The Borough of Llanelli was one of six

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of the county of Dyfed,

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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

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, which were abolished at the same time: * Burry Port Urban District *

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* 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. The borough of Llanelli was abolished 22 years later under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, with the area becoming part of the new

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. Throughout the council's existence a majority of the seats were held by Labour:

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1981 until the council's abolition in 1996 were:

Coat of arms

The

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with the motto 'Ymlaen Llanelli' was transferred from the former municipal borough to the Llanelli Borough Council by

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in 1975. 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.

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

The council met at Llanelli Town Hall, which had been the headquarters of the former municipal borough council. In 1981 the council built additional offices called Ty Elwyn on an adjoining site.

References

{{coord, 51.679, -4.163, display=title, region:GB_scale:20000 History of Llanelli

Llanelli ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the Principal areas of Wales, ...

1974 establishments in Wales Dyfed