Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889-1974

The administrative county of Carmarthenshire and the first Carmarthenshire County Council was established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections were held in January 1889. The county was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974.

As a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which came into force on 1 April 1996, a new unitary authority of Carmarthenshire was established.

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