoc | The Plas Madoc ward of the Community of Cefn | 1 |
| Ponciau | The Ponciau North, Ponciau South and Rhos wards of the Community of Rhosllanerchrugog and the Aberoer and Pentrebychan wards of the Community of Esclusham | 2 |
| Queensway | The Queensway ward of the Community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Rhosnesni | The Rhosnesni ward of the Community of Acton | 1 |
| Rossett | The Community of Rossett | 1 |
| Ruabon | The North ward of the Community of Ruabon | 1 |
| Smithfield | The Smithfield ward of the Community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Stansty | The Stansty ward of the Community of Rhosddu | 1 |
| Whitegate | The Whitegate ward of the Community of Caia Park | 1 |
| Wynnstay | The Wynnstay ward of the Community of Caia Park | 1 |
[1] 1972 c. 70. Section 67(5) was amended by section 40(1) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), article 3(a) of the Government Act (References to Aldermen) Order 1977, S.I. 1977/1710 and section 66(5) and (8) of, Schedule 15, paragraphs 1 and 15, and Schedule 18 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).back
[2] Section 58(1) was amended by section 66(5) of, and Schedule 15, paragraphs 1 and 11 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. Section 64 was substituted by section 6 to that Act of 1994.back
