Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889–1974
The administrative county of Carmarthen and the first Carmarthenshire County Council was established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections were held in January 1889.[1]
The council was headquartered in Llandovery until it moved to Carmarthen in 1907. Construction of a new County Hall started in 1939 but, due to the World War, was not completed until 1955.[2]
Elections
[edit]- 1889 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1892 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1895 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1898 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1901 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1904 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1907 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1910 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1913 Carmarthenshire County Council election
- 1946 Carmarthenshire County Council election
Dissolution
[edit]The county council was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, with the creation of Dyfed.[3] A new unitary authority of Carmarthenshire was later established, as a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which came into force on 1 April 1996.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "County Councils. The Carmarthenshire Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 1 February 1889. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "County Hall, Carmarthen". Historypoints.org. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Dyfed County Council Records". Archives Hub. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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