▁( ), ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁( D em ocracy ) ▁( W ales ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁( ▁ ▁). ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁its ▁role ▁is ▁to ▁keep ▁under ▁review ▁all ▁local ▁government ▁areas ▁in ▁Wales , ▁and ▁the ▁elect oral ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁the ▁principal ▁areas , ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁such ▁propos als ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Government ▁as ▁seem ▁des irable ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁effective ▁and ▁convenient ▁local ▁government . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁arrang ements ▁in ▁six ▁authorities ▁were ▁review ed ▁after ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁round ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁local ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁changes ▁were ▁implemented ▁at ▁the ▁elections ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁also ▁review ed ▁and ▁am ended ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁preserved ▁count ies ▁of ▁Wales . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Local ▁government ▁and ▁Social ▁Justice ▁issued ▁Dire ctions ▁to ▁the ▁Commission ▁to ▁begin ▁an ▁Elect oral ▁Review ▁across ▁all ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁His ▁stated ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁rational ise ▁representation ▁at ▁"... ▁no ▁lower ▁than ▁a ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 ▁coun c ill or ▁to ▁ 1 , 7 5 0 ▁elect ors ▁" ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Local ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁B ound ary ▁Commission ▁for ▁Wales ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category