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Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils.The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible for providing local government services within their principal area, including education, social work, environmental protection, and most highway maintenance.
The Welsh Local Government Association was established in 1996 to represent the interests of local government in Wales. Since 1999 the WLGA has had a specific role in representing local government to the Welsh Government and the Senedd (Welsh Parliament).
The Cabinet Secretary for Local Government (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol) is a cabinet position in the Welsh Government which has existed in various forms since the creation of the Welsh Government.
The government is responsible for tabling policy in devolved areas (such as health, education, economic development, transport and local government) for consideration by the Senedd and implementing policy that has been approved by it. [1] [2] The current Welsh Government is a Labour minority administration, following the 2021 Senedd election.
Population in Wales is concentrated in South Wales and the northeast; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated. This is a list of the 22 principal areas of Wales [1] [2] giving their most recent date of creation and the style by which they are known. The population and density are from the Office for National Statistics 2022 estimates ...
A Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 became law in January 2021. It contained provisions to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 for local elections in Wales and to extend the franchise to include eligible foreign nationals. It extended the term of local councillors from four years to five years.
Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015; Local Government (Wales) Act 1994; Local Government Association; Local Government Board; Local Government Commission for Wales; Lord Lieutenant of Wales
From 1889 to 1974, counties made up of administrative counties and county boroughs were used for local government purposes. The counties were created by the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), which applied without distinction across Wales and England, and in Wales the administrative counties were based on the historic counties of Wales, but they were not entirely identical.