Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889–1974

Welsh local governing body (1889–1974) This article is about the original Carmarthenshire County Council. For the post-1996 unitary authority, see Carmarthenshire County Council.

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.

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.

Elections

Dissolution

The county council was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, with the creation of Dyfed. 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.

References

"County Councils. The Carmarthenshire Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 1 February 1889. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
"County Hall, Carmarthen". Historypoints.org. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Dyfed County Council Records". Archives Hub. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

v t e Politics of Carmarthenshire, 1835–1974
County Council	Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889–1974
Borough	Carmarthen Borough Council Llandovery Borough Municipal Borough of Llanelly (1894-1913) Kidwelly Borough Council Newcastle Emlyn Borough
Urban Districts	Ammanford Urban District Council (1903-1974) Burry Port Urban District (1903-1974) Cwmamman Urban District (1912-1974) Llandeilo Urban District (1984-1973) Newcastle Emlyn Urban District
Rural Districts	Carmarthen Rural District Llandeilo Rural District Llandovery Rural District (1984-1935) Llanelli Rural District Llanybyther Rural District (1894-1935) Newcastle Emlyn Rural District Whitland Rural District (1894-1935)

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