6-462: The Borough of Llanelli was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed , Wales from 1974 to 1996. 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: The district was the smallest by area of six districts in
12-464: 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
18-528: 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 : The leaders of the council included: 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. Llanelli Town Council, which covers the same area as
24-463: 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 Carmarthenshire unitary authority on 1 April 1996. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as
30-446: The pre-1974 municipal borough of Llanelli, was granted a new coat of arms in 1981. 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. 51°40′44″N 4°09′47″W / 51.679°N 4.163°W / 51.679; -4.163 Districts of Wales The districts of Wales were
36-432: 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
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