7-562: Dwyfor was one of the five local government districts of Gwynedd , Wales from 1974 to 1996, covering the Llŷn peninsula . Its council was based in Pwllheli . The district was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 . It covered the whole area of four former districts and parts of a fifth from the administrative county of Caernarfonshire , which were all abolished at
14-455: A change of name from "Caernarfonshire and Meirionethshire" to "Gwynedd". The government confirmed the change with effect from 2 April 1996, one day after the new council came into being. The Dwyfor area remains in use as an area committee of Gwynedd Council . The first election to the council was held in 1973. The council operated as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Throughout
21-464: A form of local government in Wales used between 1974 and 1996. There were thirty-seven districts, and they were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972 , being subdivisions of the eight counties introduced at the same time. This system of two-tier local government was abolished in 1996 and replaced with the current system of unitary principal areas . Each district
28-412: The council's existence a majority of the seats were held by independents : The council established its main offices on Embankment Road in Pwllheli . After the council's abolition in 1996 the building became an area office of Gwynedd Council . 52°54′11″N 4°27′36″W / 52.903°N 4.460°W / 52.903; -4.460 Districts of Wales The districts of Wales were
35-569: The same time: The new district was named after the river Dwyfor . Dwyfor was notable for being the last stronghold of the Sabbatarian temperance movement in Wales. Under the terms of the Licensing Act 1961 , local referendums prevented the opening of public houses on Sundays until 1996. Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 , the previous two tier system of counties and districts
42-432: Was administered by an elected district council. The council was entitled to petition for a charter granting borough status, whereupon the district became a borough and the district council a borough council headed by a mayor . In addition, a district could be granted letters patent granting city status. For the list of districts before 1974, see List of rural and urban districts in Wales in 1973 . ^a Outside
49-415: Was replaced with new principal areas (each designated either a "county" or a "county borough"), whose councils perform the functions previously divided between the county and district councils. The Dwyfor area merged with Arfon and Meirionnydd to become a county which the government initially called "Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire". During the transition to the new system, the shadow authority requested
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