LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972

 

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(NOTE: This is part of the Local Government Act 1972)

 

Local Government Act 1972 1972 Chapter 70

An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales; to amend Part II of the Transport Act 1968; to confer rights of appeal in respect of decisions relating to licences under the Home Counties (Music and Dancing) Licensing Act 1926; to make further provision with respect to magistrates' courts committees; to abolish certain inferior courts of record; and for connected purposes. [26th October 1972]

 

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

 

 

Part I: Local Government Areas and Authorities in England

 

New local government areas

 

1.—(1) For the administration of local government on and after 1st April 1974 England (exclusive of Greater London and the Isles of Scilly) shall be divided into local government areas to be known as counties and in those counties there shall be local government areas to be known as districts.

(2) The counties shall be the metropolitan counties named in Part I and the non-metropolitan counties named in Part II of the Schedule 1 to this Act and shall comprise the areas repsectively described (by reference to administrative areas existing immediately before the passing of the Act) in column 2 of each Part of that Schedule.

(3) The districts in the metropolitan counties shall be those respectively specified in column 2 of the said Part I and shall comprise the areas respectively described (by reference to administrative areas immediately before the passing of this Act) in that column, and the Secretary of State may by order provide a name for any such district.

(4) The districts in the non-metropolitan counties shall be those respectively specified in one or more orders made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to this Act and having the names given to them by one or more orders so made.

(5) Part III of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect in relation to the boundaries of the new local government areas.

(6) Subject to Part IV of Schedule 1 to this Act and to any provision corresponding to that Part made by an order under section 254 below, the rural parishes existing immediately before 1st April 1974 shall continue to exist on and after that date by the name of parishes.

(7) The said Part IV shall have effect with respect to the existing rural parishes which by virtue of this Act are comprised in more than one county or more than one metropolitan district.

(8) Part V of Schedule 1 to this Act shall hhve effect for the purpose of constituting parishes the boundaries of which are determined by reference to those of existing boroughs and urban districts and also, in cases where the areas of such boroughs are divided by or under this section between two or more new districts, by reference to the boundaries of the new districts.

(9) The boroughs which by virue of section 141 of the 1933 Act or section 28 of the Local Government Act 1958 are included in rural districts immediately before the passing of this Act shall on the passing of this act become parishes without ceasing to be boroughs, but shall cease to be boroughs on 1st April 1974.

(10) On that date the following local government areas existing immediately before that date outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly, that is to say, all administrative counties, boroughs (except those in rural districts), urban districts, rural districts and urban parishes, shall cease to exist and the council of every such area which has a council shall also cease to exist.

(11) On that date the municipal corporation of every borough outside Greater London (and the corporation of a borough included in a rural district) shall cease to exist.

(12) In this section "England" does not include the administrative county of Monmouthshire or the county borough of Newport.

Principal councils

2.—(1) For every county there shall be a council consisting of a chairman and councillors and the council shall have all such functions as are vested in them by this Act or otherwise.

(2) For every district there shall be a council consisting of a chairman and councillors and the council shall have all such functions as are vested in them by this Act of otherwise.

(3) Each council mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above shall be a body corporate by the name "The County Council" or "The District Council", as the case may be, with the addition of the name of the particular county or district.

Members of principal councils

3.—(1) The chairman of a principal council shall be elected annually by the council from among the councillors.

(2) The chairman shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, continue in office until his successor becomes entitled to act as chairman.

(3) During his term of office the chairman shall continue to be a member of the council notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the retirement of councillors.

(4) The chairman of a district council shall have precedence in the district, but not so as prejudically to affect Her Majesty's royal prerogative.

(5) A principal council may pay the chairman for the purpose of enabling him to meet the expenses of his office such allowance as the council think reasonable.

4.—(1) The election of the chairman shall be the first business transacted at the annual meeting of a principal council.

(2) If, apart from section 3(3) above or section 5(2) below, the person presiding at the meeting would have ceased to be a member of the council, he shall not be entitled to vote in the election except in accordance with subsection (3) below.

(3) In the case of an equality the person presiding at the meeting shall give a casting vote in addition to any other votes he may have.

5.—(1) A principal council shall appoint a member of the council to be vice-chairman of the council.

(2) The vice-chairman shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office until immediately after the election of a chairman at the next annual meeting of the council and during that time shall continue to be a member of the council notwithstanding the provisions of the Act relating to the retirement of councillors.

(3) Subject to any standing orders made by the council, anything authorised or required to be done by, to or before the chairman may be done by, to or before the vice-chairman.

(4) A principal council may pay the vice-chairman for the purpose of enabling him to meet the expenses of his office such allowance as the council think reasonable.

6.—(1) Councillos for a principal area shall be elected by the local government electors for that area in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the People Act 1949.

(2) For the purpose of the elections of councillors—

(a) every county shall be divided into electoral divisions, each returning (subject to paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this act) one councillor;

(b) every metropolitan district shall be divided into wards, each returning a number of councillors which is divisible by three; and

(c) every non-metropolitan district shall be divided into wards, each returning such number of councillors as may be provided by an order under the said paragraph 3 or under or by virtue of the provisions of section 7 below of Part IV of this Act;

and there shall be a separate election for each electoral division or ward.

7.—(1) The ordinary election of county councillors shall take place in 1973 and every fourth year thereafter, their term of office shall be four year and they shall retire together in every such fourth year on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of county councillors, and in and after 1977 the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

(2) The ordinary elections of metropolitan district councillors shall take place in 1973, 1975, and every year thereafter other than a year of election of county councillors.

(3) Subject to paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to this Act, the term of office of metropolitan district councillors shall be four years and one-third of the whole number of councillors in each ward of a metropolitan district, being those who have been councillors for the longest time without re-election, shall retire in every ordinary year of election of such councillors on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of such councillors, and in and after 1975 the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

(4) Subject to subsection (5) below, a non-metropolitan district council may in pursuance of the requisite resolution request the Secretary of State to provide—

(a) for a system of whole council elections, that is to say, the holding of the ordinary elections of all the councillors of a district simultaneously; or

(b) for a system of elections by thirds, that is to say, the election of one-third, as nearly as may be, of the councillors of the district at the ordinary elections of such councillors in any year;

indicating in the case of a request under paragraph (b) above, those areas, if any, in which there should, and those, if any, in which there should not, be wards each returning a number of councillors which is divisible by three.

In this subsection "the requisite resolution" means in the case of a resolution passed before 1st April 1974 a resolution passed by a majority, and in the case of a resolution passed on or after that date a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds, of the members voting thereon at a meeting of the council specially convened for the purpose with notice of the object.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Parish

9.—(1) For every parish there shall be a parish meeting for the purpose of discussing parish affairs and exercising any functions conferred on such meetings by any enactment and, subject to the provisions of this Act or any instrument made thereunder, for every parish of group of parishes having a parish council before 1st April 1974 there shall continue to be a parish council.

(2) If a parish has not a parish council (whether separate or common) the district council shall, and if a parish is grouped under a common parish council the district counil may, by order establish a separate parish council for that parish—

(a) if the population includes 200 or more local government electors; or

(b) if in the case of a parish the population of which includes more than 150 but less than 200 local government electors, the parish meeting of the parish so resolve.

(3) If a parish has a population which incldues not more than 150 local government electors, the district council may by order establish a separate parish council for that parish if the parish meeting so resolve.

(4) Subject to any order under section 10 or 11 or Part IV below, there shall be a separate parish council for—

(a) every parish which immediately before the passing of this Act was a borough included in a rural district;

(b) every parish which immediately before the passing of this Act was co-extensive with a rural district;

(c) every parish established by paragraph 1 of Part IV of Schedule 1 to this Act;

(d) every parish to which part of another parish is added by paragraph 2 of the said Part IV and which immediately before the passing of this Act had no parish council; and

(e) every parish constituted under Part V of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(5) An order establishing a separate parish council for a parish shall make such provision as appears to the district council to be necessary for the election of a parish council in accordance with this Act and Part I of the Representation of the People Act 1949.

(6) An order shall not be made under this section establishing a separate parish council for a parish grouped under a common parish council unless by that order or an order under section 11(4) below the parish is separated from the group or the group is dissolved, and where the group is not dissolved, the order under this section shall make such provision as appears to the district council to be necessary for the alteration of the parish council of the group.

14.—(1) A parish council shall consist of the chairman and parish councillors and shall have all such function as are vested in the council by this Act or otherwise.

(2) The parish council shall be a body corporate with the name "The Parish Council" with the addition of the name of the particular parish.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in any rule of law, a parish council need not have a common seal, but where a parish council have no seal any act of their which is required to be signified by an instrument under seal may be signified by an instrument signed and sealed by two members of the council.

Miscellaneous

18. Schedule 3 of this Act shall have effect with respect the division of non-metropolitan counties into districts, the establishment of the new local authorities in England, the suspension of elections of members of existing local authorities there and related matters.

19. This Part of this Act shall extend to England only.

 

 

Part II: Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales

New local government areas

20.—(1) For the administration of local government on and after 1st April 1974 Wales shall be divided into local government areas to be known as counties and in those counties there shall be local government areas to be known as districts.

(2) The counties shall be those named in Part I of Schedule 4 to this Act and shall comprise the areas respectively described (by reference to administrative areas existing immediately before the passing of this Act) in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule.

(3) In the counties specified in column 1 of Part II of that Schedule there shall be the districts respectively specified in column 2 of Part II of that Schedule and those districts shall comprise the areas respectively descrbied as aforesaid in column 3 of that Part of that Schedule, and the Secretary of State may by order provide a name for any such district.

(4) On and after 1st April 1974 every district shall consist of one or more areas to be known as communities which shall be in accorance with the following paragraphs:—

(a) the area of each borough existing immediately before that date shall on that date become a community of that district in which it is comprised and shall be known by the same name as the borough's;

(b) the area of each urban district existing immediately before that date shall on that date become a community of that district in which it is comprised and shall be known by the same name as the urban district's;

(c) the area of each rural parish existing immediately before that date shall on that date become a community of that district in which it is comprised and shall be known by the same name as the parish's;

(d) in the districts specified in column 1 of Part III of Schedule 4 to this Act there shall on that date be established the communities respectively named in column 2 of that Part of that Schedule and described (by reference to administrative areas existing immediately before the passing of this Act) in column 3 of that Part of that Schedule.

(5) Part IV of Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect in relation to the boundaries of the new local government areas.

(6) On 1st April 1974 all local government areas existing immediately before that date, that is to say, all administrative counties, boroughs, urban districts, rural districts and urban and rural parishes, shall cease to exist, and the following shall also cease to exist—

(a) the council of every such area which has a council;

(b) in the case of a borough, the municipal corporation of the borough;

(c) in the case of a parish, the parish meeting;

(d) in the case for a parish for which there is no separate parish council the representative body of the parish;

(e) in the case of parishes included in a group, the common parish council.

(7) In this section "Wales" includes the administrative county of Monmouthshire and the county borough of Newport.

 

Part III: Registration of Electors and Conduct of Elections

43. In every year after 1974 the ordinary day of election of councillors shall be the same for all local government areas in England and Wales and shall be the first Thursday in May or such other day as may be fixed by the Secretary of State by order made not later than February 1st in the year proceeding the first year in which the order is to take effect.

 

Part IV: Changes in Local Government Areas

Miscellaneous

70. No local authority shall have power to promote a Bill for forming or abolishing any local government area or altering, or altering the status or electoral arrangements of any local government, area.

 

Part V: General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local AUthorities

 

Part VI: Discharge of Functions

 

Part VII: Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities

 

Part VIII: Finance

 

Part IX: Functions

 

Part X: Judicial and Related Matters

 

216.—(1) For the purposes of commissions of the peace and the law relating to justices of the peace, magistrates' courts, the custos rotulorum, lieutenants, sheriffs and matters connected with any of those matters, new counties shall, without prejudice to section 179(1) above, be substituted for counties of any other description.

(2) For the purposes of this section and sections 217, 218 and 219 the Isles of Scilly shall be deemed to form part of the county of Cornwall.

217.—(1) There shall be a separate commission of the peace for each new county and, subject to subsection (2) below, any other commission of the peace which is in existence immediately before 1st April 1974 and is a commission for an area outside Greater London shall have effect on and after that date as a commission of the peace for the new county which includes the whole or the greater part of the area for which that commission was issued.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6) The rights of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with respect to the appointment of justices of the peace and the supplemental list of justices of the peace shall apply throughout the whole of the counties of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire.

(7)

 

Part XI: General Provisions as to Local Authorities

 

Part XII: Miscellaneous and General

 

245.—(1) If, on a petition presented to Her Majesty by the council of a district praying for the grant of a charter under this subsection, Her Majesty by advice of Her Privy Council thinks fit to do so, She may be the charter confer on that district the status of a borough and thereupon—

(a) the council of the district shall bear the name of the council of the borough

(b) the chairman and vice-chairman of the council shall respectively be entitled to the style of mayor and deputy mayor of the borough.

(2) A petition for a charter under subsection (1) above shall not be presented except on a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of the members voting thereon at a meeting of the council specially convened for the purpose with notice of the object.

(3) No charter under subsection (1) above shall take effect before 1st April 1974.

(4) Where a petition is presented to Her Majesty before 1st April 1974 by the council of a district praying for the grant of a charter under subsection (1) above and it is signified on behalf of Her Majesty before that date that She proposes to accede to the petition and that She approves—

(a) the use for the district of any style previously belonging to an existing borough which on that date will become wholly or partly comprised in the district; and

(b) the use for the chairman and vice-chairman of the council of the district of any style previously belonging to the mayor or deputy mayor of that borough;

those styles may be used as from 1st April 1974.

(5) A district which has the status of a boroguh, or for which the style of borough may be used, by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this section and the council of any such district shall not be treated as a borough or the council of a borough for the purposes of any Act passed before 1st April 1974.

(6) The council of a parish or community which is not grouped with any other parish or community may resolve that the parish or community shall have the status of a town and thereupon —

(a) the council of the parish or community shall bear the name of the council of the town ;

(b) the chairman and vice-chairman of the council shall be respectively entitled to the style of town mayor and deputy town mayor ;

(c) the parish meeting or a community meeting shall have the style of town meeting.

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(8)

(9)

(10)

246. (1)

(2)

(3)

(4) Where by virtue of Part I or II of this Act the area of an existing city or borough on 1st April 1974 becomes wholly comprised within a district not having that status, or entitled to the style of a borough by virtue of subsection (1) or (4) of section 245 above and that city or borough does not on that date become a parish in England or a community in Wales having a separate community council—

(a) there shall be as from that date be a body corporate by the name of "the Charter Trustees of the City" or "the Charter Trustees of the Town", as the case may be, with the addition of the name of the existing city or borough, consisting of the district councillors for the wards wholly or partly comprising the area of the city or borough or, if the number of those councillors is less than three, consisting of those councillors and such number of local government electors for that area appointed by the district council as will make the number of charter trustees up to three ;

(b) the charter trustees may in every year elect one of their number to be city or town mayor and another to be deputy city or town mayor ;

(c) any powers to appoint local officers of dignity excercisable immediately bedore that date by the corporation of the city or borough shall be excercisable on and after that date by the charter trustees.

(5)

(6)

(7) If a charter is granted under that section to the council of a district, any charter trustees constituted under subsection (4) for an area comprised in that district shall be dissolved and paragraphs (b) and (c) of that subsection shall cease to apply to the area.

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

269. In every provision of this Act other than sections 1 and 20 above, in every Act passed on or after 1st April 1974, and in every instrument made on or after that date under any enactment (whether passed before, on or after that date), "Wales", subject to any alteration of boundaries made under section 62 above, means the area consisting of the counties established by the said section 20 and "England" does not include any area included in any of those counties.

274. (1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1972.

(2) Except for section 268 above, and paragraph 35 of Schedule 29 to this Act and the repeals made by this Act in the House of Commons Disqualifications Act 1957 and any enactment regarding that Act, this Act shall not extend to Scotland.

(3) Except for section 268 above and the said repeals this Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

 

Schedule 1 : Counties and metropolitan districts in England

 

Part I : Metropolitan counties and metropolitan districts

(1)
Name of county
(2)
Area by reference to existing administrative areas
Greater Manchester
Wigan MB

 

District (a)

The county borough of Wigan.

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the borough of Leigh;
  • the urban districts of Abram, Apsull, Atherton, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Standish-with-Langtree and Tyldesley;
  • the urban district of Ashton-in-Makerfield except the ward in Merseyside;
  • the urban district of Golborne, except the wards in Cheshire;
  • in the urban district of Billinge-and-Winstanley, the Billinge Higher End ward and the Winstanley ward except the detatched parts;
  • in the rural district of Wigan, the parishes of Haigh, Shevington and Worthington.
Bolton MB

 

District (b)

The county borough of Bolton.

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the borough of Farnworth;
  • the urban districts of Blackrod, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Lever and Westhoughton;
  • in the urban district of Turton, the Bradshaw North, Bradshaw South, Bromley Cross and Eagley wards and so much of the Egerton ward as lies south of the boundary referred to in paragraph 3 of Part III of this Schedule.
Bury MB

 

District (c)

The county borough of Bury.

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe;
  • the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield;
  • in the urban districts of Ramsbotom, the Central, East, South and West wards.
Rochdale MB

 

District (d)

The county borough of Rochdale.

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the boroughs of Heywood and Middleton;
  • the urban districts of Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle.
Salford MB

 

District (e)

The county borough of Salford.

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the boroughs of Eccles and Swinton and Pendlebury;
  • the urban districts of Irlam and Worsley
Manchester MB

 

District (f)

The county borough of Manchester.

In the administrative county of Chester, in the rural district of Bucklow, the parish of Ringway.

Oldham MB

 

District (g)

The county borough of Oldham.

In the administrative county of Lancaster, the urban districts of Chadderton, Crompton, Failsworth, Lees and Royton.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding, the urban district of Saddleworth.

Trafford MB

 

District (h)

In the administrative county of Chester—

  • the boroughs of Altrincham and Sale
  • the urban districts of Bowdon and Hale
  • in the rural district of Bucklow, the parishes of Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington and Warburton

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the borough of Stretford
  • the urban district of Urmston
Stockport MB

 

District (j)

The county borough of Stockport.

In the administrative county of Chester, the urban districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple.

Tameside MB

 

District (k)

In the administrative county of Chester—

  • the boroughs of Dukinfield, Hyde and Stalybridge
  • the urban district of Longdendale

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne and Mossley
  • the urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton and Droylsden
Merseyside
Sefton MB

 

District (a)

The county boroughs of Bootle and Southport.

In the administrative counties of Lancaster—

  • the borough of Crosby;
  • the urban districts of Formby and Litherland;
  • in the rural district of West Lancashire, the parishes of Aintree, Ince Blundell, Maghull, Melling, Netherton, Sefton and Thornton, so much of the parish of Altcar as lies west of the line for the time being of the centre of the Downholland Brook, and so much of the parish of the parish of Lydiate as lies south of the line for the time being of the centre of the Lydiate Brook, the north channel being taken where the Brook divides.
Liverpool MB

 

District (b)

The county borough of Liverpool.

 

District (c)

St Helens MB

The county borough of St. Helens.

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the urban districts of Haydock, Newton-le-Willows and Rainford;
  • the urban district of Billinge-and-Winstanley except the areas in Greater Manchester;
  • in the urban district of Ashton-in-Makerfield, the South ward;
  • in the rural district of Whiston, the parishes of Eccleston, Rainhill and Windle, and the parish of Bold, except the area in Cheshire.
Knowsley MB

 

District (d)

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the urban districts of Huyton-with-Roby, Kirkby and Prescott;
  • the rural districts of Whiston except the areas in district (c) and Cheshire;
  • in the rural district of West Lancashire, the parish of Simonswood.
Wirral MB

 

District (e)

The county boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey.

In the administrative county of Chester—

  • the borough of Bebington
  • the urban districts of Hoylake and Wirral
South Yorkshire
Barnsley MB

 

District (a)

The county borough of Barnsley.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the urban districts of Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dearne, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Penistone, Royston, Wombwell and Worsborough;
  • the rural district of Penistone;
  • in the rural district of Hemsworth, the parishes of Billingley, Brierley, Great Houghton, Little Houghton and Shafton;
  • in the rural district of Wortley, the parishes of Tankersley and Wortley.
Doncaster MB

 

District (b)

The county borough of Doncaster.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the urban districts of Adwick le Street, Bentley with Arksey, Conisbrough, Mexborough and Tickhill;
  • the rural districts of Doncaster and Thorne

In the administrative county of Nottinghamshire—

  • in the rural district of East Retford, the parish of Finningley;
  • in the rural district of Worksop, in the parish of Harworth, the North ward, so much of the East ward as lies east and north of Ordnance Survey parcels 4800, 4749, 5136, 8630, and the detatched part of the West ward which includes the hamlet of Hesley.
Sheffield MB

 

District (c)

The county borough of Sheffield.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the urban district of Stocksbridge
  • in the rural district of Wortley, the parishes of Bradfield and Ecclesfield
Rotherham MB

 

District (d)

The county borough of Rotherham.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the urban districts of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath upon Dearne;
  • the rural districts of Kiveton Park and Rotherham
Tyne and Wear
Newcastle MB

 

District (a)

The county borough of Newcastle upon Tyne.

In the administrative county of Northumberland—

  • the urban districts of Gosforth and Newburn;
  • in the rural district of Castle Ward, the parishes of Brunswick, Dinnington, Hazelregigg, North Gosforth and Woolsington;
  • The Moot Hall and Precints, Newcastle upon Tyne.
North Tyneside MB

 

District (b)

The county borough of Tynemouth.

In the administrative county of Northumberland—

  • the borough of Wallsend;
  • so much of the borough of WHitley Bay as lies south of the boundary referred to in paragraph 4 of Part III of this schedule;
  • the urban district of Longbenton;
  • in the urban district of Seaton Valley, the wards of Backworth, Earsdon and Shiremoor.
Gateshead MB

 

District (c)

The county borough of Gateshead.

In the administrative county of Durham—

  • the urban districts of Blaydon, Felling, Ryton and Whickham;
  • in the rural district of Chester-le-Street, the parish of Lamesley and the parish of Birtley except the part in district (e).
South Tyneside MB

 

District (d)

The county borough of South Shields.

In the administrative county of Durham—

  • the borough of Jarrow;
  • the urban districts of Boldon and Hebburn.
Sunderland MB

 

District (e)

The county borough of Sunderland.

In the administrative county of Durham—

  • the urban districts of Hetton, Houghton-le-Spring and Washington;
  • in the rural district of Chester-le-Street, so much of the parishes of Birtley, Harraton and South Biddick as lies within the designated area of Washington New Town and also so much of the said parish of Harraton as lies west of that designated area and north of the bounary referred to in paragraph 5 of Part III of this Schedule;
West Midlands
Wolverhampton MB

 

District (a)

The county borough of Wolverhampton.

Walsall MB

District (b)

The county borough of Walsall.

In the administrative county of Staffordshire, the urban district of Aldridge-Brownhills.

Dudley MB

 

District (c)

The county borough of Dudley.

In the administrative county of Worcestershire, the boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge.

Sandwell MB

 

District (d)

The county boroughs of Warley and West Bromwich.

Birmingham MB

 

District (e)

The county borough of Birmingham.

In the administrative county of Warwickshire, the borough of Sutton Coldfield.

Solihull MB

 

District (f) The county borough of Solihull.

In the administrative county of Warwickshire—

  • in the rural district of Meriden, the parishes of Balsall, Barston, Berkswell, Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Fordbridge, Hampton in Arden, Kingshurt and Meriden;
  • in the rural district of Stratford-on-Avon, the parish of Hockley Heath.
Coventry MB

 

District (g)

The county borough of Coventry.

In the administrative county of Warwickshire, in the rural district of Meriden, the parishes of Allesley and Keresley.

West Yorkshire
Bradford MB

 

District (a)

The county borough of Bradford.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the borough of Keighley;
  • the urban districts of Baildon, Bingley, Denholme, Ilkley, Shipley and Silsden;
  • the urban district of Queensbury and Shelf, except the wards in district (c);
  • in the rural district of Skipton, the parishes of Addingham, Kildwick and Steeton with Eastburn.
Leeds MB

 

District (b)

The county borough of Leeds.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the boroughs of Morley and Pudsey;
  • the urban districts of Aireborough, Garforth, Horsforth, Otley and Rothwell;
  • in the rural district of Tadcaster, the parishes of Aberford, Austhorpe, Barwick in Elmet and Scholes, Great and Little Preston, Ledsham, Ledston, Lotherton cum Aberford, Mickefield, Parlington, Sturton Grange and Swillington;
  • in the rural district of Wetherby, the parishes of Bardsey cum Rigton, Boston Spa, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Clifford, Collingham, East Keswick, Harewood, Scarcroft, Thorner, Thorp Arch, Walton, Wetherby and Wothersome;
  • in the rural district of Wharfedale, the parishes of Arthington, Bramhope, Carlton and Pool.
Calderdale MB

 

District (c)

The county borough of Halifax.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the boroughs of Brighouse and Todmodern;
  • the urban districts of Elland, Hebden Royd, Ripponden and Sowerby Bridge;
  • in the urban district of Queensbury and Shelf, the wards of Shelf East and Shelf West;
  • the rural district of Hepton.
Kirklees MB

 

District (d)

The county boroughs of Dewsbury and Huddersfield.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the boroughs of Batley and Spenborough;
  • the urban districts of Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Meltham and Mirfield.
Wakefield MB

 

District (e)

The county borough of Wakefield.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the boroughs of Castleford, Ossett and Pontefract;
  • the urban districts of Featherstone, Hemsworth, Horbury, Knottingley, Normanton and Stanley;
  • the rural district of Wakefield;
  • the rural district of Hemsworth; except the parishes in North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire;
  • in the rural district of Osgoldcross, the parishes of Darrington and East Hardwick.

 

Part II : Non-metropolitan counties

 

(1)


Name of county

(2)


Area by reference to existing administrative areas

Avon The county boroughs of Bath and Bristol.

In the administrative county of Gloucestershire—

  • the urban districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield
  • the rural district of Warmley;
  • the rural district of Sodbury, except the parish of Alderley;
  • the rural district of Thurnbury, except the parishes of Alkington, Berkeley, Ham and Stone, Hamfallow and Hinton.

In the administrative county of Somerset—

  • the borough of Weston-super-Mare;
  • the urban districts of Clevedon, Keynsham, Norton-Radstock and Portishead;
  • the rural districts of Bathavon and Long Ashton;
  • in the rural Axbridge, the parishes of Banwell, Bleadon, Butcome, Churchill, Congresbury, Hutton, Kewstoke, Locking, Puxton, Wick St. Lawrence, Winscombe and Wrington, so much of the parish of Loxton as lies north of the line for the time being of the centre of the river Axe and so much of the parishes of Blagdon and Burrington as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 6 of Part III of this Schedule;
  • in the rural district of Clutton, the parishes of Cameley, Chelwood, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Clutton, Farmborough, Farrington Gurney, High Littleton, Hinton Blewett, Nempnett Thrubwell, Norton Malreward, Paulton, Publow, Stanton Drew, Stowey-Sutton and Timsbury and so much of the parishes of East Harptree, West Harptree, Compton Martin and Ubley as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 6 of Part III of this Schedule;
  • the unannexed area adjacent to the urban district of Keynsham;
  • Steep Holme Island.
Bedfordshire The county borough of Luton.

The administrative county of Bedford.

Berkshire The county borough of Reading.

The administrative county of Berkshire, except the areas in Oxfordshire.

In the administrative county of Buckingham—

  • the borough of Slough;
  • the urban district of Eton;
  • in the rural district of Eton, the parishes of Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury, the Britwell ward of the parish of Burnham and so much of the parish of Wexham as lies south of the boundary referred to in paragraph 7 of Part III of this Schedule.
Buckinghamshire The administrative county of Buckingham, except the areas in Berkshire.
Cambridgeshire The administrative counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough.
Cheshire The county boroughs of Chester and Warrington.

The administrative county of Chester, except the areas in Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

In the administrative county of Lancashire—

  • the borough of Widnes;
  • in the urban district of Golborne, the wards of Culceth and Newchurch;
  • the rural district of Warrington;
  • in the rural district of Whiston, the parish of Hale and so much of the parish of Bold as lies within the designated area of Warrington New Town
Cleveland The county boroughs of Hartlepool and Teesside.

In the administrative county of Durham, the rural district of Stockton.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding—

  • the urban districts of Guisborough, Loftus, Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea and Skelton and Brotton;
  • in the rural district of Stokesley, the parishes of Castlelevington, Hilton, Ingleby Barwick, Kirklevington, Maltby, Nunthorpe and Yarm.
Cornwall The administrative county of Cornwall.
Cumbria The county boroughs of Barrow-in-Furness and Carlisle.

The administrative counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.

In the administrative county of Lancaster—

  • the urban districts of Dalton-in-Furness, Grange and Ulverston;
  • the rural district of North Lonsdale.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding, the rural district of Sedbergh.

Derbyshire The county borough of Derby.

The administrative county of Derbyshire.

In the administrative county of Chester, the rural district of Tintwistle.

Devon The county boroughs of Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay.

The administrative county of Devon.

Dorset The county borough of Bournemouth.

The administrative county of Dorset.

In the administrative county of Hampshire—

  • the borough of Christchurch;
  • in the rural district of Ringwood and Fordingbridge, the parishes of Hurn and St. Leonards and St. Ives, so much of the parish of Christchurch East as lies west of the boundary referred to in paragraph 8 of Part III of this Schedule and so much of the parish of Sopley as lies west of the boundary referred to in paragraph 9 of Part III of this Schedule.
Durham The county borough of Darlington.

The administrative county of Durham, except the areas in Cleveland and Tyne and Wear.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding, the rural district of Startforth.

East Sussex The county boroughs of Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings.

The administrative county of East Sussex, except the areas in West Sussex.

Essex The county borough of Southend-on-Sea.

The administrative county of Essex.

Gloucestershire The county borough of Gloucester.

The administrative county of Gloucestershire, except the areas in Avon.

Hampshire The county boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton.

The administrative county of Hampshire, except the areas in Dorset.

Hereford and Worcester The county borough of Worcester.

The administrative county of Herefordshire.

The administrative county of Worcestershire, except the boroughs in West Midlands.

Hertfordshire The administrative county of Hertfordshire.
Humberside The county boroughs of Grimsby and Kingston upon Hull.

The administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding, except for the areas in North Yorkshire.

In the administrative county of Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey—

  • the boroughs of Cleethorpes and Scunthorpe;
  • the urban districts of Barton-upno-Humber and Brigg;
  • the rural districts of Glanford Brigg, Grimsby and Isle of Axholme.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the borough of Goole;
  • the rural district of Goole.
Isle of Wight The administrative county of Isle of Wight.
Kent The county borough of Canterbury.

The administrative county of Kent.

Lancashire The county boroughs of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley and Preston.

The administrative county of Lancaster, except the areas in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the urban districts of Barnoldswick and Earby;
  • the rural district of Bowland;
  • in the rural district of Skipton, the parishes of Bracewell, Brogden and Salterforth.
Leicestershire The county borough of Leicester.

The administrative counties of Leicestershire and Rutland.

Lincolnshire The county borough of Lincoln.

The administrative counties of Lincoln, Parts of Holland and Lincoln, Parts of Kesteven.

The administrative county of Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey, except the areas in Humberside.

Norfolk The county boroughs of Great Yarmouth and Norfolk.

The administrative county of Norfolk.

In the administrative county of East Suffolk, in the rural district of Lothingland, the parishes of Belton, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Fritton and Hopton-on-Sea, so much of the parish of Herringfleet as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 10 of Part III of this Schedule and so much of the parish of Corton as lies north of the boundary referred to in paragraph 11 of that Part.

North Yorkshire The county borough of York.

The administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding, except the areas in Cleveland and Durham.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, East Riding—

  • the urban districts of Filey and Norton;
  • the rural districts of Derwent and Norton;
  • in the rural district of Bridlington, the parishes of Folkton, Hunmanby, Muston and Reighton.

In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding—

  • the boroughs of Harrogate and Ripon;
  • the urban districts of Knaresborough, Selby and Skipton;
  • the rural districst of Nidderdale, Ripon and Pately Bridge, Selby and Settle;
  • the rural districts of Osgoldcross, Tadcaster, Wetherby and Wharfedale, except the parishes in West Yorkshire;
  • the rural district of Skipton, except the parishes in Lancashire and West Yorkshire;
  • in the rural district of Hemsworth, the parishes of Kirk Smeaton, Little Smeaton and Walden Stubbs.
Northamptonshire The county borough of Northampton.

The administrative county of Northamptonshire.

Northumberland The administrative county of Northumberland, except the areas in Tyne and Wear.
Nottinghamshire The county borough of Nottingham.

The administrative county of Nottinghamshire, except the areas in South Yorkshire.

Oxfordshire The county borough of Oxford.

The administrative county of Oxford.

In the administrative county of Berkshire—

  • the boroughs of Abingdon and Wallingford;
  • the urban district of Wantage;
  • the rural districts of Abingdon, Faringdon and Wallingford;
  • in the rural district of Wantage, the parishes of Ardington, Blewbury, Childrey, Chilton, Denchworth, East Challow, East Hanney, East Hendred, Goosey, Grove, Harwell, Letcome Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Lockinge, Sparsholt, Upton, West Challow, West Hanney and West Hendred.
Salop The administrative county of Salop.
Somerset The administrative county of Somerset, except the areas in Avon.
Staffordshire The county boroughs of Burton upon Trent and Stoke-on-Trent.

The administrative county of Staffordshire, except the urban district in West Midlands.

Suffolk The county borough of Ipswich.

The administrative county of East Suffolk, except the areas in Norfolk.

The administrative county of West Suffolk.

Surrey The administrative county of Surrey, except the areas in West Sussex.
Warwickshire The administrative county of Surrey, except the areas in West Midlands.
West Sussex The administrative county of West Sussex.

In the administrative county of East Sussex—

  • the urban districts of Burgess Hill, Cuckfield and East Grinstead;
  • the rural district of Cuckfield.

In the administrative county of Surrey, in the rural district of Dorking and Horley, the parish of Charlwood, except the detached part, and so much of the parish of Horley as lies south of the boundary referred to in paragraph 12 of Part III of this Schedule.

Wiltshire The administrative county of Wiltshire.

 

Part III: Rules as to boundaries

 

Part IV: Divided parishes

 

Schedule 2 : Constitution and membership of Greater London Council and London borough councils

 

Schedule 3: Establishment of new authorities in England

Division of non-metropolitan counties into districts

1.—(1) The English Commission shall as soon as practicable after the passing of this Act make proposals to the Secretary of State for the division of non-metropolitan counties into districts, for defining the areas of those districts and for naming them, and the Secretary of State may give the commission directions for their guidance ni making any such proposals.

(2) The Secretary of State shall by order give effect to any proposals under this paragraph either as submitted to him or with modifcations, but an order shall not be made under this paragraph unless a draft of the order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(3) An order under this paragraph shall, notwithstanding that it applies only to one or some of the non-metropolitan counties, proceed in Parliament as if its provisions would, apart from this paragraph, require to be enacted by a public Bill.

County and district councillors

2. Elections of councillors of the new principal councils shall be held on dates in 1973 fixe by the Secretary of State by order and the persons elected at these elections shall come into office on the fourth day after the day of election.

3.

4.—(1) Of the district councillors elected under paragraph 2 above for any ward of a non-metropolitan district—

(a) one-third shall retire in 1975, being, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, those elected by the smallest number of votes;

(b) one-third shall retire in 1976, being, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, those elected by the next smallest number of votes; and

(c) the remainder shall retire in 1978 ;

in each case on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of such councillors in the year of retirement.

(2) In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any such year, the person or persons to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.

(3) If an election of district councillors under paragraph 2 above for any ward of a metropolitan district is not contested the person or persons to retire in each such year shall be determined by lot.

(4)

 

Schedule 4: Local government areas in Wales

 

Part I: Counties

 

(1)
Name of county
(2)
Area by reference to existing administrative areas
Clwyd The administrative county of Flintshire.

The administrative county of Denbigh, except the parts to be comprised in the county of Gwynedd.

In the administrative county of Merioneth, the rural district of Edeyrnion.

Dyfed The administrative counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembroke.
Gwent The county borough of Newport.

The administrative county of Monmouthshire except the parst to be comprised in the counties of Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan.

In the administrative county of Brecon:—

  • the urban district of Brynmawr;
  • in the rural district of Crickhowell, the parish of Llanelly.
Gwynedd The administrative counties of Anglesey and Caernarvon.

The administrative county of Merioneth except the rural district of Edeyrnion.

In the administrative county of Denbigh:—

  • the urban district of Llanrwst
  • in the rural district of Aled, the parish of Llansantffraid Glan Conway;
  • in the rural district of Haraethog, the parishes of Eglwysbach, Llanddoget, Llanrwst Rural and Tir Ifan.
Mid Glamorgan The county borough of Merthyr Tydfil.

In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—

  • the borough of Rhondda;
  • the urban districts of Aberdare, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Gelligaer, Maesteg, Mountain Ash, Ogmore and Garw, Pontypridd and Porthcawl;
  • the rural districts of Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre and Penybont;
  • in the rural district of Cardiff, the parishes of Llanfedw, Llanilterne, Pentyrch, Rhydygwern, Rudry and Van;
  • in the rural district of Cowbridge, the parishes of Llanharan, Llanharry, Llanilid and Peterstone-super-Montem;
  • in the rural district of Neath, the parish of Rhigos.

In the administrative county of Brecon, in the rural district of Vaynor and Penderyn, the parishes of Penderyn and Vaynor.

In the administrative county of Monmouthshire:—

  • the urban districts of Bedwas and Machen and Rhymney;
  • in the urban district of Bedwellty, the Aberbargoed, Cymsyfiog, New Tredegar and Phillipstown wards.
Powys The administrative counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire.

The administrative county of Brecon except the parts to be comprised in the counties of Gwent and Mid Glamorgan.

South Glamorgan The county borough of Cardiff.

In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—

  • the boroughs of Barry and Cowbridge;
  • the urban district of Panarth;
  • the rural district of Cardiff except the parishes of Llanfedw, Llanilterne, Pentyrch, Rhydygwern, Rudry and Van;
  • the rural district of Cowbridge except the parishes of Llanharan, Llanharry, Llanilid and Peterston-super-Montem.

In the administrative county of Monmouthshire, in the rural district of Magor and St. Mellons, the parish of St. Mellons.

West Glamorgan The county borough of Swansea.

In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—

  • the boroughs of Neath and Port Talbot
  • the urban districts of Glyncorrwg and Llwchwr;
  • the rural districts of Gower and Pontardawe;
  • the rural district of Neath except the parish of Rhigos.

 

Part II: Districts

 

(1)
Name of county
(2)
Reference
number
of
district
(3)>
Area of district by reference to existing administrative areas.
Clwyd C1 In the administrative county of Denbigh:—
  • the borough of Colwyn Bay;
  • the urban district of Abergele;
  • the rural districts of Aled and Hiraethog except the parts to be comprised in district GD.4
C2 In the administrative county of Flintshire:—
  • the rurban districts of Prestatyn and Rhyl;
  • the rural district of St. Asaph.
C3 In the administrative county of Flintshire:—
  • the borough of Flint;
  • the urban districts of Holywell and Mold;
  • the rural district of Holywell.
C4 In the administrative county of Flintshire:—
  • the urban districts of Buckley and Connah's Quay;
  • the rural district of Hawarden except the part to be comprised in districts C6.
C5 In the administrative county of Denbigh:—
  • the boroughs of Denbigh and Ruthin;
  • the urban district of Llangolen;
  • the rural districts of Ceiriog and Ruthin;
  • in the rural district of Wrexham, the parishes of Llangollen Rural and Llantysilo.

In the administrative county of Merioneth, the rural district of Edeyrnion.

C6 In the administrative county of Denbigh:—
  • the borough of Wrexham;
  • the rural district of Wrexham except the parts to be comprised in district C.5

In the administrative county of Flintshire:—

  • the rural district of Maelor;
  • in the rural district of Hawarden, the parish of Marford and Hoseley.
Dyfed D1 In the administrative county of Cardiganshire:—
  • the boroughs of Aberystwyth, Cardigan and Lampeter;
  • the urban districts of Aberaeron and New Quay;
  • the rural districts of Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Teifiside and Tregaron.
D2 In the administrative county of Pembroke:—
  • the borough of Haverfordwest;
  • the urban districts of Fishguard and Goodwick, Milford Haven and Neyland;
  • the rural districts of Camaes and Haverfordwest.
D3 In the administrative county of Pembroke:—
  • the boroughs of Pembroke and Tenby;
  • the urban district of Narberth;
  • the rural districts of Narberth and Pembroke.
D4 In the administrative county of Carmarthenshire:—
  • the borough of Carmarthen;
  • the urban district of Newcastle Emlyn;
  • the rural districts of Carmarthen and Newcastle Emlyn.
D5 In the administrative county of Carmarthenshire:—
  • the boroughs of Kidwelly and Llanelli;
  • the urban district of Burry Port;
  • the rural district of Llanelli.
D6 In the administrative county of Carmarthenshire:—
  • the borough of Llandovery;
  • the urban districts of Ammanford, Cwmamman and Llandeilo;
  • the rural district of Llandeilo.
Gwent GT1 The county borough of Newport.

In the administrative county of Monmouthshire:—

  • the urban district of Caerleon;
  • the rural district of Magor and St. Mellons except the parts to be comprised in districts GT.4 and SG.1.
GT2 In the administrative county of Monmouthshire:—
  • the urban districts of Abercarn, Mynysddislwyn and Risca;
  • the urban district of Bedwellty except the parts to be comprised in district MG.5.
GT3 In the administrative county of Monmouthshire, the urban districts of Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Nantyglo and Blaina and Tredegar.

In the administrative county of Brecon:—

  • the urban district of Brynmawr;
  • in the rural district of Crickhowell, the parish of Llanelly.
GT4 In the administrative county of Monmouthshire:—
  • the urban districts of Blaenavon, Cwmbran and Pontypool;
  • in the rural district of Magor and St. Mellons, the parish of Henllys;
  • in the rural district of Pontypool, the parish of Llanfrechfa Lower.
GT5 In the administrative county of Monmouthshire:—
  • the boroughs of Abergavenny and Monmouth;
  • the urban districts of Chepstow and Usk;
  • the rural districts of Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth;
  • the rural district of Pontypool except the part to be comprised in district GT.4.
Gwynedd GD1 In the administrative county of Anglesey:—
  • the borough of Beaumaris;
  • the urban districts of Amlwch, Holyhead, Llangefni and Menai Bridge;
  • the rural districts of Aethwy, Twrcelyn and Valley.
GD2 In the administrative county of Caernarvon:—
  • the borough of Pwllheli;
  • the urban districts of Criccieth and Pothmadog;
  • the rural district of Lleyn;
  • in the rural district of Gwyrfai, the parishes of Beddgelert and Clynnog;
GD3 In the administrative county of Caernarvon:—
  • the boroughs of Bangor and Caernarvon;
  • the urban district of Bethesda;
  • the rural district of Ogwen;
  • the rural district of Gwyrfai except the parts to be comprised in district GD.2.
GD4 In the administrative county of Caernarvon:—
  • the borough of Conwy;
  • the urban districts of Betws-y-Coed, Llandudno, Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr;
  • the rural district of Nant Conway.

In the administrative county of Denbigh:—

  • the urban district of Llanrwst;
  • in the rural distrct of Aled, the parish of Llansantffraid Glan Conway;
  • in the rural district of Hiraethog, the parishes of Eglwysbach, Llanddoget, Llanwrst Rural and Tir Ifan.
GD5 In the administrative county of Merioneth:—
  • the urban districts of Bala, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Ffestiniog and Tywyn;
  • the rural districts of Deudrath, Dolgellau and Penllyn
Mid Glamorgan MG1 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the urban district of Bridgend, Maesteg, Ogmore and Garw and Porthcawl;
  • the rural district of Pentybont.
MG2 In the administrative county of Glamorgan, the borough of Rhondda.
MG3 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the urban districts of Aberdare and Mountain Ash;
  • in the rural district of Neath, the parish of Rhigos;

In the administrative county of Brecon, in the rural district of Vaynor and Penderyn, the parish of Penderyn.

MG4 The county borough of Merthyr Tydfil.

In the administrative county of Glamorgan, in the urban district of Galligaer, the Bedlinog ward.

In the administrative county of Brecon, in the rural district of Vaynor and Penderyn, the parish of Vaynor.

MG5 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the urban district of Caerphilly except the Taff's Well ward;
  • the urban district of Gelligaer except the Bedlinog ward;
  • in the rural district of Cardiff, the parishes of Llanfedw, Rhydygwen, Rhudry and Van.

In the administrative county of Monmouthshire:—

  • the urban districts of Bedwas and Machen and Rhymney;
  • in the urban district of Bedwellty, the Aberbargoed, Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar and Phillipstown wards.
MG6 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the urban district of Pontypridd;
  • the rural district of Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre;
  • in the urban district of Caerphilly, the Taff's Well ward;
  • in the rural district of Cardiff, the parishes of Llantilterne and Pentyrch;
  • in the rural district of Cowbridge, the parishes of Llanharan, Llanharry, Llanilid and Peterstone-super-Montem.
Powys P1 In the administrative county of Montgomeryshire:—
  • the boroughs of Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Montgomery and Welshpool;
  • the urban districts of Machynlleth and Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn;
  • the rural districts of Forden, Llanflyllin, Machynlleth and Newton and Llanidloes.
P2 In the administrative county of Radnorshire:—
  • the urban districts of Knighton, Llandindod Wells and Presteigne;
  • the rural districts of Colwyn, Knighton, New Radnor, Painscastle and Rhyader.
P3 In the administrative county of Brecon:—
  • the borough of Brecon;
  • the urban districts of Builth Wells, Hay and Llanwrtyd Wells;
  • the rural districts of Brecknock, Builth, Hay and Ystradgynlais;
  • the rural district of Crickhowell except the part to be comprised in district GT.3
  • in the rural district of Vaynor and Penderyn, the parish of Ystradfellte.
South Glamorgan SG1 The county borough of Cardiff.

In the administrative county of Glamorgan, in the rural district of Cardiff, the parishes of Lisvane, Llanedeyrn, Radyr, St. Fagans and Tongwynlais.

In the administrative county of Monmouthshire, in the rural district of Magor and St. Mellons, the parish of St. Mellons.

SG2 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the boroughs of Barry and Cowbridge;
  • the urban district of Penarth;
  • the rural district of Cardiff except the parts to be comprised in districts MG.5, MG.6 and SG.1;
  • the rural district of Cowbridge except the part parts to be comprised in district MG.6.
West Glamorgan WG1 The county borough of Swansea.

In the administrative county of Glamorgan, the rural district of Gower.

WG2 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the urban district of Llwchwr;
  • the rural district of Pontardawe.
WG3 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the borough of Neath;
  • the rural district of Neath except the part to be comprised in district MG.3.
WG4 In the administrative county of Glamorgan:—
  • the borough of Port Talbot;
  • the urban district of Glyncorrwg.

 

 

 

 

                         

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