Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru (
The Commission was established originally as the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales (
Electoral arrangements in six authorities were reviewed after the penultimate round of Welsh local elections in 1999, and the changes were implemented at the elections on 10 June 2004.
In 2002, the commission also reviewed and amended some of the boundaries of the preserved counties of Wales.
In February 2009 the Minister for Local government and Social Justice issued Directions to the commission to begin an Electoral Review across all the 22 local authorities in Wales. His stated aim was to rationalise representation at "... no lower than a ratio of 1 councillor to 1,750 electors ".
As part of electoral reform in the Senedd it will create 16 new constituencies by pairing the 32 Westminster constituencies, these are to be used in the next Senedd election in 2026. Following that election the Commission will conduct a full review of Senedd boundaries and do so every 8 years.[4]
External links
References
- ^ "Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013". The National Archives (UK). Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: integrated impact assessment [HTML] | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "About the commission | DBCC". www.ldbc.gov.wales. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill". business.senedd.wales. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.