The administrative county of Carmarthen and the first Carmarthenshire County Council was established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections were held in January 1889.[1]

The council was headquartered in Llandovery until it moved to Carmarthen in 1907. Construction of a new County Hall started in 1939 but, due to the World War, was not completed until 1955.[2]

Elections

Dissolution

The county council was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, with the creation of Dyfed.[3] A new unitary authority of Carmarthenshire was later established, as a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which came into force on 1 April 1996.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "County Councils. The Carmarthenshire Elections". Carmarthen Journal. 1 February 1889. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "County Hall, Carmarthen". Historypoints.org. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Dyfed County Council Records". Archives Hub. Retrieved 19 October 2019.


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