District of Monmouth

Monmouth District (Welsh: Trefynwy) was one of five local government districts in the county of Gwent in Wales between 1974 and 1996. In 1988 the district was granted a charter conferring borough status, becoming the Borough of Monmouth (not to be confused with the pre-1974 municipal borough of Monmouth, which just covered the town itself).

Monmouth
Welsh: Trefynwy

Monmouth shown within Wales
Population
 • 197164,400
 • 199176,000
History
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded byMonmouthshire
StatusBorough
 • HQPontypool
arms of Monmouth Borough Council

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the whole area of seven former districts and most of an eighth, which were all abolished at the same time. All the constituent parts of the new district had been in the administrative county of Monmouthshire prior to the reforms. Gwent County Council provided county-level services for the new Monmouth District.[1][2]

The borough was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, with the area forming nearly all of the new principal area of Monmouthshire (along with Llanelly from Blaenau Gwent).[3]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1996 was held by the following parties:[4]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1974–1991
No overall control1991–1996

Premises

The headquarters of the district council was at Mamhilad House, Pontypool, part of the British Nylon Spinners factory site. This was outside the district, lying in neighbouring Torfaen.[5][6]

References
  1. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 6 October 2022
  2. "The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/34, retrieved 4 October 2022
  3. "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 19, retrieved 6 October 2022
  4. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. "No. 46284". The London Gazette. 7 May 1974. p. 5604.
  6. "No. 54176". The London Gazette. 5 October 1995. p. 13461.

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