West Glamorgan County Council

West Glamorgan County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Gorllewin Morgannwg) was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of West Glamorgan in south-west Wales, from its creation in 1974 to its abolition in 1996. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974. The county council was initially based at the Guildhall in Swansea[1] but moved to County Hall in Swansea in 1982.[2] On 1 April 1996, under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, West Glamorgan County Council was broken up and replaced with the following authorities: Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.[3]

West Glamorgan County Council

Cyngor Sir Gorllewin Morgannwg
History
Founded1 April 1974
Disbanded1 April 1996
Preceded bySwansea County Borough Council
Glamorgan County Council
Succeeded bySwansea
Neath Port Talbot
Elections
First election
April 1973
Last election
May 1993
Next election
N/A
Meeting place
County Hall, Swansea

References

  1. Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 677
  2. Whitaker's Almanack 1983, p. 677
  3. "West Glamorgan County Council records". Archives Hub. Retrieved 18 October 2019.


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