Wrexham Maelor ( cy, Wrecsam Maelor) was a

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with borough status, being one of six districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east

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, from 1974 to 1996.

History

The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered parts of four former districts which were all abolished at the same time: * Maelor Rural District * Marford and Hoseley parish from

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* Wrexham Rural District (except the parishes of

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and

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, which went to

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) The two Wrexham districts had been in the

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prior to the reforms, whereas Maelor Rural District and the parish of Marford and Hoseley had both been

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, separated from the rest of the county by Denbighshire. In 1996 the borough was abolished under the

Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to create the current local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, referred to as ...

, which saw Clwyd County Council and its constituent districts abolished, being replaced by

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, whose councils perform the functions which had previously been divided between the county and district councils. The former Wrexham Maelor area all went to the new

Wrexham County Borough Wrexham County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) is a county borough, with city status, in the north-east of Wales. It borders England to the east and south-east, Powys to the south-west, Denbighshire to the west and Flintshire to the ...

, forming the bulk of the new borough.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. From 1974 until the council's abolition in 1996, political control was held by the following parties:

Premises

The council was based at the Guildhall in Wrexham, which had been built in 1961 as the headquarters for the former Wrexham Borough Council. After Wrexham Maelor's abolition in 1996 the building became the headquarters for the new

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References

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