HC Deb 07 March 1995 vol 256 cc150-1W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each county and district council area in Wales and for Wales as a whole the number of(a) community areas, (b) community and town councils and (c) community or town councils which have (i) ceased to exist or (ii) been established during each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1995, c.763–64.]: Unfortunately, some district councils have provided inaccurate information. The correct figures are set out in the following table:

Numbers of community areas and town/community councils in Wales
County councils District/borough councils Number of community areas Number of town/community councils
Clwyd 127 122
Alyn and Deeside 13 13
Colwyn 19 16
Delyn 21 21
Glyndwr 35 35
Rhuddlan 10 8
Wrexham Maelor 29 29
Dyfed 202 202
Carmarthen 41 41
Ceredigion 51 51
Dinefwr 23 23
Llanelli 9 9
Preseli
Pembrokeshire 52 52
South Pembrokeshire 26 26
Gwent 98 67
Blaenau Gwent 9 5
Islwyn 12 0
Monmouth 32 32
Newport 29 14
Torfaen 16 16
Gwynedd 122 122
Aberconwy 18 18
Arfon 17 17
Dwyfor 17 17
Meirionnydd 30 30
Ynys Mon 40 40
Mid Glamorgan 85 50
Cynon Valley 11 3
Merthyr Tydfil 12 1
Ogwr 22 22
Rhondda 16 0
Rhymney Valley 14 14
Taff Ely 10 10
Powys 108 108
Brecknock 36 36
Montgomeryshire 45 45
Radnorshire 27 27
South Glamorgan 54 28
Cardiff 30 5
Vale of Glamorgan 24 23
West Glamorgan 69 43
Port Talbot 12 0
Llim Valley 15 15
Neath 14 14
Swansea 28 14
Total for Wales 865 742