History of local government in Wales

The history of local government Wales in a recognisably modern form emerged during the late 19th century.

Local Government Act 1888

From 1889 to 1974, counties made up of administrative counties and county boroughs were used for local government purposes. The counties were created by the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict, c. 41) based on the historic counties of Wales, but they were not entirely identical.

#Monmouthshire ("Sir Fynwy") #Glamorganshire or Glamorgan ("Morgannwg") #Carmarthenshire ("Sir Gaerfyrddin") #Pembrokeshire ("Sir Benfro") #Cardiganshire ("Sir Aberteifi") #Brecknockshire or Breconshire ("Sir Frycheiniog") #Radnorshire ("Sir Faesyfed") #Montgomeryshire ("Sir Drefaldwyn") #Denbighshire ("Sir Ddinbych") #Flintshire ("Sir y Fflint") #Merionethshire ("Sir Feirionnydd") #Caernarfonshire ("Sir Gaernarfon") #Anglesey ("Ynys Môn")

Administrative counties The table shows the area and population of administrative counties in Wales and Monmouthshire as recorded at the censuses of 1891 and 1961. [Census of England and Wales 1891, Vol. I, Table III. Administrative Counties and County Boroughs; Area, and Houses and Population in 1891 (Historic GIS Project, Queen's University, Belfast) [http://www.qub.ac.uk/cdda/gis/Im1891c.jpg] ] [1961 Census England and Wales: County Reports (www.visionofbritain.org.uk) [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/census/report_page.jsp?rpt_id=EW1961COU&show=DB] ] ee also *Local government in Wales *History of local government in the United Kingdom References Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Kreidersville Covered Bridge Gmina Bychawa Look at other dictionaries: Local government in Wales — Wales This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Wales …   Wikipedia History of local government in England — Local government in England, as with most aspects of government in England, is the result of gradual evolution of the last 1000 years. England has never possessed a constitution as such, with the result that modern administration (and the… …   Wikipedia History of local government in the United Kingdom — The history of local government in the United Kingdom concerns the period after 1707, although local government itself pre dates the United Kingdom, having it origins in the Middle Ages. Its history is marked by a long period of very little… …   Wikipedia Local government in the United Kingdom — is arranged into four different systems, with one each for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Each system has origins that pre date the United Kingdom. More recently, responsibility for local government has become a devolved matter.… …   Wikipedia Local government in England — Councils in England are based in buildings such as the Manchester Town Hall. The pattern of local government in England is complex, with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements. Legislation concerning local… …   Wikipedia Local government in Scotland — Scotland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Scotland …   Wikipedia Local government in Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Northern Ireland …   Wikipedia Local Government Act 1972 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Local Government Act 1972 parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom long title=An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales; to amend… …   Wikipedia History of Strathfield, New South Wales — The history of the Strathfield area, in New South Wales started with the Wangle Indigenous Australians but then involves the first disastrous white settlement at Liberty Plains. After this settlement failed the land became part of the Redmire… …   Wikipedia Local government in Queensland — Local government in the Australian state of Queensland describes the institutions and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1993 2007 . Queensland is divided into… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”