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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales.In 2022, it had an estimated population of 58,883, [2] making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population.
It retained county borough status until 1974, when there were significant changes to local government under the Local Government Act 1972. From 1974 until 1996, Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council was a lower-tier district council, with Mid Glamorgan County Council providing county-level services in the area. Since the abolition of Mid Glamorgan ...
Locations of county wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough This list of electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough includes county borough electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It also includes Community Council wards. County Borough Wards pre-1974 Prior to 1 April 1974 the electoral wards to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council were Cyfarthfa, Dowlais, Park ...
The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was made a local board district in 1850, which became an urban district in 1894. [57] The urban district was made a municipal borough in 1905, with eight electoral wards. Merthyr Tydfil was granted county borough status in 1908, making it independent from Glamorgan County Council. [58]
This is a list of places in the unitary authority of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Towns Merthyr Tydfil ... Treharris; Communities. Local government ...
The local board of health for Merthyr Tydfil, which was established under the chairmanship of Sir John Guest, in 1850, [2] initially established its offices at 71 High Street. [3] Proposals for a new town hall were considered in 1869, but the local board decided that such a development could not be afforded at that time. [2]
The term South East Wales is used by the Welsh Government. [1]In the Wales Spatial Plan, South East Wales is defined for statistical purposes as comprising the local authorities of Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Bridgend (i.e. the preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent). [1]
Local administration. History. Subdivisions of Wales. Historic counties ... Merthyr Tydfil: Merthyr Tudful 1996 [a] 58,883 528 1,370 111 43 County borough