District of Carmarthen

Former district of Dyfed, Wales

• Created1 April 1974 • Abolished31 March 1996 • Succeeded byCarmarthenshire StatusDistrict • HQCarmarthen

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 Municipal Borough
Carmarthen Rural District
Newcastle Emlyn Rural District
Newcastle Emlyn Urban District

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

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

Local government districts of Wales 1974–1996

Gwent

Geography
Wales

v t e Council elections in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Carmarthen District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Dinefwr Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Llanelli Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Ammanford Urban District	1903 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914
Burry Port Urban District	1903 1906 1907 1909
Carmarthen Rural District Council	1894 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1925 Abolished
Llandeilo Rural District Council	1894 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 Abolished

v t e Council elections in the preserved county of Dyfed
Carmarthenshire County Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Ceredigion County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Pembrokeshire County Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Dyfed County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Carmarthen District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Ceredigion District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Dinefwr Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Llanelli Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
South Pembrokeshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished