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Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 68 elected councillors representing 60 council wards. Although it is a unitary authority , the highway functions of the council, along with the allocation of small grants, are delegated to the three Shire Committees.
The county council then moved their staff to larger offices at the former Gwalia Hotel in Ithon Road in 1950. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972 , Radnorshire County Council was abolished and the new Powys County Council decided to acquire the disused Pump House Hotel, not just as their meeting place but ...
Following local government re-organisation in 1974, the building became the offices of Montgomeryshire District Council. [5] However, following the creation of unitary authorities in 1996, it was relegated to the role of regional office for Powys County Council, the headquarters of which was based in Llandrindod Wells. [6]
It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was historically in Radnorshire . Llandrindod Wells developed as a spa town [ 2 ] in the 19th century, with a boom in the late 20th century as a centre of local government.
Llandrindod Wells Library, is located in The Gwalia, (Welsh: Y Gwalia) which is a municipal building on Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales.The structure, which was the headquarters of Radnorshire District Council, is now a customer service point for Powys County Council, and also features a public library.
Since the May 1999 local government election, it has been represented by one county councillor on Powys County Council, though there has only been an election held in 2008 and 2012 (when there was more than one candidate standing). [4] Councillor Liam Fitzpatrick retained his seat unopposed in May 2017. [5]
Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 68 (73 until 2022) elected councillors representing 60 (73 until 2022) council wards. Although it is a unitary authority, the highway functions of the council, along with the allocation of small grants, are delegated to the three Shire Committees. Local elections take place every five years.
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Urban District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the Montgomery district of Powys on 1 April 1974. A new community was created covering the former urban district, with its council taking the name Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council, also known as Newtown Town Council. [12]