Principal local authorities in Wales register

Principal local authorities in Wales

First published 10 January 2017

Last updated 10 September 2018 — see all updates

Category: Regional and local government

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There are 22 records and 7 fields in this register

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Principal local authorityNameName cyOfficial nameOfficial name cyStart dateEnd date
BGWBlaenau GwentBlaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent County Borough CouncilCyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent1996-04-01No data
BGEBridgendPen-y-bont ar OgwrBridgend County Borough CouncilCyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr1996-04-01No data
CAYCaerphillyCaerffiliCaerphilly County Borough CouncilCyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili1996-04-01No data
CRFCardiffCaerdyddCity of Cardiff CouncilCyngor Dinas Caerdydd1996-04-01No data
CMNCarmarthenshireSir GaerfyrddinCarmarthenshire County CouncilCyngor Sir Gâr1996-04-01No data
The 7 fields in this register

Field name

Field description

Principal local authority

A principal local authority in Wales.

Name

The commonly-used name of a record.

Name cy

The commonly-used Welsh name of a record.

Official name

The official or technical name of a record.

Official name cy

The official or technical Welsh name of a record.

Start date

The date a record first became relevant to a register.

End date

The date a record stopped being applicable.