§ Mr. Coombsasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the Welsh counties in order of percentage growth in electorate since 1979; and what has been the percentage growth and actual figures in each case.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows:
Growth in local government electorate by county since 1979 Electorate Change 1979–84 1979 1984 Number Per cent. Clwyd 288,608 304,304 15,696 5.4 Powys 81,823 86,089 4,266 5.2 Gwynedd 173,118 179,830 6,712 3.9 Dyfed 250,571 260,195 9,624 3.8 Gwent 324,047 333,435 9,388 2.9 Mid Glamorgan 399,332 408,219 8,887 2.2 West Glamorgan 279,393 284,783 5,390 1.9 South Glamorgan 286,908 291,657 4,749 1.7