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Arolygon Etholiadol – Electoral Review Caerdydd Cardiff 2019 Theodore Joloza Comisiynydd Arweiniol – Lead Commissioner Matt Redmond Dirprwy-Prif Weithredwr – Deputy-Chief Executive

Pwy ydym ni? Who are we?  Rydym yn annibynnol o Lywodraeth  We are independent of the Welsh Cymru a’r pleidiau gwleidyddol ac Government and political parties yn adrodd yn uniongyrchol i’r and report directly to the Minister for Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol . Housing and Local Government  Rydym yn gyfrifol am adolygu  We are responsible for reviewing trefniadau etholiadol a ffiniau principal council electoral gweinyddol y prif gynghorau arrangements and administrative boundaries  Os cânt eu derbyn, caiff ein  Our recommendations, if accepted, hargymhellion eu rhoi ar waith gan will be implemented by the Welsh Weinidogion Cymru Ministers

Diben ein Purpose of our cyflwyniad? presentation?  Esbonio proses yr Arolwg  To explain the Review process Meini prawf statudol a Statutory criteria and – – Pholisïau’r Comisiwn Commission Policies Model Maint Cynghorau Council Size Model – – Sut rydym yn datblygu ein How we develop our proposals – – cynigion Involvement through – Ymglymiad drwy ymgynghori consultation –  Beth fydd angen i’r cyngor ei  What the Council will need to wneud yn ystod yr arolwg do throughout the review  Yr hyn y gallwch ei ddisgwyl  What you can expect from us gennym ni a sut gallwn eich and how we can assist you helpu

Deddfwriaeth Legislation  Deddf Llywodraeth Leol  Local Government (Democratiaeth) (Cymru) (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 2013  Sut y cyrhaeddom y fan  How we got here hon  Polisi ac Arfer  Policy and Practice

Cwmpas yr Scope of the arolwg review The Review will propose the Bydd yr Arolwg yn cynnig patrwm y   wardiau etholiadol ar gyfer ardal y pattern of electoral wards for prif gyngor yn ei chyfanrwydd, ac the entire council area and not nid lle mae lefelau o just where there are levels of anghydraddoldeb etholiadol yn electoral inequality unig. Byddwn yn cynnig: We will propose:   Cyfanswm nifer y cynghorwyr – Total number of councillors (council – (maint y cyngor) size) Nifer a ffiniau’r wardiau – Number and boundaries of – etholiadol electoral wards Nifer y cynghorwyr ar gyfer pob – The number of councillors for each – ward ward Enwau’r wardiau etholiadol – Names of electoral wards –

Meini Prawf Statutory Statudol Criteria  Cydraddoldeb etholiadol  Electoral equality – Nifer gorau posibl yr etholwyr fesul Optimum number of electors per – cynghorydd councillor – Rhagolwg pum mlynedd Five year forecast – – Y rhai sy’n gymwys i bleidleisio (lle Those eligible to vote (where – bo hynny’n bosibl) possible)  Hunaniaeth gymunedol Community identity  Ffiniau sy’n hawdd eu hadnabod Clearly identifiable boundaries – – Peidio â chwalu cysylltiadau lleol Not breaking local ties – –  Llywodraeth leol effeithiol a chyfleus Effective and convenient local  government Coherent electoral wards with – Wardiau etholiadol dealladwy sydd – common interests and good â buddiannau cyffredin a internal communications links chysylltiadau cyfathrebu mewnol da

Polisi Maint Council Size Cyngor Policy  Mae’r Comisiwn wedi datblygu The Commission has developed,  Polisi Maint Cynghorau ar gyfer with WLGA, Welsh Government Cymru gyfan ar y cyd â CLlLC, and the Councils, a Council Size Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Cynghorau Policy for the whole of Wales  Yn seiliedig ar boblogaeth a ble Based on population and where  mae’r bobl hynny yn byw those people live  Mae’n rhannu cynghorau’n bedwar Splits councils into four categories  categori – mae gan bob categori – each category with a different nifer wahanol o bobl fesul number for population per cynghorydd councillor  Mae cynghorau’n ddarostyngedig i: All councils subject to:  Uchafswm o 75 ac isafswm o 30 Maximum of 75 and minimum of 30   Lefel o newid sydd wedi’i chyfyngu i Level of change limited to 10% each   10% fesul cylch arolygu. review cycle.

Council Size Diffiniad o Faint Cynghorau Defined Mae amcangyfrif diweddaraf y The latest ONS estimate has the   Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol yn population of Cardiff at 357,160 a rhoi poblogaeth Caerdydd fel population density of more than 10 357,160 gyda dwysedd poblogaeth persons per hectare and under sy’n fwy na 10 unigolyn fesul 40% of the population living in hectar a llai na 40% o’r boblogaeth settlements smaller than 10,000 yn byw mewn aneddiadau sydd â people. llai na 10,000 o bobl. Mae’r ffactorau hyn yn rhoi These factors place Cardiff in   Caerdydd yng Nghategori 1 . Category 1 . Mae’r Comisiwn wedi penderfynu y The Commission has determined   dylai cynghorau yng Nghategori 2 that Category 1 councils should fod â chymhared cynghorwyr i bobl have a councillor to population ratio o 1:4,000 . of 1:4,000 . Felly’r nod cyffredinol ar gyfer The overall Cardiff Council Size Aim   Maint y Cyngor yw 89 aelod. is therefore 89 members.

Council Size Cymhwyso Maint Cynghorau Applied Mae’r Comisiwn wedi gosod The Commission has set   cyfyngiadau ar Faint Cynghorau: constraints on Council Size: Lleiafswm o 30 aelod A minimum of 30 members   Uchafswm o 75 aelod A maximum of 75 members   Newid yn nifer yr aelodau wedi’i Change in members ‘capped’ at 10%.   chyfyngu i 10% Felly’r nod ar gyfer Maint y Cyngor The Council Size aim for this review   yn yr arolwg hwn yw 75 aelod. is therefore 75 members. Ar hyn o bryd, mae gan Caerdydd Currently, Cardiff has 243,196   243,196 o etholwyr a 75 aelod – electors and a membership of 75 - un cynghorydd fesul 3,243 o an average of one councillor to etholwyr, ar gyfartaledd. 3,243 electors. Bydd cymhwyso’r nod o 75 o Applying the council policy aim of   gynghorwyr yn arwain at yr un 75 councillors will result in the gymhareb o un cynghorydd fesul same ratio of one councillor to 3,243 o etholwyr. 3,243 electors.

Electoral Ward Sylfeini Wardiau Etholiadol Building Blocks  Defnyddio’r ardaloedd Utilise the existing community  cymunedol a’r wardiau areas and community wards as cymunedol presennol fel sylfeini the building blocks for each ar gyfer pob ward etholiadol. electoral ward.  Pŵer i ddiwygio cymunedau / Power to amend communities /  wardiau cymunedol o ganlyniad community wards as a i newidiadau i wardiau consequence of changes to etholiadol. electoral wards.  Defnyddio’r pŵer hwn yn y cam Use this power only at draft  cynigion drafft yn unig i ganiatáu proposals stage to allow for ymgynghori ar newidiadau i consultation on changes to a gymuned. community.

Un Aelod/ Single/ Aml-aelod Multi-Member  Mae’r Comisiwn yn credu ei bod yn  The Commission believes that in the ddymunol, yn y lle cyntaf, i un aelod first instance it is desirable if a single gynrychioli pob ward etholiadol. member represents each electoral ward.  Fodd bynnag, byddwn yn ystyried  However, we will consider cynrychiolaeth gan hyd at dri aelod representation up-to three members mewn achosion sydd wedi’u hategu in cases supported by evidence to gan dystiolaeth o gymeriad ward, the character of a ward, or in the neu er mwys cydraddoldeb interests of electoral parity. etholiadol.  Byddem yn ystyried wardiau â mwy  We would consider wards with more na thri aelod dim ond pe byddai o than three members only if it is in fewn y patrwn presennol a lle ceir the existing pattern and there is tystiolaeth sylweddol o gefnogaeth substantial evidence of local support leol ar gyfer ward. for such a ward.

What we will Beth fyddwn yn ei ystyried consider  Amrywiant – mor agos â phosibl  Variance – ideally as close as at 3,243 fesul cynghorydd, yn possible to 3,243 per councillor ddelfrydol  Dadleuon ynghylch cysylltiadau  Community tie arguments that cymunedol sy’n cyfiawnhau justify atypical levels of electoral lefelau annodweddiadol o equality gydraddoldeb etholiadol  Ffiniau naturiol:  Natural Boundaries:  Topograffeg  Topography  Bryniau  Hills  Afonydd  Rivers  Ffiniau gwneuthuredig:  Man-made boundaries:  Prif ffyrdd a thraffyrdd  Major roads and motorways  Rheilffyrdd  Railways  Rhaniadau gwledig/trefol  Rural / Urban divides

Areas of Meysydd sy’n Concern Peri Pryder There are four wards with a variance of greater than 25%. These range from Butetown (133% above) to Cathays (23% below). Maen yna bedwar ward gyda amrywiant dros 25%. Maent amrywio o Butetown (133% uwchlaw) i Cathays (23% islaw). 1. Llanrumney 2. Llandaf North 3. Adamsdown 4. Riverside 5. Plasnewydd

Yr hyn na fydd yn What will not be cael ei ystyried considered  Ffiniau etholaethau Seneddol neu’r Parliamentary or Assembly  Cynulliad constituency boundaries  Goblygiadau gwleidyddol lleol ein Local political implications of our  cynigion proposals  Codau post neu gyfeiriadau Postcodes or addresses   Trosglwyddo wardiau/ardaloedd o Transfers of wards/areas from one  un cyngor i un arall council to another  Newidiadau i’r ffiniau canlynol: Changes to the boundaries of:  Dalgylchoedd ysgolion School catchment areas   Dosbarthiadau etholiadol Polling districts  