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West Glamorgan

West Glamorgan
NameWest Glamorgan
 
GovernmentWest Glamorgan County Council
StatusNon-metropolitan county (1974 � 1996) Preserved county (1996 � )
Start1974
End1996
Arms
Coat of arms of West Glamorgan County Council
ReplaceSwansea
Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county of West Glamorgan
PopulationLast365,500 (est; 2003 borders)
Ranked 6th
PopulationLastYear2007
AreaFirst820 km2
Ranked 6th
AreaFirstYear2003
DivisionsNon-metropolitan districts
DivisionsNames1. Swansea
2. Lliw Valley
3. Neath
4. Port Talbot
CodeWGM
CodeNameChapman code

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West Glamorgan ( ) is a preserved county and former administrative county of Wales, one of the divisions of the ancient county of Glamorgan.

West Glamorgan was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 from the county borough of Swansea, the municipal boroughs of Neath and Port Talbot, the urban districts of Glyncorrwg and Llwchwr, Gower Rural District, Pontardawe Rural District, and all of Neath Rural District except the parish of Rhigos. From 1982, the main council offices were located in County Hall, Swansea.

West Glamorgan had four districts, as follows:

*Swansea � Swansea CB and Gower RD

*Lliw Valley � Llwchwr and Pontardawe RD

*Neath � Neath and Neath RD

*Port Talbot � Port Talbot and Glyncorrwg

Following the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, West Glamorgan and its component districts were abolished on 1 April 1996, the area being divided into the two unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot. Lliw Valley was partitioned between the two authorities.

West Glamorgan remains in existence as a preserved county for some limited functions such as Lieutenancy and High Shrievalty.

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Preserved counties of Wales

Counties of the Lieutenancies Act 1997
Clwyd * Dyfed * Gwent * Gwynedd * Mid Glamorgan * Powys * South Glamorgan * West Glamorgan



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