District of Llanelli
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Template:Wikidata imageScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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:[1][2]
- 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.[3]
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.[4]
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 the council's existence a majority of the seats were held by Labour:[5]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
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Leadership
The leaders of the council from 1981 until the council's abolition in 1996 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Thomas[6] |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|1981 || align=right|May 1987 | |||
| Mathonwy Jones[7] |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|May 1987 || align=right|May 1988 | |||
| Wynn Jenkins[8] |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|May 1988 || align=right|May 1989 | |||
| Mathonwy Jones[9] |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|May 1989 || align=right|May 1991 | |||
| Wynn Jenkins[10][11] |
Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|May 1991 || align=right|31 Mar 1996 | |||
Coat of arms
The coat of arms with the motto 'Ymlaen Llanelli' was transferred from the former municipal borough to the Llanelli Borough Council by Order in Council in 1975.[12] Llanelli Town Council, which covers the same area as the pre-1974 municipal borough of Llanelli, was granted a new coat of arms in 1981.[13]
Elections
- 1973 Llanelli Borough Council election
- 1976 Llanelli Borough Council election
- 1979 Llanelli Borough Council election
- 1983 Llanelli Borough Council election
- 1987 Llanelli Borough Council election
- 1991 Llanelli Borough Council election
Premises
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The council met at Llanelli Town Hall, which had been the headquarters of the former municipal borough council.[3] In 1981 the council built additional offices called Ty Elwyn on an adjoining site.[14][15]
References
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