Local government in Wales

The administrative divisions of Wales can be divided into three phases. Between 1889 and 1974 there was the classic administrative divisions in counties and county boroughs. From 1974 to 1996 he was a newly created division into counties that were divided into Districts. Since 1996, the government in Wales is single structured and there are 22 Principal Areas.

Administrative divisions of Wales to 1974

Until 1974, Wales was divided into thirteen administrative counties:

Then there were the administratively autonomous County borough Cardiff, Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil (all in Glamorgan ) and Newport in Monmouthshire.

Map of the administrative units before 1974

Administrative divisions of Wales 1974-1996

Between 1974 and 1996, there were eight counties in Wales, in the District split ( 'two-tier management "). These eight counties had been created instead of 1888 established thirteen ancient counties and the four County Boroughs ( Cardiff, Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport ) in the reorganization of local government in 1974. The counties were given all Welsh names. Only the Glamorgan counties received English names.

The eight counties were divided into districts:

Clwyd: Alyn and Deeside, Colwyn Delyn, Glyndwr, Rhuddlan, Wrexham Maelor
Dyfed: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Dinefwr, Llanelli, Preseli Pembrokeshire, South Pembrokeshire
Gwent Blaenau Gwent, Islwyn, Monmouth, Newport, Torfaen
Gwynedd: Aberconwy, Arfon, Dwyfor, Meirionnydd, Anglesey
Mid Glamorgan: Cynon Valley, Ogwr, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda, Rhymney Valley, Taff - Ely
Powys: Brecon, Montgomery, Radnor
South Glamorgan Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan
West Glamorgan: Lliw Valley, Neath, Port Talbot, Swansea

Today's Administrative divisions of Wales

The current management structure in Wales was introduced on 1 April 1996 and shares Wales in 22 Principal Areas, these are administrative districts, which are responsible for all local administrative tasks. There is no middle management above them, so that one of a " stage management " speaks in Wales. These administrative units are comparable to the unitary authorities in England. Although the 22 principal areas all have the same administrative status, but owing to their history and their size different names, as the title lead nine County, County Borough ten the title, the title of a City, and two the title City and County.

Wales has since 1998 a parliament with limited powers, the Welsh National Assembly ( National Assembly for Wales).

Where the English name of the Welsh differs, the Welsh in the following list is also specified:

For ceremonial purposes Wales is also divided into eight Preserved Counties, which largely correspond to the eight counties that existed in Wales 1974-1996. Each of the 22 Principal Areas associated with a Preserved County.

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