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Merthyr Tydfil was an ancient parish within the county of Glamorgan. As well as the village of Merthyr Tydfil itself, the parish covered much of the upper Taff Valley, including settlements stretching from Dowlais in the north to Aberfan and Treharris in the south. [17] It was governed by its parish vestry, in the same way as most rural parishes.
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 ...
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]
According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the community/ward was 7,671. [2] As well as the High Street and town centre the community includes Merthyr Tydfil railway station and Merthyr Tydfil bus station. Merthyr Tydfil's main Church in Wales church, St Tydfil's, is located at the
The later Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 restructured local government, by significantly amending the previous act. The councils of the principal areas are generally supervised by the Welsh Government. [1] [3] The names of the principal areas, in both English and Welsh, are set out in the 1994 amended version of the 1972 act, under Schedule 4.
The five UK parliament constituencies covering Rhondda Cynon Taf (in pink). 1 = Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, 2 = Rhondda and Ogmore, 3 = Pontypridd, 4 = Cardiff West, and 5 = Cardiff North. The area is governed by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council from headquarters in Pontypridd and is the host authority to the South East Wales ...
Local government communities: Bedlinog (with the only elected Community Council in the borough) [1] Cyfarthfa; Dowlais; Gurnos; Merthyr Vale; Pant; Park; Penydarren; Town; Treharris; Troed-y-rhiw; Vaynor
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]