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The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 2023

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Title and introductory text

2023 No. 1299 Representation Of The People, England And Wales The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 2023 Made 30th November 2023 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(1)(c), (cc) and (e) and 28(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1983. The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(c) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

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1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 2023. (2) This Order comes into force— (a) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to a parliamentary election to be held after the issue of a proclamation by His Majesty summoning a new Parliament, on 1st December 2023; (b) for all other purposes, on the issue of a proclamation by His Majesty summoning a new Parliament. (3) This Order extends to England and Wales. (4) References to constituencies in this Order are references to those constituencies in England or Wales constituted by an Order in Council made under section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

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2 Designation of returning officers for borough constituencies: England and Wales

(1) In the case of a borough constituency listed in the first column of the Table in each of Parts 1, 2 and 4 to 9 of Schedule 1 (being a constituency in England which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a district), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the chairman of the council listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency. (2) In the case of a borough constituency listed in the first column of the Table in Part 3 of Schedule 1 (being a constituency which is situated partly in one London borough and partly in another), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is— (a) where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive, the chairman of the council of the London borough listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency, and (b) in any other case, the mayor of the London borough referred to in sub-paragraph (a). (3) In the case of the Cardiff North (Gogledd Caerdydd), Cardiff South and Penarth (De Caerdydd a Phenarth) and Cardiff West (Gorllewin Caerdydd) constituencies (each being a borough constituency in Wales which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a county or county borough), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the chairman of the City and County of Cardiff Council.

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3 Designation of returning officers for county constituencies: England and Wales

(1) In the case of a county constituency listed in the second column of the Table in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (being a constituency in England which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a county, as defined by section 38 of the Sheriffs Act 1887), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the sheriff of the county listed in the third column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency. (2) In the case of a county constituency listed in the first column of the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (being a constituency in Wales which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a preserved county, as defined by section 64(1) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the sheriff of the county listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency.

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4 Designation of acting returning officers at parliamentary elections: England and Wales

(1) In the case of a county constituency in England listed in the first column of the Table in each of Parts 1 to 8 of Schedule 3, the duties of the returning officer for a parliamentary election are to be discharged, as acting returning officer, by the registration officer appointed by the council listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency. (2) In the case of a county constituency in Wales listed in the first column of the Table in Part 9 of Schedule 3, the duties of the returning officer for a parliamentary election are to be discharged, as acting returning officer, by the registration officer appointed by the county or county borough council listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency.

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5 Revocations

The following are revoked— (a) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Wales) Order 2007; (b) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) Order 2007.

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SCHEDULE 1 Returning officers for certain borough constituencies: England

Article 2 PART 1 Borough constituencies in the East Midlands region Constituency | Council Lincoln | City of Lincoln Council Nottingham North and Kimberley | Nottingham City Council PART 2 Borough constituencies in the Eastern region Constituency | Council Castle Point | Castle Point Borough Council Norwich North | Broadland District Council Norwich South | Norwich City Council Watford | Watford Borough Council PART 3 Borough constituencies in the London region Constituency | London Borough Brentford and Isleworth | Hounslow Chelsea and Fulham | Hammersmith and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green | Waltham Forest Cities of London and Westminster | City of Westminster Dagenham and Rainham | Barking and Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood | Lambeth Ealing Central and Acton | Ealing Eltham and Chislehurst | Greenwich Erith and Thamesmead | Greenwich Hammersmith and Chiswick | Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate | Camden Harrow East | Harrow Hornsey and Friern Barnet | Haringey Ilford South | Redbridge Islington South and Finsbury | Islington Kensington and Bayswater | Kensington and Chelsea Lewisham West and East Dulwich | Lewisham Leyton and Wanstead | Waltham Forest Queen’s Park and Maida Vale | City of Westminster Richmond Park | Richmond upon Thames Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner | Hillingdon Southgate and Wood Green | Enfield Stratford and Bow | Newham Streatham and Croydon North | Lambeth Tottenham | Haringey Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | Lambeth Wimbledon | Merton PART 4 Borough constituencies in the North East region Constituency | Council Jarrow and Gateshead East | South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | Middlesbrough Council Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Newcastle upon Tyne City Council Newcastle upon Tyne North | Newcastle upon Tyne City Council Washington and Gateshead South | Sunderland City Council PART 5 Borough constituencies in the North West region Constituency | Council Blackley and Middleton South | Manchester City Council Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Wyre Council Bolton South and Walkden | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Bury South | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Ellesmere Port and Bromborough | Cheshire West and Chester Council Gorton and Denton | Manchester City Council Liverpool Walton | Liverpool City Council Liverpool West Derby | Liverpool City Council Manchester Central | Manchester City Council St Helens South and Whiston | St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Wythenshawe and Sale East | Manchester City Council PART 6 Borough constituencies in the South East region Constituency | Council Aldershot | Rushmoor Borough Council Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven | Brighton and Hove City Council Earley and Woodley | Wokingham Borough Council Eastleigh | Eastleigh Borough Council Epsom and Ewell | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Gosport | Gosport Borough Council PART 7 Borough constituencies in the South West region Constituency | Council Bristol North East | Bristol City Council PART 8 Borough constituencies in the West Midlands region Constituency | Council Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North | Birmingham City Council Halesowen | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent City Council Tipton and Wednesbury | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Wolverhampton North East | City of Wolverhampton Council Wolverhampton South East | City of Wolverhampton Council PART 9 Borough constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber region Constituency | District Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham | Kingston upon Hull City Council Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice | Kingston upon Hull City Council Wakefield and Rothwell | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council

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SCHEDULE 2 Returning officer for certain county constituencies

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SCHEDULE 3 Acting returning officer for certain county constituencies: England and Wales

Article 4 PART 1 County constituencies in the East Midlands region Constituency | Council Amber Valley | Amber Valley Borough Ashfield | Ashfield District Council Bassetlaw | Bassetlaw District Council Bolsover | Bolsover District Council Boston and Skegness | Boston Borough Council Broxtowe | Broxtowe Borough Council Corby and East Northamptonshire | North Northamptonshire Council Daventry | West Northamptonshire Council Derbyshire Dales | Derbyshire Dales District Council Erewash | Erewash Borough Council Gainsborough | West Lindsey District Council Gedling | Gedling Borough Council Grantham and Bourne | South Kesteven District Council Harborough, Oadby and Wigston | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council High Peak | High Peak Borough Council Hinckley and Bosworth | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Kettering | North Northamptonshire Council Loughborough | Charnwood Borough Council Louth and Horncastle | East Lindsey Borough Council Mansfield | Mansfield District Council Melton and Syston | Melton Borough Council Mid Derbyshire | Derby City Council Mid Leicestershire | Charnwood Borough Council Newark | Newark and Sherwood District Council North East Derbyshire | North East Derbyshire District Council North West Leicestershire | North West Leicestershire District Council Rushcliffe | Rushcliffe Borough Council Rutland and Stamford | Rutland County Council Sherwood Forest | Newark and Sherwood District Council Sleaford and North Hykeham | North Kesteven District Council South Derbyshire | South Derbyshire District Council South Holland and The Deepings | South Holland District Council South Leicestershire | Blaby District Council South Northamptonshire | West Northamptonshire Council Wellingborough and Rushden | North Northamptonshire Council PART 2 County constituencies in the Eastern region Constituency | Council Braintree | Braintree District Council Brentwood and Ongar | Brentwood Borough Council Broadland and Fakenham | Broadland District Council Broxbourne | Broxbourne Borough Council Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | West Suffolk Council Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Mid Suffolk District Council Clacton | Tendring District Council Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Central Bedfordshire Council Ely and East Cambridgeshire | East Cambridgeshire District Council Epping Forest | Epping Forest District Council Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth Borough Council Harlow | Harlow District Council Harpenden and Berkhamsted | St Albans and City District Council Harwich and North Essex | Tendring District Council Hemel Hempstead | Dacorum Borough Council Hertford and Stortford | East Hertfordshire District Council Hertsmere | Hertsmere Borough Council Hitchin | North Hertfordshire District Council Huntingdon | Huntingdonshire District Council Lowestoft | East Suffolk Council Luton South and South Bedfordshire | Luton Borough Council Maldon | Maldon District Council Mid Bedfordshire | Central Bedfordshire Council Mid Norfolk | Breckland District Council North Bedfordshire | Bedford Borough Council North East Cambridgeshire | Fenland District Council North East Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire District Council North Norfolk | North Norfolk District Council North West Cambridgeshire | Peterborough City Council North West Essex | Uttlesford District Council North West Norfolk | Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Peterborough | Peterborough City Council Rayleigh and Wickford | Rochford District Council South Basildon and East Thurrock | Thurrock Council South Cambridgeshire | South Cambridgeshire District Council South Norfolk | South Norfolk District Council South Suffolk | Babergh District Council South West Hertfordshire | Three Rivers District Council South West Norfolk | Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Southend East and Rochford | Southend-on-Sea City Council St Albans | St Albans and City District Council St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | South Cambridgeshire District Council Stevenage | Stevenage Borough Council Suffolk Coastal | East Suffolk Council Waveney Valley | Mid Suffolk District Council Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council West Suffolk | West Suffolk Council Witham | Braintree District Council PART 3 County constituencies in the North East region Constituency | Council Bishop Auckland | Durham County Council Blaydon and Consett | Durham County Council Blyth and Ashington | Northumberland County Council City of Durham | Durham County Council Cramlington and Killingworth | Northumberland County Council Darlington | Darlington Borough Council Easington | Durham County Council Hartlepool | Hartlepool Borough Council Hexham | Northumberland County Council Houghton and Sunderland South | Sunderland City Council Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Middlesbrough Council Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor | Durham County Council North Durham | Durham County Council North Northumberland | Northumberland County Council Stockton North | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton West | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council PART 4 County constituencies in the North West region Constituency | Council Barrow and Furness | Westmorland and Furness Council Bolton West | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Burnley | Burnley Borough Council Carlisle | Cumberland Council Chester North and Neston | Cheshire West and Chester Council Chester South and Eddisbury | Cheshire West and Chester Council Chorley | Chorley Borough Council Congleton | Cheshire East Borough Council Crewe and Nantwich | Cheshire East Borough Council Fylde | Fylde Borough Council Hazel Grove | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Heywood and Middleton North | Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Hyndburn | Hyndburn Borough Council Lancaster and Wyre | Lancaster City Council Macclesfield | Cheshire East Borough Council Mid Cheshire | Cheshire West and Chester Council Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lancaster City Council Oldham East and Saddleworth | Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Pendle and Clitheroe | Pendle Borough Council Penrith and Solway | Cumberland Council Ribble Valley | Ribble Valley Borough Council Rochdale | Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rossendale and Darwen | Rossendale Borough Council Runcorn and Helsby | Halton Borough Council Sefton Central | Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council South Ribble | South Ribble Borough Council Southport | Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council St Helens North | St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Stalybridge and Hyde | Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Tatton | Cheshire East Borough Council Warrington North | Warrington Borough Council Warrington South | Warrington Borough Council West Lancashire | West Lancashire Borough Council Westmorland and Lonsdale | Westmorland and Furness Council Whitehaven and Workington | Cumberland Council Widnes and Halewood | Halton Borough Council Wigan | Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wirral West | Wirral Metropolitan Council Worsley and Eccles | Salford City Council PART 5 County constituencies in the South East region Constituency | Council Arundel and South Downs | Horsham District Council Ashford | Ashford Borough Council Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire Council Banbury | Cherwell District Council Beaconsfield | Buckinghamshire Council Bexhill and Battle | Rother District Council Bicester and Woodstock | Cherwell District Council Buckingham and Bletchley | Milton Keynes Council Canterbury | Canterbury City Council Chatham and Aylesford | Medway Council Chesham and Amersham | Buckinghamshire Council Chichester | Chichester District Council Dartford | Dartford Borough Council Didcot and Wantage | Vale of White Horse District Council Dorking and Horley | Mole Valley District Council Dover and Deal | Dover District Council East Grinstead and Uckfield | Mid Sussex District Council East Hampshire | East Hampshire District Council East Surrey | Tandridge District Council East Worthing and Shoreham | Adur District Council Fareham and Waterlooville | Fareham Borough Council Farnham and Bordon | Waverley Borough Council Faversham and Mid Kent | Maidstone Borough Council Folkestone and Hythe | Folkestone and Hythe District Council Godalming and Ash | Waverley Borough Council Gravesham | Gravesham Borough Council Guildford | Guildford Borough Council Hamble Valley | Fareham Borough Council Hastings and Rye | Hastings Borough Council Henley and Thame | South Oxfordshire District Council Herne Bay and Sandwich | Canterbury City Council Horsham | Horsham District Council Isle of Wight East | Isle of Wight Council Isle of Wight West | Isle of Wight Council Lewes | Lewes District Council Maidenhead | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Maidstone and Malling | Maidstone Borough Council Mid Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire Council Mid Sussex | Mid Sussex District Council Milton Keynes North | Milton Keynes Council New Forest East | New Forest District Council New Forest West | New Forest District Council Newbury | West Berkshire Council North East Hampshire | Hart District Council North West Hampshire | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Oxford West and Abingdon | Vale of White Horse District Council Reading West and Mid Berkshire | West Berkshire Council Reigate | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Rochester and Strood | Medway Council Romsey and Southampton North | Test Valley Borough Council Runnymede and Weybridge | Runnymede Borough Council Sevenoaks | Sevenoaks District Council Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Swale Borough Council Surrey Heath | Surrey Heath Borough Council Sussex Weald | Wealden District Council Tonbridge | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Weald of Kent | Ashford Borough Council Winchester | Winchester City Council Windsor | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Witney | West Oxfordshire District Council Wokingham | Wokingham Borough Council Worthing West | Worthing Borough Council Wycombe | Buckinghamshire Council PART 6 County constituencies in the South West region Constituency | Council Bath | Bath and North Somerset Council Bridgwater | Somerset Council Camborne and Redruth | Cornwall Council Central Devon | Mid Devon District Council Chippenham | Wiltshire Council Christchurch | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council East Wiltshire | Wiltshire Council Exmouth and Exeter East | East Devon District Council Forest of Dean | Forest of Dean District Council Frome and East Somerset | Somerset Council Glastonbury and Somerton | Somerset Council Honiton and Sidmouth | East Devon District Council Melksham and Devizes | Wiltshire Council Mid Dorset and North Poole | Dorset Council Newton Abbot | Teignbridge District Council North Cornwall | Cornwall Council North Cotswolds | Cotswolds District Council North Devon | North Devon District Council North Dorset | Dorset Council North East Somerset and Hanham | Bath and North East Somerset Council North Somerset | North Somerset District Council Salisbury | Wiltshire Council South Cotswolds | Cotswold District Council South Devon | South Hams District Council South Dorset | Dorset Council South East Cornwall | Cornwall Council South West Devon | Plymouth City Council South West Wiltshire | Wiltshire Council St Austell and Newquay | Cornwall Council St Ives | Cornwall Council Stroud | Stroud District Council Swindon North | Swindon Borough Council Taunton and Wellington | Somerset Council Tewkesbury | Tewkesbury Borough Council Thornbury and Yate | South Gloucestershire District Council Tiverton and Minehead | Somerset Council Torridge and Tavistock | Torridge District Council Truro and Falmouth | Cornwall Council Wells and Mendip Hills | Somerset Council West Dorset | Dorset Council Weston-super-Mare | North Somerset District Council Yeovil | Somerset Council PART 7 County constituencies in the West Midlands Constituency | Council Bromsgrove | Bromsgrove District Council Burton and Uttoxeter | East Staffordshire Borough Council Cannock Chase | Cannock Chase District Council Droitwich and Evesham | Wychavon District Council Hereford and South Herefordshire | Herefordshire County Council Kenilworth and Southam | Warwick District Council Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | South Staffordshire District Council Lichfield | Lichfield District Council Meriden and Solihull East | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Newcastle-under-Lyme | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council North Herefordshire | Herefordshire County Council North Shropshire | Shropshire Council North Warwickshire and Bedworth | North Warwickshire Borough Council Nuneaton | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Redditch | Redditch Borough Council Rugby | Rugby Borough Council Shrewsbury | Shropshire Council South Shropshire | Shropshire Council Stafford | Stafford Borough Council Staffordshire Moorlands | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Stoke-on-Trent South | Stoke-on-Trent City Council Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge | South Staffordshire District Council Stratford-on-Avon | Stratford-on-Avon District Council Tamworth | Tamworth Borough Council The Wrekin | Telford and Wrekin Council Warwick and Leamington | Warwick District Council West Worcestershire | Malvern Hills District Council Wyre Forest | Wyre Forest District Council PART 8 County constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber region Constituency | Council Barnsley North | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barnsley South | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Beverley and Holderness | East Riding of Yorkshire Council Bridlington and The Wolds | East Riding of Yorkshire Council Brigg and Immingham | North East Lincolnshire Council Calder Valley | Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Colne Valley | Kirklees Council Dewsbury and Batley | Kirklees Council Doncaster Central | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Doncaster North | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Goole and Pocklington | East Riding of Yorkshire Council Harrogate and Knaresborough | North Yorkshire Council Keighley and Ilkley | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Leeds East | Leeds City Council Leeds North West | Leeds City Council Normanton and Hemsworth | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council Ossett and Denby Dale | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council Penistone and Stocksbridge | Sheffield City Council Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council Rawmarsh and Conisbrough | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Richmond and Northallerton | North Yorkshire Council Rother Valley | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Scarborough and Whitby | North Yorkshire Council Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire Council Selby | North Yorkshire Council Sheffield Hallam | Sheffield City Council Shipley | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Skipton and Ripon | North Yorkshire Council Thirsk and Malton | North Yorkshire Council Wetherby and Easingwold | North Yorkshire Council York Outer | City of York Council PART 9 County constituencies in Wales Constituency | Council Aberafan Maesteg | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Alyn and Deeside (Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy) | Flintshire County Council Bangor Aberconwy | Conwy County Borough Council Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney (Blaenau Gwent a Rhymni) | Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (Aberhonddu, Maesyfed a Chwm Tawe) | Powys County Council Bridgend (Pen-y-bont) | Bridgend County Borough Council Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) | Carmarthenshire County Council Caerphilly (Caerffili) | Caerphilly County Borough Council Ceredigion Preseli | Ceredigion County Council Clwyd East (Dwyrain Clywd) | Flintshire County Council Clwyd North (Gogledd Clwyd) | Denbighshire County Council Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Gwynedd County Council Gower (Gŵyr) | City and County of Swansea Council Llanelli | Carmarthenshire County Council Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare (Merthyr Tudful ac Aberdâr) | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Mid and South Pembrokeshire (Canol a De Sir Benfro) | Pembrokeshire County Council Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) | Monmouthshire County Council Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr Maldwyn a Glyndŵr) | Powys County Council Neath and Swansea East (Castell-nedd a Dwyrain Abertawe) | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Newport East (Dwyrain Casnewydd) | Newport City Council Newport West and Islwyn (Gorllewin Casnewydd ac Islwyn) | Caerphilly County Borough Council Pontypridd | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda and Ogmore (Rhondda ac Ogwr) | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Swansea West (Gorllewin Abertawe) | City and County of Swansea Council Torfaen | Torfaen County Borough Council Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg) | Vale of Glamorgan Council Wrexham (Wrecsam) | Wrexham County Borough Council Ynys Môn | Isle of Anglesey County Council

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