Districts of Wales
Districts (Wales) | |
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Borough |
The districts of Wales were a form of
counties introduced at the same time. This system of two-tier local government was abolished in 1996 and replaced with the current system of unitary principal areas
.
Each district was administered by an elected district council. The council was entitled to petition for a charter granting borough status, whereupon the district became a borough and the district council a borough council headed by a mayor. In addition, a district could be granted letters patent granting city status.
For the list of districts before 1974, see List of rural and urban districts in Wales in 1973.
Districts 1974–1996
Code[1] | District | Status | County | Area 1974[2] | Population estimate 1974[2] | Population estimate 1992[3] | Headquarters[2] | Successor UA |
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GD4 | Aberconwy
|
Borough | Clwyd | 149,738 acres (605.97 km2) | 49,730 | 54,100 | Llandudno | Conwy |
C4 | Alyn and Deeside
|
District | Clwyd | 38,104 acres (154.20 km2) | 68,280 | 74,500 | Hawarden | Flintshire |
GD1 | Anglesey - Ynys Môn | Borough | Gwynedd | 176,638 acres (714.83 km2) | 62,020 | 69,300 | Llangefni | Isle of Anglesey
|
GD3 | Arfon
|
Borough | Gwynedd | 101,207 acres (409.57 km2) | 53,640 | 56,100 | Bangor | Gwynedd |
GT3 | Blaenau Gwent | Borough | Gwent | 31,318 acres (126.74 km2) | 84,080 | 76,900 | Ebbw Vale | Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire |
P3 | Brecknock | Borough | Powys | 443,382 acres (1,794.30 km2) | 37,120 | 41,500 | Brecon | Powys |
SG1 | Cardiff | City | South Glamorgan | 29,633 acres (119.92 km2) | 285,760 | 295,600 | Cardiff | Cardiff
|
D4 | Carmarthen
|
District | Dyfed | 291,192 acres (1,178.41 km2) | 49,910 | 56,200 | Carmarthen | Carmarthenshire |
D1 | Ceredigion | District | Dyfed | 443,182 acres (1,793.49 km2) | 55,430 | 67,900 | Aberystwyth | Ceredigion |
C1 | Colwyn | Borough | Clwyd | 136,566 acres (552.66 km2) | 45,990 | 56,400 | Colwyn Bay | Conwy, Denbighshire |
MG3 | Cynon Valley | Borough | Mid Glamorgan | 44,639 acres (180.65 km2) | 69,630 | 65,600 | Aberdare | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
C3 | Delyn
|
Borough | Clwyd | 6,870 acres (27.8 km2) | 59,440 | 69,700 | Flint
|
Flintshire |
D6 | Dinefwr
|
Borough | Dyfed | 239,868 acres (970.71 km2) | 36,140 | 38,700 | Llandeilo | Carmarthenshire |
GD2 | Dwyfor | District | Gwynedd | 152,753 acres (618.17 km2) | 25,870 | 27,300 | Pwllheli | Gwynedd |
C5 | Glyndŵr | District | Clwyd | 238,686 acres (965.93 km2) | 38,450 | 42,000 | Ruthin | Denbighshire, Powys, Wrexham |
GT2 | Islwyn | Borough | Gwent | 24,362 acres (98.59 km2) | 66,140 | 67,200 | Blackwood | Caerphilly |
D5 | Llanelli
|
Borough | Dyfed | 57,737 acres (233.65 km2) | 76,720 | 74,600 | Llanelli | Carmarthenshire |
WG2 | Lliw Valley | Borough | West Glamorgan | 52,818 acres (213.75 km2) | 57,460 | 64,200 | Penllergaer | Neath Port Talbot, Swansea |
GD5 | Meirionnydd | District | Gwynedd | 374,912 acres (1,517.22 km2) | 30,830 | 32,900 | Dolgellau | Gwynedd |
MG4 | Merthyr Tydfil | Borough | Mid Glamorgan | 27,584 acres (111.63 km2) | 61,490 | 60,100 | Merthyr Tydfil | Merthyr Tydfil |
GT5 | Monmouth
|
District Borough from 1988 |
Gwent | 203,438 acres (823.28 km2) | 66,090 | 76,700 | Pontypoola | Monmouthshire |
P1 | Montgomery, renamed Montgomeryshire 1986
|
District | Powys | 510,109 acres (2,064.34 km2) | 43,580 | 53,700 | Newtown | Powys |
WG3 | Neath
|
Borough | West Glamorgan | 50,971 acres (206.27 km2) | 66,150 | 66,300 | Neath | Neath Port Talbot |
GT1 | Newport
|
Borough | Gwent | 49,558 acres (200.55 km2) | 135,910 | 137,200 | Newport | Newport
|
MG1 | Ogwr | Borough | Mid Glamorgan | 70,444 acres (285.08 km2) | 126,570 | 134,200 | Bridgend | Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan |
WG4 | Afan, renamed Port Talbot on 1 January 1986[4] |
Borough | West Glamorgan | 37,371 acres (151.24 km2) | 58,580 | 51,100 | Port Talbot | Neath Port Talbot |
D2 | Preseli, renamed Preseli Pembrokeshire on 1 April 1987[5] |
District | Dyfed | 258,075 acres (1,044.39 km2) | 61,700 | 71,200 | Haverfordwest | Pembrokeshire |
P2 | Radnor, renamed Radnorshire on 8 May 1989[6]
|
District | Powys | 301,165 acres (1,218.77 km2) | 18,670 | 24,000 | Llandrindod Wells | Powys |
MG2 | Rhondda
|
Borough | Mid Glamorgan | 23,882 acres (96.65 km2) | 87,710 | 79,300 | Pentre | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
C2 | Rhuddlan
|
Borough | Clwyd | 26,860 acres (108.7 km2) | 49,920 | 55,000 | Rhyl | Denbighshire |
MG5 | Rhymney Valley
|
District | Mid Glamorgan | 43,522 acres (176.13 km2) | 103,800 | 104,000 | Hengoed | Caerphilly |
D3 | South Pembrokeshire | District | Dyfed | 134,640 acres (544.9 km2) | 37,060 | 42,700 | Pembroke Dock | Pembrokeshire |
WG1 | Swansea
|
City | West Glamorgan | 60,504 acres (244.85 km2) | 190,370 | 189,400 | Swansea | Swansea
|
MG6 | Taff-Ely | Borough | Mid Glamorgan | 41,632 acres (168.48 km2) | 86,880 | 99,700 | Pontypridd | Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf
|
GT4 | Torfaen | Borough | Gwent | 31,258 acres (126.50 km2) | 88,870 | 91,300 | Pontypool | Torfaen |
SG2 | Vale of Glamorgan | Borough | South Glamorgan | 73,198 acres (296.22 km2) | 106,490 | 114,800 | Barry | Vale of Glamorgan |
C6 | Wrexham Maelor | Borough | Clwyd | 90,569 acres (366.52 km2) | 106,800 | 117,200 | Wrexham | Wrexham |
^a Outside the district.
References
- ^ Local Government Act 1972 c.70. Schedule 4: Local Government Areas in Wales, Part II: Districts
- ^ ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
- ISBN 0-85021-247-2.
- ^ "No. 50229". The London Gazette. 15 August 1985. p. 11271.
- ^ "No. 50470". The London Gazette. 25 March 1986. p. 4267.
- ^ "No. 51728". The London Gazette. 10 May 1989. p. 5579.