, Image= , image_map= Newport au pays de Galles (1974-1996).svg , image_map_caption= Newport shown within Wales , HQ= Newport Civic Centre , Status= Borough , Start= 1974 , End= 1996 , Replace=

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

county borough , Civic= , PopulationFirst= 130,000 (estimate) , PopulationFirstYear= 1974 , PopulationLast= 136,800 , PopulationLastYear= 1996 The Newport district ( cy, Casnewydd) was one of the five local government districts of Gwent from 1974 to 1996. The district comprised the county borough of

and several surrounding parishes. It inherited the

borough status Borough status is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, s ...

of the former authority and was therefore styled as the Borough of Newport. The district was formed by the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

, from the county borough of Newport, the

Caerleon Urban District Caerleon Urban District was a local government district in Wales, until 1974, with a district council. It was established under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894 and comprised the parishes of Caerleon and Christchurch, Newport, Chri ...

and

Magor and St Mellons Rural District {{Infobox historic subdivision, , Name= Magor and St Mellons , Image= , HQ= Newport , Status= Rural District , Start= 1935 , End= 1974 , Replace= Newport, Cardiff and Torfaen districts , Civic= , Populat ...

(except the parishes of Henllys and

St Mellons St Mellons ( cy, Llaneirwg) is a district and suburb of southeastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Prior to 1996 St Mellons was the name given to the community largely north of Newport Road (B4487) which included the old St Mellons village. ...

) from the administrative county of

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

. The district was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, when it was reconstituted as the unitary authority county borough of Newport. The right to use the armorial bearings of the Newport Corporation which were lost when the corporation was abolished on 1 April 1974 were only officially transferred to the new authority on 14 March 1996, some 18 days before it too was abolished. The present city council was awarded the right to use the arms on 26 July 1996.The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (No. 2) (Wales) Order 1996
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References

{{Wales Districts History of Newport, Wales Gwent (county)

1974 establishments in Wales