District of Carmarthen

Carmarthen
Welsh: Caerfyrddin

History
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded byCarmarthenshire
StatusDistrict
 • HQCarmarthen
Arms of Carmarthen District Council

Carmarthen District Council (Welsh: Caerfyrddin) was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, west Wales, from 1974 to 1996.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts from the administrative county of Carmarthenshire, which were abolished at the same time:[1][2]

Carmarthen district was abolished 22 years later under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, with the area becoming part of the new Carmarthenshire unitary authority on 1 April 1996.[3]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. A majority of the seats on the council were held by independents throughout the council's existence.[4]

Party in control Years
Independent 1974–1996

The most significant political grouping (as distinct from the independents) was the Labour Party who held a number of seats in Carmarthen Town and the former mining wards of the Gwendraeth Valley.

Elections

Premises

Throughout its existence, the council was based at 3 Spilman Street in Carmarthen, which had previously been the offices of Carmarthen Rural District Council, one of its predecessor authorities.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 4 October 2022
  2. ^ "The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/34, retrieved 4 October 2022
  3. ^ "Local Government (Wales) 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 19, retrieved 4 October 2022
  4. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 39377". The London Gazette. 6 November 1951. p. 5795.
  6. ^ "No. 46298". The London Gazette. 24 May 1974. p. 6301.
  7. ^ "No. 54356". The London Gazette. 27 March 1996. p. 4495.

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