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Llanelli Borough Council
The Borough of Llanelli was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, 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: * Burry Port Urban District *Kidwelly Municipal Borough * Llanelli Municipal Borough * Llanelli Rural District The district was the smallest by area of six districts in the newly created county of Dyfed. The district held borough status, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. The borough of Llanelli 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. 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. Throughout ...
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Llanelli
Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town had a population of 25,168 in 2011, estimated in 2019 at 26,225. The local authority was Llanelli Borough Council when the county of Dyfed existed, but it has been under Carmarthenshire County Council since 1996. Name Spelling The anglicised spelling “Llanelly” was used until 1966, when it was changed to Llanelli after a local public campaign. It remains in the name of a local historic building, Llanelly House. It should not be confused with the village and parish of Llanelly, in south-east Wales near Abergavenny. Llanelly in Victoria, Australia was named after this town of Llanelli, using the spelling current at that time. History The beginnings of Llanelli can be found on the lands of present-day Parc Howard. An Iron A ...
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Leader Of The Council
In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements, having either an "elected mayor and cabinet", a "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions will be made within the council. In councils which use the elected mayor system, the mayor is directly elected by the electorate to provide political leadership for the council and has power to make executive decisions. In councils which use the leader and cabinet model (the most commonly used model), the elected councillors choose one of their number to be the "leader of the council", and that person provides political leadership and can make executive decisions. Where the committee system is used, executive power is exercised through various committees rather than being focussed on one person. Many councils which use the committee system still nominate one of the councillors to hold the title "leader of the council", albeit without the sa ...
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Districts Of Wales Abolished In 1996
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district ( Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ...
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History Of Llanelli
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems of the p ...
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Llanelli Town Hall
Llanelli Town Hall ( cy, Neuadd y Dref Llanelli) is a municipal building in Church Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Llanelli Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. History In the 18th century the portreeve and burgesses of Llanelli met in the Falcon Inn in Thomas Street. The first purpose-built town hall in Llanelli, which was designed with arcading on the ground floor to allow markets to be held and with an assembly room on the first floor, was erected in Hall Street in 1827. A local board of health was established in 1850 which decided in the early 1890s to procure a new town hall: the site they selected s open land to the west of Church Street. Following significant population growth, largely associated with the coal mining and iron working industries, the area became an urban district in 1894. The new building was the subject of a design competition, which was adjudicated by Charles Barry Jr.; however, th ...
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Llanelli Town Hall (geograph 2490850)
Llanelli Town Hall ( cy, Neuadd y Dref Llanelli) is a municipal building in Church Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Llanelli Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. History In the 18th century the portreeve and burgesses of Llanelli met in the Falcon Inn in Thomas Street. The first purpose-built town hall in Llanelli, which was designed with arcading on the ground floor to allow markets to be held and with an assembly room on the first floor, was erected in Hall Street in 1827. A local board of health was established in 1850 which decided in the early 1890s to procure a new town hall: the site they selected s open land to the west of Church Street. Following significant population growth, largely associated with the coal mining and iron working industries, the area became an urban district in 1894. The new building was the subject of a design competition, which was adjudicated by Charles Barry Jr.; however, the ...
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1991 Llanelli Borough Council Election
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1991. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, as a result of local government reorganisation in Wales and the formation of unitary authorities, by the Carmarthenshire County Council election of 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. Overview The Labour Party faced further losses as various other parties won seats throughout the borough, including the Green Party, which won seats for the first time. Boundary changes There were no boundary changes. Results Bigyn (three seats) Burry Port (three seats) Bynea (one seat) Cross Hands (one seat) Dafen (two seats) Elli (two seats) Felinfoel (one seat) Glanymor (two seats) Glyn (one seat) Hendy (one seat) Hengoed (two seats) Kidwelly (one seat) Llangennech (two seats) Lliedi ( ...
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1987 Llanelli Borough Council Election
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1987. It was preceded by the 1983 election and followed by the 1991 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. Overview The Labour Party continued to hold the majority of seats following the election but following the boundary changes a number of seats were lost to other political parties and to Independents. Boundary Changes There were wholesale boundary changes and new wards created in place of the previous eleven three-member wards which were abolished. Results Bigyn (three seats) Burry Port (three seats) Bynea (one seat) Cross Hands (one seat) Dafen (two seats) Elli (two seats) Felinfoel Felinfoel (pronounced ) is a small village and electoral ward on the River Lliedi on the northern border of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, with a population of about 2,000. The Felinfoel Brewery, home ...
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1983 Llanelli Borough Council Election
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1983. Western Mail, 6 May 1983 It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the .... Results Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats) L ...
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1979 Llanelli Borough Council Election
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1979. It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day there was a UK General Election and were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. The leader of the council was again Michael Willis Gimblett, who had held the seat from the previous election. Results Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats) Bowen had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1973 and 1976. Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward ...
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1976 Llanelli Borough Council Election
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1976. It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. Results Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats) Michael Willis Gimblett, served as mayor and leader of the Llanelli borough council during 1976. As the liberal candidate for the Llanelli parliamentary seat in 1974, he is known to be the only liberal candidate during that general election to increase the liberal percentage of the vote, whilst all other liberal vote percentages across all other constituencies in the country decreased. Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats) ...
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1973 Llanelli Borough Council Election
The first election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in April 1973. It was followed by the 1976 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. Results Llanelli Borough Ward One (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Two (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Three (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Four (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Five (three seats) This ward included Kidwelly and Trimsaran Llanelli Borough Ward Six (three seats) This ward covered Burry Port. Llanelli Borough Ward Seven (three seats) This ward covered Llanedi and Llangennech Llanelli Borough Ward Eight (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Nine (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Ten (three seats) Llanelli Borough Ward Eleven (three seats) References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1973 1973 Events January * January 1 ...
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