Carmarthen District Council ( cy, Caerfyrddin) was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, west

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, from 1974 to 1996.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the

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, covering the area of four former districts from the administrative county of Carmarthenshire, which were abolished at the same time: * Carmarthen

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* Carmarthen Rural District * Newcastle Emlyn Rural District * Newcastle Emlyn

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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.

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. The most significant political grouping (as distinct from the independents) was the Labour Party who held a number of seats in

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and the former mining wards of the

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Elections

Carmarthen District Council election, 1973 The first election to Carmarthen District Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held in May 1973. It was followed by the 1976 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and commu ...

Carmarthen District Council election, 1976 An election to Carmarthen District 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. The ov ...

Carmarthen District Council election, 1979 An election to Carmarthen District 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 elections to the other local authorities in Wales. There ...

Carmarthen District Council election, 1983 Elections to Carmarthen District Council were held in 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 Wa ...

Carmarthen District Council election, 1987 An election to Carmarthen District Council was held on 7 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. Boun ...

Carmarthen District Council election, 1991 An election to Carmarthen District Council was held on 2 May 1991. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Carmarthenshire County Council in 1995. On the same day there we ...

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.

References

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