Local Government Act 1972

SCHEDULE 4 Local Government Areas in Wales

Section 20. PART I Counties Name | Area Anglesey Sir Fôn | The district of Ynys Môn Isle of Anglesey. Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire Sir Gaernarfon a Meirionnydd | The districts of Arfon, Dwyfor, and Meirionnydd. Cardiff Caerdydd | The district of Cardiff, together with (from the district of Taff-Ely) the community of Pentyrch. Cardiganshire Sir Aberteifi | The district of Ceredigion. Carmarthenshire Sir Gaerfyrddin | The districts of Carmarthen, Llanelli and Dinefwr. Denbighshire Sir Ddinbych | The district of Rhuddlan, together with (from the district of Glyndwjr) the communities of Aberwheeler, Cynwyd, Llandrillo, Henllan, Denbigh, Llandyrnog, Llangynhafal, Llanynys, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Nantglyn, Cyffylliog, Ruthin, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanferres, Clocaenog, Efenechtyd, Llandegla, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanarmon-yn-Iajl, Llanelidan, Derwen, Betws Gwerfil Goch, Gwyddelwern, Bryneglwys, Corwen, Llantysilio, Llangollen and Llangollen Rural with (from the district of Colwyn) the communities of Trefnant and Cefnmeiriadog. Flintshire Sir y Fflint | The districts of Alyn and Deeside and Delyn. Monmouthshire Sir Fynwy | The district of Monmouth together with (from the district of Blaenau Gwent) the community of Llanelly. Pembrokeshire Sir Benfro | The districts of Preseli Pembrokeshire and South Pembrokeshire, together with Caldey Island and St Margaret’s Island. Powys Powys | The districts of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknock, together with (from the district of Glyndwjr) the communities of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn. Swansea Abertawe | The district of Swansea, together with (from the district of Lliw Valley) the communities of Gowerton, Llwchwr, Gorseinon, Grovesend, Pontardulais, Mawr, Pont-Lliw, Penllergaer, Llangyfelach and Clydach. PART II County Boroughs Name | Area Aberconwy and Colwyn Aberconwy a Cholwyn | The districts of Aberconwy and Colwyn, but excluding (from the district of Colwyn) the communities of Cefnmeiriadog and Trefnant. Blaenau Gwent Blaenau Gwent | The district of Blaenau Gwent (excluding the community of Llanelly). Bridgend Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr | The district of Ogwr, but excluding the communities of Wick, St Bride’s Major and Ewenny. Caerphilly Caerffili | The districts of Islwyn and Rhymney Valley. Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tudful | The district of Merthyr Tydfil. Neath and Port Talbot Castell-nedd a Phort Talbot | The districts of Neath and Port Talbot, together with (from the district of Lliw Valley) the communities of Pontardawe, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Cwmllynfell, Ystalyfera and Cilybebyll. Newport Casnewydd | The district of Newport. Rhondda, Cynon, Taff Rhondda, Cynon, Taf | The districts of Rhondda, Cynon Valley, and Taff-Ely, but excluding (from the district of Taff-Ely) the community of Pentyrch. Torfaen Tor-faen | The district of Torfaen. The Vale of Glamorgan Bro Morgannwg | The district of Vale of Glamorgan, together with (from the district of Ogwr) the communities of Wick, St Bride’s Major and Ewenny. Wrexham Wrecsam | The district of Wrexham Maelor, together with (from the district of Glyndwjr) the communities of Chirk, Glyntraian, Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, and Ceiriog Ucha. PART III The Preserved Counties And Their Areas Name | Area Clwyd | The county of Clwyd, but excluding the communities of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn. Dyfed | The county of Dyfed. Gwent | The county of Gwent. Gwynedd | The county of Gwynedd. Mid Glamorgan Morgannwg Ganol | The county of Mid Glamorgan, but excluding the communities of Wick, St Bride’s Major, Ewenny and Pentyrch. Powys | The county of Powys with the addition of the communities of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn from the county of Clwyd. South Glamorgan De Morgannwg | The county of South Glamorgan with the addition of the communities of Wick, St Bride’s Major, Ewenny and Pentyrch from the county of Mid Glamorgan. West Glamorgan Gorllewin Morgannwg. | The county of West Glamorgan. Part IV 1 The boundaries of the new local government areas shall be mered by Ordnance Survey. 2 Any such boundary defined on the map annexed to any order under Part VI of the 1933 Act or Part II of the Local Government Act 1958 by reference to proposed works shall, if the works have not been executed at the time of the completion of the first survey made after the passing of this Act for a new edition of Ordnance Survey large-scale plans including that boundary, be mered as if the boundary had not been so defined.