District of Dinefwr

Dinefwr
Dinefwr
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History
• Created	1 April 1974
• Abolished	31 March 1996
• Succeeded by	Carmarthenshire
Status	Borough
• HQ	Llandeilo

Dinefwr was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was named after Dinefwr Castle which in the Middle Ages had been the court of the House of Dinefwr and one of the three principal royal courts of Wales with Aberffraw and Shrewsbury.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of five former districts from the administrative county of Carmarthenshire, which were abolished at the same time:^[1]^[2]

The district held borough status, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.^[3]

Dinefwr borough 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.^[4]

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. Political control of the council from 1974 until the council's abolition in 1996 was held by the following parties:^[5]

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1974–1976
	Independent	1976–1983
	Labour	1983–1991
	No overall control	1991–1996

Elections

Premises

Ammanford Town Hall, one of the council's offices

The council had its headquarters at the Municipal Offices at 30 Crescent Road, Llandeilo, which had previously been the offices of Llandeilo Rural District Council. It also used Ammanford Town Hall as an area office.^[6]^[7]^[8]

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
^ ^a ^b "The Borough of Dinefwr (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1987/300, retrieved 5 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. 43574". The London Gazette. 12 February 1965. p. 1478.
^ "No. 46417". The London Gazette. 29 November 1974. p. 12017.
^ "No. 54231". The London Gazette. 1 December 1995. p. 16385.

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[1] "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 4 October 2022

[2] "The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/34, retrieved 4 October 2022

[1987order-3] "The Borough of Dinefwr (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1987/300, retrieved 5 October 2022

[4] "Local Government (Wales) 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 19, retrieved 4 October 2022

[electionscentre-5] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[6] "No. 43574". The London Gazette. 12 February 1965. p. 1478.

[7] "No. 46417". The London Gazette. 29 November 1974. p. 12017.

[8] "No. 54231". The London Gazette. 1 December 1995. p. 16385.

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v t e Local government districts of Wales 1974–1996
Clwyd	Alyn and Deeside Colwyn Delyn Glyndŵr Rhuddlan Wrexham Maelor
Dyfed	Carmarthen Ceredigion Dinefwr Llanelli Preseli Pembrokeshire South Pembrokeshire
Gwent	Blaenau Gwent Islwyn Monmouth Newport Torfaen
Gwynedd	Aberconwy Arfon Dwyfor Meirionnydd Ynys Môn - Isle of Anglesey
Mid Glamorgan	Cynon Valley Merthyr Tydfil Ogwr Rhondda Rhymney Valley Taff-Ely
Powys	Brecknock Montgomeryshire Radnorshire
South Glamorgan	Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan
West Glamorgan	Lliw Valley Neath Port Talbot Swansea
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 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 Abolished
Llandeilo Rural District Council	1894 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 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