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"county borough" Definitions
  1. a borough in Great Britain of at least 100,000 inhabitants that has been given the status of an administrative county
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Living in The central Bergen County borough is known for big houses, good schools and a rural atmosphere.
Living in The Passaic County borough attracts buyers with its parks and wildlife — and its relatively affordable homes.
Living in In this Bergen County borough, the shopping district has a wholesome vibe and everyone seems to know everyone.
Ms. Lehman, a trade-show planner who is 32, knew the southern Bergen County borough because she had cousins there.
The year before, 17 young people are thought to have killed themselves in Bridgend, a county borough of 130,000 in Wales.
Living in Known for its creative community, the Bergen County borough is said to have "more oboists per capita" than anywhere else.
Mr. Saudino was elected sheriff in 2010 as a Republican, after serving as the police chief of the Bergen County borough of Emerson.
Living in The Bergen County borough also offers residents a large inventory of entry-level homes, an expanding public school system and a diverse community.
Living in The Passaic County borough is old school in many ways, a front-porch community with a quaint business district and residents who tend to stay put.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BR. Palisades Park Hudson R. By The New York Times For Amy Zoloto, 47, a clarinetist with the New York Philharmonic, and Lawrence Rock, 66, the Philharmonic's audio director, the Bergen County borough of 9,200 was a logical destination.
The hulking bakery is a landmark in the unpretentious Bergen County borough, but for the Estersohns, a more familiar landmark is the Dutch Colonial revival-style Radburn train station, a quick walk from the four-bedroom house they bought for $430,000.
They have lived for 16 years in the 1.5-square-mile Essex County borough of around 7,500 with vintage homes and gaslit streets, wedged between the busier suburbs of Montclair and Bloomfield, and bordering the city of East Orange to the south.
Moving from a raised ranch in Rockland County, N.Y., two years ago, the couple paid $462,500 for a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at Four Seasons at Great Notch, the largest and most upscale of the seven condominium communities in Woodland Park, a Passaic County borough situated on a ridge called the First Watchung Mountain.
County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
Locations of county wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough This list of electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough includes county borough electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It also includes Community Council wards.
County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2018.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
Wards of Bridgend County Borough This list of electoral wards in Bridgend County Borough includes council wards, which elect councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council and community wards, which elect councillors to community councils.
Bridgend County Borough Council () is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
Retrieved 2 April 2018.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
Retrieved 31 October 2018.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
Conwy County Borough Council () is the governing body for Conwy County Borough, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales.
Wrexham County Borough Council is the governing body for Wrexham (county borough), a local government principal area in North Wales.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Neepsend, and Walkley. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Crookesmoor, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Cathedral, Hillsborough, Owlerton, and Walkley. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Hillsborough, Netherthorpe, Owlerton, and Walkley.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley and Park. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Manor, Moor, Park, and Sharrow. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Manor, Moor, and Park. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Park, and Sharrow.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council () is the governing body for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Sheldon, Stechford, and Washwood Heath. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Stechford and Washwood Heath. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Shard End, Stechford, and Washwood Heath.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Oxford. The boundaries were expanded to coincide with the County Borough. 1950–1983: As above, with redrawn boundaries. Areas which had been absorbed by the County Borough of Oxford, including Cowley and Headington, transferred from the Henley constituency.
1918–1945: The County Borough of Southend-on-Sea. 1945–1950: Part of the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea. (No changes to constituency boundaries).
The recommendations were largely implemented in 1966, with Solihull becoming a county borough in 1964. The enlarged county borough based on Smethwick was named Warley.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, Idle, and Thornton. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, and Idle. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and North East. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, Laisterdyke, and Undercliffe.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Dudley, and the parish of Dudley Castle Hill. 1950–1974: The County Borough of Dudley, and the Borough of Stourbridge.
Bridgend County Borough and Bridgend County Borough Council came into effect from 1 April 1996, following the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. Bridgend County Borough Council largely replaced Ogwr Borough Council, though St Brides Major, Ewenny and Wick were transferred from Ogwr to the Vale of Glamorgan.
Luton, Torbay, and Solihull gained county borough status. Additionally, Teesside county borough was formed from the merger of the existing county borough of Middlesbrough, and the non-county boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar; Warley was formed from the county borough of Smethwick and the non-county boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis; and West Hartlepool was merged with Hartlepool. Following these changes, there were a total of 79 county boroughs in England. The Commission also recommended the downgrading of Barnsley to be a non-county borough, but this was not carried out.
Map of Wales with Caerphilly County Borough highlighted This is a list of public art in Caerphilly County Borough, a county borough in south Wales, that sits across the ancient county boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Acocks Green, Sheldon, and Yardley. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Saltley, Small Heath, and Yardley.
The 1889 Cardiff County Borough Council election was held on Friday 1 November 1889 to elect councillors to Cardiff County Borough Council in Cardiff, Wales. These were the first all-Cardiff elections since the creation of the county borough. The previous full elections were to Cardiff Town Council in November 1888.
Caerphilly (; ) is a county borough in southern Wales, straddling the ancient county boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council. Its main and largest town is Caerphilly. Other towns in the county borough are Bedwas, Risca, Ystrad Mynach, Newbridge, Blackwood, Bargoed, New Tredegar and Rhymney.
As an alderman of the county borough, he chaired the Cardiff County Borough Council finance committee. In November 1899 he was elected Mayor of Cardiff, serving for 12 months.
Manchester Ardwick in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1918–1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Ardwick, New Cross, and St Mark's. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Longsight, New Cross, and St Mark's. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Longsight, Rusholme, St Luke's, and St Mark's. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Levenshulme, Longsight, Rusholme, St Luke's, and St Mark's.
The 1972 Newport County Borough Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1972 to elect councillors to the Newport County Borough Council in Newport, Monmouthshire. It took place on the same day as other district and county borough council elections in England and Wales. These were the final elections to the county borough council, which would be replaced on 1 April 1974. The previous all-council election took place in May 1971.
Melvyn Ernest John NottThe United Kingdom: OBE (born 1942) was a county councillor in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. He was leader of Bridgend County Borough Council between 2008 and 2016.
Bedlinog village is in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, which covers the villages of Trelewis and Bedlinog, but is the only electoral ward within the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council area which has its own Community Council.Different types of elections: Local Council Elections, Merthry Tydfil County Borough Council; retrieved 18 January 2016.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Croydon wards of Central, East, South, and West. 1955-1974: The County Borough of Croydon wards of Addington, Broad Green, Central, Shirley, South, and Waddon.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, St Paul, St Simon, and St Thomas. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Paul, St Simon, and St Thomas. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Jude, St Simon, and St Thomas. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Fratton, Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Jude, St Simon, and St Thomas.
1868–1885: The townships of Dewsbury, Batley, and Soothill. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Dewsbury. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Dewsbury, the Municipal Borough of Ossett, and the Urban Districts of Heckmondwike and Mirfield. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Dewsbury, the Municipal Borough of Ossett, and the Urban District of Mirfield.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton, and the Urban District of Mangotsfield. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Eastville, Hillfields, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob, and Stapleton.
1885–1918: The parish of Kirkdale, and part of the parish of Everton. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Kirkdale and St Domingo. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, and Kirkdale. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, Melrose, Tuebrook, and Westminster.
County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018. who was previously a councillor on Cynon Valley Borough Council. She first stood for election in 1976.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe and Park, and the civil parish of Heeley. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe and Darnall. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Darnall, and Handsworth. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Attercliffe, Darnall, Handsworth, and Tinsley.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Exchange, Grove Hill, Ormesby, St Hilda's, and Vulcan. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Middlesbrough except the wards of Acklam, Ayresome, and Linthorpe. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Berwick Hills, Cannon, Clairville, Exchange, Grove Hill, Newport, North Ormesby, St Hilda's, Thorntree, and Tollesby.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Cannon, Cleveland, Linthorpe, and Newport. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, and Linthorpe, and the Borough of Thornaby. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Crescent, Gresham, Linthorpe, Park, and Whinney Banks, and the Borough of Thornaby.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Chester, the Urban District of Hoole, and the Rural District of Chester. 1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Chester, and the Rural District of Chester. Hoole Urban District had been absorbed by the County Borough of Chester in 1954, but the constituency boundaries remained unchanged.
The 1890 Cardiff County Borough Council election was held on Saturday 1 November 1890 to elect councillors to Cardiff County Borough Council in Cardiff, Wales. These were the second all-Cardiff elections since the creation of the county borough. They were first to take place since the increase in number of electoral wards from four to ten.
The area has a population of around 91,000. Much of the southern part of the county borough around the Cwmbran new town conurbation is now urbanised. The north of the county borough is greener and retains extensive areas of countryside, especially on the route to Blaenavon. The administrative centre is Pontypool in the centre of the county borough.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, and Woodseats. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Heeley, Nether Edge, Norton, Sharrow, and Woodseats. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Gleadless, Heeley, and Intake. 1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Beauchief, Heeley, Intake, Norton, and Park.
Two county councillors are elected to the county borough council.
In 1971 Leeds was the fifth largest county borough by population in England. The county borough was abolished in 1974 and replaced with the larger City of Leeds, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire.
Retrieved 4 April 2018.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 April 2018. while fellow councillor Sheryl Evans has represented the ward since a by-election in 2014.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Collyhurst, Harpurhey, and St Michael's. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Harpurhey, High Oldham, and Miles Platting.
1918–1950: The County Borough of East Ham wards of Manor Park, Plashet East, and Plashet West. 1950–1974: The County Borough of East Ham wards of Kensington, Little Ilford, Manor Park, Plashet, and Woodgrange.
Since 1996 Wales has been divided into unitary principal areas. Councils were designated by the legislation that created them as either "county councils" or "county borough councils". County and county borough councils have identical powers.
The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Park, Roath, and Splott.
Conwy County Borough () is a unitary authority area in North Wales.
1983–1997: The Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, and the District of Rhymney Valley wards Nos. 5 and 14 to 20. 1997–2010: The County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, and the Caerphilly County Borough wards of Abertysswg, Darren Valley, Moriah, New Tredegar, Pontlottyn, Tir-Phil, and Twyn Carno. 2010–present: The Merthyr Tydfil County Borough electoral divisions of Bedlinog, Cyfarthfa, Dowlais, Gurnos, Merthyr Vale, Park, Penydarren, Plymouth, Town, Treharris, and Vaynor, and the Caerphilly County Borough electoral divisions of Darran Valley, Moriah, New Tredegar, Pontlottyn, and Twyn Carno.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Market, Robin Hood, St Ann's, and Sherwood. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Market, Robin Hood, St Mary's, and Sherwood, and the Rural District of Nottingham. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Manvers, Market, Radford, and St Ann's, and the Rural District of Nottingham.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Bridge, Lenton, Manvers, Market, St Ann's, and Trent. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, and St Ann's. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, and St Mary's. 1885–1918: The Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, Robin Hood, and St Ann's.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Far Headingley, Hyde Park, and Kirkstall. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Far Headingley, Hyde Park, Kirkstall, Meanwood, and Moortown. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Cookridge, Headingley, Kirkstall, Moortown, and Weetwood. 1983–2010: The City of Leeds wards of Cookridge, Headingley, Otley and Wharfedale, and Weetwood.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Brislington, Hengrove, St George East, and St George West. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Brislington, St George East, St George West, and Stockwood, and the Urban District of Kingswood. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Brislington, Knowle, St George East, St George West, Stockwood, and Windmill Hill.
Liverpool West Derby in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Liverpool ward of West Derby. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, and West Derby. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Croxteth and West Derby. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Clubmoor, Croxteth, Dovecot, and Gillmoss.
The 2012 Wrexham County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wrexham County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
Cardiff became a county borough on 1 April 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. The town had grown rapidly and had a population of more than 123,000. Cardiff retained its county borough status until 1974.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Armstrong, Arthur's Hill, Benwell, Elswick, and Fenham. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Benwell, Fenham, Kenton, and Scotswood, and the Urban District of Newburn.
Caerphilly County Borough Council () is the governing body for Caerphilly County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The last full council elections took place in May 2017 and the next elections are scheduled for 2022.
1918–1950: The County Borough of York. 1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–1997: As prior but County Borough of York renamed the City of York.
This is a list of schools in Bridgend County Borough in Wales.
The County Borough of Leicester wards of Belgrave, Charnwood, Humberstone, and Latimer.
The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Broxtowe, St Albans, and Wollaton.
This is a list of schools in Wrexham County Borough in Wales.
The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Gabalfa, Llanishen, Rhiwbina, and Whitchurch.
The family estate is Brynkinalt (), near Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, in Wales.
Varteg is a village in the county borough of Torfaen in Wales.
The County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Claughton, Cleveland, Grange, and Oxton.
This is a list of schools in Caerphilly County Borough in Wales.
This is a list of schools in Conwy County Borough in Wales.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, North, North West, West, and West Central. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, East Central, North, North East, North West, West, and West Central.
Sandfields West () is an electoral ward and a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. The ward elects three county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
Sandfields East () is an electoral ward and a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. The ward elects three county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
View over part of the Ceiriog Valley The Ceiriog Valley (Welsh: Dyffryn Ceiriog) is the valley of the River Ceiriog in north-east Wales. It is also the name of a ward of the County Borough of Wrexham. The ward is the largest ward of the county borough by area and forms a strikingly-shaped salient of the county borough between Powys and Denbighshire.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Beverley, Drypool, Sutton, and part of Central. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, and Southcoates. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, Marfleet, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, East Central, Marfleet, Myton, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.
1918–1950: Parts of the County Borough of Birmingham wards of All Saints', Aston, Lozells, and St Mary's. The newly created seat was smaller and more the northern part of central Birmingham than Aston Manor had been. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Aston, Lozells, and St Paul's. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Aston, Gravelley Hill, and Stockland Green.
In 1914, three neighbouring independent towns, viz. the county borough of Plymouth, the County Borough of Devonport, and the urban district of East Stonehouse were merged, becoming the County Borough of Plymouth. In 1928, it achieved city status. During World War II, due to the city's naval importance, the German military targeted and partially destroyed the city by bombing, an act known as the Plymouth Blitz.
Manchester Wythenshawe in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Didsbury and Wythenshawe. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Didsbury, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park. 1983–1997: The City of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Brooklands, Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Gloucester. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, Hucclecote, and Wotton Vill. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Gloucester, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the parishes of Barnwood, Brockworth, Hempsted, and Hucclecote. Wotton Vill parish had been absorbed by Gloucester CB in 1951.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Liverpool ward of Scotland. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of North Scotland, Sandhills, and South Scotland, and part of Vauxhall ward. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton, Netherfield, North Scotland, St Domingo, Sandhills, and South Scotland. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton, Netherfield, St Domingo, Sandhills, and Vauxhall.
This pages is a list of venues in Neath Port Talbot county borough.
Brymbo Steelworks - The last tap, Wrexham County Borough Council 1,100 jobs were lost.
The County Borough of West Ham wards of Park, Upton, and West Ham.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Kingstanding and Perry Barr.
Between 1996 and 2002 the authority was known as Newport County Borough Council.
Mamhilad is two miles to the north east of Pontypool, Torfaen County Borough.
5 July 1961Letter to the Editor, by Ralph Oliver, Mayor of Lyme Regis, 27 December 1961"County borough status advised for Cheltenham and Torbay". The Times. 3 February 1963 The proposal for a Cheltenham county borough was rejected in October 1965.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Charles Dickens, Fratton, Guildhall, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Fratton, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Crossgates, Roundhay, Seacroft, and Shadwell, and parts of the wards of North and North East. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Burmantofts, Harehills, Potternewton, and Richmond Hill. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Chapel Allerton, Potternewton, Roundhay, and Woodhouse. 1974–1983: The City of Leeds wards of Chapel Allerton, Harehills, Roundhay, Scott Hall, and Talbot.
The 1891 Cardiff County Borough Council election was held on Monday 2 November 1890 to elect councillors to Cardiff County Borough Council in Cardiff, Wales. These were the third all-Cardiff elections since the creation of the county borough. The previous elections were in November 1890 and the next elections were in November 1892 The result of the election saw no overall change in composition of the council.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Central East, Central West, Redcliffe, St Augustine, St James, St Paul, and St Philip and Jacob South. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Knowle, Redcliffe, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob North, and St Philip and Jacob South. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Knowle, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob, and Windmill Hill.
The 1892 Cardiff County Borough Council election was held on Tuesday 2 November 1892 to elect councillors to Cardiff County Borough Council in Cardiff, Wales. These were the fourth all-Cardiff elections since the creation of the county borough. The previous elections were in November 1891 and the next elections were in November 1893. The Liberal Party remained the largest party after the election, but with reduced numbers.
Croeserw is a village of approximately 1,380 inhabitants in Neath Port Talbot County Borough.
The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Newland, and Park.
The County Borough of Coventry wards of Bablake, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Greyfriars, Radford, and Westwood.
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Rusholme and Withington.
The County Borough of Croydon wards of Addington, Addiscombe, East, South Norwood, and Woodside.
Pontymister (Welsh:Pont-y-meistr) is a small village in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.
In 1959 he was made a Freeman of the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil.
Bradford South 1918–1949 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Great Horton, Lister Hills, Little Horton, North Bierley East, and North Bierley West. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, Great Horton, Lister Hills, North Bierley West, and Thornton. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, North Bierley East, North Bierley West, and West Bowling, and the Urban District of Queensbury and Shelf. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, Great Horton, Odsal, Tong, Wibsey, and Wyke, and the Urban District of Queensbury and Shelf.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Charles, Compton, Friary, Laira, St Andrew, Sutton, and Vintry. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Charles, Compton, Crownhill, Drake, Friary, Laira, Mutley, St Andrew, Sutton, Valletort, and Vintry, and the parish of Bickleigh in the Rural District of Plympton St Mary. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Charles, Compton, Crownhill, Efford, Friary, Mount Gould, Peverell, Sutton, Tamerton, and Trelawney. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Crownhill, Efford, Mount Gould, Plympton Erle, Plympton St Mary, Plymstock Dunstone, Plymstock Radford, and Sutton.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ford, Keyham, Molesworth, Nelson, St Aubyn, and St Budeaux. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ford, Keyham, Molesworth, Mount Edgecumbe, Nelson, Pennycross, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke; and the parish of Tamerton Foliot in the Rural District of Plympton St Mary. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Drake, Ernesettle, Ford, Molesworth, Nelson, St Andrew, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ernesettle, Ford, St Andrew, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke.
Craig-y-Don is a suburb of Llandudno, a coastal seaside resort in Conwy county borough, north Wales. It is also an electoral ward to Conwy County Borough Council and Llandudno Town Council. It is also part of the parish of Llanrhos.
Retrieved 27 October 2018.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018. A 2018 review of electoral arrangements by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales would see Trealaw merged with neighbouring Llwyn-y-pia.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham and Meredith, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, and Paulsgrove, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board provides healthcare services mainly for the population of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf and (from 1 April 2019) Bridgend county borough. Cwm Taf Morgannwg NHS Trust's headquarters are in Ynysmeurig House, Navigation Park, Abercynon.
Crosskeys () is a village, community and an electoral ward in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.
Offa is a community (the lowest tier of local government) in Wrexham County Borough, Wales.
The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Coltman, North Newington, and South Newington.
This is a list of places in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough in Wales.
The County Borough of Manchester wards of Medlock Street, Moss Side West, and St George's.
The urban district was abolished in 1920 and added to the county borough of Southampton.
The County Borough of Luton wards of Central, Crawley, High Town, South, Stopsley, and Wardown.
Bradley () is an area in the county borough of Wrexham, in Wales, in Gwersyllt community.
The County Borough of Croydon wards of Broad Green, Central, South, Waddon, and Whitehorse Manor.
The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Fratton, Kingston, St Mary, and Town Hall.
Llanbradach Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Caerphilly County Borough, south Wales.
Llangernyw () is a rural, mostly Welsh-speaking, village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
Looking north over the Brecon Beacons Brecon Mountain Railway at Pant, in the north of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough The County Borough is located in a South Wales Valleys environment overlapping into the south of the Brecon Beacons National Park, and this, along with the area's rich history, means it has huge potential for tourism in Wales. National Cycle Route 8 passes through the County Borough. The Brecon Mountain Railway is located within the Brecon Beacons National Park, in the north of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, starting at Pant and currently running to Dolygaer (though there are plans to extend even further). The Fforest Fawr Geopark, designated in 2005 in respect of the area's outstanding geological and cultural heritage, also falls within the northern border of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.
The County Borough of Wigan was, from 1889 to 1974, a local government district centred on Wigan in the northwest of England. It was alternatively known as Wigan County Borough. The district was created by the Local Government Act 1888, with its boundaries based upon the earlier Municipal Borough of Wigan. The adjacent township of Pemberton constituted the Pemberton Urban District from 1894 to 1904, when it became part of the county borough of Wigan.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of East Hunslet, South, and West Hunslet, and part of Bramley ward. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Holbeck and West Hunslet, and part of New Wortley ward. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Beeston, Holbeck South, Hunslet Carr and Middleton, and West Hunslet. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Beeston, Holbeck, Hunslet Carr, and Middleton.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bristol wards: Clifton, St Augustine's, St Michael's, and Westbury, and the local government district of Horfield. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards: Clifton North, Clifton South, Horfield, Redland, St Michael, and Westbury-on-Trym. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards: Bishopston, Clifton, Redland, St Augustine, St James, and St Michael. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards: Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, Durdham, and Redland.
The Local Government Act 1888 constituted all municipal boroughs with a population of more than 50,000 as "county borough"s. Accordingly, the County Borough of Rochdale came into existence in 1889, with the powers of both a borough and a county council. Rochdale remained within Lancashire for certain purposes such as lieutenancy and administration of justice. In 1900 the county borough absorbed the bulk of the neighbouring Castleton Urban District by mutual agreement.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Exchange, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, and St John's, and part of St Michael's ward. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Exchange, Medlock Street, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, St George's, St John's, and St Luke's. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Beswick, New Cross, St George's, and St Peter's.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Duddeston, Ladywood, and St Paul's. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of All Saints', Ladywood, and Rotton Park. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Ladywood and Rotton Park. The constituency includes the entirety of Birmingham City Centre (Ladywood ward), as well as Aston, Nechells and Soho which (based on the indices of Multiple Deprivation) are the city wards of highest deprivation.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, Holbeck, and New Wortley, and part of Bramley ward. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, and Bramley, and part of New Wortley ward. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Bramley, Farnley and Wortley, and Upper Armley. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Stanningley, Wellington, and Wortley.
1885–1918: The Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster East, Bedminster West, Bristol, and Redcliffe, and part of the civil parish of Bedminster. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster East, Bedminster West, and Southville, and part of Somerset ward. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster, Somerset, Southville, and Windmill Hill. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Hengrove, Somerset, and Southville.
The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Boscombe East, Boscombe West, King's Park, Queen's Park, Southbourne, and West Southbourne, and the Borough of Christchurch. Before 1918 the County Borough of Bournemouth formed part of the then parliamentary borough of Christchurch. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, Bournemouth became a single- member constituency, with the same boundaries as the then county borough. Christchurch became part of the new New Forest and Christchurch constituency.
The 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from Independent to Labour.
The 2012 Torfaen County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Torfaen County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from no overall control to Labour.
1945–1950: The County Borough of Coventry wards of All Saints, Foleshill, Hernall, Hillfields, Longford, Lower Stoke, St Mary's, St Paul's, Upper Stoke, and Walsgrave. 1950–1974: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Charterhouse and Binley, Longford, Lower Stoke, Upper Stoke, and Walsgrave.
He was subsequently elected Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff 2015/2016. In the 2017 election Wayne Owen of the Boars Head Tylagarw won the seat as an Independent candidate. County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
Location of Conwy within Conwy County Borough Conwy Town Council is an elected community council serving the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, North Wales. As well as the old walled town of Conwy it represents the neighbouring towns of Deganwy and Llandudno Junction.
Newton is a ward to Porthcawl Town Council and Bridgend County Borough Council. It is represented by four town councillors on Porthcawl Town Council. Since the 1999 county elections Newton has been a county ward, electing one county councillor to Bridgend County Borough Council.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Preston wards of Deepdale, Fishwick, Moorbrook, Park, and Ribbleton, and the Urban District of Fulwood. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Preston wards of Deepdale, Fishwick, Moorbrook, Park, St Matthew's, and Ribbleton, and the Urban District of Fulwood.
Retrieved 27 October 2018.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018. A 2018 review of electoral arrangements by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales would see Treorchy's representation reduced from three to two councillors.
Merthyr Tydfil (; ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. The town is administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and is about north of Cardiff, Wales. The town has a population of 43,820 (2011 Census). The town is often known as Merthyr.
St Bartholomew was a ward of the County Borough of Birmingham. It was abolished in 1949.
1885–1918: The municipal borough of St Helens. 1918–1983: The County Borough of St Helens.
Small parts transferred to Norwich North and Norwich South due to expansion of the County Borough.
The station is an official Partner organisation of Bridgend County Borough Council Arts and Culture Directorate.
This is a list of places in the unitary authority of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales.
The land was part of the County Borough of Halifax (formed 1889) until its 1974 abolition.
Ian Yearsley, (2016), Southend in 50 Buildings It gained the status of county borough in 1914.
Dyffryn Clydach is a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales, between Neath and Swansea.
Wainfelin is a suburb of Pontypool in the county borough of Torfaen, in south- east Wales.
Most of the administration of Torfaen County Borough Council is conducted from the Civic Centre here.
In April 1966, Dudley expanded beyond its historical boundaries and took in the surrounding Staffordshire districts of Sedgley,Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire Place Guide – Sedgley – Retrieved 29 July 2011 Brierley Hill, Coseley and part of Amblecote.Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire Place Guide – Amblecote – Retrieved 29 July 2011 The West Midlands Order 1965 redefined its status and the Dudley County Borough became part of Staffordshire. Worcestershire County Council retained Halesowen and Stourbridge, but ceded Oldbury to an enlarged Smethwick County Borough which was renamed Warley County Borough. This enlarged county borough would be regarded as part of Worcestershire for "non- administrative purposes",West Midlands Order 1965, S.I. 1965, no.
Cilfynydd also forms an electoral ward, sending a county councillor to sit on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2018. It is also a ward for Pontypridd Town Council, electing two town councillors.
On the formation of the West Midlands metropolitan county in 1974, the county borough of Warley merged with the county borough of West Bromwich to form the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. West Bromwich itself had expanded in 1966 to take in the bulk of Tipton and Wednesbury.
The constituency comprises the electoral wards of Sketty, Castle, Killay South, Killay North, Dunvant, Uplands, Townhill, Cockett and Mayals. 1918–1949: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Alexandra, Bryn Melyn, Castle, Ffynone, St Helen's, and Victoria. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelyn, Cockett, Ffynone, Oystermouth and Brynau, St Helen's, Sketty, Victoria, and Waunarlwydd. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelin, Fforestfach, Ffynone, Mumbles, St Helen's, Sketty, Townhill, and Victoria.
Torfaen County Borough Council () is the governing body for Torfaen, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Broxtowe, Clifton, Robin Hood, University, and Wollaton.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Beeston, East Hunslet, Holbeck, Middleton, and West Hunslet.
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, and Withington.
Bute Town ( "New Town") is a village in the county borough of Caerphilly, near Rhymney, in Wales.
10) Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5) c. cxxxiv The county borough boundaries were enlarged in 1951.
Glanwydden is a small village located between Llandudno and Colwyn Bay in Conwy county borough, north Wales.
Newton () is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
St Dials is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, in south- east Wales.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, Melrose, St Domingo, Tuebrook, and Westminster.
Lower Brynamman is a village and an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales.
Llandudno Cricket Club Ground is a cricket and football ground in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, North Wales.
Map of Wales with Bridgend County Borough highlighted This is a list of public art in Bridgend County Borough in south Wales. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018. A 2018 review of electoral arrangements by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales would see Llwyn-y-pia merged with neighbouring Trealaw. The proposals would take effect from the 2022 council elections.
Between 1976 and 1996 Graig was an electoral ward to Taff-Ely Borough Council, electing two district councillors. Graig subsequently became a ward to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, electing one county councillor.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
The college was opened in 1959 to meet the needs of the local coal mining industry. Since the 1970s the curriculum diversified to assist the diversification and development of the locality. The College worked closely with Caerphilly County Borough Council to improve the economic future of the County Borough.
Location of the Uwch Conwy ward within Conwy County Borough Uwch Conwy is the name of an electoral ward in the southern central part of Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers three communities, of Bro Garmon, Bro Machno and Ysbyty Ifan.Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
The ward elects two county councillors to the Bridgend County Borough Council. The ward was created by The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 effective for the preparation for the May 1999 council elections. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 8,713.
The Maerdy electoral ward is coterminous with the community and elects one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has flipped between the Labour Party and Plaid Cymru.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Paragon and Queen's, and part of Central ward. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Beverley, East Central, Myton, Paragon, West Central, and Whitefriars. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, East Central, Myton, North Newington, Paragon, South Newington, and West Central. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon- Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Botanic, Greenwood, Myton, Newland, and University.
The river which flows from here forms part of the county boundary between Gwynedd and Conwy county borough.
The borough was abolished in 1996, with its area passing to the unitary Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough.
Rhiwfawr is a hamlet of 40 houses in the Swansea Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
St Martins and Deritend was a ward of the County Borough of Birmingham. It was abolished in 1949.
The castle stands in of parkland, now called Cyfarthfa Park and maintained by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.
Cwmllynfell () is the name of a village, community and electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
1950–1951: The County Borough of Norwich wards of Catton, Coslany, Fye Bridge, Heigham, Hellesdon, Mousehold, Thorpe, and Westwick. 1951–1974: The County Borough of Norwich wards of Catton, Coslany, Fye Bridge, Heigham, Hellesdon, Mousehold, Thorpe, and Westwick, the part of the civil parish of Thorpe-next-Norwich in the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg, and the part of the parish of Sprowston in the Rural District of St Faiths and Aylsham added to the County Borough of Norwich by the Norwich Extension Act 1950. Boundaries expanded under the provisions of Statutory Instrument 1951/325. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Norwich wards of Catton, Coslany, Crome, Heigham, Hellesdon, Mancroft, Mousehold, and Thorpe.
In 1910 the six towns of the Staffordshire Potteries, including Hanley, became the single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. The Staffordshire Hoard, discovered in a field near Lichfield in July 2009, is perhaps the most important collection of Anglo- Saxon objects found in England A significant boundary change occurred in 1926 when the east of Sedgley was transferred to Worcestershire to allow the construction of the new Priory Estate on land purchased by Dudley County Borough council. A major reorganisation in the Black Country in 1966, under the recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England led to the creation of an area of contiguous county boroughs. The County Borough of Warley was formed by the merger of the county borough of Smethwick and municipal borough of Rowley Regis with the Worcestershire borough of Oldbury: the resulting county borough was associated with Worcestershire.
However the parliamentary boundaries were not affected until the redistribution of 1885. After the expanded borough was divided into three single member seats in 1885, Bradford became a county borough with the passing of the Local Government Act 1888. The county borough was granted city status by Letters Patent in 1897.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bradford wards of Exchange, Lister Hills, Little Horton, North, and West. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of East, Exchange, Manningham, North, South, and West. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bradford Moor, Exchange, Manningham, North East, and South.
Wards of Cardiff, 1890 Central was the name of an original electoral ward in the centre of the county borough and, from 1905, city of Cardiff, Wales. It elected representatives to the Cardiff County Borough Council and, from 1974, South Glamorgan County Council. The ward ceased to exist in 1996.
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council () is the governing body for Blaenau Gwent, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
Coed Darcy is a new village currently being developed adjacent to Llandarcy in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
Marchwiel Hall is a Grade II listed building in the village of Marchwiel, Wrexham County Borough in North Wales.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Castle, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Penderry, St John's, and St Thomas.
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Levenshulme, Old Moat, and Withington.
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.
In September 2018, an application to renew the expired planning consent was submitted to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.
A local councillor and alderman, Gardner served as Mayor of the County Borough of West Ham 1924 to 1925.
According to the 1911 census the District had a population of 81,153, large enough to become a county borough.
West Ham Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in the County Borough of West Ham between 1901 and 1933.
The Alwen Reservoir or Cronfa Alwen is a long reservoir near Pentre-Llyn- Cymmer in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pallion, Park, St Michael's, Sunderland East, Thornhill, and West. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pallion, Park, Pennywell, St Michael's, Thorney Close, and Thornhill. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pennywell, Ryhope, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, Thorney Close, and Thornhill. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland wards of Grindon, Hendon, Ryhope, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, Thorney Close, and Thornholme.
Llanrwst was the name of the electoral ward to Gwynedd County Council between 1973 and 1996, electing one county councillor. Llanrwst is now divided into two electoral wards, Gower and Crwst, each electing a councillor to Conwy County Borough Council. In 2017, Plaid Cymru's Aaron Wynne was elected to the Crwst ward on Conwy County Borough Council at 20 years of age, making him Wales's youngest county councillor and Conwy County Borough Council’s youngest ever elected member. The town also elects councillors to Llanrwst Town Council.
Location of Marl ward within Conwy County Borough Marl is the name of one of the electoral wards in the community of Conwy, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It elects representatives to Conwy County Borough Council and Conwy Town Council. The Marl ward covers part of the town of Llandudno Junction to the east of the River Conwy and is one of four county wards included within the boundaries of the community. The wards of Deganwy and Pensarn border Marl, also to the east of the river.
Hanley, in Staffordshire, England, is a constituent town of the City of Stoke- on-Trent. Hanley was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1857 and became a county borough with the passage of the Local Government Act 1888. In 1910, along with Burslem, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent it was federated into the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. Hanley was the only one of the six towns to be a county borough before the merger; its status was transferred to the enlarged borough.
Bridgend () is a county borough in southern Wales, UK. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. Its members of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) are Carwyn Jones MS, the former First Minister of Wales and Huw Irranca-Davies MS representing the Ogmore Constituency, and its members of UK parliament are Jamie Wallis and Chris Elmore. The county borough lies at the geographical heart of south Wales. Its land area of 110 sq. mi.
Hawthorn also forms an electoral ward comprising the settlements of Lower Rhydyfelin and Upper Boat. It elects a county councillor to sit on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, with Martin Fidler Jones elected in 2017 for Labour.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Worcester. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Worcester, the Borough of Droitwich, and the Rural District of Droitwich. 1983–1997: The City of Worcester, and the District of Wychavon wards of Drakes Broughton, Inkberrow, Lenches, Pinvin, Spetchley, and Upton Snodsbury. 1997–present: The City of Worcester.
The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Robert Jenkins for Plaid Cymru. It has been represented continuously by Plaid Cymru since 1995.Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
Between 1973 and 1996 Vaynor was an electoral ward to Merthyr Tydfil District Council, initially electing three district councillors. Subsequently Vaynor became a ward to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, electing two (generally Independent) county councillors.Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
Chirk (, meaning The Moor) is a town and local community in the Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Historically in the traditional county of Denbighshire, it is now administered as part of the wider Wrexham County Borough. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. It is located 10 miles south of Wrexham.
The Ynyshir electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Ynyshir community and elects one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has flipped between the Labour Party and Plaid Cymru.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
Neath Port Talbot () is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe. Neath Port Talbot is the eighth-most populous local authority area in Wales and the third most populous county borough. The population at the 2011 census was 139,812.
Chaddesden was formerly a civil parish within Shardlow Rural District before being absorbed by the then county borough of Derby.
In 1898, the Rural District Council was abolished, and Deane became part of Bolton County Borough Deane-cum-Lostock Ward.
The annual election to Swansea County Borough Council took place in November 1891. It was followed by the 1892 election.
Coedymwstwr Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located between Coychurch and Pencoed in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales.
Deganwy electoral ward elects two county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council and four town councillors to Conwy Town Council.
Rhos is a village in the Swansea Valley, located outside of Pontardawe, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, South Wales.
The next attempt at reform was by the Local Government Act 1958, which established the Local Government Commission for England and the Local Government Commission for Wales to carry out reviews of existing local government structures and recommend reforms. Although the Commissions did not complete their work before being dissolved, a handful of new county boroughs were constituted between 1964 and 1968. Luton, Torbay, and Solihull gained county borough status. Additionally, Teesside county borough was formed from the merger of the existing county borough of Middlesbrough, and the non-county boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar; Warley was formed from the county borough of Smethwick and the non-county boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis; and West Hartlepool was merged with Hartlepool.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Headingley and North West, and parts of the wards of Brunswick, North, and North East. 1918–1950: Parts of the County Borough of Leeds wards of Brunswick, Headingley, North, and North West. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of North, Roundhay, and Woodhouse.
Map of Wales with Wrexham County Borough highlighted This is a list of public art in Wrexham County Borough in north-east Wales. The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996. Most of the area was previously part of the district of Wrexham Maelor – with other communities added from Glyndŵr, parts of the eastern half of the historic county of Denbighshire and two parts of historic Flintshire. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
Boundaries of Derby South from 1997 to 2010 1950–1955: The County Borough of Derby wards of Alvaston, Arboretum, Castle, Dale, Litchurch, Normanton, Osmaston, and Peartree. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Derby wards of Alvaston, Arboretum, Castle, Dale, Litchurch, Normanton, Osmaston, and Peartree, and the parish of Littleover in the Rural District of Shardlow. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Derby wards of Alvaston, Arboretum, Babington, Chellaston, Litchurch, Littleover, Normanton, Osmaston, and Peartree. 1983–1997: The City of Derby wards of Alvaston, Babington, Blagreaves, Kingsway, Litchurch, Littleover, Normanton, Osmaston, and Sinfin.
1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Fallings Park, Heath Town, Low Hill, Oxley, Wednesfield North, and Wednesfield South. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Eastfield, Low Hill, Oxley, Wednesfield Heath, Wednesfield North, and Wednesfield South. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Dunstall, Heath Town, Low Hill, St James', St Mary's, and St Peter's. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of Bushbury, Dunstall, Heath Town, Low Hill, Park, St James', St Mary's, and St Peter's.
Landican, Prenton and Thingwall were absorbed into Birkenhead County Borough in 1928. Wirral Rural District was abolished on 1 April 1933 under a County Review Order, with the remaining civil parishes being split between Bebington Urban District, Birkenhead County Borough, Ellesmere Port Urban District, Hoylake Urban District, Neston Urban District, Wallasey County Borough and the new Wirral Urban District. As of the area of the former rural district is divided between the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside and the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire.
Ward boundaries were altered, and the county borough was divided into ten wards, each electing one alderman and three councillors. The former area of Pemberton Urban District was annexed to the County Borough of Wigan in 1904, adding four extra wards to the borough. In 1974 the County Borough of Wigan was abolished and its former area became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. In April 2011, the borough along with the entirety of the county of Greater Manchester became one of 10 constituent councils of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Wards of Cardiff, 1890 In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, South remained as one of the ten new electoral wards created in the county borough. A by-election, took place on 23 September 1889 in the South ward to replace Mr J. A. le Boulanger, who had died. The by-election was only five weeks before the first full council election of the new county borough. John Jenkins, president of Cardiff Trades Council was put up as a Liberal-Labour candidate, against the Conservative contender, James Tucker.
Blackwood is currently represented on Caerphilly County Borough Council by three Independent councillors: Kevin Etheridge, Andrew Farina-Childs and Nigel Dix.
Landore was one of the ten wards created to Swansea County Borough Council, electing two representatives in the November 1889 elections.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Walsall wards of Bridge, Caldmore, Paddock, Palfrey, and Pleck, and the Urban District of Aldridge.
In 1987, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council took responsibility for the site, stabilised the remains, and opened it to the public.
The ward elects one councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It is currently represented by the Welsh Labour Party.
Cefn Mably House () is a mansion situated in Cefn Mably, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building.
1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Everton. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton and Netherfield.
Percy Jones, an alderman and former major of Newport County Borough had been a council member in Newport for 20 years.
Wyllie is a small village south of Blackwood in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Wales.
Rugby union, netball, bowlsLlanbradach bowls: LlanbradachBowls.com website. and hockey are other popular sports in the Llanbradach locality.Caerphilly County Borough Council Homepage.
Bradford was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1847, covering the parishes of Bradford, Horton and Manningham. It became a county borough with the passing of the Local Government Act 1888. The county borough was granted city status by Letters Patent in 1897. Bradford was expanded in 1882 to include Allerton, Bolton and Undercliffe, Bowling, Heaton, Thornbury and Tyersall.
The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London reviewed the local government arrangements of the Greater London Conurbation and in 1965 the county borough, and the County Borough of East Ham, were abolished and their former area was amalgamated with small parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in Greater London.
Map of Wales with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough highlighted This is a list of public art in Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales and includes works located in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
Cigarette card, showing Dewebury coat of arms, before 1914 The coat of arms of Dewsbury was the official symbol of the county borough of Dewsbury in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The county borough was abolished in 1974 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and replaced by Kirklees Metropolitan Council and West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Brightside. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside and Burngreave. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, and Southey Green. 1983–2010: The City of Sheffield wards of Brightside, Firth Park, Nether Shire, Owlerton, and Southey Green.
Prior to 1890 the Splott area was covered by the East ward of Cardiff. In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, Splott was the name of one of the ten new electoral wards created in the county borough. Each of the three councillors took turns to stand for re-election, on a three-yearly cycle.
Talbot Green is also an electoral ward within the Llantrisant community, bounded to the east by the A4119 road. It elects a county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Between 1999 and 2017 representation was by Independent councillorsRhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Hall Green, Moseley and King's Heath, Sparkbrook, and Springfield. 1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Brandwood, and Hall Green. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Brandwood, Hall Green, and Springfield.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Lincoln, and the Urban District of Bracebridge. 1950–1974: The County Borough of Lincoln. 1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–1997: The City of Lincoln, and the District of North Kesteven wards of Bracebridge Heath, North Hykeham Central, North Hykeham North, North Hykeham South, Skellingthorpe, and Waddington West.
Location of the Betws-y-Coed ward within Conwy County Borough Betws-y-Coed is the name of an electoral ward in the southwest of Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers its namesake community of Betws-y-Coed, as well as the neighbouring communities of Dolwyddelan and Capel Curig.Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
The electoral ward of Cwm Clydach is coterminous with the boundaries of the community. It elects a county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. With the exception of 1999-2004 (when it was represented by Plaid Cymru) it has been represented by the Labour Party.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
Bradford was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1847, covering the parishes of Bradford, Horton and Manningham. It became a county borough with the passing of the Local Government Act 1888. The county borough was granted city status by Letters Patent in 1897. Bradford was expanded in 1882 to include Allerton, Bolton, Bowling, Heaton, Thornbury and Tyersall.
2 of the Act each council formed for a county is allocated the respective English and Welsh descriptions of "County Council" or "Cyngor Sir", each council formed for a County Borough is allocated the respective descriptions of "County Borough Council" or "Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol"; in all cases the shorter alternative forms "Council" or "Cyngor" can be used.
Location of Gele ward within Conwy County Borough Gele is the name of one of the electoral wards in the town and community of Abergele, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers the southern part of the town and a more rural area to the southeast including the settlement of St George.Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
An electoral ward of Aberaman North pre-existed the community. The ward elects two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 the ward has consistently elected Welsh Labour councillors. Cllr Linda De Vet has represented the ward since 2004,Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
An electoral ward of Mountain Ash East pre-existed the community. The ward elects one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 the ward has been represented on the council by Plaid Cymru councillor, Pauline Jarman,Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
Part went to the county borough of York, with the rest becoming part of the Tadcaster Rural District in the West Riding.
Viaduct Maesycwmmer () is a village and community in the centre of Caerphilly County Borough in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
The constituency boundaries are analogous to those of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The main towns are Ebbw Vale, Abertillery, Brynmawr and Tredegar.
Since 1995 for elections to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council: Bedlinog, Cyfarthfa, Dowlais, Gurnos, Merthyr Vale, Park, Penydarren, Plymouth, Town, Treharris, Vaynor.
Unparished area of Kingston upon Hull shown in the East Riding of Yorkshire The former Kingston upon Hull County Borough is unparished.
Resolven () is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is located in the Vale of Neath.
The competition is funded by the International Rugby Board and supported by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Conwy County Borough Council.
Aberbargoed Hospital () was a community hospital in Aberbargoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda () is a Welsh-medium secondary school located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, situated near Porth.
The Allegheny County borough of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, is named for his son, the lawyer, judge, and writer Henry Marie Brackenridge (1786–1871).
Hanmer Mere is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales, now in Wrexham county borough.
The County Borough of Stockport wards of Cale Green, Davenport, Heaviley, Hempshaw Lane, Portwood, St Mary's, St Thomas's, Shaw Heath, and Vernon.
The bill received Royal Assent on 13 August 1888 with Hanley listed among those places to be granted county borough status. The corporation of Hanley vacillated for several months as to how best to proceed, then in February 1889 opted for Hanley to take its county borough status, effectively killing both the county proposal and the county borough proposal. Why Hanley corporation made such a decision is not recorded, but it was reported in the Staffordshire Sentinel of 5 February 1901 that it was because Stoke Corporation insisted that the administrative centre of the new county be in Stoke, not Hanley, and this was something that Hanley could not agree too. The following year Longton Town Council proposed the formation of a county borough comprising Stoke, Fenton and Longton but the proposal came to nothing.
Penyrheol was an electoral ward to Mid Glamorgan County Council from 1989 to 1996, subsequently becoming a ward for Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Prior to 1 April 1974 the electoral wards to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council were Cyfarthfa, Dowlais, Park, Penydarren, Plymouth, Town and Treharris.
"Swansea Castle 'Shocking'", The Times, 9 July 1957, p. 6. In 1958 he was made a Freeman of the County Borough of Swansea.
1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Toxteth. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Brunswick, Dingle, and Prince's Park.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Blackburn wards of St John's, St Mary's, St Matthew's, St Michael's, St Stephen's, St Thomas's, and Trinity.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Blackburn wards of Park, St Andrew's, St Luke's, St Mark's, St Paul's, St Peter's, and St Silas's.
Poor law unions were abolished by the Local Government Act 1929, which transferred responsibility for public assistance to county and county borough councils.
He also works in education within Torfaen and Caerphilly County Borough Councils, working with children with special needs, especially children with sight problems.
County Borough of Waterford (Extension of Boundary) Provisional Order, 1955, confirmed by section 3 of the Local Government Provisional Orders Confirmation Act, 1955.
The county borough, along with the County Borough of West Ham, was abolished and became part of the London Borough of Newham in 1965 when Greater London was created. Although the County Borough was administratively independent from Essex, it did form part of the county, and so like the other Essex authorities incorporated into Greater London, the majority of its public records up to 1965 are held in the Essex County Record Office in Chelmsford. Discussions are continuing between county and London Borough archivists which may lead to the return of records to their originating districts.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Reading wards of Church, East, Katesgrove, Minster, Redlands, and West. It was then abolished and absorbed into the re-established Borough Constituency of Reading, with the exception of the East ward, which was transferred to Wokingham. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Reading wards of Christchurch, Park, Redlands, and Whitley, and in the Rural District of Wokingham the parishes of Arborfield and Newland, Barkham, Earley, Finchampstead, Shinfield, Sonning, Swallowfield, Winnersh, and Woodley and Sandford. The Park ward of the County Borough of Reading was transferred from Wokingham, along with western parts of the Rural District thereof.
Boundaries of Derby North from 1983 to 2010 1950–1955: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch, and the parish of Chaddesden in the Rural District of Shardlow. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Friar Gate, Mickleover, and Spondon. 1983–2010: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Mackworth, and Spondon.
At the time, Croydon was the only county borough with a population in excess of 200,000 not to be a city.Claim for city status, The Times, 1 March 1954 In 1965 the county borough was abolished and its former area transferred to Greater London to be combined with that of Coulsdon and Purley Urban District to form the London Borough of Croydon.
In 1915 the borough gained independence from county administration as a county borough, against the objections of Essex County Council.New London County Borough, The Times, March 13, 1914 The size of the borough council was increased to ten alderman and thirty councillors in 1920, representing ten wards: Castle, Central, Greatfield, Kensington, Little Ilford, Manor Park, Plashet, South, Wall End and Woodgrange.
The 2004 Bridgend County Borough Council election was held on Thursday 10 June 2004 to Bridgend County Borough Council, Wales. It took place on the same day as other council elections in Wales and England. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. The election resulted in the Labour Party losing control of the council.
The Ystrad electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Ystrad community and elects two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. From 1995 to 2004 it was represented by Plaid Cymru. Between 2004 and 2017 it was represented by the Labour PartyRhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
1885–1918: The Borough of Nottingham wards of Broxtowe, Forest, St Albans, Sherwood, and Wollaton. 1918–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Broxtowe, St Albans, and Wollaton. The constituency was renamed Nottingham North West from 1950 to 1955, but its boundaries remained unchanged. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Broxtowe, Robin Hood, and Wollaton.
The Pierhead Building 1889: Cardiff became a county borough, Cardiff County Borough Council was independent of the new Glamorgan County Council. 1893: Ivor Novello was born in Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff. 1894: Cardiff Masonic Hall Company Ltd was established after purchasing the thirty-year-old Methodist chapel at Guildford Street. 1895: The first Welsh Grand National hunt race was run at Ely Racecourse.
The Pentre electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Pentre community and elects two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has been by the Labour Party or Plaid Cymru, with two Plaid Cymru councillors since the May 2012 election.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
The Gilfach Goch electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Gilfach Goch community and elects a county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 the ward has been represented by Aurfron Roberts, who has stood for the Labour Party since 1999.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood, and Selly Oak. 1983–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Balsall Heath, Moseley and King's Heath, and Selly Oak.
1945–1950: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Alexandra, Bank Hey, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Foxhall, Layton, Talbot, Tyldesley, and Warbreck. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Bank Hey, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Foxhall, Layton, Talbot, and Warbreck. 1983–1997: The Borough of Blackpool wards of Anchorsholme, Bispham, Brunswick, Claremont, Greenlands, Ingthorpe, Layton, Norbreck, Park, Talbot, and Warbreck.
Bootle in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1885–1918: The Boroughs of Bootle-cum-Linacre and Liverpool, the parishes of Childwall, Fazakerley, Walton-on-the-Hill, and Wavertree, and parts of the parishes of Toxteth Park and West Derby. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bootle. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bootle, and the Urban District of Litherland. 1955–1974: As 1918.
Location of Crwst ward in Conwy County Borough Crwst is an electoral wards of town of Llanrwst, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It cover the southern part of the town, with its western border defined by the River Conwy and its northern border (dividing it from Llanrwst's Gower ward) defined by the Nant y Fedwen.Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
Penprysg Road, Penprysg Penprysg is a residential area of the town of Pencoed in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward, which extends to the north of Pencoed. Penprysg is a community ward to Pencoed Town Council. The Penprysg county electoral ward, since 1999, has been represented by one county councillor on Bridgend County Borough Council.
Salford West in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of St Thomas's and Seedley, and part of Regent ward. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Hope, St Paul's, St Thomas's, and Seedley. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Salford wards of Charlestown, Claremont, Docks, Langworthy, St Paul's, St Thomas's, Seedley, and Weaste.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Southend-on-Sea wards of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh, Milton, Prittlewell, St Clements, Victoria, and Westborough. Formed primarily from western parts of the abolished Parliamentary Borough of Southend-on-Sea. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Southend-on-Sea wards of Blenheim, Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh, Prittlewell, St Clement's, Southbourne, and Westborough. Realignment of boundary with Southend East.
The Trealaw electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Trealaw community and elects one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has mainly flipped between the Labour Party and Plaid Cymru. Since the May 2012 election it has been represented by Labour's Joy Rosser.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
Brynna is also the name of an electoral ward to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It forms the western half of the Llanharan community (bordered to the west by Bridgend County Borough) and includes Brynna village, Bryncae and Llanilid. The ward elects a county councillor. Brynna is also a community ward for Llanharan Community Council, electing six of the fourteen community councillors.
The Treorchy electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Treorchy community and elects three county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has been by either the Labour Party or Plaid Cymru. Since 2008 the ward has had three Plaid Cymru representatives.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
Chester was a rural district of Cheshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was located near the city and county borough of Chester but did not include it. The district saw various boundary changes throughout its life. It included the small civil parish of Chester Castle, an exclave of the rural district within the boundaries of the county borough of Chester.
Morfa is an electoral ward in the town of Bridgend, Wales. The ward elects councillors to Bridgend Town Council and Bridgend County Borough Council.
Bury and Radcliffe in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 The County Borough of Bury, the Borough of Radcliffe, and the Urban District of Tottington.
In 2017 he was elected to Bridgend County Borough Council. In January 2018 appointed as Chair of the Brynawel Rehab Board of Trustees UK.
Town is the name of a local government community and electoral ward in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales.
1974–1983: The County Borough of West Bromwich wards of Greets Green, Hill Top, Horseley Heath, Lyng, Market, Tibbington, Tipton Green, and Wood Green.
Llynfi Road is a rugby stadium in Maesteg in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is the home of Maesteg RFC and South Wales Scorpions.
Road improvements mean the county borough is increasingly a commuter location and has shown some of the highest house price growth in the UK.
Blaenavon is a community represented by Blaenavon Town Council and electoral ward of Torfaen County Borough Council. Blaenavon is twinned with Coutras in France.
Sydallt is a village in Gwersyllt community, Wrexham county borough, north Wales. It had a population of 422 as of the 2011 UK census.
Caerphilly County Borough Council search facility. Llanbradach was used in 2011 as the filming site for Sky1's "Stella" for the funeral home scenes.
From 1974 until 1996, it was administered as part of Clwyd. From 1996, it has been administered as part of the County Borough of Wrexham.
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr () is a community hospital at Ystrad Mynach in Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is managed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
He was a Justice of the Peace for County Durham. He was a Justice of the Peace for the County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The largest town is Barry. Other towns include Ogmore- by-Sea, Penarth, Llantwit Major, Southerndown and Cowbridge. There are many villages in the county borough.
Bryn y Neuadd Hospital () is a mental health facility in Llanfairfechan, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Since Clywd was itself abolished in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the area has been administered as part of Wrexham County Borough.
Pyle is the name of the electoral ward which is coterminous with the community. The ward elects three county councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council.
Newbridge () is a town and community in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales. It lies within the historic boundaries of the county of Monmouthshire.
The Llwyn-y-pia electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Llwynypia community and elects one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has mainly been by the Labour Party but the ward had a Plaid Cymru councillor from 1999–2004.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
The Penygraig community is coterminous with the electoral ward of Pen-y-craig which elects two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has mainly been either by the Labour Party or Plaid Cymru. Between 2004 and 2017 both councillors were from the Labour Party,Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
Rhymney (; ) is a town and a community in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. With the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tredegar, Rhymney is designated as the 'Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local Unitary Authority, Caerphilly County Borough Council. As a community, Rhymney includes the town of Rhymney, Pontlottyn, Abertysswg, Butetown and Twyncarno.
The constituency comprises the electoral wards of Bonymaen, Cwmbwrla, Brynhyfryd, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Mynydd-Bach, Penderry and St. Thomas. It has been a Labour seat since 1922. 1918–1949: The County Borough of Swansea wards of East, Landore, Morriston, and St John's. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Alexandra, Castle, Clase, Kilvey, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Penderry, St John's, and St Thomas.
Liverpool Walton in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fazakerley, Walton, and Warbreck. 1950–1955: As above plus the civil parish of Aintree in the Rural District of West Lancashire. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of County, Fazakerley, Pirrie, and Warbreck. 1983–2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, County, Fazakerley, Melrose, and Warbreck.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Tynemouth. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Tynemouth, and the Urban District of Whitley Bay. 1983–1997: The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton, North Shields, Riverside, St Mary's, Seatonville, Tynemouth, and Whitley Bay. 1997–2010: The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton, North Shields, St Mary's, Seatonville, Tynemouth, and Whitley Bay.
Six of these seats are held by the Liberal Democrats, four by the Conservatives and one by Labour. The city became a county corporate in 1461, and later a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888. In 1974 it lost its status as the smallest county borough in England, after the Local Government Act 1972, and came under the control of Kent County Council.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Great Horton, Heaton, and Manningham. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Great Horton, Heaton, Manningham, and Thornton. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Heaton, Little Horton, Manningham, Thornton, and University. 1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Clayton, Heaton, Little Horton, Thornton, Toller, and University.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds ward of East, and parts of the wards of Central, North, and North East. 1955–1974: The former County Borough of Leeds wards of Burmantofts, Crossgates, Halton, Harehills, and Osmondthorpe. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Gipton, Halton, Osmondthorpe, Seacroft, and Whinmoor. 1983–2010: The City of Leeds wards of Burmantofts, Halton, Harehills, and Seacroft.
The Cardiff district () was one of the two local government districts of South Glamorgan in Wales from 1974 to 1996. The district comprised the area of the former county borough of Cardiff and several surrounding parishes. Letters patent continuing the city status of the county borough were granted on 1 April 1974. The district was therefore styled the City of Cardiff, governed by Cardiff City Council.
The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London reviewed the local government arrangements of the Greater London Conurbation and in 1965, under the terms of the London Government Act 1963, the county borough, and the County Borough of East Ham, were abolished and their former area was amalgamated with small parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in Greater London.
Wrexham Museum and Archives A.N. Palmer Centre for Local Studies and Archives holds the archives for the town of Wrexham. The archives are held at Regent Street, Wrexham, and run by Wrexham County Borough Council. The centre is named after local Wrexham historian Alfred Neobard Palmer. Wrexham's former police station on Regent Street, originally the barracks for the Royal Denbighshire Militia, also houses Wrexham County Borough Museum.
In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, Riverside was the name of one of the ten new electoral wards created in the county borough. It was briefly known as "Canton South", having been split from the existing Canton ward, which had been growing rapidly. Each of the three councillors took turns to stand for re-election, on a three-yearly cycle.
Map of Wales with Conwy highlighted This is a list of public art in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Conwy County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is a unitary authority area in North Wales and includes the town of Conwy. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
Penrhiwceiber is also the name of the electoral ward which is coterminous with the community. The ward elects two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. The ward has been represented since 1995 by both Labour Party and Plaid Cymru councillors, though both councillors were from Labour between 2004 and 2017.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
In 1889, because the population was high enough, it was made a county borough, exempt from county administration. In 1965 the County Borough of Croydon was abolished and the area was transferred to Greater London and combined with the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District to form the London Borough of Croydon. In recent decades, the borough has on several occasions sought city status. (This would be a purely honorific change of title, making no practical difference to the borough's governance.) A draft petition was submitted by the County Borough to the Home Office in 1951, a more formal petition in 1954, and two more applications in 1955 and 1958.
The brigade was formed in 1974 when the unitary county of West Yorkshire was created and was an amalgamation of smaller brigades across the county. These included the West Riding County Fire Service, Bradford City Fire Brigade, Dewsbury County Borough Fire Brigade, Halifax County Borough Fire Brigade, Huddersfield County Borough Fire, Leeds City Fire Brigade and Wakefield City Fire Brigade. At its inception, the WYF&RS; had 52 stations across the five districts. The service's headquarters is at Oakroyd Hall in Birkenshaw; the hall is a grade II listed building that has housed the headquarters since 1964 when it was the hq for the West Riding Fire Service (WRFS).
Walsall Council, formerly Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council was created in 1974 to administer the newly formed Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is based on an amalgamation of two former local government districts, Walsall County Borough and Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District. Both areas had previously seen major changes in 1966, with Walsall County Borough being expanded to cover areas formerly administered by the Municipal Boroughs of Bilston and Wednesbury, as well as the Urban Districts of Coseley, Darlaston, Willenhall and Wednesfield. However, in all cases only parts of those areas were transferred into the County Borough, with other areas being moved into different authorities.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Norwich wards of Ber Street, Conesford, Earlham, Eaton, Lakenham, Nelson, St Stephen, and Town Close. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Norwich wards of Bowthorpe, Earlham, Eaton, Lakenham, Nelson, St Stephen, Town Close, and University. Further to the Second Periodic Review of Parliamentary Constituencies a redistribution of seats was enacted in 1970. However, in the case of the two Norwich constituencies, this was superseded before the February 1974 general election by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Norwich) Order 1973 which followed on from a revision of the County Borough of Norwich wards in 1971, resulting in a realignment of the boundary with Norwich North.
Administrative map of the County of Glamorgan in 1947, with an older Merthyr Tydfil County Borough boundary. Following the industrial revolution and growth, initially from the iron and steel industry, in Dowlais, Cyfarthfa, Penydarren and Plymouth, and then later from the coal-mining industry in Aberfan, Treharris and Bedlinog the area was originally granted county borough status in 1908, despite protests from the southern part of the borough, where it was claimed that links were stronger with Pontypridd.Davies (2008), p.173 In 1935, a Royal Commission argued that Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, then heavily burdened by the cost of maintaining many unemployed people, should be abolished and merged with Glamorgan.
Halghton is a small dispersed settlement and former civil parish in the east of Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is part of the community of Hanmer.
In 1996 most of Ogwr became part of Bridgend County Borough, with the Vale of Glamorgan taking the communities of Wick, St Brides Major and Ewenny.
Machen railway station was an interchange junction in Caerphilly County Borough, South Wales. It was large and substantial compared with many other stations in the vicinity.
In 1904 the urban district was abolished with its territory transferred to the borough and local government County Borough of Wigan.Vision of Britain - Pemberton CPExt.and appl.
Contemporary engraving of the colliery entrance in 1892 Parc Slip Colliery was a coal mine near situated at Aberkenfig, near Tondu in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
This is a categorised list of places in Conwy County Borough, north Wales. See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas.
The County Borough of Preston wards of Ashton, Avenham, Christ Church, Maudland, St John's, St Peter's, and Trinity, and the Urban District of Walton-le-Dale.
Coedpoeth United Football Club are a football club based in Coedpoeth, Wrexham County Borough. They currently play in the North East Wales Football League Premier Division.
Pontypool ( ) is a town that is home to approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales.
Football Club Cefn is a Welsh football club based in Cefn Mawr, Wrexham County Borough, currently playing in the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division.
W.H. Cocker, son of Dr John Cocker, and therefore grandson of Henry Banks, was its first mayor. The town would become a county borough in 1904.
The district has partnerships with the French city of Cachan, the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff in Wales, and the District of Września in Poland.
This is a list of churches in the Wrexham County Borough area of North Wales. This list extends some distance from the town of Wrexham itself.
Cefn Mably is a district located approximately 6 miles north of Cardiff city centre and 5 miles south-east of Caerphilly within the Caerphilly County Borough.
Map of Bridgend County Borough within Wales This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Bridgend Area of Search (AoS).
It had around 900 boys and girls in the 1960s, administered by the County Borough of Grimsby Education Committee. It had grammar, technical, commercial and modern streams.
Nantymoel is the name of an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council. Prior to 1996, Nantymoel was a ward to Ogwr Borough Council, electing one councillor.
It remained an independent urban district until 1966, when it was merged into the Dudley County Borough under the advice of the Local Government Commission for England.
The annual election to Swansea County Borough Council took place in November 1890. It was followed by the 1891 election. Only three of the wards were contested.
Mersley Park, also known as Marsley Park and later as Holt Parks, was a medieval park in the township of Allington, now in the Wrexham County Borough.
Coed Eva () is a suburb of Cwmbran in Torfaen County Borough, Wales. It lies in the preserved county of Gwent and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
1950–1974: The County Borough of West Ham wards of Beckton Road, Bemersyde, Canning Town and Grange, Custom House and Silvertown, Hudsons, Ordnance, Plaistow, and Tidal Basin.
1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Toxteth. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Granby, Sefton Park East, and Sefton Park West.
Horsley Lodge, a surviving estate building Horsley Hall was a Jacobethan-style house with formal gardens, near to Gresford, Wrexham County Borough, that was destroyed in 1963.
The ward of St Brides Major lies to the west, Cowbridge to the east and Llantwit Major to the south. To the north is Bridgend County Borough.
Newcastle is also a county ward to Bridgend County Borough Council, electing two county councillors. Prior to 1996, Newcastle was a ward to Mid Glamorgan County Council and Ogwr Borough Council. A review of the electoral wards of the county borough was launched in January 2019, including the proposal that the Newcastle ward and the neighbouring Morfa ward be merged to form a new three-councillor ward of Bridgend Central.
Wallasey became a County Borough in 1913, and its town hall opened in 1916. The borough boundaries expanded to include Moreton and Saughall Massie in 1928. The County Borough of Wallasey was incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral on 1 April 1974. The town is contained in the parliamentary constituency of Wallasey, which has been held since the 1992 general election by Angela Eagle of the Labour Party.
The County Borough of Warrington was, from 1900 to 1974, a local government district centred on Warrington in Lancashire, northwest England. It was alternatively known as Warrington County Borough and the County of Warrington. The district was created in 1900 and was based upon the earlier Municipal Borough of Warrington, which had, in turn, been based on the older ancient borough of Warrington. This had received its charter in 1847.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Byker, St Anthony's, St Lawrence, and Walker. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Dene, Heaton, St Lawrence, Walker, and Walkergate. 1983–1997: The City of Newcastle wards of Byker, Dene, Heaton, Monkchester, Sandyford, Walker, and Walkergate. 2010–present: The City of Newcastle wards of Byker, Dene, North Heaton, North Jesmond, Ouseburn, South Heaton, South Jesmond, Walker, and Walkergate.
City Hall Cardiff electoral wards in 1890 Cardiff had an elected town council from 1836. In 1889 Cardiff became a county borough, represented by 40 elected councillors and aldermen on Cardiff County Borough Council (commonly referred to as Cardiff City Council after the town gained city status in 1905). Representation increased to 52 after 1922. Between 1974 and 1996 the council became a second tier district council of South Glamorgan.
Hull was made a county corporate in 1440, sometimes called Hullshire. All English counties had a sheriff as the head of local justice; as local government evolved the position of High Sheriff became increasingly ceremonial. The Local Government Act 1888 redesignated the county corporate of Hull a county borough which retained its civic officers. The Local Government Act 1972 abolished the county borough and officers from April 1974.
Cardiff had become a county borough on 1 April 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888. With its municipal year running from November, the November 1889 elections were the first all-Cardiff elections in the town since becoming a county borough. Not all council seats were up for election, because councillors stood down for election in rotation. The next all-Cardiff election took place on 1 November 1890.
Mynydd Meio is a 322-metre-high hill in the county borough of Caerphilly in South Wales. Parts of its western slopes fall within Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough. Its eastern slopes drop away to Cwm yr Aber between Caerphilly and Abertridwr and its western slopes to the valley of the Taf. The high point is just over 200 m north of the trig point which sits at above sea-level.
Location of the Llandrillo-yn-Rhos ward within Conwy County Borough Llandrillo yn Rhos is the name of an electoral ward in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Its boundaries are coterminous with those of the community of Rhos-on-Sea (), on the North Wales coast, with the Mochdre and Rhiw wards to the south, Penrhyn ward to the west and Liverpool Bay to the northeast.Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Ely, Grangetown, Llandaff, and Riverside. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Ely, Llandaff, Plasmawr, and Riverside. 1983–2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Caerau, Canton, Ely, Fairwater, Llandaff, Radyr and St Fagans, and Riverside. 2010–present: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Caerau, Canton, Creigiau and St Fagans, Ely, Fairwater, Llandaff, Pentyrch, Radyr, and Riverside.
URL accessed 22 November 2007. and in 1894 it became part of the Bolton Rural District, which was dissolved in 1898.A vision of Bolton Rural District (Vision of Britain). URL accessed 22 November 2007. Under the Bolton, Turton and Westhoughton Extension Act of 1898, Lostock ceased to be a civil parish and became part of the County Borough of Bolton.Bolton County Borough (boltonmuseums.org.uk). URL accessed 22 November 2007.
In 1898, Lostock became part of the Deane-cum-Lostock Ward of the County Borough of Bolton. The ward's boundaries were used as a framework in censuses to enumerate the total population in that area of the county borough. No census took place in 1941 because of the Second World War. In 1974, Lostock became part of the Deane-cum-Heaton Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Dene, Heaton, Jesmond, St Andrew's, and St Thomas. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Arthur's Hill, Elswick, Jesmond, Sandyford, and Westgate. 1983–2010: The City of Newcastle wards of Castle, Denton, Fawdon, Grange, Lemington, Newburn, Westerhope, and Woolsington. 2010–present: The City of Newcastle wards of Castle, Denton, East Gosforth, Fawdon, Lemington, Newburn, Parklands, Westerhope, and Woolsington.
Before 1918 the County Borough of Bournemouth formed part of the then parliamentary borough of Christchurch. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 Bournemouth gained its own constituency, with the same boundaries as the then county borough. The seat was bordered to the west by the constituency of Dorset East, while to the north was New Forest and Christchurch. The rest of the constituency bordered the English Channel.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Leicester wards of Belgrave, Latimer, Spinney Hill, and West Humberstone. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Leicester wards of Belgrave, Charnwood, Evington, Humberstone, and Latimer. 1983–2010: The City of Leicester wards of Belgrave, Charnwood, Coleman, Evington, Humberstone, Latimer, Rushey Mead, Thurncourt, and West Humberstone. 2010–present: The City of Leicester wards of Belgrave, Charnwood, Coleman, Evington, Humberstone & Hamilton, Latimer, Rushey Mead, and Thurncourt.
The coat of arms of Barrow-in-Furness is the official symbol of Barrow Borough Council, the governing body of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, England. The arms were officially granted on 13 December 1867 to the County Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. Upon the amalgamation of the County Borough and adjacent Dalton-in-Furness Urban District on 16 April 1975 the arms were adopted by the Barrow Borough Council.
Location of Conwy ward within Conwy County Borough Conwy is the name of one of the electoral wards in the town and community of Conwy, Conwy County Borough, Wales. The ward covers the community to the west of the River Conwy and is one of four county wards included within the boundaries of the community. The wards of Deganwy, Marl and Pensarn lie east of the river.Election maps, Ordnance Survey.
The parishes had been part of the rural districts of Aled and Hiraethog. The district was abolished in 1996, with its area passing to Aberconwy and Colwyn, shortly afterwards renamed Conwy County Borough. However, some council services were still split into Aberconwy and Colwyn districts such as the registration of births, deaths and marriages. From 11 June 2007, there has been one Registration District encompassing the whole County Borough.
The parliamentary borough was defined as consisting of the County Borough of Brighton and the Municipal Borough of Hove. The constituency was enlarged to include Aldrington which lay with Hove's borough boundaries. Under the Representation of the People Act 1948 the remaining multi-member constituencies were abolished and replaced with single-member ones from the 1950 election. The County Borough of Brighton was divided into Brighton Kemptown and Brighton Pavilion.
The Ferndale electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Ferndale community and elects two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has mainly been by the Labour Party but the ward had a Plaid Cymru from 1999-2004 and an Independent councillor from 2012-17.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
Historically, Nelson lies within the county of Glamorgan, although boundary changes in 2003 merged the whole of Caerphilly County Borough with the preserved county of Gwent. The boundary with the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil runs along the northern edge of the village, while the border with Rhondda Cynon Taf passes a mile to the west. The hamlets of Llancaiach and Llanfabon lie to the north and south of Nelson respectively.
An electoral ward of Aberdare East exists electing two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council since 1995. Since 1995 the ward has consistently elected Welsh Labour councillors. Cllr Mike Forey has represented the ward on the new county council since 1995, while fellow councillor Steve Bradwick has represented the ward since 2008.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
Skewen () is a village within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in Wales. The village is served by Skewen railway station. Skewen supports its own rugby club.
Foryd railway station (later known as Kinmel Bay Halt) was a railway station built to serve Kinmel Bay, then in Flintshire but now in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
The Nantgarw dances take their name from the village of Nantgarw in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf where they are said to have first been performed.
The first full elections to Cardiff County Borough Council were to take place in November 1889. The election saw the Liberals gain an extra two seats in Cardiff.
Map of North West Wales North West Wales () is a region of Wales corresponding to Conwy County Borough () and the counties of Gwynedd and the Isle of Anglesey ().
The region is governed by Bridgend County Borough Council, a Principal council. It is currently in the control of the Labour party with 39 seats out of 54.
The latter two council areas were not incorporated into a county borough, as part of the eventual West Midlands Order 1965. Halesowen was proposed to be included within an enlarged Smethwick County Borough, but a successful campaign entitled "Hands off Halesowen" orchestrated by a non-partisan group called the "Halesowen Independence Committee" helped stop the plans.Black Country Bugle Hands off Halesowen – Town's 1960 Campaign For Independence – Retrieved 13 August 2014 Meanwhile, the second report into the West Midland General Review area was also delivered in July 1961 and a proposal for Worcester to lose its county borough statusThe British Medical Journal – Vol. 1, No. 5242, 24 June 1961 "Local Government Commission's Reports on West Midlands" was not implemented.
In 1920, the Pemberton parish was abolished and its former area was used to enlarge the Wigan parish, making the areas of the parish and county borough identical.Vision of Britain - Wigan CP (historic map ) As part of the terms of any county borough in England, it was decided that to let the then Lancashire County Council have authority over Wigan would be impractical due to its large size, population and industry, and so the district was independent from the administrative county of Lancashire it would otherwise have been part of. The County Borough of Wigan was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its territory transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan.
Eventually Pokesdown became more and more influenced by the phenomenal expansion of Bournemouth, so that ultimately in 1901 the district became incorporated into the then newly formed County Borough.
Pen y Dre is an 11-16 mixed-sex comprehensive school situated in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales in the UK. Pen y Dre is on the Gurnos Estate.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Deritend, Saltley, and Small Heath. Deritend ward was formerly part of Birmingham Sparkbrook. Duddeston ward was transferred to Birmingham Ladywood.
The county borough of Belfast was created when it was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888, and the city continues to straddle County Antrim and County Down.
Canovium was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its site is located at Caerhun in the Conwy valley, in the county borough of Conwy, in North Wales.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Solihull. 1983–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull wards of Elmdon, Lyndon, Olton, St Alphege, Shirley East, Shirley South, Shirley West, and Silhill.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Exeter. 1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–2010: The City of Exeter.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Coventry wards of Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands. 1983–1997: The City of Coventry wards of Earlsdon, Wainbody, Westwood, Whoberley, and Woodlands.
There is only one civil parish in the metropolitan borough, Ringway, which was added in 1974. The entire area of the pre-1974 county borough is an unparished area.
St Crallo's Church, often referred to historically as The Cathedral of the Vale of Glamorgan, is a Grade I listed church in Coychurch Lower, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales.
Gwynedd Council still appoints nine of the eighteen members of the Snowdonia National Park Authority; Conwy County Borough Council appoints three; and the Welsh Government appoints the remaining six.
Wales has a uniform system of 22 unitary authorities, variously styled as county, county borough, city or city and county local authorities. There are also communities, equivalent to parishes.
235-48 accessed 5 May 2007. but it was not acted upon. On five occasions Ilford Corporation unsuccessfully promoted private bills in parliament to attain county borough status and become independent of Essex County Council. The final attempt was in 1954, when the borough had a population of approximately 184,000,Fifth attempt to raise status, The Times, 9 June 1954 larger than neighbouring East Ham and the second largest non- county borough in England.
Gained southernmost parts of Chelmsford Division of Essex, including Billericay. Area between River Crouch and River Blackwater (Dengie peninsular), including Burnham-on-Crouch, transferred to Maldon and westernmost area, including Rainham, transferred to Romford. Parts comprising Southend-on-Sea County Borough created as a separate Parliamentary Borough. 1945–1950: The Urban Districts of Benfleet, Billericay, Canvey Island, and Rayleigh, the Rural District of Rochford, and part of the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea.
The castle and crown were in the county borough arms. The tree is included as a reference to the borough's name: the local name for the mountain ash being "Wiggin Tree". The supporters are a gold crowned lion from the county borough arms, and a sparrowhawk from the arms of the Atherton family, and found in the devices of Atherton Urban District council and the Borough of Leigh. The motto is Progress With Unity.
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the County Borough of East Ham, County Borough of West Ham, Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich and Municipal Borough of Barking. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Newham by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards.
Liverpool Garston in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Allerton, Childwall, Garston, Little Woolton, and Much Woolton. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Allerton, St Mary's, Speke, and Woolton. 1983–1997: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton. 1997–2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Grassendale, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton.
The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council. At the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Aaron Wynne for Plaid Cymru, beating the incumbent Independent, Edgar Parry, and the Welsh Liberal Democrats' Baroness Christine Humphreys. When elected in 2017, Councillor Wynne became Wales's youngest county councillor and Conwy County Borough Council's youngest ever elected member. Independent councillor, Edgar Parry, was elected at the May 2012 election, with 317 votes.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Mapperley, Portland, and St Albans, and the Urban District of Hucknall. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Forest, Mapperley, Portland, Radford, and St Albans. 1983–2010: The City of Nottingham wards of Aspley, Beechdale, Bestwood Park, Bilborough, Bulwell East, Bulwell West, Byron, Portland, and Strelley. 2010–present: The City of Nottingham wards of Aspley, Basford, Bestwood, Bilborough, Bulwell, and Bulwell Forest.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Newland, Park, and University. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Botanic, Newland, Paragon, Park, University, and West Central. 1983–2010: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Newland, Noddle Hill, Orchard Park, Stoneferry, and University. 2010–present: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Bransholme East, Bransholme West, Bricknell, Kings Park, Newland, Orchard Park and Greenwood, and University.
Middlesbrough became a county borough within the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1889. In 1968 the borough was merged with a number of others to form the County Borough of Teesside, which was absorbed in 1974 by the county of Cleveland. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough Borough Council became a unitary authority within the county of North Yorkshire. Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was chosen as Middlesbrough's motto in 1830.
Location of Gower ward within Conwy County Borough Gower Bridge over the Afon Conwy Gower is the name of one of the electoral wards of town of Llanrwst, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers the northern part of the town, with its western border defined by the River Conwy and its southern border (dividing it from Llanrwst's Crwst ward) defined by the Nant y Fedwen.Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
Bargoed () is a town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys. It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly. It straddles the ancient boundary of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, with Bargoed lying in Glamorgan and Aberbargoed in Monmouthshire. 'Greater Bargoed', as defined by the local authority Caerphilly County Borough Council, consists of the towns of Bargoed and Aberbargoed and the village of Gilfach.
Between 1923 and 1968, Billingham had its own urban district council which built, among other things, the Billingham Forum, Kennedy Gardens and Billingham Golf Club (the UK's first municipally-owned club). It was included into the County Borough of Teesside, in 1968. In 1974, Teesside County Borough was replaced by the County of Cleveland which had four districts, Hartlepool, Langbaurgh-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees. Billingham was then part of Stockton on Tees.
Darcy Lever was a township or civil parish in the ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred in the historic county of Lancashire and in 1837 became part of the Bolton Poor Law Union. In 1898 Darcy Lever was incorporated into the County Borough of Bolton following the Bolton, Turton, and Westhoughton Extension Act of 1898.Bolton Museums and Archive Service – Bolton County Borough . URL accessed 14 March 2011.
Cwmbach is also the name of an electoral ward with boundaries coterminous with the community. The Cwmbach ward has elected a county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council since 1995. It has been represented by the Labour Party for the whole of that period, with Councillor Jeffrey Elliott of the Labour and Co-operative parties being incumbent since 2012.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
In 1553 Queen Mary made Lichfield a county corporate, meaning it was administered separately from the rest of Staffordshire. It remained so until 1888. Handsworth and Perry Barr became part of the county borough of Birmingham in the early 20th century, and thus associated with Warwickshire. Burton, in the east of the county, became a county borough in 1901, and was followed by Smethwick, another town in the Black Country in 1907.
Constituencies throughout Great Britain were redrawn by the Representation of the People Act 1918. Wolverhampton's municipal boundaries had been enlarged and it had become a county borough in the period since 1885. The Wolverhampton West seat was redefined to reflect this, and was described as comprising nine wards of the county borough: Blakenhall, Dunstall, Graiseley, Merridale, Park, St. George's, St. John's, St. Mark's and St. Matthew's.Representation Of The People Act 1918, Ninth Schedule.
Wrexham ( ; ; ) is a large market town and the administrative centre of the Wrexham County Borough in North Wales, United Kingdom. Wrexham is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley alongside the neighbouring county of Cheshire. Historically part of Denbighshire, the town became part of Clwyd in 1974 and since 1996 has been the principal centre of Wrexham County Borough. Wrexham has historically been one of the primary settlements of Wales.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Cathays, Central, Gabalfa, Penylan, and Plasnewydd. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Cathays, Central, Penylan, and Plasnewydd. 1983–2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Gabalfa, Heath, Lisvane and St Mellons, Llandaff North, Llanishen, Rhiwbina, and Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. 2010–present: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Gabalfa, Heath, Lisvane, Llandaff North, Llanishen, Pontprennau and Old St Mellons, Rhiwbina, and Whitchurch and Tongwynlais.
The county borough of Wrexham is in north-east Wales, straddling the ancient border earthwork Offa's Dyke. There are 107 scheduled monuments in the county borough. The 29 Bronze Age and Iron Age sites are mainly found to the west of Offa's dyke, and are in the main burial mounds and hillforts on the uplands. To the east of the dyke are the majority of the 18 medieval sites, mainly domestic, defensive or ecclesiastical.
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local governing body for Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK. Since its creation in 1996 it has been controlled by the Labour Party.
Longton is one of the six towns which amalgamated to form the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent in 1910, along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Burslem and Stoke-upon-Trent.
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is on Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It Roman Catholic parish church of Colwyn Bay, part of the Diocese of Wrexham.
Pontygwaith (Welsh language: "Bridge of work" or "Bridge of the Ironworks") is a small village located in the Rhondda Fach valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Bolton East in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 The County Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradford, Church, Darcy Lever-cum-Breightmet, East, Great Lever, Hulton, North, and Tonge.
New Inn - () - is a village and community of approximately 3,000 households directly south east of Pontypool, within the County Borough of Torfaen in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
The Times, 15 August 1913 p7 Toulmin was knighted in 1911. He was also a Justice of the Peace for the County Borough of Preston (1897) and for Lancashire (1906).
CWGC Civilian Casualty record, West Hartlepool County Borough. During the Second World War, RAF Greatham (also known as RAF West Hartlepool) was located on the South British Steel Corporation Works.
The electoral ward of Aberavon electoral ward includes the communities of Baglan and Baglan Bay, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Baglan falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.
Fairwater is a community and suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, in south east Wales, and was built by the Cwmbran Development Corporation between 1963 and 1966.
Pontypridd High School () (formerly known as Coedylan Comprehensive) is an English-medium comprehensive school in the village of Cilfynydd near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Stormy Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest flanking the M4 motorway near Pyle in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. During World War Two, an aerodrome has been there.
Pyle railway station is a minor station in Pyle () in Bridgend county borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at Beach Road in Pyle, from London Paddington.
Further areas were added to the city, which was by then a county borough, in 1934 and 1951. The remaining part of the parish was eventually renamed Stanwix Rural in 1966.
677 On 1 April 1996, under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Clwyd County Council was broken up and replaced with the following authorities: Flintshire, Wrexham County Borough, Denbighshire and Conwy.
In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the County Borough of Bolton was abolished and its territory transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
Part of Dewsbury College is the former Wheelwright Grammar School for Boys. It had around 450 boys in the 1960s and was administered by the County Borough of Dewsbury Education Committee.
The new Stoke-on-Trent was a county borough from then until 1974. In addition, city status was granted to Stoke-on-Trent by King George V on 1 July 1925.
The County Borough became the Borough of Torbay under local government reorganisation in 1974. It was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1998 making it responsible for its own affairs.
This is a list of people to have served as Lord Lieutenant of the city of Londonderry (originally formally "County of the City of Londonderry", later the "County Borough of Londonderry").
At the final all-council election in 1991, 49 councillors were elected from 29 electoral wards. Ogwr Borough Council was largely replaced on 1 April 1996 by Bridgend County Borough Council.
Glyntaff is a small village to the south-east of Pontypridd, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales situated in the Treforest ward along with the village of Trefforest.
Rhosnesni High School, also known as Ysgol Rhosnesni High School, is a high school created in 2003 by Wrexham County Borough council as a part of their controversial "super schools" plan.
Port Talbot is home to a number of youth organisations. They are operated by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, the Ministry of Defence and a range of other charitable organisations.
Pontycymer is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in Bridgend County Borough, about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of Bridgend.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Reading. Boundaries extended to the south and west (gained from the Newbury and Wokingham Divisions of Berkshire), and to the north of the River Thames with the annexation of the Urban District of Caversham (part of the Henley Division of Oxfordshire) by Reading County Borough. For the 1950 general election, Reading was abolished as a single-member Parliamentary Borough and split between the two new Borough Constituencies of Reading North and Reading South. 1955–1974: For the 1955 general election, Reading was re-established as Borough Constituency, replacing Reading North and Reading South and comprising the County Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Battle, Castle, Caversham East, Caversham West, Church, Katesgrove, Minster, Redlands, Victoria, West.
The area consisted of the administrative county of North Riding of Yorkshire and those parts of the counties of Durham and Northumberland not part of the Tyneside special review area; and the county boroughs of Darlington, Middlesbrough, Sunderland and West Hartlepool. The Commission's proposals included the creation of a new County Borough of Teesside including Middlesbrough and other adjacent boroughs and urban districts, the merger of the county borough of West Hartlepool with the non-county borough of Hartlepool and part of Stockton Rural District, and the extension of the areas of Sunderland and Darlington county boroughs.Local Government Commission for England: report and proposals for the North Eastern general review area (report number 6) at BOPCRIS website The proposals were carried out in 1967.
Map of Wales with Blaenau Gwent highlighted This is a list of public art in Blaenau Gwent, a county borough in south Wales that borders Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. The area is governed by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
Under the Local Government Act 1888 Bury was constituted a county borough. This meant that it was independent of Lancashire County Council, exercising both the powers of a borough and county council. However, Bury remained in Lancashire for judicial and other purposes such as lieutenancy and shrievalty. The county borough was extended in 1911 when it gained the Warth area from Radcliffe Urban District and in 1933 when it absorbed much of the dissolved Bury Rural District.
Some of these towns were municipal boroughs, in which case the powers remained with the municipal corporation. However, there were others, such as the Cinque Ports, which were not boroughs. Rather than abolish these rights and powers, the Act directed that the powers should be taken over by the new county councils or county borough councils. Although counties corporate were not abolished by the Act, their administration was taken over by their parent administrative county or county borough.
The constituency was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918 by splitting the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea from the existing constituency of South East Essex. The sitting MP for that constituency, Rupert Guinness, was elected to the new constituency. It was abolished for the 1950 general election, when the expanded County Borough (which had incorporated the Urban District of Shoeburyness) was divided into the new constituencies of Southend East and Southend West.
Betws yn Rhos (') is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Betws yn Rhos is located about inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Until 1974 it formed part of Denbighshire, but subsequent local government reorganisations saw it administered as part of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996, before its current administration as part of Conwy County Borough. At the 2001 census the population was 944, increasing to 1,052 at the 2011 census.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Southampton wards of All Saints, Banister, Freemantle, Millbrook, St Nicholas, Shirley, and Town; and the (civil) Parish of Millbrook (which was then in the Romsey and Stockbridge Rural District).Representation of the People Act 1948, Sch. 1. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Southampton wards of Banister, Bargate, Bassett, Coxford, Freemantle, Millbrook, Portswood, Redbridge, and Shirley. 1983–1997: The City of Southampton wards of Bassett, Coxford, Freemantle, Millbrook, Portswood, Redbridge, and Shirley.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of All Saints, St John's, St Nicholas, Stephenson, and Westgate. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Armstrong, Byker, St Anthony's, St Nicholas, and Stephenson, and the Rural District of Newcastle. 1983–1997: The City of Newcastle wards of Blakelaw, Fenham, Jesmond, Kenton, Moorside, South Gosforth, and Wingrove. 1997–2010: The City of Newcastle wards of Blakelaw, Fenham, Jesmond, Kenton, Moorside, Sandyford, South Gosforth, and Wingrove.
Rest Bay is a ward to Porthcawl Town Council, electing three of the nineteen town councillors. The Rest Bay county electoral ward was created by The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and is represented by one county councillor on Bridgend County Borough Council. Liberal Democrat councillor Gerald Davies was the representative throughout this time, until the May 2017 elections when the ward was won by Independent councillor, Mike Clarke. Davies did not stand at this election.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Wakefield. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Wakefield, the Urban District of Horbury, and part of the Rural District of Wakefield. 1983–1997: The City of Wakefield wards of Horbury, Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, and Wakefield South. 1997–2010: The City of Wakefield wards of Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, and Wakefield Rural, and the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby Dale and Kirkburton.
Under the Local Government Act 2001 (which replaced most existing local government legislation in Ireland), the term "County Borough" was abolished and replaced with "City" (and hence, "Corporation" with "City Council"). However Kilkenny, while a traditional city, was never a county borough. Under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, the borough of Kilkenny was abolished, but the municipal district containing the administrative area of the former borough of Kilkenny would be known as the Municipal District of Kilkenny City.
Newham was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council. The borough's motto, from its coat of arms, is "Progress with the People". The coat of arms was derived from that of the County Borough of West Ham, while the motto is a translation of the County Borough of East Ham's Latin "Progressio cum Populo".
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is the governing body for the area. It consists of 33 councillors representing 11 wards. During the local government elections of 1 May 2008, the long-ruling Welsh Labour Party lost its majority control of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council as a cohort of independents took seats and the Liberal Democrats also made a significant breakthrough. However the Labour group gained back majority control in the following election on 3 May 2012.
In 1951 parts of Alt, Bardsley and Woodhouses civil parishes were added to the County Borough of Oldham, and in 1954 other parts of these same civil parishes were added to it. Since 1961, Oldham has been twinned with Kranj in Slovenia. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the town's autonomous County borough status was abolished, and Oldham has, since 1 April 1974, formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, within the Metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.
In March 1955, UK Minister of Education David Eccles joined local dignitaries at Belfairs High School to open eight schools in the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea. The opening of these eight schools in the Southend-on-Sea borough would "represent an addition of 3,520 school places." During this period, demand upon the council to increase school locations was driven by a number of factors. During the war, the County Borough suffered relatively little damage to school buildings.
Wrexham County Borough () is a local government principal area centred on the town of Wrexham in northeast Wales. The county borough has a population of nearly 135,000 inhabitants. Around 63,000 of these live either within the town of Wrexham or in the surrounding conurbation of urban villages and its only urban town, Chirk. The remainder live to the south and east of the town in more rural areas, including the borough's large salient in the Ceiriog Valley.
Due to its growth, Solihull was promoted from an urban district to a municipal borough, the honour being bestowed by Princess Margaret. In 1964, Solihull became a county borough and on this occasion the Queen bestowed the honour. In 1974, the Solihull county borough was merged with the rural district surrounding Meriden to form the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. This also includes the districts known as Shirley, Knowle, Dorridge, Balsall Common, Castle Bromwich and Chelmsley Wood.
The ward elects three county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, the seats were won by Independent councillor David Wood and Conservative Party councillors Mark Baker and Pauline Heap-Williams. It has been represented by a wide variety of political parties since 1995, including a Liberal Democrat (1995-2004) and a Plaid Cymru representative (2012–17).Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council () is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council headquarters are located in the town of Clydach Vale.
Stansty is a ward in Wrexham County Borough in Wales, lying to the immediate north-west of the town of Wrexham. The ward population as taken at the 2011 Census was 2,114.
In May 1972 Wigley became a councillor on the pre-1974 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, after a shock win in the Park ward, pushing the sitting Labour councillor into third place.
Cardiff City Council was the local government district authority that administered the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, from 1974 till 1996. The district council replaced the pre-1974 county borough council.
The basin lies on the Pontypool stretch of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in the Pontypool suburb of Pontymoile in the county borough of Torfaen and historic county of Monmouthshire in south Wales.
Maesycwmmer is located north of Caerphilly, on the east bank of the Rhymney River, opposite Hengoed, which is within the historic boundaries of Glamorgan. It is a community in Caerphilly County Borough.
Clwyd and Glyndŵr District were dissolved in 1996, and Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog became a part of the new unitary authority of Wrexham County Borough, in which it remains to the present day.
Warrington Corporation Tramways was the owner and operator of an electric tramway system in the early 20th century serving the town of Warrington, at the time a county borough of Lancashire, England.
Upper Cwmbran () is a suburb of Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. It lies in between the suburbs of Pontnewydd and Thornhill. It is a community and electoral ward of Torfaen County Borough Council.
Ruins of Kenfig Castle Kenfig Castle () is a ruined castle in Bridgend County Borough in Wales that came to prominence after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Wales in the late 11th century.
Nantyglo () is a village in the ancient parish of Aberystruth and county of Monmouth situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Blaina and Brynmawr in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent.
Percy Shakespeare (28 February 1906 – 25 May 1943 CWGC Casualty Record, Brighton County Borough, civilian war dead.) was an English painter who died in an air raid during the Second World War.
Swallow Falls is a name coined by early tourists for the Rhaeadr Ewynnol (), a multiple waterfall system in Wales, located on the Afon Llugwy near Betws-y- Coed, in Conwy County Borough.
Wrexham is home to approximately 40% of the total population of the county borough. Wrexham is approximately south of Chester, north-west of Shrewsbury, south-west of Manchester, and north of Cardiff.
The festival is supported by Arts Council Wales, Mostyn Estates, Conwy County Borough Council, MOSTYN and Llandudno Town Council. In January 1984 Brookside character Petra Taylor (Alexandra Pigg) committed suicide in Llandudno.
Argoed railway station served the village of Argoed in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. it succeeded the first Argoed station built by the Sirhowy Tramroad, which operated from 1822 to 1855.
Afon Tâf High School () is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in Troed-y-rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Afon Tâf is the Welsh language name of the River Taff.
The ruinous north eastern approach to Llangynywyd Castle. Llangynwyd Castle is a ruined castle, probably of the 12th century, in Llangynwyd, in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales, just to the south of Maesteg.
Oldcastle is an area and electoral ward of the town of Bridgend, Wales, to the south of the town centre. The ward elects councillors to Bridgend Town Council and Bridgend County Borough Council.
Following these changes, there was a total of 79 county boroughs in England. The Commission also recommended the downgrading of Barnsley to be a non-county borough, but this was not carried out.
Llangynwyd is a village (and electoral ward) 2 miles to the south of Maesteg, in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. It was part of the medieval commote (Welsh: cwmwd) of Tir Iarll.
Crumlin () is a town, community and an electoral ward in Caerphilly county borough in South Wales, situated in the Ebbw River valley, five miles west of Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Blackmill Woodlands is woodland which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation near Blackmill in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, formerly it was in Glamorgan.
Blaenrhondda is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Blaenrhondda is a village and is part of the community of Treherbert.
The 2012 Bridgend Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Bridgend County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
Southend-on-Sea was formed as a municipal borough in 1892 with the functions of local government shared with Essex County Council. In 1913 the borough was enlarged by the former area of Leigh on Sea Urban District. In 1914 the enlarged Southend gained the status of county borough, exempt from county council control and a single-tier of local government. The county borough was enlarged in 1933 by the former area of Shoeburyness Urban District and part of Rochford Rural District.
The first contested elections were held in November 1842 and Conservatives gained control in 1844. In 1850 the borough corporation took over the Great Bolton and Little Bolton trusts established in 1792. In 1889, as it had a population in excess of 50,000, Bolton was constituted a county borough by the Local Government Act 1888. As a county borough, Bolton was independent of the administration of Lancashire County Council, although it remained part of the county for judicial, shrievalty and lieutenancy purposes.
Map of Wales with Torfaen County Borough highlighted This is a list of public art in Torfaen in south-east Wales. Torfaen lies within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a principal area and county borough. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Drake, Mount Edgcumbe, Mutley, Pennycross, St Peter, Stoke, and Valletort. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Compton, Drake, Honicknowle, Pennycross, Tamerton, Trelawny, and Whitleigh. 1983–1997: The City of Plymouth wards of Compton, Drake, St Peter, Stoke, Sutton, and Trelawny. In its 1918 and 1983 incarnations the constituency included Plymouth city centre, which was transferred in 1997 to Plymouth Sutton and in 2010 to Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of East, East Central, North East, South, and South Central. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of East, South, and South Central, and the Urban District of Felling. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Chowdene, Deckham, Felling, High Fell, Leam, Low Fell, Pelaw and Heworth, Saltwell, and Wrekendyke. Gateshead East, as could be inferred from the name, formed the eastern part of the Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear.
Introduction of the Local Government Bill in March 1888 caused much debate in the Potteries about the position of the towns under the proposed council structure. The bill proposed the creation of county councils across England and Wales and the granting of county borough status to towns with a population exceeding 100,000. County borough status would allow such places to govern themselves independently of the county council. alt=Caricature of William Woodall, MP for Hanley at the time of the county plan.
Wards of Cardiff, 1890 In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, Cathays was the name of one of the ten new electoral wards created in the county borough. It covered an area northeast of the Taff Vale Railway (with much of what is nowadays the Cathays ward, west of the railway, being part of the Central ward). Each of the three councillors took turns to stand for re-election, on a three-yearly (later a nine-yearly) cycle.
Cefn Eglwysilan is a hill in South Wales, the twin 382m summits of which lie 2 km east of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough. Its eastern side lies within the community of Aber Valley in Caerphilly county borough. Like neighbouring Mynydd Eglwysilan, the hill is named after the hamlet of Eglwysilan, the church here being dedicated to an obscure saint Ilan. A wireless transmission station is sited on the more northerly of the two summits (at OS grid ref ST 099911).
Ogmore constituency covers the area of Bridgend County Borough Council roughly north of the M4, and parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It includes the communities of Cefn Cribwr, Garw Valley, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, Maesteg, Ogwr Valley, Pencoed, Sarn and Tondu. ;Major boundary change A substantial change of boundaries took effect in 1983, when the new constituency of Bridgend was set up, centred on the town of that name, which was by then the largest settlement in Ogmore.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Charles Dickens, Mile End, North End, and Portsea. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, Nelson, North End, Paulsgrove, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall. 1983–1997: The City of Portsmouth wards of Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove, and the Borough of Havant wards of Purbrook and Stakes. 1997–2010: The City of Portsmouth wards of Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove.
Cardiff had become a county borough on 1 April 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888. With its municipal year running from November, the November 1889 elections were the first all-Cardiff elections in the town since becoming a county borough. In July 1890 the town's ward boundaries were redrawn, increasing the number of electoral wards from five to ten. On 25 July the General Purposes Committee of the council had redistributed the existing councillors over the ten wards.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton, St Margaret's, Westcotes, and Wyggeston. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton, North Braunstone, St Margaret's, and Westcotes. 1983–2010: The City of Leicester wards of Abbey, Beaumont Leys, Mowmacre, New Parks, North Braunstone, Rowley Fields, St Augustine's, Westcotes, and Western Park. 2010–present: The City of Leicester wards of Abbey, Beaumont Leys, Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields, Fosse, New Parks, Westcotes, and Western Park.
In 1888 the government, led by the Tory prime minister Lord Salisbury established county councils throughout England and Wales, covering areas known as administrative counties. Many larger towns and cities were given the status of county borough, with similar powers and independent of county council control. Under the Act, each county borough was an "administrative county of itself". Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Suffolk, Sussex, and Yorkshire were split up for administrative purposes, following historical divisions used by the Courts of Quarter Sessions.
Abenbury is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of the Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is situated south-east of Wrexham town and includes the village of Pentre Maelor and part of the Wrexham Industrial Estate. A disused "tin tabernacle" in the community of Abenbury, Wrexham County Borough, near the village of Pentre Maelor. The ancient parish of Wrexham included the townships of Abenbury Fawr (or "Big Abenbury") and Abenbury Fechan (or "Little Abenbury").
Warley was a short-lived county borough and civil parish in the geographical county of Worcestershire, England, forming part of the West Midlands conurbation. It was formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis, by recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England. It was abolished just 8 years later in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, with its area passing to the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell.
Bridgend Council estimated in 2009 that these events have brought 900,000 visitors to the town and generated around £53 million for the local economy.Bridgend County Borough Council Report to Town and Community Council Forum, 14 April 2009 Riverside walk over the Ogmore 2009 About £2.5 million of European funding was used to create a "riverside café culture" by constructing a walkway along the River Ogmore,River Ogmore Walkway & Bridge, Bridgend Bridgend County Borough Council which was completed in March 2009.
Conwy County Borough Council was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms in 2001.Letters Patent dated 27 August 2001 The new arms recall those of both Aberconwy and Colwyn Borough Councils. The main part of the shield depicts blue and silver waves for the river from which the county borough takes its name, and also recalls the gold and blue wavy field of Colwyn's arms. On top of the waves is placed a symbolic red tower, representing Conwy Castle.
The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Gwent. It was a merger of the Monmouthshire urban districts of Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Nantyglo and Blaina and Tredegar, along with Brynmawr urban district and the parish of Llanelly in Brecknockshire. It was reconstituted in 1996 as a county borough, and at the same time the area of Llanelly was transferred to the reconstituted Monmouthshire. The area is now governed by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, which is a principal council.
During the Local Government reorganisation of April 1966, Dudley expanded beyond its historical boundaries and took in the bulk of Sedgley,Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire Place Guide – Sedgley – Retrieved 7 May 2020 Brierley Hill and the south of Coseley as well as a small section of Amblecote.Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire Place Guide – Amblecote – Retrieved 7 May 2020 The Local Government Act redefined its status and the County Borough of Dudley became part of Staffordshire, the county of which all of these areas had been part. At the same time, Worcestershire gained a new county borough named Warley, which was an amalgamation of Oldbury Urban District, Rowley Regis Urban District, the County Borough of Smethwick and parts of Dudley and Tipton.West Midlands Order 1965, S.I. 1965, no. 2139, pp.
Mynydd Machen is a hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.
1983–2010: The Borough of Islwyn. 2010–present: The Caerphilly County Borough electoral divisions of Aberbargoed, Abercarn, Argoed, Blackwood, Cefn Fforest, Crosskeys, Crumlin, Maesycwmmer, Newbridge, Pengam, Penmaen, Pontllanfraith, Risca East, Risca West, and Ynysddu.
Since 1995 for elections to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council: Abertillery, Badminton, Beaufort, Blaina, Brynmawr, Cwm, Cwmtillery, Ebbw Vale North, Ebbw Vale South, Georgetown, Llanhilleth, Nantyglo, Rassau, Sirhowy, Six Bells, Tredegar Central and West.
There were numerous boundary changes resulting from the secession of Merthyr Tydfil from Glamorgan to create a new County Borough. There were boundary changes at Maesteg, leading to the creation of a second seat.
Trethomas Bluebirds A.F.C. are a Welsh football team based in the village Trethomas in the Caerphilly County Borough. The club plays in the Ardal Leagues South East, tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of Greenage, Kersal, St John's, St Matthias, and Trinity. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Albert Park, Charlestown, Grosvenor, Kersal, and St Matthias.
Betws-y-coed () ; ') is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, right on the boundary with Denbighshire, in the Gwydir Forest.
Llangynwyd is also the name of the electoral ward which covers the village. The ward is coterminous with the community of Llangynwyd Middle. The ward elects one county councillor to Bridgend County Borough Council.
Llandudno Amateurs F.C. are a Welsh football club from Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, North Wales. They play at The Oval and are currently members of the North Wales Coast East Football League Division One.
The council was known as "The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the (County) Borough of Galway" from 1937 until the enactment of the Local Government Act 2001, under which it was renamed Galway City Council.
Talbot Green () is a town (and electoral ward) just north of the M4 motorway, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales in the United Kingdom. The town is part of Llantrisant Community Council.
The small village is 0.5 miles south-west of Blaenavon 0.5 miles south-east of Big Pit, and is in the community of Blaenavon, in the north of Torfaen county borough, in South east Wales.
The County Hospital () is a community hospital in Griffithstown in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is often referred to locally as Panteg Hospital. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board.
Abertillery and District Hospital () was a community hospital in Aberbeeg, near Abertillery, in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. It is a Grade II listed building.
Until Cardiff County Borough was superseded in 1974, the three ward councillors took turns to stand down for re-election. Initially (with annual Cardiff elections prior to World War II) on a three-yearly cycle.
Maerdy () is a village and community (and electoral ward) in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying at the head of the Rhondda Fach Valley.
In 1974, the non- metropolitan district of Preston was formed from the County Borough of Preston, Fulwood Urban District, and a major part of Preston Rural District. The district was granted city status in 2002.
The Allders building in 1983 Shopping parade in North End, Croydon In 1883 Croydon was incorporated as a borough. In 1889 it became a county borough, with a greater degree of autonomy. The new county borough council implemented the Croydon Improvement scheme in the early 1890s, which widened the High Street and cleared much of the "Middle Row" slum area. The remaining slums were cleared shortly after Second World War, with much of the population relocated to the isolated new settlement of New Addington.
However, it was felt that large cities and primarily rural areas in the same county could not be well administered by the same body. Thus 59 “counties in themselves”, or “county boroughs”, were created to administer the urban centres of England. These were parts of the statutory counties, but not parts of the administrative counties. The qualifying limit for county borough status was a population of 50,000, although some historic towns, such as Canterbury and Oxford, were given county borough status despite having lower populations.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Battle, Castle, Caversham East, Caversham West, Tilehurst, and Victoria. It was then abolished and absorbed into the re-established Borough Constituency of Reading, with the exception of the Tilehurst ward, which was transferred to Newbury. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Battle, Castle, Caversham, Katesgrove, Minster, Norcot, Thames, and Tilehurst. The Tilehurst and Norcot wards were transferred back from Newbury; the remaining wards were previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Reading.
Longton Town Hall. An early proposal for a federation took place in 1888, when an amendment was raised to the Local Government Bill which would have made the six towns into districts within a county of "Staffordshire Potteries". It was not until 1 April 1910 that the "Six Towns" were brought together. The county borough of Hanley, the municipal boroughs of Burslem, Longton, and Stoke, together with the urban districts of Tunstall and Fenton now formed a single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent.
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Ogmore Westminster constituency. It is almost entirely within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan, but takes in a very small area in South Glamorgan. It covers the area of Bridgend County Borough Council roughly north of the M4, and parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It includes the communities of Cefn Cribwr, Garw Valley, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, Maesteg, Ogwr Valley, Pencoed, Sarn and Tondu.
1885–1918: The municipal borough of Great Yarmouth, including the parish of Gorleston, and part of the parish of Runham. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Great Yarmouth. 1950–1974: The County Borough of Great Yarmouth, and the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg except the civil parishes of Great and Little Plumstead, Postwick, and Thorpe-next- Norwich (later renamed Thorpe St Andrew). The parts of the Rural District of Blofield and Flegg had previously been included in the abolished Eastern Division of Norfolk.
1945–1950: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Marton, Stanley, Victoria, and Waterloo, and the Municipal Borough of Lytham St Annes. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Blackpool wards of Alexandra, Marton, Stanley, Tyldesley, Victoria, and Waterloo. 1983–1997: The Borough of Blackpool wards of Alexandra, Clifton, Foxhall, Hawes Side, Highfield, Marton, Squires Gate, Stanley, Tyldesley, Victoria, and Waterloo. 1997–2010: The Borough of Blackpool wards of Alexandra, Brunswick, Clifton, Foxhall, Hawes Side, Highfield, Layton, Marton, Park, Squires Gate, Stanley, Talbot, Tyldesley, Victoria, and Waterloo.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bridge, Central, Colliery, Deptford, Fulwell, Monkwearmouth, Monkwearmouth Shore, Roker, and Southwick. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Castletown, Central, Colliery, Deptford, Downhill, Ford, Fulwell, Hylton Castle, Monkwearmouth, Pallion, Roker, and Southwick. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland wards of Castletown, Central, Colliery, Fulwell, Pallion, St Peter's, South Hylton, Southwick, and Town End Farm. 1997–2010: The City of Sunderland wards of Castletown, Central, Colliery, Fulwell, Pallion, St Peter's, Southwick, and Town End Farm.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Mill Hill and West, and parts of the wards of Brunswick and Central. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Central, Mill Hill, South, and West, and parts of the wards of Brunswick, Headingley, and North West. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and New Wortley, Blenheim, Central, Holbeck North, Mill Hill, and South and Westfield. 1983–1997: The City of Leeds wards of Beeston, City and Holbeck, Richmond Hill, and University.
2010–present: The City of Nottingham wards of Bridge, Clifton North, Clifton South, Dunkirk and Lenton, Leen Valley, Radford and Park, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey, and Wollaton West. 1983–2010: The City of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Bridge, Clifton East, Clifton West, Lenton, Park, Robin Hood, Wilford, and Wollaton. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Bridge, Clifton, Lenton, and Trent, and the Urban District of West Bridgford. 1918–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Bridge, Castle, Meadows, and Trent.
The Swansea district () was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales, from 1974 to 1996. It was formed from the areas of the county borough of Swansea and Gower Rural District, from the administrative county of Glamorgan. It inherited the city status of the county borough and so was styled as the "City of Swansea", and was governed by Swansea City Council. On March 22, 1982 the city was granted letters patent raising the mayor to the dignity of Lord Mayor.
In 1888, its status was raised to County Borough, becoming the County Borough of Stockport. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Stockport amalgamated with neighbouring districts to form the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. In 1986, Greater Manchester County Council was abolished and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council assumed many of its functions, effectively becoming a unitary authority. In 2011, Stockport bid for city status as part of the 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations but was unsuccessful.
Caversham, which had been absorbed by the County Borough of Reading, transferred to the Parliamentary Borough of Reading in Berkshire. 1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Henley-on-Thames, the Urban Districts of Bicester and Thame, the Rural Districts of Bullingdon and Henley, and part of the Rural District of Ploughley. Change to contents due to reorganisation of urban and rural districts. Minor losses to the Oxford constituency, including Cowley and Headington, as a result of the expansion of the County Borough of Oxford.
The County of Kent and the City and County Borough of Canterbury combined to form Kent Fire Brigade, taking over 79 fire stations from the National Fire Service. Subsequent local government reorganisations have had their effect upon the brigade, most significantly in 1965 when eight fire stations in the northwest of the county were transferred to the newly created Greater London area. Further reorganisation in 1974 saw Canterbury lose its county borough status and the fire brigade became the exclusive responsibility of Kent County Council.
At the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council elections on 4 May 2017 The Cynon Valley Party fielded nine candidates, winning one of the seats for the Penrhiwceiber wardCounty Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 2018-04-02. in a surprise result. New councillor Gavin Williams had ousted one of the veteran Labour councillors, Jane Ward, to take the seat Andrew Chainey of The Cynon Valley Party stood in the 2019 United Kingdom general election in the Cynon Valley constituency.
Trefil is a small village in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. It lies at the top of the Sirhowy Valley, near to Brecon Beacons National Park. It is three miles northwest of Tredegar.
For people with the surname, see Nottage (surname). Nottage () is a small village part of Porthcawl in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward to the town and county councils.
After a development grant was awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund in the summer of 2009, Cadw and Caerphilly County Borough Council are actively supporting the scheme and the Big Lottery awarded £500,000 in December 2009.
Planning permission was granted by Bridgend County Borough Council but the plans were not developed. A further proposal to build a waste combustion plant was put forward in 2019. There were local concerns about increased traffic.
Coed Dolgarrog National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve which covers the steep western side of the Conwy Valley, around 10 kilometres south of Conwy and 6.5 kilometres north of Llanrwst in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
Llandudno Ladies Football Club are a Welsh women's association football club based in Llandudno Junction, Conwy County Borough. They currently play their home games at Maes Du and play in the North Wales Women's Football League.
The Riverside electoral ward of Cardiff covers the Riverside and Pontcanna areas of the city, electing three councillors to Cardiff Council. The ward was originally created in 1890, as a ward to Cardiff County Borough Council.
Llanyrafon is a suburb of Cwmbran and a community in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales. It lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.
Two Locks is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, in south- east Wales. The locks in question are part of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in its southern section between Newport and Pontypool.
At the local level Tondu is a community electoral ward to Ynysawdre Community Council, represented by up to six of the ten community councillors. The Ynysawdre county ward elects a councillor to Bridgend County Borough Council.
Tafarnaubach is a village situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire it lies about two miles from Tredegar town centre.
Fig 11: West Midlands County map – featuring the incorporation of Dudley County Borough, Halesowen Municipal Borough, Stourbridge Municipal Borough and Warley County Borough The West Midlands Special Review and subsequent West Midlands Order 1965 legislation could be defined as the first real attempt by Government, at creating a unified Black Country for administrative purposes, albeit under the county borough system. Fig 9 - demonstrates that a Proto - West Midlands County appeared to be in existence eight years before the metropolitan county was formally established, if Birmingham and Solihull were also factored in. Although not all areas of the West Midlands conurbation were incorporated into a county borough. The Local Government Act 1972 legislated for a new metropolitan administrative unit to be known as the County of West Midlands,H.M. Government Local Government Act 1972 – Retrieved 8 August 2014 incorporating the North West Warwickshire, South Staffordshire and North Worcestershire border area. The Act also legislated that the new county would be sub-divided into metropolitan districts,Local Government Act 1972, Schedule I, Part I, Metropolitan Counties and Metropolitan Districts although most districts became metropolitan boroughs after being granted or regranted Royal charters giving them borough status.
His working life was spent in the north west of England, and, but for the first three years of his career when he worked for Stockport County Borough Council (1927–1930), he was based entirely in Lancashire. He spent seven years at Bootle County Borough Council (1930–37) and from there moved to Blackpool County Borough Council (1937–45), initially as Deputy Engineer and Surveyor and latterly as Borough Engineer and Surveyor. In the early part of his career he worked on the design of a wide range of municipal engineering schemes. These included a sports stadium and cycle track; an eighteen-hole golf course; municipal offices; housing estates; libraries; schools; sea defences; an 18-mile sewerage system; a 7-mile ring road; and the construction of Britain's first multi-storey car park with integrated bus station.
The Commission's report lead to a substantial reform in the local government of the area in 1966 as the patchwork of county boroughs with municipal boroughs and urban districts in between was replaced by a core of county boroughs covering a contiguous area – specifically Birmingham, Dudley, Solihull, Walsall, Warley, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton. The urban districts and boroughs abolished included Amblecote, Bilston, Brierley Hill, Coseley, Darlaston, Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and Wednesfield. Warley was entirely new, formed by the merger of the county borough of Smethwick with Oldbury and Rowley Regis, whilst the other districts and boroughs were partitioned variously between the existing county boroughs. Solihull had been newly promoted to be a county borough in 1964, whilst Birmingham, already by far the largest county borough in the country, did not expand any further at this stage.
Penmaen ward is an electoral ward district in the County Borough of Caerphilly, covering the village of Oakdale, and the hamlets of Penmaen, Pen-y-fan and Woodfieldside. It is currently represented by two Plaid Cymru councillors.
St Illtyd's parish church Newcastle is an area and electoral ward of the town of Bridgend, Wales. The area includes the medieval Newcastle Castle. The ward elects councillors to Bridgend Town Council and Bridgend County Borough Council.
Trevethin () is a suburb of Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales, a community in Torfaen, and includes two electoral wards (Trevethin and St Cadocs and Penygarn) for Torfaen County Borough Council. It is in the historic county of Monmouthshire.
As part of the local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 42 seats of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council were up for election. The majority of members elected were independents, replacing the previous Labour administration.
The college has its origins in Rotherham Grammar School (founded 1483), whose buildings it took over. In the 1960s, the grammar school had around 600 boys and was administered by the County Borough of Rotherham Education Committee.
Llandudno Albion Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Llandudno, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. They play in the Ardal Leagues North West, which is in the third tier of the Welsh football league system.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Wallasey. 1950–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral wards of Leasowe, Liscard, Moreton, New Brighton, Seacombe, and Wallasey. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.
1868–1885: The municipal borough of Hartlepool, and the townships of Throston, Stranton, and Seaton Carew. 1918–1950: The Borough of Hartlepool, and the County Borough of West Hartlepool. 1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.
Between 1974 and 1996 Cardiff Council was a district council of South Glamorgan (the city also electing councillors to the county council). Prior to 1974 Cardiff Council governed a county borough, separate from the county of Glamorgan.
The county corporate was abolished in 1889.Kingston upon Hull County of Itself (Vision of Britain) Relationships and changes (See Local Government Act 1888) Hull became a county borough in 1888, and gained city status in 1897.
Torfaen (; ) is a county borough in Wales within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was originally formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a principal area.
Pont-y-clun was an electoral ward to Mid Glamorgan County Council electing one county councillor from 1989 and 1993 elections, subsequently (from 1995) becoming a ward to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, electing two councillors.
As the population expanded new churches were built in the area, such as Emmanuel (1852) and its mission church St Mark's (1893-1898). In 1890 a fire at the Forest Gate Industrial School in Forest Lane, occupied by children belonging to the Whitechapel Union, killed 26 boys between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. Forest Gate formed part of the County Borough of West Ham since its creation (initially as a municipal borough) in 1886. The county borough was abolished to form part of the present-day London Borough of Newham in 1965.
The Local Government Act 1888 created elected county councils to administer services throughout England and Wales. Where a municipal borough had a population of more than 50,000 at the 1881 Census it was created a county borough, with the powers and duties of both a borough and county council. As West Ham had an 1881 population of 128,953 it duly became a county borough on 1 April 1889. The borough, while independent of Essex County Council for local government, remained part of the county for purposes such as the administration of justice and lieutenancy.
Coity Castle, Bridgend, one of the 57 scheduled monuments in Bridgend County Borough Bridgend County Borough stretches from the south coast of Wales up to the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons. The 57 Scheduled monuments cover over 4,000 years of the history of this part of South Wales. There are chambered tombs of the Neolithic, and burial cairns and standing stones of the Bronze Age, Iron Age hillforts, and a Roman villa. Four early medieval sites and 23 from the medieval post-Norman period cover defences, dwellings, stones and churches.
Reading became the new county town in 1867, taking over from Abingdon, which remained in the county. Under the Local Government Act 1888, Berkshire County Council took over functions of the Berkshire Quarter Sessions, covering the administrative county of Berkshire, which excluded the county borough of Reading. Boundary alterations in the early part of the 20th century were minor, with Caversham from Oxfordshire becoming part of the Reading county borough and cessions in the Oxford area. On 1 April 1974, Berkshire's boundaries changed under the Local Government Act 1972.
Originally an urban district in Staffordshire, Coseley had unsuccessfully bid for borough status in 1937. In 1966, the south of Coseley became part of the Dudley County Borough, and since 1974, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands. However, the north of the Brierley area and most of Ettingshall were merged into the Wolverhampton County Borough instead, while a smaller area bordering Tipton was transferred into the expanded borough of West Bromwich, in turn becoming part of Sandwell in 1974. Numerous council housing estates were built by Coseley Urban District Council.
Bridgend County Borough Council was ultimately responsible for the inspection of John Tudor & Son. Criticism was also levelled at Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend, Caerphilly and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Councils who had awarded the schools contracts to John Tudor & Sons, calling the process by which the contracts were awarded as "seriously flawed". Criticism was also levelled at the Meat Hygiene Service which had failed to enforce Meat Hygiene Regulations at the JE Tudor & Sons abattoir. There was also criticism of the communication procedures of the out-of-hours healthcare service.
In terms of local politics Llanharry Community Council is responsible for representing the views of local people. To fund its activities, the Council receives a proportion of the council tax collected each year from every home in the village, depending on rateable value. The Llanharry electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the community and elects a county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 the ward has been represented by either the Labour Party or Plaid Cymru,Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
The County Borough of Luton wards of Dallow, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, and Sundon Park. Formed for the February 1974 general election primarily from the Leagrave and Limbury wards of the County Borough, previously part of the County Constituency of South Bedfordshire. Remaining wards were previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Luton. Abolished for the 1983 general election when it was largely absorbed into the new County Constituency of North Luton, with the exception of southernmost-parts, including Dallow ward, which were included in the new Borough Constituency of Luton South.
The Local Government Act 1888 created elected county councils to administer services throughout England and Wales. Where a municipal borough had a population of more than 50,000 at the 1881 Census it was created a county borough, with the powers and duties of both a borough and county council. As Leeds had an 1881 population of 309,119 it duly became a county borough on 1 April 1889. The borough, while independent of the West Riding County Council for local government, remained part of the county for purposes such as the administration of justice and lieutenancy.
2010–present: The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Blurton, Fenton, Longton North, Longton South, Meir Park and Sandon, Trentham and Hanford, and Weston and Meir North. 1983–2010: The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Blurton, Fenton Green, Great Fenton, Longton South, Meir Park, Trentham Park, and Weston. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26.
The Newport district () was one of the five local government districts of Gwent from 1974 to 1996. The district comprised the county borough of Newport and several surrounding parishes. It inherited the borough status of the former authority and was therefore styled as the Borough of Newport. The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972, from the county borough of Newport, the Caerleon Urban District and Magor and St Mellons Rural District (except the parishes of Henllys and St Mellons) from the administrative county of Monmouthshire.
Hanscomb was first elected as a councillor for the Heaton ward in the County Borough of Bolton in 1964. He became the leader of the Conservative group and the council leader in 1972. Following the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the county borough was amalgamated with other local authorities to form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and Hanscomb became a councillor for the Deane-cum-Heaton ward. At the same time, he became the chairman of the new local authority in 1973 and transitional mayor of Bolton the following year.
The Art Deco Newport Civic Centre Newport has long been the largest town in the historic county of Monmouthshire and a county borough between 1891 and 1974. The Local Government Act 1972 removed ambiguity about the legal status of the area by including the administrative county of Monmouthshire and the county borough of Newport into all acts pertaining to Wales. In 1974, the borough was incorporated into the new local government county of Gwent until Newport became a unitary authority again in 1996. Gwent remains in use for ceremonial functions as a preserved county.
Ogmore Centre came under the ownership of Bridgend City Council at the time of local authority reorganisation. It had previously been operated under the old Mid Glamorgan Education Authority. Although still under the ownership of Bridgend County Borough Council it was located in The Vale of Glamorgan with regard to planning etc. After it was closed by Bridgend County Borough Council in the mid 1990s public pressure led to it being reopened in 1998 as a Trust under the leadership of Roger Lewis, now Chief Executive of the Welsh Rugby Union.
In 1974, due to the Local Government Act 1972, the county of Rutland was annexed to Leicestershire as a district, and Leicester's county borough status was abolished, it becoming a district also. In 1974, the Local Government Act 1972 abolished the county borough status of Leicester and the county status of neighbouring Rutland, converting both to administrative districts of Leicestershire. These actions were reversed on 1 April 1997, when Rutland and the City of Leicester became unitary authorities. Rutland became a distinct Ceremonial County once again, although it continues to be policed by Leicestershire Constabulary.
Wakefield was the de facto seat of regional government in Yorkshire for two centuries and became the county headquarters of the West Riding County Council created by the Local Government Act 1888. After Wakefield was elevated to a diocese in 1888, Wakefield council sought city status which was granted the same year. Wakefield became a county borough in 1913. In 1974, under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, the county borough became defunct as it merged with surrounding local authorities to become the City of Wakefield district.
These additions were not authorised, however, and in 1920 application was made by Leeds County Borough Council to the College of Arms to have these additions officially granted. In the following year the grant of crest and supporters was made, with the colouring of the owls altered to "proper", or natural colourings. Gold ducal coronets were added to the supporters for further heraldic difference.Letters patent dated November 7, 1921 In 1974, the county borough was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of a much larger Metropolitan District of Leeds.
Wards of Cardiff, 1890 In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, Adamsdown was one of the ten new electoral wards created in the county borough. The ward stretched south as far as the coast, bordered to the west by the Bute West Dock and the South ward. Each of the three councillors took turns to stand for re-election, on a three-yearly cycle. In the November 1890 election Edward Thomas successfully defended his seat, for the Liberal Party, with 70% of the vote.
The Buildings of England – Worcester, Penguin, 1968 There is still a significant area of medieval Worcester remaining, examples of which can be seen along City Walls Road, Friar Street and New Street, but it is a small fraction of what was present before the redevelopments. The current city boundaries date from 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 created the non-metropolitan district of Worcester, comprising the former county borough with the parishes of Warndon and St. Peter the Great County. City status transferred from the county borough to the new district.
Bridgend County Borough Council is led by the Welsh Labour Party, which has been running a minority administration since the May 2017 local elections. After the 2012 election, the council was made up of 39 Labour councillors, 10 Independents, 3 Liberal Democrats, 1 Conservative and 1 Plaid Cymru. The Youth Mayor of Bridgend County Borough as of 2017 is Niamh Gwilym, and the Deputy Youth Mayor is Leigh Williams. Bridgend was an electoral ward to Glamorgan County Council from 1889 to 1974, electing the Earl of Dunraven as its first representative.
The Municipal Borough of Merthyr Tydfil was created in 1905, with eight electoral wards, with the council taking over the roles of Merthyr Tydfil Urban District Council. Merthry Tydfil was granted county status in 1908, which it retained until 1974. Governed by Mid Glamorgan County Council from 1974 to 1996, Merthyr Tydfil also elected representatives to Merthyr Tydfil District Council (with Vaynor joining the District). Since 1996 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has been the governing body for the town and the County Borough, which stretches as far south as Treharris and Bedlinog.
The Taith Joint Board Homepage] is a legally constituted joint committee of the six north Wales county authorities for the purpose of developing and implementing actions and strategies for transport in north Wales. It was formally established on 31 March 2004. Prior to that date it was an informal consortium of the six north Wales counties (Anglesey, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, and Wrexham County Borough). Taith had originally been the Transport Sub-Committee of the North Wales Economic Forum and adopted the "Taith" name and style in 2002.
Work to restore the passenger service to the line took place between 2006 and 2008. The scheme was part of the response to the closure of Corus' Ebbw Vale steelworks in 2002, and the resulting economic downturn in one of Wales' most deprived areas. The project was led by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and supported by Caerphilly County Borough Council, Newport City Council, the Welsh Assembly Government and Network Rail. Capita Symonds project managed the scheme and the project contractor was Amey Rail, a subsidiary of Amey plc.
A second change in local government saw Islwyn become part of Caerphilly County Borough in April 1996, and control of the company passed to Caerphilly County Borough Council. In November 2009, it was announced that the Borough Council had agreed to sell the company to Stagecoach.Tiny bus company plans to sell up to national carrier WalesOnline 5 November 2009 The move attracted some criticism within the region, as no other potential buyers had been consulted: local bus operator Clayton Jones stated that he would have made a bid had the proposal been openly discussed.
From 1885-1918 the constituency consisted of the city of Coventry and the parish of Stoke.Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886 From 1918 until the constituency disappeared in 1945, it consisted of the County Borough of Coventry.
Rhostyllen Football Club is a Welsh football club from Rhostyllen in Wrexham County Borough. The club was founded in 2015 and plays in the Ardal Leagues North West, which is at tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid.
This broadly centre-right party was formed in the 1950s to address hostility towards the Conservative Party. The Progressives have no representation beyond South Shields. The party controlled the old County Borough of South Shields council until 1974.
The constituency boundaries remained unchanged. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Gloucester. 1983–1997: The City of Gloucester, and the District of Stroud wards of Quedgeley and Hardwicke, and Upton St Leonards. 1997–2010: The City of Gloucester.
Regular rail services operate from Merthyr Tydfil railway station, through stations at Pentrebach, Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Vale and Quakers Yard in the County Borough to Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Public transport links to Cardiff are being improved.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Warley wards of Abbey, Bearwood, Brandhall, Bristnall, Sandwell, Soho, Uplands, and Victoria. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Abbey, Bristnall, Old Warley, St Paul's, Smethwick, and Soho and Victoria.
Electoral wards of Llandudno Llandudno is divided into five electoral wards: Craig-y-Don, Gogarth, Mostyn, Penrhyn and Tudno. The wards elect county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council and four community councillors each to Llandudno Town Council.
Pontycymmer is the name of an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council. It elects one county councillor. The ward has been represented by the Labour Party, with the exception of 1999-2004 when Plaid Cymru were elected.
Following the Reform Act of 1832, Dudley returned one Member of Parliament, a privilege first enacted in the Parliament of 1295. The town was re-incorporated as a Municipal Borough in 1865, later becoming a County Borough in 1889.
A review of the electoral wards of the county borough was launched in January 2019, including the proposal that the Morfa ward and the neighbouring Newcastle ward be merged to form a new three-councillor ward of Bridgend Central.
The former Southsea Civil ParishThe News : 25 March 2010 : Axe Finally Falls on Southsea Town Council Retrieved 1 September 2010The Portsmouth City Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2010 Retrieved 1 September 2010 and Portsmouth County Borough are unparished.
Cefn Cribwr Boys Club is a Welsh football team based in Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend County Borough, Wales. They play in the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division, which is in the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system.
Bargoed railway station serves the town of Bargoed in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney branch of the Valley Lines network. It is located close to the Bargoed Interchange bus station.
Penyrheol, Trecynydd and Energlyn is a community in Caerphilly county borough, part of the town of Caerphilly, South Wales. It includes the areas of Penyrheol, Trecynydd and Energlyn. At the 2011 census the population of the community was 12,537.
Lewis Herbert. The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management. 2007. The first horse drawn tramcars are operated by the Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited in 1878. In 1889 Nottingham became a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888.
The district was formed from the County Borough of Gloucester on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The parish of Quedgeley was subsequently added in 1991. As of 24 April 2017, Quedgeley is now classed as a town.
In 1918 he contested the West Fulham election as the Liberal candidate. He lost partly due to his opposition to conscription. From 1920 he was deputy lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. He actively opposed the creation of the county borough of Cambridge.
1868–1885: The townships of Burnley, and Habergham Eaves. 1918–1983: The County Borough of Burnley. 1983–1997: The Borough of Burnley. 1997–present: As 1983 but with redrawn boundaries, due to local government boundary changes in the mid 1980s.
HO29/229 XC2573 Blackpool County Borough Police Antecedents. With respect to her second husband, Louisa had claimed "that she had set the bed so that when he got into it, it would collapse; it did so and the shock killed [him]".
Kinmel Bay is also the name of an electoral ward which comprises the eastern half of the community of Kinmel Bay and Towyn.Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 March 2018. It elects three county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council.
Between 2004 and 2008 three of the councillors were elected under the People Before Politics (PBP) banner. Between 2008 and 2012 the ward was represented by the Liberal Democrats.Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
Penallta Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Ystrad Mynach in the county borough of Caerphilly. Penallta RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
The County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Argyle, Bebington, Clifton, Egerton, and Mersey, and the part of the borough which lay between the eastern boundary of Argyle, Mersey and Bebington wards and the centre of the bed of the River Mersey.
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Sutton Coldfield. 1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Sutton Coldfield, and the County Borough of Birmingham ward of Erdington. 1945–1955: The Municipal Borough of Sutton Coldfield, and the Rural Districts of Meriden and Tamworth.
Kinmel Hall Lion sculpture in grounds The house at Kinmel in 1794 Kinmel Park (closed to the public) Kinmel Hall is a mansion near the village of St. George, close to the coastal town of Abergele, in Conwy county borough, Wales.
Market Hall was a ward of the County Borough of Birmingham. It covered an area of central Birmingham, including at times the districts of Lee Bank, Edgbaston around Carpenters Rd and Welington Rd and the western part of Balsall Heath.
Brynmenyn is a small village located at the confluence of the Garw and Ogmore rivers in south Wales, around 4 miles north of Bridgend, and it also in the Bridgend County Borough council area. The village has its own primary school.
Gloucester was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Gloucestershire, England.www.visionofbritain.org.uk The district did not include the City of Gloucester, which was a separate county borough. In 1935 Gloucester RD was more than doubled in size.
Cefn Fforest is a community and an electoral ward in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. A wholly urbanised community, it forms the western fringes of the town of Blackwood. By area, it is the smallest of all of the communities of Wales.
Llysfaen is a village and community in Conwy County Borough overlooking the north coast of Wales, and situated on the hill Mynydd Marian. For local government purposes, it is also a ward. The community includes the Peulwys estate of Old Colwyn.
The Rofft was a site situated at Marford in the Wrexham County Borough, that was initially a pre-historic camp, and later a motte and bailey castle. Today, due to its history, there is no visible evidence of the site.
Sir James Farmer, from his Manchester Times obituary in 1892 Sir James Farmer (28 October 1823 – 21 October 1892) was an English manufacturer and the mayor of the County Borough of Salford, England, for two terms between 1885 and 1887.
Since 1996 Tyn-y-nant has been an electoral ward to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, electing one county councillor. Prior to 1996 Tyn-y-nant was a ward to Taff-Ely Borough Council and Mid Glamorgan County Council.
He was vice-chairman of the Northern Liberal Federation."The Death of M.H. Horsley J.P.", The London Philatelist, Vol. 34 (1925), p. 27. In addition, he was a justice of the peace for Durham and the county borough of West Hartlepool.
The county council refused the proposal. The current borough boundaries date back to 1974, when Merthyr Tydfil became a local government district in the administrative county of Mid Glamorgan. It reverted to a county borough again on 1 April 1996.
The Tarenni Colliery () and its associated workings, are a series of coal mines and pits located between the villages of Godre'r Graig and Cilybebyll located in the valley of the River Tawe, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, South Wales.
The Nant Glais Caves are a collection of six caves located near Vaynor in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, South Wales. The largest cave, Ogof Rhyd Sych, measures around 2000m long. The site has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Llyn Bedydd Llyn Bedydd is a small lake in Wrexham County Borough, in northeastern Wales, near the border with England. It is south west of Whitchurch. The lake and the surrounding woodland are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 by merging the districts of Aberconwy and Colwyn when it was originally named Aberconwy and Colwyn. However, its council renamed the district a day later, on 2 April 1996 to Conwy.
Beddau ( ) is a large former mining village (and electoral ward) situated within the South Wales Valleys Davies (2008), page 507. around from Llantrisant and from the larger town of Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.
Port Talbot Power Station was a proposed 1,100-1,300 MW natural gas-fired power station in Port Talbot, situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. A proposed 350 MW biomass power station would have been sited next door to it.
Following the election the Labour Party had overall control of the council with 40 councillors to the Conservatives 20. Following the final county borough election held in 1972 the two parties had held 40 seats each on the 80 member council.
Street nameplate on Rutland Road, Smethwick in April 2007, showing painted out "County Borough" lettering. Upon recommendation of a commission chaired by the Earl of Onslow, the population threshold was raised to 75,000 in 1926, by the Local Government (County Boroughs and Adjustments) Act 1926, which also made it much harder to expand boundaries. The threshold was raised to 100,000 by the Local Government Act 1958. The viability of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil came into question in the 1930s. Due to a decline in the heavy industries of the town, by 1932 more than half the male population was unemployed, resulting in very high municipal rates in order to make public assistance payments. At the same time the population of the borough was lower than when it had been created in 1908.Census data on population of Merthyr Tydfil A royal commission was appointed in May 1935 to "investigate whether the existing status of Merthyr Tydfil as a county borough should be continued, and if not, what other arrangements should be made".London Gazette, 1 May 1935 The commission reported the following November, and recommended that Merthyr should revert to the status of a non-county borough, and that public assistance should be taken over by central government.
Jones served two full terms as county councillor for Gwersyllt West ward on Wrexham County Borough Council from 2008 until 2017. He was lead member for Children's Social Care in the Wrexham county administration led by Aled Roberts, and stood as Plaid Cymru's candidate for the Wrexham Constituency in the 2010 General Election. In 2012, Jones was reprimanded by the Chief Executive of Wrexham County Borough Council for sending Tweets from a council meeting contrary to the Council's standing orders. Jones was elected North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner in the May 2016 election, succeeding Winston Roddick.
The workings and local area underwent massive restoration and regeneration funded by Wrexham County Borough Council and the Welsh Development Agency beginning in 1988 to make sure the lead, Zinc and lime spoil tips didn't contaminate local water supplies, the Engine house was rebuilt and fitted with replica machinery, as the original steam engine was removed in 1914. A visitor Centre was opened for public use, and the engine house is part of a tour. It is a site of tourism for Wrexham County Borough Council. In 2004, the site was attacked by vandals, but this was repaired by the council in 2005.
By the early 19th century, initial steps had been made to ensure greater co-operation between the Potteries towns over the issue of law and order. The county plan of 1888 made the first attempts to form the six towns into one county borough, following an act of Parliament that restructured the county system and created the administrative county of Staffordshire. Wishing to remain independent, the Potteries towns discussed uniting to form a separate county, the Staffordshire Potteries. When it became apparent that such a move would fail, the proposal was revised to one of uniting the six towns into one county borough.
This plan failed after Hanley Corporation and Stoke Corporation could not agree on the location of the future administrative centre. Instead, only Hanley gained county borough status because the other towns did not meet the criteria for such designation. The first federation attempt was made in 1900 with a resurrection of the county plan. In 1902, Hanley Council led attempts to form an expanded county borough, but disagreement over the complex financial issues of rates, assets and loans caused Fenton to pull out, quickly followed by Burslem and Stoke, and the proposal was abandoned in 1903.
Coal train heading south from the South Wales Valleys, 1992 The South Wales Coalfield extends from parts of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire in the west, through Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend County Borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly County Borough and Blaenau Gwent to Torfaen in the east. The rocks comprising this area were laid down during the Upper Carboniferous era. At that time warm seas invaded much of southern and northeastern Wales, coral reefs flourished and were laid down as limestone deposits. In South Wales particularly, extensive swamps developed where tree-size clubmosses and ferns grew.
Londonderry City Council became Derry City Council in 1984 when it changed the name of the district it governed. However, the city itself retained the name "Londonderry". (See Derry/Londonderry name dispute.) The district was formed in 1973 under the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 by merging Londonderry county borough and Londonderry rural district, which had been jointly administered since 1969 by the unelected Londonderry Development Commission. The rural district covered an area around the county borough, roughly corresponding to the baronies of Tirkeeran and North West Liberties of Londonderry.
Council Headquarters, Strand Road, Derry Prior to 1969, elections to the Londonderry county borough council were based on block voting. The electoral wards had been drawn and redrawn to ensure a unionist majority on the council even though more voters supported nationalist and republican parties. With local government reorganisation in 1973, the old county borough was merged with the surrounding Londonderry Rural District to form the new local government district of Londonderry. In addition, a system of STV was introduced which has resulted in a majority of councillors from nationalist and republican parties being elected, with the SDLP consistently being the largest party.
The town hall was the meeting place of Huddersfield Municipal Borough which secured county borough status in 1889. After the county borough was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974, it became the headquarters of the Kirklees Council. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the town hall and waived to the crowd from the balcony on 26 July 1949. Following the most recent restoration of the organ in 1997, the leading organist Gordon Stewart attended and played Dance Suite for organ, which had been specially written by the composer Noel Rawsthorne for the re- opening of the concert hall.
These areas now form the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth, and the Penge area of the London Borough of Bromley. At the same time, the borough of Croydon became a county borough, outside the jurisdiction of the county council. For purposes other than local government the administrative county of Surrey and county borough of Croydon continued to form a "county of Surrey" to which a Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum (chief magistrate) and a High Sheriff were appointed. Surrey had been administered from Newington since the 1790s, and the county council was initially based in the sessions house there.
The parliamentary borough was granted in the Great Reform Act 1832 and returned from that year until 1918 two members. A county borough recognized the density of the developed area in 1888 which provided most functions for inhabitants, retaining the West Yorkshire ceremonial county. The municipal or county borough was under a mayor, five aldermen and 45 councillors and had an area of . At the time of the Norman Conquest, Halifax formed part of the extensive manor of Wakefield, which belonged to the king, but in the 13th century was in the hands of John Earl de Warrenne aka.
The map shows the counties and the county boroughs. When a county borough expanded into territory of a county that was not the one it came from, maps sometimes showed this as an increase in size of the county which the county borough was associated with. Monmouthshire, not shown on the map, was reckoned for some legal purposes among the English counties for most of this period. The 1888 Act did not contain a list of administrative counties: it was not until 1933 and the passing of a new Local Government Act that they were enumerated in the Act's schedule.
In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, Central was a new electoral ward created, one of the ten in the county borough. The ward was bordered to the west by the River Taff, to the east by the Taff Vale Railway and to the south by the Great Western Railway line. The Riverside ward lay on the other side of the River Taff, the Cathays ward to the northeast (of the Taff Vale Railway) and the South ward lay to the south. Before the electoral reforms of the 20th century, councillors were elected by burgesses i.e.
Coat of arms of the former County Borough Huddersfield was incorporated as a municipal borough in the ancient West Riding of Yorkshire in 1868. The borough comprised the thus sidelined civil parishes of Almondbury, Dalton, Huddersfield, Lindley- cum-Quarmby and Lockwood, later dissolved. When the West Riding County Council was formed in 1889, Huddersfield became a county borough, exempt from its control. A more confined Huddersfield seat than the early 20th century scope has been represented by Labour since its creation in 1983 and is, by size of majority and length of tenure, a strongly-Labour leaning seat.
When the administrative county of Lancashire was created by the Local Government Act 1888, Rochdale was elevated to become the County Borough of Rochdale and was, in modern terms, a unitary authority area exempt from the administration of Lancashire County Council. In 1900 most of Castleton Urban District was added to the borough; this urban district included parts of Castleton, Hopwood and Thornham townships. In 1933 parts of Norden Urban District and Birtle with Bamford civil parish were added to the borough. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the town's autonomous county borough status was abolished.
Rhondda Cynon Taf (, and popularly, 'RCT') is a county borough in south Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: Taf) and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and villages away from the valleys. Results from the 2011 census showed 19.1% of its 234,410 residents self-identified themselves as having some ability in the use of the Welsh language. The county borough borders Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly to the east, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to the south, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot to the west and Powys to the north.
Lying within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Smithills was anciently a manor in the township of Halliwell with Smithills Hall as the manor house. In 1877, the south- eastern area of Halliwell became the ninth electoral wards of the County Borough of Bolton. The remaining north-western area became known as Halliwell Higher End until 1894 when it changed its name to Smithills and became one of the civil parishes of the Bolton Rural District, but it too became part of the County Borough of Bolton in 1898.
Old Hill was historically in the urban district and later county borough of Rowley Regis, and in the county of Staffordshire. However, local government reorganisation in 1966 saw it become part of the new County Borough of Warley, and transferred into the county of Worcestershire. This arrangement lasted until 1974, since when it has been part of the borough of Sandwell and the county of the West Midlands. The town centre was by-passed with the construction of a new single-carriageway road (Heathfield Way) in 1991, relieving the town centre of some of its heavy congestion.
Due to a decline in the heavy industries of the town, by 1932 more than half the male population was unemployed, resulting in very high municipal rates in order to make public assistance payments. At the same time the population of the borough was lower than when it had been created in 1908.Census data on population of Merthyr Tydfil A royal commission was appointed in May 1935 to "investigate whether the existing status of Merthyr Tydfil as a county borough should be continued, and if not, what other arrangements should be made".London Gazette, 1 May 1935 The commission reported the following November, and recommended that Merthyr should revert to the status of a non-county borough, and that public assistance should be taken over by central government. In the event county borough status was retained by the town, with the chairman of the Welsh Board of Health appointed as administrative adviser in 1936.
After several unification efforts starting in 1902, the county borough of Hartlepool was formed in 1967 by the merger of the original borough of Hartlepool (the "Headland") with the county borough of West Hartlepool further south on Tees Bay, together with the parish of Seaton Carew to provide coastal land for industrial development.Hartlepool Order 1966 Commons debate and Lords debate The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by the merger of the previous county borough of Hartlepool, along with the parishes of Brierton, Claxton, Dalton Piercy, Elwick, Elwick Hall, Greatham, Hart and Newton Bewley, from the Stockton Rural District, all of which had been part of the administrative county of Durham. It was one of the four districts of the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland. Cleveland was abolished in 1996 after a review by the Banham Commission, with the four boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland and Middlesbrough becoming unitary authorities.
Historical photograph of Quakers Yard, in the south of the county borough The current Member of Parliament for the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency is Gerald Jones MP, while the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) member is Dawn Bowden MS. Additionally, the Bedlinog Ward in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, which covers the villages of Trelewis and Bedlinog in the neighbouring Taff Bargoed Valley, is also governed by Bedlinog Community Council, which consists of nine elected members, and whose powers and responsibilities cover the two villages within its area. The Ward is the only electoral area within the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council area with its own Council. The Council was created in 1974 by the former Gelligaer Urban District Council prior to its abolition and the subsequent transfer of Trelewis and Bedlinog into the Merthyr administrative area upon local government reorganisation in that year, to which most people in Bedlinog and Trelewis were opposed.
Pontlottyn Blast Furnace A.F.C. were a Welsh football club from the village of Pontlottyn, in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales. They played in the Welsh Football League for 34 seasons. The club folded in 2003 before reforming in 2008 as Pontlottyn A.F.C.
The County Borough of Croydon was a local government district in and around the town of Croydon in north east Surrey, England from 1889 to 1965. Since 1965 the district has been part of the London Borough of Croydon within Greater London.
Brackla is the name of the electoral ward which is coterminous with the community. The ward elects four county councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council. At the community level, Brackla elects 11 community councillors (and one youth councillor) to Brackla Community Council.
Redcliffe-Maude's proposals for unitary councils (i.e. merging the two layers of county and borough/district councils) were abandoned. Many historic counties were abolished. Large Metropolitan counties were created around the big cities, but many smaller cities lost their county borough status.
Its neighbours were the county borough of Nottingham to the south and the Basford Rural District to the north, east and west. Since 1974 the town of Hucknall has formed part of the Ashfield district, with Linby and Papplewick becoming part of Gedling.
Caerphilly Golf Club (Welsh: Clwb Golff Caerffili) is a golf club based just outside Caerphilly at Caerphilly County Borough, Wales.Welsh Golf Corses.com website; recalled 03 March 2014. A 5944-yard-long, 18 hole Mountain course with par 71 and SSS of 70.
The Cwm & Waunlwyd electoral ward serves the village. The ward is represented by Councillor Derrick Bevan on Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. The area is represented in the Senedd by Alun Davies (Labour) and the Member of Parliament is Nick Smith (Labour).
The Merthyr Tydfil League is a football league covering the town of Merthyr Tydfil and surrounding areas in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, South Wales. The league was at the eighth level of the Welsh football league system for the 2019–20 season..
Water feature at the Gnoll Country Park The Gnoll Country Park (or Gnoll Estate) is a park in Wales. It is an early-18th-century landscaped garden covering over in the Vale of Neath, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in south Wales.
In use at the 1981, February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. Some seats combined territory from the Cork or Dublin County Borough and Administrative County areas, although those seats are still treated as borough constituencies for the purpose of the tables above.
The first election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Duddeston, Newtown, Saltley, and Small Heath. Duddeston ward had formerly been in Birmingham Ladywood. Deritend ward was transferred to Birmingham Edgbaston. 1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Aston, Nechells, and Small Heath.
Bedwas is a village two miles north-east of Caerphilly, south Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Bedwas neighbours Trethomas, Graig-y-Rhacca and Machen, and forms a council ward in conjunction with those communities.
At the May 2017 election Labour and Plaid Cymru won a councillor each.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018. Gilfach Goch Community Council represents the community at the local level, with seven community councillors.
Aberbargoed () is a small town in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales. Aberbargoed once contained the largest ever colliery waste tip in Europe, although this has now been reclaimed and turned into a country park.
It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election. It was replaced by the short-lived County Borough of Teesside and Cleveland & Whitby constituencies.
Cyfarthfa Castle housed the school from 1913 to 1981 Cyfarthfa High School is a comprehensive school, based in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, that was established in 1970. Cyfarthfa means "Place of the barking (dog)" in Welsh and the school crest reflects this.
The borough boundaries were extended again in 1933 by a county review order. The county borough was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Its area formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in the new county of Greater Manchester.
By 1948 the undertaking supplied the County Borough of Rochdale and the urban districts of Milnrow, Wardle and Whitworth. The corporation lost control of the undertaking to the North-Western Gas Board when gas supply was nationalised by the Gas Act 1948.
Barnsley Borough Police was the police force operating in county borough of Barnsley, England until 1 October 1968. The force was merged with other forces in 1968 to form the West Yorkshire Constabulary. The area passed to the South Yorkshire Police in 1974.
Tonmawr primary school Tonmawr is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is located around four miles east of Neath. The village is home to a rugby union team (Tonmawr RFC), a community centre, and the Bryn Bettws Lodge.
6 Sept. 2016. in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The villages are Aberkenfig, Bryncethin, Brynmenyn, Sarn and Tondu. Valleys Gateway could be considered a town as it has amenities such as Ynysawdre Swimming Pool & Fitness Centre, Aberkenfig Library and Sarn Lifelong Learning Centre.
Greenmeadow is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom. Not to be confused with Green Meadow Golf Club, which is on the other side of Cwmbran in Croesyceiliog.
Town Parks was also the townland containing the centre of Belfast; it is listed in the 1861 index, but was entirely within the county borough boundary by 1901. Thurles Townparks is the townland, now almost entirely urbanised, around the historic centre of Thurles.
The first election to the Bridgend County Borough Council was held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
Cefn Albion Football Club is a Welsh football club from the village of Cefn Mawr in Wrexham County Borough. The club was founded in 2013 and plays in the Ardal Leagues North East, in the third tier of the Welsh football league system.
The village joined with neighbouring Lingham to form the parish of Moreton-cum-Lingham. During the nineteenth century, Moreton was a township in the parish of Bidston. within the Wirral Hundred. It was absorbed into the County Borough of Wallasey in 1928.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough has 43 Scheduled monuments. The prehistoric scheduled sites include many burial cairns and several defensive enclosures. The Roman period is represented by a Roman Road. The medieval periods include two inscribed stones, several house platforms and two castle sites.
After a roundabout, CR 527 heads to the south while CR 533 continues east along East Main Street. On a bridge connecting Bound Brook and the Middlesex County borough of Middlesex, CR 533 ends while Middlesex CR 607 continues east as Lincoln Boulevard.
Kinmel Hall is the third house to be built on the site in Conwy county borough. Designed by W. A. Nesfield's son, William Eden Nesfield, it was completed in the 1870s, and W. A. Nesfield was responsible for the adjoining of walled gardens.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Warley wards of Cradley Heath, Langley, Old Hill and Blackheath, Rounds Green, Rowley, St Paul's, and Tividale. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wards of Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, Langley, Oldbury, Rowley, and Tividale.
Pen-y-Lan Hall is a Grade II-listed Tudor-Gothic Revival country house located near the village of Ruabon in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The building may have been built in the late seventeenth century, but was remodelled in the mid-nineteenth.
The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Central, Everton, Netherfield, St James, Sandhills, and Vauxhall. The constituency was formed in 1974 from Liverpool Exchange and Liverpool Scotland. It was partially replaced by the new Liverpool Riverside constituency for the 1983 election.
It was known as High School for Girls, a grammar school, administered by the County Borough of Southport. It had around 650 girls in the early 1960s, 800 by the late 1960s, and 850 in the 1970s. It had moved into new buildings in 1958.
The Local Government Act 1972 completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales. On 1 April 1974 Tarvin Rural District was merged with the city and county borough of Chester and the Chester Rural District to form the new non-metropolitan district of Chester.
Deri is a village in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. 'Deri' is Welsh for oak trees. Deri along with Pentwyn and Fochriw make up the community of Darran Valley. The village grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of Fochriw, Pencarreg and Groesfaen.
Gwent Archives building Gwent Archives (Welsh: Archifau Gwent) is the local records office and genealogy centre, based in Ebbw Vale, South Wales for the historic county of Monmouthshire. It covers the modern local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly County Borough, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen.
Doncaster Borough Police was the police force operating in the county borough of Doncaster, England from 1836 until 1 October 1968. The force was then merged with others to form a West Yorkshire Constabulary. From 1974 its area passed to the South Yorkshire Police.
The first election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
At the 2008 elections two Liberal Democrat councillors and one previously Labour councillor standing as an Independent were elected. At the 2012 elections the ward returned to the Labour Party.Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
Previously, the 901 was used using a dedicated Optare Solo and Dennis Dart - but is now run using a branded Alexander Dennis Enviro200 short wheelbase. The 901 is however under review by Caerphilly County Borough Council as part of their budget cuts in 2020.
Blaina Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Blaina in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Three East league and are a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
Since 1995 for elections to Torfaen County Borough Council: Abersychan, Blaenavon, Brynwern, Coed Eva, Croesyceiliog North, Croesyceiliog South, Cwmyniscoy, Fairwater, Greenmeadow, Llantarnam, Llanyrafon North, Llanyrafon South, New Inn, Panteg, Pontnewydd, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, St Cadocs and Penygarn, St Dials, Snatchwood, Trevethin, Two Locks, Upper Cwmbran, Wainfelin.
Maerdy Colliery was a coal mine located in the South Wales village of Maerdy (), in the Rhondda Valley, located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. Opened in 1875, it closed in December 1990.
Ipswich was a local government district covering the town of Ipswich, East Suffolk from 1835 to 1974. It was a municipal borough from 1835 and a county borough from 1889. It originated from the ancient borough of Ipswich. The local authority was Ipswich Corporation.
Christ Church, Rossett, is in Chester Road, Rossett, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building. Christ Church is an active Anglican church in the Alyn Mission Area, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph.
HM Prison Berwyn (Welsh: Carchar Berwyn EM) () is a £250 million Category C adult male prison in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is the largest operational prison in the UK, which opened on 28 February 2017, and is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
King's Lynn became a county borough in 1883. The present Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk was an amalgamation of the Borough of King's Lynn, the urban districts of Downham Market and Hunstanton, and the rural districts of Docking, Downham, Freebridge Lynn, and Marshland.
St David's Church, Laleston is a Grade I listed church in Laleston, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales. It is listed Grade 1 as a medieval church with its fabric, including timber roofs, mainly intact, and having group value with he churchyard cross and Cliff Cottage.
Ysgol Bryn Alyn is a secondary school in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. Its catchment area includes its local primary schools within Gwersyllt and other nearby villages. Brian Whiteley was headteacher from July 2011. Mrs Kipping took up temporary head position in September 2015.
Aberbargoed Grasslands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Rhymney Valley in Mid & South Glamorgan, South Wales. The area was designated a national nature reserve in 2012 largely due to its population of marsh fritillary butterflies. It is managed by Caerphilly County Borough.
St. Peter's Church Peterston-Super-Ely Croes-y-parc Chapel Peterston-Super-Ely Peterston-super-Ely () is a village and community situated on the River Ely () in the county borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The community population at the 2011 census was 874.
Bristol is both a city and a county, since King Edward III granted it a county charter in 1373. The county was expanded in 1835 to include suburbs such as Clifton, and it was named a county borough in 1889 when that designation was introduced.
Nelson () is a village and community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It sits five miles north of Caerphilly and ten miles north of Cardiff, at the lower end of the Taff Bargoed Valley, and lies adjacent to Treharris, Trelewis and Quakers Yard.
The region is governed as a unitary authority by Wrexham County Borough Council. Most offices of the council are situated within Wrexham town centre, around Llwyn Isaf and the Civic Centre around Chester Street. The headquarters of the organisation is at the Guildhall, Queens Square.
Cimla is a suburb (and electoral ward) of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la. The Welsh language spelling is Cymla, pronounced the same way.
Groes-faen is a village approximately three miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is in the historic county of Glamorgan. The village began as a hamlet in the 1860s near a trade route from Cowbridge to Cardiff.
Gelli is a village in the Rhondda Fawr valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, situated on the southern bank of the Rhondda Fawr River. Gelli is a former coal mining village which is a district of the community of Ystrad.
Miskin () is a village approximately south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The origin of the village was a small hamlet known as New Mill, which grew up around New Mill farm. Miskin is part of the Pontyclun electoral ward.
Carlisle has held city status since the Middle Ages and a borough constituency or parliamentary borough for centuries, at one time returning two MPs. In 1835 it became a municipal borough which was promoted to county borough status in 1914. The city's boundaries have changed several times since 1835, most recently in 1974 when under the Local Government Act 1972 the city and county borough merged with the Border Rural District to become the new enlarged City of Carlisle, a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria. The municipal borough contained several civil parishes or parts of parishes but these were merged into a single civil parish of Carlisle in 1904.
The hospital, which was designed by Henry Edward Kendall Jr. in the Italianate style using a corridor plan layout, opened as the Sussex County Asylum in July 1859. An extra storey was added to the ward blocks in 1864. It became the Brighton County Borough Asylum in 1903 and the Brighton County Borough Mental Hospital in 1919 before joining the National Health Service as St Francis Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and part of the site was made available to facilitate the construction of the Princess Royal Hospital in the late 1980s.
Overlooking the river here is the medieval Castell Dinas Brân, a ruined fortress abandoned by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey in 1282. The river then enters Wrexham County Borough, passing south of Trevor and under Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, of 1805, which carries the Llangollen Canal overhead. Less than a mile east of the aqueduct at Cefn Mawr, the river is crossed by the Cefn Mawr Viaduct, built in 1848 by Thomas Brassey and carries the Shrewsbury to Chester railway line across the Dee. Beyond this point the river forms the boundary between Wrexham County Borough in Wales and Shropshire in the West Midlands of England.
The County Borough of Leeds, and its predecessor, the Municipal Borough of Leeds, was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1835 to 1974. Its origin was the ancient borough of Leeds, which was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. In 1889, when West Riding County Council was formed, Leeds became a county borough outside the administrative county of the West Riding; and in 1893 the borough gained city status. The borough was extended a number of times, expanding from in 1911 to in 1961; adding in stages the former area of Roundhay, Seacroft, Shadwell and Middleton parishes and gaining other parts of adjacent districts.
At the local level, Porthcawl is administered by Porthcawl Town Council. The council consists of 19 town councillors, elected from five community wards, East Central, West Central, Newton, Nottage and Rest Bay. Prior to 1996, Porthcawl was divided into the Porthcawl East and Porthcawl West wards, electing a total of seven councillors to Ogwr Borough Council. Subsequent to the creation of Bridgend County Borough Council and as a result of The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998, the town was divided into five county wards corresponding to the town council wards: Newton, Nottage, Porthcawl East Central, Porthcawl West Central and Rest Bay.
The Bf 110 was a twin-engine heavy fighter ('Zerstörer' - German for 'Destroyer'). The one which crashed in Meads on 16 August 1940 (A2 + GL) was the first enemy aircraft to be brought down in the County Borough of Eastbourne. At about 5.30 pm on Friday 16 August 1940, the first German aircraft to be brought down within what was then the County Borough of Eastbourne crashed in Meads. A Messerschmitt Bf 110 of the Luftwaffe unit known as ZG 2 had left the former French aerodrome at Guyancourt as part of an escort for bombers raiding RAF airfields at Feltham, Heston and Heathrow.
In the event county borough status was retained by the town, with the chairman of the Welsh Board of Health appointed as administrative adviser in 1936.Report of the Royal Commission on the status of the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil (Cmd.5039) After the Second World War the creation of new county boroughs in England and Wales was effectively suspended, pending a local government review. A government white paper published in 1945 stated that "it is expected that there will be a number of Bills for extending or creating county boroughs" and proposed the creation of a boundary commission to bring coordination to local government reform.
Sedgley is a town in the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, Sedgley is on the A459 road between Wolverhampton and Dudley, and was formerly the seat of an ancient manor comprising several smaller villages, including Gornal, Gospel End, Woodsetton, Ettingshall, Coseley, and Brierley (now Bradley). In 1894, the manor was split to create the Sedgley and Coseley urban districts, the bulk of which were later merged into the Dudley County Borough in 1966. Most of Sedgley was absorbed into an expanded County Borough of Dudley in 1966, with some parts being incorporated into Seisdon and Wolverhampton.
Archaically known as Lime Side, the area now occupied by the estate once constituted a hamlet and farmstead centred around Limeside Farm on the eastern edge of the Hollinwood Common. The northern part of the estate was built by the early 1930s. The 17.75 acre Limeside Park opened in 1932. The Oldham Extension Act 1950 transferred of the Limehurst Rural District to the County Borough of Oldham, On abolition in 1954, the rural district was divided between the Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne (1,154 acres), County Borough of Oldham (1,052 acres), Failsworth Urban District (606 acres), Droylsden Urban District (235 acres) and the Borough of Mossley (37 acres).
1950–1974: The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Kinson, Moordown North, Moordown South, Redhill Park, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Kinson North, Kinson South, Redhill Park, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton. 1983–1997: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Ensbury Park, Kinson, Redhill Park, Talbot Woods, Wallisdown, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton, and the Borough of Poole wards of Alderney, Bourne Valley, and Canford Magna. 1997–2010: The Borough of Bournemouth wards of Central, East Cliff, Ensbury Park, Kinson, Redhill Park, Talbot Woods, Wallisdown, Westbourne, West Cliff, and Winton.
The former Borough of Wakefield was raised to city status by letters patent in 1888. It became a county borough in 1913, taking it out of the jurisdiction of the West Riding County Council. The present boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, when the county borough of Wakefield merged with the West Riding municipal boroughs of Castleford, Ossett and Pontefract, the urban districts of Featherstone, Hemsworth, Horbury, Knottingley, Normanton and Stanley, along with Wakefield Rural District and parts of Hemsworth Rural District and Osgoldcross Rural District. The new metropolitan district's city status was reconfirmed by letters patent in 1974.
Stockport County Borough was created by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 when the existing Borough of Stockport was reformed as a municipal borough. Until 1835 the town was governed by a charter dating from circa 1220 granted by Ranulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester.An Illustrated Guide to Stockport Town Hall, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, undated The municipal borough consisted of parts of Cheshire, namely the township of Stockport and the neighbouring areas of Edgeley and Portwood and part of Heaton Norris in Lancashire. Under the terms of the Local Government Act 1888 Stockport was constituted a county borough in 1889, independent of the county councils of Cheshire and Lancashire.
The London Borough of Newham was created by merging the former area of the Essex county borough of East Ham and the county borough of West Ham as a borough of the newly formed Greater London, on 1 April 1965. Daly was a councillor in Newham for the Labour Party over an eighteen-year period, being repeatedly elected into office from 1968 - 1986. He first stood in 1968 for the ward of Newham South and was elected, then again 1971 and 1974 gaining the most votes in the district both times, in the 1978 election and again in 1982. He did not seek re-election in 1986.
The county borough of Dublin, together with the county boroughs of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford, were re-styled as city councils under the Local Government Act 2001, with the same status in law as county councils. The city councils of Limerick and Waterford were merged with their respective county councils by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, to form new city and county councils. The city of Kilkenny does not have a "city council" as it was a borough but not a county borough. It is now administered by its eponymous county council but is, exceptionally, permitted to retain the style of "city" for ornament only.
It was immediately to the north of the county borough of Birmingham. There were extensive manufacturing facilities, including those of motors and cycles with their accessories, also paper-mills, breweries, etc. The population then was largely industrial. The district contained the now publicly owned Aston Hall.
1885–1918: Part of the Municipal Borough of Sheffield ward of Ecclesall. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of Ecclesall and Sharrow. Ecclesall constituency covered south central Sheffield. Most of the area that made up this constituency is now included in Sheffield Heeley constituency.
1,421 acres were gained from the abolished Reigate Rural District, consisting of parts of the parishes of Chaldon, Chipstead and Merstham, included the village of Hooley. The boundary with the County Borough of Croydon was adjusted on 1 April 1933 and again on 1 April 1936.
Llangynwyd railway station is on the Maesteg Line in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It was closed to regular passenger trains on 22 June 1970 but continued to be served by school trains until 15 July 1970, The line through the station reopened in 1992 by British Rail.
The town of Cwm has been reduced to one bus each hour on weekdays, and no services on Sunday. The town's evening services are already subsidised by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council who state they are unable to further subsidise services to towns on the route.
Cwm Methodist church, Mill Terrace, built 1895 Cwm () is a former coal mining village, community and electoral ward south of Ebbw Vale in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. In the far north of the community lies Waunlwyd.
The area is mostly made up of terraced housing, dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century. It was part of the County Borough of Salford in the administrative county of Lancashire. There was a railway station serving the area between 1882 and 1956.
In Wales a trunk road agent, (), is a partnership between two or more county and/or county borough councils for the purposes of managing, maintaining, and improving the network of trunk roads in Wales (including any motorways) in their respective areas on behalf of the Welsh Government.
In 1970, the County Borough of Teesside Council built a new lifeboat station for the RNLI on the seafront at Redcar. In 2014 the exterior of the lifeboat station was refurbished after 40 years of being exposed to the weather rolling in from the North Sea.
Florence Ann Farmer (24 January 1873 – 26 June 1958) was a pioneer of women in politics in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England who was the first female councillor on the county borough council before becoming the first female Lord Mayor of the city in 1931–32.
Williamstown () is a village in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. Williamstown was founded in the 1870s, is located at the foot of Mynydd Dinas and is a district of neighbouring village Penygraig.
The Local Government Act 1972 reorganised administration throughout England and Wales from 1 April 1974. The area of the county borough was merged with the surrounding Border Rural District to form a new City of Carlisle, one of six districts of the non-metropolitan county of Cumbria.
Clydach Vale ( and adjoining Blaenclydach) is a village in the community of Cwm Clydach, northwest of Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the Rhondda Valley, Wales. It is named for its situation on the Nant Clydach, a tributary of the River Rhondda.
Bedlinog is the only community in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough to elect a community council. For elections to Bedlinog Community Council, four community councillors are elected from a Bedlinog ward and five are elected from a Trelewis ward.Your Councillors, Bedlinog Community Council. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
Cilfynydd is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, a mile from the South Wales Valleys town of Pontypridd, and 13 miles north of the capital city, Cardiff. Cilfynydd is also an electoral ward for the county council and Pontypridd Town Council.
The house now known as Insole Court dates originally from 1856. Llandaff itself became a civil parish, and from 1894 to 1922, was part of the Llandaff and Dinas Powis Rural District. On 9 November 1922, the county borough of Cardiff was extended to include the area.
South was the name of an original electoral ward in the south of the town and (from 1905) city of Cardiff, Wales. It elected representatives to Cardiff Town Council, Cardiff County Borough Council and the post-1974 Cardiff City Council. The ward ceased to exist in 1983.
Abercarn is a small townGwyddon Road, Abercarn:: OS grid ST2194 :: Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square! and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales. It is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu, Bridgend county borough, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend. Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail as part of the Valley Lines network for local services.
Treorchy () is a village and community (and electoral ward) in Wales. Once a town, it retains the characteristics of a town. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 communities of the Rhondda.
Great Orme Tramway Centenary Guide, Johanna Firbank, First Edition, published by Conwy County Borough Council, 2002, These vehicles are not preserved, as they have never ceased to be in revenue-earning service. With well over a century of use, they are the longest serving Hurst Nelson products.
The ruins of the hill castle lie on a western hill spur of the Haubeberg (), which is situated north of the village of Vorbach, in the west of the former county borough of Ebern. It is surrounded by mixed forest stands of the Haßberge Nature Park.
At the local level Bryncethin is a community ward to St Bride's Minor Community Council, electing two of the thirteen community councillors. Bryncethin is also a ward electing a county councillor to Bridgend County Borough Council. Since 1999 the ward was represented by the Labour Party.
Pontardawe () is both a town and a community in the Swansea Valley (Welsh: Cwmtawe) in Wales. With a population of 6,800, it comprises the electoral wards of Pontardawe and Trebanos. A town council is elected. Pontardawe forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot.
Kenfig Burrows Cynffig/Kenfig is a Site of Special Scientific Interest which includes Kenfig Sands and its sand dunes near Kenfig in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. The Kenfig National Nature Reserve is also situated at the site and contains the largest lake in Glamorgan, Kenfig Pool.
At the May 2017 election Plaid Cymru won the contest.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 27 October 2018. A 2018 review of electoral arrangements by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales would see Ynyshir merged with neighbouring Tylorstown.
Salford East in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 1950–1983: The County Borough of Salford wards of Albert Park, Crescent, Kersal, Mandley Park, Ordsall Park, Regent, St Matthias, and Trinity. 1983–1997: The City of Salford wards of Blackfriars, Broughton, Claremont, Kersal, Langworthy, Ordsall, and Pendleton.
Islwyn was also the nom de plume of local poet William Thomas (1832–1878). The borough was abolished in 1996, when its area became part of Caerphilly County Borough. Islwyn continues as a Westminster constituency and a Welsh Assembly constituency. Its best-known MP was Neil Kinnock.
All Saints Church, Pen-y-fai, a Grade II-listed building Pen-y-fai is a village in the county borough of Bridgend Wales falling within the Bridgend electoral ward area and the community of Newcastle Higher. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,447.
Torfaen (meaning "breaker of stones") is an old name for the river – today called Afon Lwyd ("grey river") – which flows through the county borough from its source north of Blaenavon southward through Abersychan, Pontypool, and Cwmbran. The last three towns mentioned are a contiguous urban area.
Bwlchgwyn is a village in Wrexham county borough, Wales, on the A525 road, west of the town of Wrexham and south-east of the town of Ruthin. Bwlchgwyn is part of the community of Brymbo. In the 2011 Census the population of the village was 855.
The county borough of Newport was a large industrial town that had greatly expanded in the late nineteenth century and had consequently been granted a constituency in its own right in the 1918 redistribution. Prior to this it had been part of the Monmouth Boroughs constituency.
In 1973 Anglian Water Authority was formed by the Water Act 1973 and took over various services run by the corporation. The county borough of Ipswich was abolished in 1974 following the Local Government Act 1972 and Ipswich became a non-metropolitan district with borough status.
Cefn Mawr () is a large village in the community of Cefn within the County Borough of Wrexham, Wales. Its name translates as "big ridge".Mills, D. A Dictionary of British Place Names, OUP, p.104 The population in 2001 was 6669, increasing to 7051 in 2011.
Stoudt's Brewery is a microbrewery and restaurant located in the Lancaster County borough of Adamstown. It was one of the commonwealth's first microbreweries, having been started in 1987 by Ed and Carol Stoudt. The restaurant, Stoudts Black Angus Restaurant and Pub, has been in business for half-a-century.
This constituency comprised the southwest part of the city of Dublin, and was named after St Patrick's Cathedral. 1885–1918: The Merchants' Quay, Usher's Quay and Wood Quay wards of the borough of Dublin. 1918–1922: The Merchants' Quay and Wood Quay wards of the County Borough of Dublin.
The remaining wards of the County Borough were previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Reading. The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, with the majority forming the basis of the new County Constituency of Reading East. The north-western parts transferred back to Wokingham.
Gelligaer, Harp Inn Gelligaer is a town and community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. The community also includes the villages of Cefn Hengoed and Hengoed to the south. The population of the Town as shown at the 2011 census was 18,408.
In 1872, part of Rumworth township became part of Bolton Municipal Borough, the remainder of Rumworth (which included Deane Parish Church) was renamed Deane township in 1894 and became part of the Bolton Rural District, but in 1898 it too was merged into the County Borough of Bolton.
1974: South Glamorgan was established as part of the local government reorganisation. Cardiff lost the independent County Borough status it had since 1889. 1976: James Callaghan, MP for Cardiff, became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 1980: The M4 motorway to the north of the city was opened.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Preston, the Sessional Divisions of Amounderness and Kirkham, and part of the Sessional Division of Leyland. 1918–1945: The County Borough of Blackpool, the Urban Districts of Bispham with Norbreck, Lytham, and St Anne's-on-Sea, and part of the parish of Carleton.
The 2017 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 3 May 2012.
Cilybebyll is both a village and a community in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. It includes the villages of Alltwen, Fforest Gôch, Gellinudd and Rhos. The village is located east of Pontardawe, north of Neath and northeast of Swansea. The community has a population of 4,806.
Nottage is an electoral ward to Porthcawl Town Council, electing four of the 19 town councillors. The electoral ward has also elected a county councillor to Bridgend County Borough Council since 1999. The ward has generally elected a Liberal Democrat councillor with the exception of the 2004 council elections.
Venue Cymru is a theatre, conference centre and arena in Llandudno, Conwy county borough, North Wales. Formerly known as the Aberconwy Centre and the North Wales Theatre and Conference Centre, it is now a large arts, conference and events venue. Venue Cymru has a theatre, conference centre, and arena.
Plas Madoc Football Club was a Welsh football club from the Plas Madoc Estate in Cefn Mawr, Wrexham County Borough. The club was founded in 2017 and played in the Welsh National League Premier Division. On 14 July 2020, an announcement via Twitter confirmed the club had folded.
Holt is a medieval market town and local government community in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. It is situated on the border with England. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly after the English invasion of Wales in 1277. Farndon lies just over the River Dee.
Ponthir () is a village and community at the south-west of the county borough of Torfaen on the boundary of the counties of Monmouthshire and Newport. It is approximately six miles from Newport city centre and 3½ miles from Cwmbran, lying between the settlements of Caerleon and Llanfrechfa.
Aberaman currently comprises two electoral wards, Aberaman North and Aberaman South, for the purposes of electing members to the unitary Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Aberaman has formed an electoral ward since the formation of Glamorgan County Council in 1889 and Aberdare Urban District Council in 1894.
Clyne is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is the main settlement within the community of Clyne and Melincourt. Clyne and Melincourt together with the community of Resolven make up the electoral ward of Resolven. The population as of the 2011 census was 819.
2010–present: As 1997 but with redrawn boundaries. 1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Aston, Ladywood, Nechells, and Soho. 1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Ladywood, Sandwell, and Soho. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of All Saints', Ladywood, Rotton Park, and Soho.
The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 10, 1920; pg. 20; Issue 42485. At this stage the estate was split and Debden House was sold separately to Edward Green. In 1947 the house was sold to the County Borough of East Ham whose successors Newham) still own it today.
The next Free State local elections, originally scheduled for 1923, were repeatedly postponed until 1925. The city council was excluded from the 1925 and 1928 local elections and not restored until 1929, reduced to 21 councillors, with the entire county borough forming a single 21-seat electoral area.
The River Gwenfro () is a small river in Wrexham County Borough, north Wales. It is a tributary of the Clywedog.Rand McNally encyclopedia of world rivers, 1980, p.167 The name Gwenfro is possibly derived from the Welsh language words gwen (feminine of gwyn), "white", and bro, "border", "boundary".
Llangeinor (Welsh: Llangeinwyr) is a small village (and electoral ward) located in the Garw Valley around 5 miles north of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,243. The entire village is now protected as part of a conservation area.
In Wales the term electoral ward is used for elections to principal councils (county council or county borough council). This change replaced the term electoral division. Communities in Wales (the equivalent to the civil parish in England) are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the community council.
Oakdale is a large village in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, 9½ miles north of Caerphilly itself, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Situated in the Sirhowy valley, it is east of Blackwood, with which it forms a conurbation. At the 2001 census Oakdale had a population of 4,478.
Ambridge has two land borders, including Harmony Township to the north, east and northeast, and the Allegheny County borough of Leetsdale to the southwest. The city of Aliquippa runs adjacent to Ambridge across the Ohio River to the west and is connected to the borough via Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge.
In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the administrative counties of Cumberland and Westmorland and the county borough of Carlisle were abolished, and the areas they covered were combined with parts of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire to form a new non-metropolitan county called Cumbria.
Tonypandy is a town and community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A former industrial coal mining town, today Tonypandy is best known as the site of the 1910 Tonypandy riots.
"Conservatives Reach for Ripe Welsh Plum", The Times, 1 October 1959, p. 15. An energetic young Conservative candidate, Hugh Rees defeated Morris by 403 votes."The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1959", p. 182-83. Morris remained Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Swansea County Borough Council.
In 1974, local government in Wales was reorganised, and both halves of the Maelor were included in Wrexham Maelor, one of six districts in the new county of Clwyd. In 1996 a further local government reorganisation took place, and Maelor became part of the county borough of Wrexham.
Smallthorne Urban District was an urban district in Staffordshire. It was initially formed of the Smallthorne civil parish. In 1904 the Chell and Milton civil parishes were added. It was abolished in 1922 with the bulk of it becoming part of the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent.
Stockport with Davenport, Edgeley, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, Heaton Norris, Portwood & Reddish, Kelly's Directory of Cheshire 1914, pp. 583–588 The county borough was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 with its territory forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport district of Greater Manchester.
At the May 2017 election Labour and Plaid Cymru won a councillor each.County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 26 October 2018. A 2018 review of electoral arrangements by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales would see Ferndale merged with neighbouring Maerdy.
Dr. John Oldershaw founded the school in 1920, and it opened on 11 September 1920. Extensions to the school were opened on 4 June 1926. The first headteacher was Mr. H.G. Mayo, M.A. It was administered by the County Borough of Wallasey. By 1968 it had 700 pupils.
An election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election. Four candidates (from the sixty four seats available) were elected unopposed. Labour maintained control of the authority.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the county borough of Tynemouth, with the borough of Wallsend, part of the borough of Whitley Bay, the urban district of Longbenton and part of the urban district of Seaton Valley, all of which were in Northumberland.
The 2012 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The next full council election took place on 4 May 2017.
Saggars in the Gladstone Pottery Museum A stilt has been found at a Roman kiln site near Holt, Wrexham County Borough dating to around the first or second century AD. It was designed to be used within a saggar and has clay pads supporting it within the saggar.
Penge formed part of the County of London from 1889. In 1900 the local government arrangements in the County of London were reformed by the London Government Act 1899. Provision was made for Penge to be combined with either the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell or the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham in the County of London, to be combined with the County Borough of Croydon, or to form an urban district in the counties of Surrey or Kent. Had it become an urban district in Surrey, the County Borough of Croydon would have made it an exclave of the administrative county, and in the event it was transferred to Kent as an urban district.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council announced "an urgent review of all local authority-owned sites and buildings in the county borough to determine what statues, busts, plaques and memorials are present at these locations. If it is the case that any of these may be deemed inappropriate then we will be requesting officers to ensure that they are removed from those particular locations". A statue of Thomas Picton is part of a display of statues named "Heroes of Wales" in Cardiff's City Hall, unveiled in 1916. In June 2020 the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Dan De'Ath, and the leader of Cardiff Council, Huw Thomas, supported calls to remove the statue due to Picton's treatment of slaves.
Following a campaign supported by William Joynson-Hicks, Home Secretary and MP for a neighbouring constituency of Manchester, city status was granted to the county borough by letters patent dated 21 April 1926. This was in spite of the opposition of civil servants in the Home Office who dismissed the borough as "merely a scratch collection of 240,000 people cut off from Manchester by the river".Beckett, J V, City status in the British Isles, 1830–2002 Aldershot, 2005 The City and County Borough of Salford was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and its territory transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the metropolitan borough and City of Salford.
Under the Local Government Act 1888 all municipal boroughs with a population of 50,000 or more were designated as "county boroughs" with the powers of both a municipal borough and a county council. In 1889, therefore, the town became the County Borough of Oldham.Local Government Act 1888 C.41, S.31 Although independent of Lancashire County Council, Oldham remained part of the county for certain purposes such as lieutenancy, shrievalty, custos rotulorum and administration of justice. Soon after establishment, the corporation of the county borough promoted a parliamentary bill to extend its boundaries to include four neighbouring local government districts: Chadderton to the west, Crompton to the north, Lees to the east and Royton to the north west.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Bromford, Erdington, and Gravelly Hill. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Erdington North, Erdington South, and Washwood Heath, and part of Aston ward. In the north-east of the city of Birmingham, this is a mix of council estates, some of which are now private homes under the Right to Buy, the large Kingstanding estate and Castle Vale being examples, and generally more affluent suburbs which are private housing particularly towards the Sutton Coldfield border in Erdington itself, the strongest Conservative ward in the seat. Spanning to the city's green borders, the area includes for example Birmingham Spaghetti Junction motorway junction.
The town council has been involved since 2014 in a battle with the county council to save and restore the Grade II-listed Colwyn Bay pier. Although the town council had pledged £25,000 in 2013 to redevelop the pier (which had been closed since 2008), Conwy County Borough Council voted to de-list and demolish the structure. The town council expressed their anger that they hadn't been consulted about this. In January 2018 the council made the UK news when Conservative Town Mayor, Jeff Pearson, called for residents to stop recycling their rubbish, in protest at Conwy County Borough Council's plans to reduce the number of refuse collections to 12 per year.
Various new county boroughs were constituted in the following decades as more boroughs reached the 50,000 minimum and then promoted Acts to constitute them county boroughs. The granting of county borough status was the subject of much disagreement between the large municipal boroughs and the county councils. The population limit provided county councils with a disincentive to allow mergers or boundary amendments to districts that would create authorities with large populations, as this would allow them to seek county borough status and remove the tax base from the administrative county. County boroughs to be constituted in this era were a mixed bag, including some towns that would continue to expand such as Bournemouth and Southend-on-Sea.
Street nameplate on Rutland Road, Smethwick in April 2007, showing painted out "County Borough" lettering, and the former B17 district code It was suggested that the name Smethwick meant "smiths' place of work", but a more recent interpretation has suggested the name means "the settlement on the smooth land". Smethwick was recorded in the Domesday Book as Smedeuuich, the d in this spelling being the Anglo-Saxon letter eth. Until the end of the 18th century it was an outlying hamlet of the south Staffordshire village of Harborne. Harborne became part of the county borough of Birmingham and thus transferred from Staffordshire to Warwickshire in 1891, leaving Smethwick in the County of Staffordshire.
Hartlepool was traditionally administered as a part of the County Palatine of Durham, until in 1887 West Hartlepool was incorporated as a municipal borough, in 1902 it was incorporated as a county borough in its own right, whilst remaining in the traditional ceremonial County Durham. In 1974, along with the County Borough of Teesside, it was absorbed into both administrative and ceremonial terms into the larger and newly created non- metropolitan county of Cleveland, which appointed its own Lord Lieutenant. In 1996, following the Banham Review, Cleveland County was broken up into four independent unitary authorities one of which was Hartlepool Borough Council, the Lieutenancies Act 1997 then confirmed the return of Hartlepool to the modern ceremonial County Durham.
Bangor-on-Dee () is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is a village in the ancient district of Maelor in Wales, situated on the banks of the River Dee. The village is in the county borough of Wrexham; until 1974 it was in the exclave of Flintshire traditionally known as the Maelor Saesneg, and from 1974 to 1996 was in the county of Clwyd. The village and its surrounding local government community had a total population of 1,266 in 517 households at the time of the 2001 census,Bangor Isycoed, Office for National Statistics falling to 1,110 at the 2011 Census.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Avon, Durdham, Horfield, and Westbury-on-Trym. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Avon, Henbury, Horfield, Southmead, and Westbury-on-Trym. 1983–1997: The City of Bristol wards of Avonmouth, Henbury, Horfield, Kingsweston, Lockleaze, Southmead, and Westbury- on-Trym, and the District of Northavon wards of Filton Charborough, Filton Conygre, Filton Northville, Stoke Gifford North, and Stoke Gifford South. 1997–2010: The City of Bristol wards of Avonmouth, Henbury, Horfield, Kingsweston, Lockleaze, and Southmead, and the District of Northavon wards of Filton Charborough, Filton Conygre, Filton Northville, Patchway Callicroft, Patchway Coniston, Patchway Stoke Lodge, Stoke Gifford North, and Stoke Gifford South.
Dowlais Ironworks by George Childs (1840) What is now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough was situated close to reserves of iron ore, coal, limestone and water, making it an ideal site for ironworks. Small-scale iron working and coal mining had been carried out at some places in South Wales since the Tudor period, but in the wake of the Industrial revolution the demand for iron led to the rapid expansion of Merthyr's iron operations in the northern half of the County Borough. The Dowlais Ironworks was founded by what would become the Dowlais Iron Company in 1759, making it the first major works in the area. It was followed in 1765 by the Cyfarthfa Ironworks.
Trelewis is in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, which covers the villages of Trelewis and Bedlinog, but is governed by a separate local authority, Bedlinog Community Council, which consists of nine elected members, and whose powers and responsibilities cover the two villages within its area. The Bedlinog & Trelewis Ward is the only electoral area within the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council area with its own Council. The Council was created in 1974 by the former Gelligaer Urban District Council prior to its abolition and the subsequent transfer of Trelewis and Bedlinog into the Merthyr administrative area upon local government reorganisation in that year, to which most people in Bedlinog and Trelewis were opposed.
The Town Hall itself is visible behind some gardens; the building is made of white stone and has an impressive clock tower. Opened on 14 December 1933, Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. Barnsley was created a county borough in 1913, administered independently of the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, the county borough was abolished and Barnsley became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in the new county of South Yorkshire, along with nine urban districts and parts of two rural districts of the surrounding area, including many towns and villages including Penistone and Cudworth.
Expansion continued and Queen Elizabeth II granted a charter in 1954 making Solihull into a Municipal Borough; ten years later it was given the status of County Borough. Reorganisation of boundaries and council responsibilities in 1974 created the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull by the merger of the Solihull County Borough and most of the Meriden Rural District, which forms the main rural part of the borough and county. It included Balsall Common, Barston, Berkswell, Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Elmdon, Fordbridge, Hampton in Arden, Hockley Heath, Kingshurst, Knowle, Marston Green, Meriden, Olton, Smiths Wood, Solihull, Shirley and Temple Balsall. In 1986 the Solihull borough effectively became a unitary authority when the West Midlands County Council was abolished.
Swainson Dock opened on 3 June 1856, named after Ward Jackson's father-in-law. In 1878 the William Gray & Company ship yard in West Hartlepool achieved the distinction of launching the largest tonnage of any shipyard in the world, a feat to be repeated on a number of occasions. The municipal borough of West Hartlepool was created in 1887, and it was promoted in 1902 to be a county borough outside the control of Durham County Council. In 1967, a county borough, called Hartlepool, was established for both West Hartlepool and old Hartlepool, with the inclusion within the new area of local government of the parish of Seaton Carew on the coast to the south.
The council remained at these offices until the dissolution of Tipton council in April 1966, after which the buildings were used by Dudley College for 27 years, and since 1993 have been used by various private sector firms. The dissolution of Tipton Municipal Borough saw the bulk of the authority absorbed into an expanded borough of West Bromwich, while most of the Tividale area of Tipton was absorbed into the new County Borough of Warley (centred on the towns of Oldbury, Smethwick and Rowley Regis) and a small section of the Tipton Green area (including the former council offices in Sedgley Road West) was absorbed into an expanded County Borough of Dudley.
Containing the major settlements of Llandudno, Llandudno Junction, Llanrwst, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Colwyn Bay, Abergele, Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan, it has a total population of 115,000 (2011 census) and borders the counties of Gwynedd and Denbighshire. The River Conwy, after which the county borough is named, lies wholly within the area: rising in Snowdonia and flowing through Llanrwst and Trefriw en route to the Irish Sea by Conwy. The river here marks the border between the historic counties of Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire. One third of the land area of the county borough lies in the Snowdonia national park, and the council appoint three of the 18 members of the Snowdonia National Park Authority.
Agecroft Cemetery main entrance, Langley Road Mortuary chapel clock tower Agecroft Cemetery and Crematorium is a public cemetery in Pendlebury, Salford, Greater Manchester. Agecroft Cemetery was opened as Salford Northern Cemetery by Salford County Borough Council on 2 July 1903 on 45 acres (18.2 hectares) of ground because the existing cemetery at Weaste was near to capacity. The new cemetery, which lies in the Irwell Valley alongside the river bounded by Agecroft Road (A6044) and Langley Road in Pendlebury, was initially outside the Salford county borough boundary, but has lain within the city since Pendlebury was incorporated into the City of Salford in 1974. Since the cemetery was opened more than 53,700 interments have been carried out.
Although still largely surrounded by farmland, Marford is now partly contiguous with the larger village of Gresford to the south-west, and forms part of the community of Gresford for local administration purposes. Marford and Hoseley is still, however, a separate ward of Wrexham County Borough, having a population of 2,458 at the 2001 census.Marford and Hoseley Ward, Wrexham County Borough Council There are two public houses in Marford, one at the bottom of the Marford hill – The Trevor Arms (its name referencing the landowning family of Trevalyn Hall, the Trevors) – and the other at the top, The Red Lion. There is one shop, the coop which opened in June 2016, adjacent to The Red Lion.
Argoed is a village, community and an electoral ward in the Sirhowy Valley between Blackwood and Tredegar in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. The population of the community and ward at the 2011 census was 2,769. As a community, Argoed also contains the villages of Markham and Hollybush. Argoed is .
The fourth election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 1 May 2008. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
Plas y Brenin, located in Conwy County Borough, Wales, is a National Outdoor Centre owned by Sport England. The centre is situated in Dyffryn Mymbyr, the Mymbyr Valley, in Snowdonia and is less than a quarter of a mile south-west of the centre of Capel Curig on the A4086 road.
3) Confirmation Act (8 Edw. 7 c.clxiv) came into force on 31 March 1910 with the new council consisting of 78 councillors representing 26 wards. The new council as one of its first actions voted Cecil Wedgwood to be the first mayor of the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent.
The Presbyterian Chapel, Rossett, is in Station Road, Rossett, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It continues to be active as a Welsh Presbyterian church. The church was built in 1875 to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas. It has lancet windows and a flèche which is tiered at its base.
Garth is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Garth is situated to the east of the town of Maesteg, and lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley. During the 19th century Garth was an industrial coal-mining village which contained its own colliery, the Garth Merthyr Colliery.
His parents were Margaret (née Williams) and John Berry, who lived in the Llanrwst, Conwy County Borough area. On completing his grammar school education in Llanrwst, he attended Bangor University College and later Bala-Bangor Theological Seminary. He earned an honorary M.A. degree in 1925 at the University of Wales.
On 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, the constituency was incorporated as a non-metropolitan county, from the short- lived County Borough of Teesside, Hartlepool, the urban districts of Guisborough, Loftus, Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea and Skelton and Brotton, along with parishes from Stokesley Rural District.
Brynteg School () is one of the largest secondary schools in Wales. It is located on Ewenny Road in the town of Bridgend, Wales. This school is one of seven comprehensive schools in the County Borough of Bridgend and mainly receives pupils from the Brackla, Litchard and Town Centre (Morfa) areas.
Surfing at Rest Bay Rest Bay is a bay and beach near Porthcawl on the coast of Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The long sandy beach is west facing and is popular with surfers, though facilities have been basic. There is a pay and display carpark. A cafe, Mac's, was located nearby.
The second election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
Wrexham Town Centre is the central business district of Wrexham, in North Wales and is the area enclosed by the inner ring road of the town. It is the largest shopping area in north and mid Wales, and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough. Many of its streets are pedestrianised.
Historic names of village: Boyscza 1361, Boyska 1398, Boyschcze 1402, Bogiska 1437, Szboyska 1539, Zboiska alias Uhrynowce 1676. From 1340 to 1772 it belonged to Sanok Land, Ruthenian Voivodship. From 1772 to 1852 cyrkuł leski (administration unit similar to county), then cyrkuł sanocki. From 1867 Sanok county, borough Bukowsko in Galicia.
Bersham () is a small Welsh village in the suburbs of the county borough of Wrexham that lies next to the River Clywedog, and in the community of Esclusham. Wrexham owes a large amount of its original industrial heritage to Bersham, but despite this the village still retains a rural feeling.
Pengam is a former coal village and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, in Wales. It is also a community, containing itself and the nearby village of Fleur de Lys, and at the 2001 census it has a population of 3,842, rising slightly to 3,848 at the 2011 Census.
In December 2008, local company HD Limited announced plans for a "sporting village" at Island Farm, which includes a 15000-seater stadium, a 5000-capacity stadium for Bridgend Ravens and a 2000-capacity stadium for Bridgend Town. In September 2009, an outline application was lodged with Bridgend County Borough Council.
The highest polling party in each ward the last time there was an election there. Bury County Borough Council (abolished 1974). The town was initially a parish, then a select vestry with a board of guardians for the poor. Improvement commissioners were added before the borough charter was granted in 1876.
Under the Local Government Act 1972 the urban district was abolished in 1974, becoming part of the borough of Islwyn, Gwent. Further local government organisation in 1996 placed the area in the county borough of Caerphilly. The former urban district corresponds to the three communities of Abercarn, Crumlin and Newbridge.
The town lies mainly in the Aberdare East ward, represented by two county councillors. Nearby Cwmdare, Llwydcoed and Trecynon are represented by the Aberdare West/Llwydcoed ward. Both wards have been represented by the Labour Party since 2012.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre.
In 2008, Wrexham County Borough Council secured Heritage Lottery Funding to allow them to prepare design proposals for the refurbishment of the park, the ideas that have been drawn up so far are in the early stages but they include a Discovery Centre, Lakeside Pavilion and extending the bowling greens.
The falls from the viewing platform Conwy Falls after heavy rain Conwy Falls () is a waterfall on the River Conwy at Bro Garmon in Conwy County Borough in Wales. The falls and surrounding area are a Site of Special Scientific Interest.Sayer, Zoe; Rebecca Terry (2006). All Terrain Pushchair Walks in Snowdonia.
Tondu Robbins A.F.C. is a Welsh football club from the village of Tondu in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. They currently play in the Bridgend & District League, Division One. The club played for 29 seasons in the Welsh Football League including three seasons in the second tier of Welsh club football.
The Coliseum Theatre is a performing arts venue in the village of Trecynon, near the town of Aberdare, Wales. It is run by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare It was officially opened on Saturday, September 17, 1938. Aberdare Coliseum has a 600-seat auditorium and cinema.
1885–1918: The Borough of Wolverhampton wards of St James's, St Mary's, and St Peter's, and the parishes of Wednesfield and Willenhall. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of St James's, St Mary's, and St Peter's, and the Urban Districts of Short Heath, Wednesfield, Wednesfield Heath, and Willenhall.
The third election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 10 June 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
Since 1995 the town has been covered by three wards to Bridgend County Borough Council, Morfa, Oldcastle and Newcastle, which each elect two councillors. At the Town Council level, Bridgend is represented by nineteen town councillors on Bridgend Town Council, elected from the three town wards of Morfa, Oldcastle and Newcastle.
The BP refinery also operated a sports and leisure club. When the refinery closed in 1998, the leisure facilities were acquired by Llandarcy Park Ltd. They redeveloped the site to a new health and fitness club, a restaurant and hotel.Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Press Release - Llandarcy Park Ltd 19.02.
The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996, by the merger of the former Mid Glamorgan districts of Rhondda, Cynon Valley and Taff-Ely (with the exceptions of Creigiau and Pentyrch, which were added to Cardiff). Its name reflects all these, and thus also the rivers Rhondda, Cynon and Taff.
It is also the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, which is a larger area than the Community. The principal settlement is Cwmgwrach, a village on the south side of the Neath valley, of which the eastern end is called Blaengwrach, which sometimes causes confusion.
Porthcawl Comprehensive School, on the western side of Porthcawl town in Bridgend County Borough, has approximately 1,500 pupils, ages 11–18 and 80 teaching staff. The headteacher is Mr A. Slade.Porthcawl Comprehensive School website Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon attended this school. The Chairperson of Governing body is Mrs A.Thomas.
The Conwy County Borough is on the north coast of Wales, and has a heavily populated coastal strip. A third of the county is within the Snowdonia National Park. There are a total of 161 scheduled monuments in the county. 106 of these are Prehistoric, including at least six neolithic sites.
Arllechwedd is the name of an electoral ward in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies east of the city of Bangor and is the most northeasterly ward in Gwynedd, bordering Conwy County Borough. Arllechwedd ward includes the villages of Llandegai, Llanllechid, Tal-y-bont and Abergwyngregyn. It elects a councillor to Gwynedd Council.
The County Borough of Burton upon Trent demolished Stapenhill House and laid out gardens on the site. Much of the original layout was retained. Two bandstands (one has since been demolished) and a children's play area were later added. A sundial in the gardens marks the spot of the original house.
At the most local level, Llanbradach elects eight community councillors to serve on Llanbradach & Pwll-y-pant Community Council. Llanbradach was an electoral ward to Mid Glamorgan County Council from 1989 until the council's dissolution in 1996. It subsequently became a ward for Caerphilly County Borough Council, electing two county councillors.
The Great Reform Act of 1832 created the parliamentary borough of Brighton. Brighton was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1854, later becoming a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888; it covered the parish of Brighton and part of Preston. Ovingdean, Patcham and Rottingdean were added to Brighton in 1928.
Ysgol Gyfun Bryntirion (Bryntyrion Comprehensive School) is located on Merlin Crescent. Cefn Glas is also the name of the electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council, since 1999 electing one county councillor. The ward is bordered to the north and east by the mainline railway and to the west by Nant Cefn.
Far Cotton became a separate civil parish in 1895 and an urban district in 1896. The urban district was abolished in 1900 when the County Borough of Northampton was expanded to include Far Cotton; the civil parish continued to exist until 1932. Far Cotton is in the ecclesiastical parish of St Mary.
Elections take place every four to five years. The last election was 4 May 2017,Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017, Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 March 2018. and until 3 June 2019, was governed by a Plaid Annibynnol-led Coalition with Conservatives and Independents, relying on Liberal Democrat support.
The district was incorporated into the County Borough of Bournemouth in 1931, having theretofore been part of the Poole Rural District. The main road through the area at that time was Columbia Road which remains the principal route through the district, also nowadays connecting the Boundary Lane one-way system to Kinson Road.
Waterloo Bridge () is an early cast iron bridge, spanning the River Conwy at Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy county borough, north-west Wales. A view of the Waterloo Bridge c.1815 The bridge is located about half a mile south-east of the village. It was built by the civil engineer Thomas Telford.
Penygraig is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. As a community Penygraig contains the neighbouring districts of Dinas, Edmondstown, Penrhiwfer and Williamstown. Penygraig is within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. The name Penygraig is Welsh for 'head of the rock'.
Penychen lay between Senghenydd and Gwrinydd in South Wales,The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg668 it contained the areas which today are the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, the majority of the Vale of Glamorgan and the west of Cardiff.
The following is a list of the areas in England and Wales which became rural districts when the Local Government Act 1894 came into force from December 1894. Note for table: 'UD' stands for Urban District, 'RD' stands for Rural District, 'MB' stands for Municipal Borough and 'CB' stands for County Borough.
The A4107 road is an A road in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. It begins in Port Talbot and heads up the Afan Valley in a north easterly direction. It then continues over the moors eastwards until it connects with the A4061 road south west of Treorchy in the Rhondda Valley.
The River Clywedog is a river in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. Its uses have been watering crops, powering industrial machinery but is now used as walking trails or geography trips. The river originates to the west of Wrexham, and joins the River Dee some four miles south east of the Town.
The parish became part of county borough of Brighton in 1928. It recently regained an independent parish council, the only one in what is now the city of Brighton and Hove. Within the parish lies the deserted hamlet of Balsdean. The adjacent village of Woodingdean was formerly (until 1933) part of Rottingdean parish.
Today, Glyn Ceiriog is administered within Wrexham County Borough Council, a unitary authority created in 1996. Glyn Ceiriog is in the Ceiriog Valley ward, and has an Independent councillor. The community Council has ten Councillors representing Glyn Ceiriog, Garth, Pandy and Nantyr. It meets every fourth Thursday of the month in the Institute.
Y Bergam was a fourteenth-century poet and prophet from Maelor, an area that was once part of north east Wales and now is in Wrexham County Borough, England. His prophesies are known to have inspired a number of vaticinatory poems (Cywyddau Brud), such as those found in Early Vaticination in Welsh (1937).
1974–1983: The County Borough of Hull wards of Bransholme, Drypool, Greatfield, Holderness, Longhill, Marfleet, Stoneferry, and Sutton. 1983–2010: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates, and Sutton. 2010–present: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates East, Southcoates West, and Sutton.
A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately west of Upper Manhattan. The Wall Street Journal characterized Paramus as "quintessentially suburban".Minaya, Ezequiel. "Paramus, the Quintessential Suburb; Residents say the Bergen County borough has a small-town feel", The Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2016.
Heolgerrig (Welsh for "stony road"; formerly "Pen-yr-Heolgerrig") is a small village in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It is part of the community of Cyfarthfa. Calfaria Welsh chapel in Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil. It lies just west of Merthyr Tydfil, and is separated from it by the main A470 trunk road.
Wind farm on Mynydd Maendy. Mynydd Maendy (translation: Maindy Mountain) is a hilltop and moorland, near Gilfach Goch, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in south Wales, to the southwest of Tonyrefail. As with the Maindee district of Newport, the name derives from the Welsh maen dy meaning "stone house".
1885–1918: The local government district of Aston Manor. The constituency was created, as a borough constituency in Warwickshire, for the 1885 general election. In 1885 the area was to the north of the Birmingham parliamentary borough. Birmingham, which from 1889 was a county borough with city status, gradually expanded into adjacent areas.
Penrhyn was a ward to Gwynedd County Council, in the Borough of Aberconwy, between 1989 and 1996. Since 1995 the ward has elected two county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council. At the 1995 and 1999 elections the ward elected a Liberal Democrat and a Conservative Party councillor, though subsequently elected Independent candidates.
County Borough of Birmingham, Register of Electors (Birmingham Edgbaston constituency), 1962, Polling District AGP 172, p. 2 at ancestry.co.uk Gillam had many interests outside his work, including the works of William Shakespeare, poetry, music, fishing, and bird-watching. In retirement, he returned to live in his native Holt, but died soon afterwards.
The fifth election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012. It was preceded by the 2008 election and will be followed by the 2017 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
With Holmes serving as the party's election agent, the SDP candidate finished fifth with 5.3% of the vote—only 174 votes behind the fourth-placed Liberal Democrats, although the SDP candidate joined the Lib Dems shortly thereafter. The party subsequently won a number of seats on the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
At the local level, Garw Valley elects 13 community councillors to Garw Valley Community Council, from the four wards of Bettws, Llangeinor, Pontycymmer and Blaengarw. At the county level, the community is covered by four electoral wards, of Blaengarw, Pontycymmer, Llangeinor and Bettws, each electing one county councillor to Bridgend County Borough Council.
The Landscape is managed by the Blaenavon Partnership, which involves various authorities, agencies and other bodies and is led by Torfaen County Borough Council. A World Heritage Day is held in June each year. A cost-benefit analysis of the world heritage status has shown that it had succeeded in regenerating the area.
Banwen is a small village in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales. Banwen is part of the community of Onllwyn along with the village of Onllwyn itself and the adjacent parish of Dyffryn Cellwen. Banwen is in the Upper Dulais Valley, with views over the southern slopes of the Brecon Beacons.
Ribbleton was a civil parish from 1866 until 1 April 1934, when it was absorbed into the County Borough of Preston. The parish was part of Preston Rural District.Ribbleton Tn/CP, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014 The former Ribbleton mental hospital on Sandycroft was closed in 2015 and demolished in 2018.
It covered Ballyfermot, together with most of the Crumlin and Kilmainham areas of Dublin city. It consisted of the following wards of the county borough of Dublin: Ballyfermot A, Ballyfermot B, Ballyfermot C, Ballyfermot D, Ballyfermot E, Ballyfermot F, Ballyfermot G, Crumlin A, Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin E, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham C.
As a result of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, the city was detached from the county for administrative purposes, becoming a separate county borough from 1899. The county town of County Londonderry, and seat of the Londonderry County Council until its abolition in 1973, was therefore moved to the town of Coleraine.
URL accessed 11 May 2008.Famous Boltonians. URL accessed 11 May 2008. There was also a Transitional Mayor / Chairman in 1973–1974 who saw over the dissolution of the County Borough of Bolton and the foundation of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.Links in a Chain - John Collins Hanscomb. URL accessed 11 May 2008.
Bryntirion, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr is one of the larger electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It covers the community of Merthyr Mawr and most of the neighbouring community of Laleston, which includes the village of the same name and the Bridgend suburb of Bryntirion.Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
Rhos-on-Sea () is a seaside resort and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The population was 7,593 at the 2011 census. It adjoins Colwyn Bay and is named after the Welsh kingdom of Rhos established there in late Roman Britain as a sub-kingdom of Gwynedd. It later became a cantref (hundred).
West Ham South was a parliamentary constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
Acton () is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of the Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It lies in the north-eastern part of the market town of Wrexham. The area is largely residential and at its centre, lies Acton Park, the location of the former Acton Hall.
Blackmill is a small village within Bridgend County Borough Council, in south Wales. It is located at the confluence of the Ogwr Fach and Ogmore rivers, to the north-east of Bridgend town. It is sited within the community (parish) of Ogmore Valley. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,493.
West Ham North was a borough constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
Fochriw is a village located in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It was well known for its neighbouring collieries, which employed nearly the entire local population in the early 20th century. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. The village appears as the backdrop on the BBC Wales sitcom High Hopes credits.
Tynewydd is a village located in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. With Treherbert, Blaencwm, Blaenrhondda and Pen-yr-englyn it is part of a community of Treherbert. The village lies in the former industrial coal mining area at the head of Rhondda Fawr, the larger of the Rhondda Valleys.
In 1914 East Ham became a county borough, essentially a county in its own right. In 1965 the London Borough of Newham was created and all three sections of Beckton became part of the new borough in Greater London. Beckton was within the London Docklands Development Corporation area from 1981 to 1995.
The Upper Shirley Road site surrounded the Shirley Windmill, a 19th-century tower mill. The upper forms transferred to Selsdon to form the present John Ruskin College, utilising the premises previously known as John Newnham Secondary Selective School, named after a 20th-century town clerk of the old County Borough of Croydon.
Neuadd Wen A.F.C. are a Welsh football club from the town of Aberbargoed in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales. Formed in 2009, they played for one season in the Welsh Football League . They currently play in the North Gwent Football League Premier Division.
He was awarded the MBE for his services. From 1918 Hillman was Chairman of the West Riding of Yorkshire Local Medical Panel Committee. He was Conservative candidate for Normanton in the 1923 general election. He served on Wakefield County Borough council from 1926,"Conservative M.P. Dead", Manchester Guardian, 21 March 1932, p 9.
The festival is organised and run by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. The festival has a number of sponsors which have included Glamorgan Brewing Company, local ice cream producer Subzero and the local radio station GTFM 107.9 FM. The festival has been supported by Welsh Government through the Food Festival Grant Scheme.
Local Government Board (1899) pp.182–183 A subsequent order transferred Kilculliheen DED from the judicial county of the city of Waterford to the administrative county Kilkenny.Local Government Board (1899) p.276 In 1955, the county borough (now city) of Waterford was extended, thereby reclaiming some of the DED territory from Kilkenny.
Pontcynon is a small village of around 200 households within the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Abercynon. Most of the village consists of terraced housing fronting the B4275 Abercynon Road; but also consists of the adjoining streets of Pontcynon Terrace, Vale View and Cemetery Road.
Blaenhonddan Primary School. Bryncoch is a suburb of the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The name derives from the Welsh 'red hill' (bryn is hill, coch is red), originally the name of a nearby farm.Wyn Owen, H. and Morgan, R. (2008) Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales.
Coity Higher was an electoral ward to Ogwr Borough Council from 1973 until 1996, electing two councillors. At the 1995 elections to the new Bridgend County Borough Council it elected two Labour councillors. Since 1999 the community has been divided into three wards, Coity, Litchard and Pendre, which each elect one councillor.
Fig 6: Map signifying the two boundary changes between Staffordshire and Worcestershire in 1926 and 1928 affecting Dudley County Borough and Oldbury Urban District The compact size of Dudley County Borough combined with an increasing population, the high cost of reclaiming derelict land and urgent slum clearance contributed to a dire housing and land shortage. This resulted in the council "acquiring land from adjacent local authorities".Larkham, Peter J. "People, planning and place: The roles of client and consultants in reconstructing postwar Bilston and Dudley" Town Planning Review. December 2006, Vol. 77 Issue 5, pp. 557–582. At the expense of Staffordshire, Worcestershire grew slightly in 1926 to allow for the construction of the Priory Estate on land which was mostly situated in Sedgley.
In 1914, the areas covered by the separate Plymouth and Devonport constituencies had been combined into a single county borough of Plymouth for local government purposes, and under the parliamentary boundary changes which came into effect at the general election of 1918 both two-member boroughs were abolished and the area of the county borough divided into single-member constituencies. The city's population was now adjudged to entitle it only to three MPs in place of the four it had had previously, and the new constituencies were called Plymouth, Devonport, Plymouth, Drake and Plymouth, Sutton. Of these, the Devonport division was very similar to the old Devonport borough, while the former Plymouth borough was split between the Drake and Sutton divisions.
At abolition the county borough was surrounded by the City and county Borough of Manchester to the east, the Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury to the northwest, the Municipal Borough of Eccles to the southwest, and the Municipal Borough of Stretford to the south. The corporation progressively accumulated increased powers and responsibilities through government legislation and by the promotion of private parliamentary bills. The range of activities in which it was involved can be ascertained by the large number of committees of the borough council in 1909: Buildings and Bridges; Cemeteries; Education; Electricity; Health; Highways and Paving; Improvement; Lighting and cleaning; Museums, Libraries and Parks; Parliamentary and Public Trusts; River Irwell Consevancy; Town Halls and Markets; Tramways; Watch (police) and Water.
The blazon (official heraldic description) for the arms reads as follows: "Argent a woolpack encircled by two branches of the cotton tree flowered and conjoint proper; a bordure sable charged with eight martlets of the field; and for a crest on a wreath of the colours a mill-rind sable and above a fleece argent banded or." When Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council was formed in 1974 (taking over from Rochdale County Borough Council and five other borough/urban district councils), a new coat of arms was created and awarded for council use. Rochdale A.F.C., however, continued (and continues today) to adopt the old Rochdale County Borough arms. Rochdale's current home colours are black and blue shirts, white shorts and blue and black hooped socks.
Local Government (Galway) Act, 1937 Irish Statute Book On the other hand, the Aran Islands (Transport) Act, 1936, regulates steamships travelling "between the City of Galway and the Aran Islands";Aran Islands (Transport) Act, 1936 §2 Contracts for steamer service to the Aran Islands. Irish Statute Book also, legislators debating the passage of the 1937 Act frequently referred to Galway as a "city". When the borough was made a county borough in 1985, the Borough Council became the "City Council" and it acquired its own "City Manager". This was not presented as the acquiring of city status; Minister for the Environment Liam Kavanagh said it was "the extension of the Galway City boundary and for upgrading of that city to the status of county borough".
The borough was formed by merging the former area of the Essex county borough of East Ham and the county borough of West Ham as a borough of the newly formed Greater London, on 1 April 1965 – these in turn were successors to the ancient civil and ecclesiastical parishes of East Ham and West Ham. Green Street and Boundary Road mark the former boundary between the two. North Woolwich also became part of the borough (previously being in the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, south of the river Thames in the County of London) along with a small area west of the River Roding which had previously been part of the Municipal Borough of Barking. Newham was devised for the borough as an entirely new name.
Prior to the Transport Act 1985 which nationally mandated the deregulation and privatisation of bus services in 1986 throughout England except Greater London, it operated a large proportion of the bus services on Merseyside, under the Merseyside Transport brand. It had taken over the municipally provided bus operations of Liverpool, Birkenhead and Wallasey county borough corporations in 1970, and expanded to cover the county borough municipal corporation areas and bus services of St Helens and Southport in 1974. The PTE also extensively co-ordinated and joint operated bus services on Merseyside with National Bus Company subsidiaries Crosville and Ribble. These were both longer distance services coming into Merseyside from Cheshire and Lancashire along with Crosville and Ribble services operated in Sefton, Liverpool and the Wirral only.
In April 1946 the Commission wrote to county and county borough councils, asking for information on any boundary proposals they were considering. By August they had received replies from 80 of 83 county boroughs and 42 of 61 county councils, stating they were seeking boundary reviews. Acting on the information they had received, the Commission prioritised the review of areas into two categories, "A" and "B". Reviews of areas in category A were to proceed as soon as possible, while the review of category B areas would be held back until July, 1947 (except where they would affect the boundaries of areas in category A). The first reviews concerned the claims of Dagenham, Ilford, Leyton, Luton, Rochester-Chatham-Gillingham, and Walthamstow for county borough status.
1885–1918: In the Borough of Belfast, that part of Dock ward not in Belfast North and that part of Cromac ward in County Down, the townlands of Ballycloghan, Ballyhackamore, Ballymaghan, Ballymisert and Strandtown in the parish of Holywood, and the townlands of Ballyrushboy, Knock and Multyhogy in the parish of Knockbreda. 1922–1974: The County Borough of Belfast wards of Dock, Pottinger, and Victoria. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Belfast wards of Pottinger and Victoria, and the Rural District of Castlereagh electoral divisions of Ballyhackamore, Ballymaconaghy, Ballymiscaw, Castlereagh, Dundonald, and Gilnakirk. 1983–1997: The District of Belfast wards of Ballyhackamore, Ballymacarrett, Belmont, Bloomfield, Island, Orangefield, Shandon, Stormont, Sydenham, and The Mount, and the District of Castlereagh wards of Cregagh, Downshire, Lisnasharragh, and Wynchurch.
In 1991 Neath & Port Talbot was a distinct Travel to Work Area (albeit with different boundaries to the current county borough), but the 2001-based revision has merged the locality into a wider Swansea Bay Travel to Work Area.National Statistics, Introduction to the 2001-based Travel-to-Work Areas In June 2008, the economic activity and employment rates in Neath Port Talbot were below the Welsh average. However, earnings for full-time workers were higher than either the Welsh or British average. Manufacturing accounts for over 22% of jobs in the county borough compared to under than 14% in Wales as a whole; just under 70% of local jobs are in services compared to a Welsh average of nearly 80%.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the town hall on 20 May 1938 just before the start of the Second World War. In order to meet the expanding accommodation needs of County Borough of Wigan, some departments moved into a new civic centre which was opened by the Leader of the council, Alderman Ernest Ball, on 22 April 1970. The old town hall continued to be the headquarters of the council until the county borough was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. It then served as the headquarters of the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council until 1990, when the council moved its staff to the new Town Hall, formerly the home of the Wigan Mining and Technical College.
Bath had long been an ancient borough, having that status since 878 when it became a royal borough (burh) of Alfred the Great, and was reformed into a municipal borough in 1835. It has formed part of the county of Somerset since 878, when ceded to Wessex, having previously been in Mercia (the River Avon had acted as the border between the two kingdoms since 628).Mayor of Bath Saxon Bath However, Bath was made a county borough in 1889, independent of the newly created administrative county and Somerset County Council. Bath became part of Avon when the non-metropolitan county was created in 1974, resulting in its abolition as a county borough, and instead became a non-metropolitan district with borough status.
The Lancashire (Southern Areas) Review Order 1933F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991 The County Borough of Bury was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its territory transferred to Greater Manchester to form the central part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.
This was due to its shared industrial heritage. The centre was no longer in the Yorkshire Moors, cleveland being a description of said land, but the Tees. This lead the name to the name Teesside. In 1974, the County Borough of Teesside was disbanded and Cleveland was reintroduce with land including Hartlepool and Guisborough.
Ellacombe is a district of Torquay, Devon. Ellacombe is home to Ellacombe Primary school, which is known to be the only place in Torquay that still has a fully standing World War 2 air raid shelter. Ellacombe in the summer. Torbay County Borough comprises the Towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham and surrounding suburban areas.
In the same year, 1951, the County Borough of Tyneside leased Chartners, a farm to the south of the Simonside section, which covered the high watershed of Fontburn Reservoir, to the Commission. Subsequent additions to the forest include Redpath farm, which joined the previously isolated Harwood farm area to Chartners and the Simonside section.
The passing of the Cancer Act 1939 marked the political significance of cancer treatment. It envisaged a system of co-ordination of diagnosis and treatment under the control of County Councils and County Borough Councils which preceded the establishment of the NHS. The outbreak of war prevented most of its provisions from coming into effect.
Bodysgallen Hall is a manor house in Conwy county borough, north Wales, near the village of Llanrhos. Since 2008 the house has been owned by The National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building, currently used as a hotel. This listed historical building derives primarily from the 17th century, and has several later additions.
Tir-Phil is a village near the town of New Tredegar in the Caerphilly county borough of south Wales. The village of Tir-Phil and New Tredegar itself are served by Tir-Phil railway station. Tir-Phil was also an electoral ward to Rhymney Valley District Council between 1973 and the council's dissolution in 1996.
Roberts graduated with a law degree at the University of Aberystwyth in 1983. He later went on to practice as a solicitor. In 1985 he was part of a campaign to protect a local Miners' institute from closure. He later stopped practicing law when he was elected as the leader of Wrexham County Borough Council.
Essex Constabulary was formed in 1840. In 1965, the force had an establishment of 1,862 officers. Southend-on-Sea Borough Police was established by the county borough of Southend-on-Sea, England, in 1914. In 1969 Southend-on-Sea Borough Police amalgamated with Essex Constabulary to become the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary.
Stokesley was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after the town of Stokesley, which it contained. The parish was enlarged in 1932 when it took in part of the Middlesbrough Rural District. It lost parts in 1968 with the creation of the Teesside county borough.
The style of the Lord Mayor is "The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Swansea". The official residence is the Mansion House in Ffynone, which was originally built as the home of a previous mayor, Evan Matthew Richards. It was purchased by the then County Borough of Swansea in 1922 and renamed the Mansion House.
Llanharry () is a village, community (civil parish) and electoral ward in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan, Llanharry has been inextricably linked with iron mining as far back as the Roman period, and for a period in the 20th century it boasted the only iron mine in Wales.
Sustaining these sites has become an important contribution to the quality of life experienced by the local population. "Within Merthyr Tydfil County Borough lies two national nature conservation designations, Cwmglo/Glyndyrus SSSI and Cwm Taf Fechan Woodlands SSSI".Davies, 2006. These conservation designations welcome significant numbers of tourists, both locally and from further afield.
1918–1950: The County Borough of South Shields. 1950–1955: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1955–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of All Saints, Beacon and Bents, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Rekendyke, Tyne Dock and Simonside, Westoe, West Park, and Whiteleas.
New Jersey's 38th Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers the Bergen County municipalities of Bergenfield, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hasbrouck Heights, Lodi, Maywood, New Milford, Oradell, Paramus, River Edge, Rochelle Park, and Saddle Brook and the Passaic County borough of Hawthorne.
On 1 April 1974 the Local Government Act 1972 came into effect, reorganising administrative areas throughout England and Wales. The rural district was abolished, and its area merged with the County Borough of Doncaster and a number of other districts to form the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, part of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire.
In 2010 the constituency was redefined as consisting of 15 electoral divisions of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf: Aberaman North, Aberaman South, Abercynon, Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos, Ynysybwl. The two main towns are Aberdare and Mountain Ash.
The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Liz Roberts for Plaid Cymru. Cllr Roberts first won the seat as an Independent candidate in May 2004, subsequently being elected on the Plaid Cymru ticket at the following election in May 2008.
The festival is organised by the Regeneration and Economic Development team of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and is supported by local businesses and community organisations. A total of 62 artisan traders attended the festival in 2018, of which 77% were from Wales, and 18% were new businesses trading for less than two years.
Thomson had become an established and respected Middlesbrough businessman and like so many other Victorian and Edwardian successes, he wished to serve his community and his ambition through politics. He was an elected member of Middlesbrough County Borough Council in 1904 and served until his death in 1928. He was also a Justice of Peace.
Withdrawn from service in 1967, two years later she was presented by the Tees and Hartlepool Ports Authority to the County Borough of Teesside for "The People of Cleveland." In December 1971 she was moved from Middlesbrough to Stockton Corporation Quay, with a plan using trainees to convert the tug into a floating museum.
The BBC announced in July 2016 that it planned to leave the site and transfer its operations elsewhere. Caversham was an urban district and part of Oxfordshire until 9 November 1911,Caversham.org: History (downloaded 12 April 2015) when it was transferred to Berkshire and became part of the county borough of Reading.Berkshire Record Office.
Abersychan constitutes a community and electoral ward of the county borough of Torfaen. The area was part of the ancient parish of Trevethin, in Monmouthshire. On 3 June 1864 Abersychan was constituted a local government district, governed by a local board.Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire, 1901 In 1894 Abersychan became an urban district and civil parish.
Adamsdown is the name of an electoral ward in the south of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. It covers the community of Adamsdown. It was originally one of the ten wards created in 1890 for elections to Cardiff County Borough Council. Since 1996 it has been a ward to the current Cardiff Council unitary authority.
Wern Ddu Claypits is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Van in Caerphilly County Borough, South Wales. The woodland is known locally as Coed y Werin, which surrounds a 19th-century clay pit, dug to supply clay to the Caerphilly Brick Company. It is designated because of the important coal measure rocks exposed there.
The area has strong links with coal-mining. The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996. Borough status was inherited from the town of Wrexham, granted over 150 years ago. Most of the area was previously part of the district of Wrexham Maelor – with several communities coming from Glyndŵr – in the county of Clwyd.
The population in the coastal areas is mainly English-speaking, whereas in the valleys in the north of the borough there are many who are Welsh-speaking. The county borough borders with the principal areas of Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taf to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north and Swansea to the west.
Nation Radio briefly broadcast to the wider South Wales region from studios in Neath, but is now based in Cardiff. The county borough is within the local commercial radio licence areas for the CHR-formatted station 96.4 The Wave, its Soft Adult Contemporary sister station Swansea Sound and the Adult Contemporary- orientated Swansea Bay Radio.
Blaenau Gwent (; ) is a county borough in Wales, sharing its name with a parliamentary constituency. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar. Its highest point is Coity Mountain at .
Blaengarw is the uppermost village in the river valley (Cwm Garw) of the River Garw, in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. In the English language Blaengarw means the rugged 'front' or 'head' of the valley. The population of Blaengarw ward according to the 2001 census was 1,895, falling to 1,789 at the 2011 census.
The first female Mayor of Dudley was Dr Katherine Churchill Rogers. She was elected in 1971, and then again in 1985. In 1974 the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley was created from the former County Borough of Dudley and other neighbouring local authorities. The first mayor of the new Metropolitan Borough of Dudley was Mrs.
Both the mayor and deputy mayor have ceremonial robes. The mayor also has a badge and chain as does the mayoress or consort. Since the badges predate the creation of the Metropolitan Borough in 1974, they carry the civic arms of the County Borough of Dudley. The regalia also includes a mace and staff.
The structures were razed shortly after the end of World War I. Archaeologists were given an opportunity to study the artifacts before they were reburied. The site is now part of the Cyfarthfa Heritage Area and is administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. The council has plans for restoration of the ironworks site.
At the local level, Coity is a ward electing community councillors to Coity Higher Community Council. Since 1999 Coity has been the name of an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council, electing one county councillor. Councillor Ella Dodd, elected as a Labour councillor in 1995, has represented the ward as an Independent since 2004.
William Beyne, Abbot of Burton Abbey, endowed a grammar school in the early 16th century, functioning by 1531. The boys' grammar school moved to Winshill in 1957. It was administered by the county borough of Burton upon Trent, and known as The Grammar School with about 600 boys. The girls' high school opened in 1928.
Llandudno Football Club () are a Welsh football team that currently play in the Cymru North. They play their games at The Giant Hospitality Stadium in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, North Wales. The club play in the Cymru North for the 2019–20 season after being relegated after losing to Carmarthen Town on 7 April 2019.
Creuddyn peninsula Creuddyn Peninsula () is the geographical term for a small peninsula in the county borough of Conwy in Wales. It includes Llandudno, Rhos-on-Sea, Deganwy, Penrhyn Bay and Llandudno Junction. The combined population of the peninsula is 38,952. The Great Orme lies at the end of the peninsula, and nearby is the Little Orme.
Pensnett is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, situated south-west of central Dudley. Pensnett has been a part of Dudley since 1966, when the Brierley Hill Urban District, of which it was a part, was absorbed into the County Borough of Dudley, later the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley from 1974.
The coat of arms were granted on 14 May 1952.Coulsdon and Purley Urban District (Civic Heraldry). Retrieved 15 January 2008 Some charges from these arms were used, together with some charges from the coat of arms of County Borough of Croydon, to form the new coat of arms of the London Borough of Croydon in 1965.
Monk Bretton has an 8.7 acre park featuring a wildlife pond. The site shows undulations indicative of ridge and furrow cultivation. The Monk Bretton Miners' Welfare Committee was granted £4,760 in 1925 for the purpose of purchasing the former farmland for recreational use. In 1927 it was conveyed to the County Borough of Barnsley to be held in trust.
Llyn Aled is a lake on Mynydd Hiraethog in the Conwy County Borough. It is situated north of the A543 and to the north-east of the village of Pentrefoelas. It is a natural lake; however, a dam was built at its northern outlet to increase its size. It has an area of and is above sea level.
Horseman's Green is a village in the County Borough of Wrexham, Wales. The village, also simply called the Green, is in the rural southeast of the borough in the community of Hanmer, close to the border with Shropshire. A small hamlet outside the village is known as Little Arowry (to distinguish it from the nearby village of Arowry).
It formed part of the London Traffic Area from 1924 and the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933. It was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Ilford in 1926. The suburban expansion of London caused a significant increase in population and the borough became one of the largest in England not to gain county borough status.
The coat of arms of West Bromwich County Borough Council. The town is divided into two constituencies; West Bromwich East and West Bromwich West. West Bromwich East is served by Nicola Richards (Conservative Party) who was elected on 12 December 2019. West Bromwich West is served by Shaun Bailey (Conservative Party) who was elected on 12 December 2019.
Bridgend County Borough Council published the statement of persons nominated on 8 April 2016. This showed that five candidates that contested the election. Councillor Chris Elmore, currently Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Schools in the Vale of Glamorgan Council, represented Labour. Elmore contested the Vale of Glamorgan constituency in 2015 general election, where he lost to the Conservatives.
Following the election of Rees Harries as alderman, a public meeting was held under his chairmanship at which Thomas Freeman was selected to contest the seat. There were no other nominations. Freeman was a prominent figure in the public life of Swansea and a member of the Swansea Town Council, which became the Swansea County Borough Council in 1889.
Nicknamed the Great Border City, Carlisle today is the main cultural, commercial and industrial centre for north Cumbria. It is home to the main campuses of the University of Cumbria and a variety of museums and heritage centres. The former County Borough of Carlisle had held city status until the Local Government Act 1972 came into force in 1974.
Gateshead's town population in 2011 was 120,046. Historically part of County Durham, under the Local Government Act 1888 the town was made a county borough, meaning it was administered independently of the county council. Since 1974, the town has been administered as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead within the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear.
The Wych Brook or Red Brook, formerly known as the River Elfe, is a small river in the north-west midlands of the United Kingdom. It forms both the historic and present-day border between England (Cheshire) and Wales (Maelor Saesneg, a detached portion of Flintshire, now within Wrexham County Borough). It is a tributary of the River Dee.
In 1995 OS Digital Recordings released a recording from Burton upon Trent Town Hall entled "Come Dancing" which involved excerpts of music performed by Arnold Loxam on the organ. In the entrance lobby are four large wooden plaques, listing the names of the men of the County Borough of Burton who gave their lives in each world war.
The sheriff () of the City of Cork is the court officer responsible for the enforcement of civil judgments in Cork county borough. The current sheriff is a solicitor, Martin A Harvey. Sheriffs earn their fees from poundage (commission). Before 1842 two sheriffs (and the Mayor) were voted into office annually by the freemen of the city.
Pen Tranch is a large village and a community in Torfaen, South East Wales. It lies to the west of Pontypool in the valley leading west to Crumlin. It lies in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. The area includes the electoral wards of Pontnewynydd, Snatchwood, and Wainfelin for Torfaen County Borough Council.
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Constituency, created by the Representation of the People Act 1948, had an identical area to the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil.First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies, Part II: Wales, Representation of the People Act, 1948 (11&12 Geo. 6.) C. 65 The seat was first contested at the 1950 general election. The boundaries were unchanged until 1983.
MCW Metrobus in as purchased London General livery in July 2001 Halifax Joint Committee was an independent bus company operating in and around Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Its buses were painted in the livery of the former County Borough of Halifax whose buses and services were taken over by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in April 1974.
Paul Morgan was born in Pencoed, Bridgend, Wales, he was the Executive Director at All Sports Protection, having been a Sports Risk Consultant at brightsidegroup, National Manager at April-UK Sports Division, Director at Morgans Health & Fitness Centre, and Gyms Co-ordinator at Bridgend County Borough Council, he was survived by spouse Heidi and offspring Tyler, Harry, and Madison.
Blackwood () is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough. It is located within the historic county of Monmouthshire. The town houses a growing number of light industrial and high-tech firms. It is the home town of influential rock band Manic Street Preachers.
1983–2010: The Borough of Cynon Valley. 2010–present: The Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough electoral divisions of Aberaman North, Aberaman South, Abercynon, Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos, and Ynysybwl. The constituency encompasses the towns of Aberdare, Mountain Ash, Cilfynydd, Abercynon and Hirwaun.
Under the Local Government Act 1894 the parish became Clayton Urban District. The civil parish and urban district were abolished in 1930, when Clayton was absorbed into the County Borough of Bradford. It became part of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District in 1974. The village re-acquired civil parish status with a parish council in 2004.
Since 1995 for elections to Caerphilly County Borough Council: Aberbargoed, Abercarn, Aber Valley, Argoed, Bargoed, Bedwas, Blackwood, Cefn Fforest, Crosskeys, Crumlin, Darran Valley, Gilfach, Hengoed, Llanbradach, Maesycwmmer, Morgan Jones, Moriah, Nelson, Newbridge, New Tredegar, Pengam, Penmaen, Penyrheol, Pontllanfraith, Pontlottyn, Risca East, Risca West, St Cattwg, St James, St Martins, Trethomas and Machen, Twyn Carno, Ynysddu, Ystrad Mynach.
Mochdre is also the name of the electoral ward, whose boundaries are coterminous with the community. The ward elects a county councillor to sit on Conwy County Borough Council. It is currently (2017) represented by Cllr Adrian Tansley of the Welsh Labour Party. The ward also elects or co-opts up to twelve community councillors to Mochdre Community Council.
Castell Cawr, or Tan-y-Gopa as it is known locally, is a heavily forested hill above the town of Abergele in Conwy county borough, Wales. On it is found the Iron Age hillfort of Castell Cawr, which overlooks the River Clwyd. Rare lesser horseshoe bats inhabit caves on the hill. The woods are owned by the Woodland Trust.
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais () is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It covers some or all of the following areas: Coryton, Tongwynlais and Whitchurch in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North. It is bounded by Caerphilly county borough to the north; Rhiwbina and Heath to the east; Llandaff North to the south; Radyr & Morganstown and Pentyrch to the west.
The Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) was a football league in Wales and operated at level 3 and 4 of the Welsh football league system in Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough, but with some teams from Denbighshire (Corwen and Llangollen Town) and Gwynedd (Llanuwchllyn). For sponsorship purposes it was last known as the Guy Walmsley & Co Welsh National League.
St Clare's School, Newton is an coeducational independent school, located in the village of Newton (an eastern part of Porthcawl), in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. The school provides preparatory, secondary and tertiary education leading to GCSE and A-level qualifications. Originally a Roman Catholic girls' school, the school is now owned and operated by the Cognita Group.
The parish, including the village itself and its immediate neighbourhood, has a population of 564. An electoral ward of the name Betws-y-Coed also exists. This ward includes a large additional area including two neighbouring communities Capel Curig and Dolwyddelan and has a total population of 1,244. The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council.
2010–: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingstanding, Stockland Green, and Tyburn. 1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingsbury (Tyburn from 2004), Kingstanding, and Stockland Green. 1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Kingsbury, and Stockland Green. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of Erdington, Gravelly Hill, and Stockland Green.
The village gave its name to a battle of the First World War that began on 10 March 1915, and in which it was captured, not for the first time, by the IV and I Indian Corps. It was later adopted by the County Borough of Blackpool and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1922.
1974–1983: The County Borough wards of Armley and Castleton, Bramley, Stanningley, and Wortley. 1980–1983: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, and Wortley. 1983–2010: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Kirkstall, and Wortley. 2010–present: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley and Stanningley, Farnley and Wortley, and Kirkstall.
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 created county boroughs in Ireland. Under the Act, four former counties corporate (Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Waterford) became county boroughs. Galway became a county borough in 1986. In the Republic of Ireland, the relevant legislation remained in force (although amended), and county boroughs on the original model existed until 2001.
River with Chirk aqueduct and viaduct The River Ceiriog () is an longInfo from chirk.com river in north east Wales. It is a tributary of the River Dee. It rises at an altitude of around on the south east slopes of Moel Fferna in the Berwyn Mountains, and flows through the Ceiriog Valley in Wrexham County Borough.
The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Wyn Ellis Jones for Plaid Cymru. The seat has been represented by Plaid Cymru since 1999. Cllr Jones took the seat unopposed in May 2004, subsequently being elected unopposed in May 2008 and May 2012.
River Clydach The River Clydach is a short, steep and fast-flowing river in Monmouthshire and the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is around in length. The river rises on the southern slopes of Mynydd Llangatwg () then heads south-east through Clydach Dingle past Brynmawr.
St Chad's Church, Holt, is in the town of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales overlooking the River Dee and the Wales–England border. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Alyn, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.
Penyrheol village Penyrheol is a residential area (and electoral ward) of the town of Caerphilly, Wales. It is part of the community of Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn in the County Borough of Caerphilly. It is often spelt as Pen-yr- heol by the local community. At the 2011 census the population of the community was 12,537.
Darran Valley () is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of Deri, Pentwyn and Fochriw. These settlements grew around the Industrial Age to serve the collieries of Fochriw, Pencarreg and Groesfaen. As of 2001, the community had a recorded population of 2,545.
Llwydcoed is no longer an electoral ward but forms part of Aberdare West and Llwydcoed for the purposes of Rhondda Cynon Taf unitary authority elections. Since 1995 Aberdare West and Llwydcoed has been represented by Plaid Cymru and Labour councillors.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
Blaenhonddan is a community of the Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. The community has its own community council and comprises some or all of the following areas: Aberdulais, Bryncoch, Cilfrew and Cadoxton. The community covers the electoral wards of Bryncoch North, Bryncoch South and Cadoxton. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 12,151.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Cathays, Central, and Riverside. 1983–2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Plasnewydd, and Roath. 2010–present: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, and Plasnewydd. As its name suggests, Cardiff Central covers the central area of the City of Cardiff.
The American singer and pianist, Jerry Lee Lewis, performed in the town hall in 1964 and, more recently, the People's Orchestra have given regular performances. The town hall was the headquarters of the county borough of West Bromwich but ceased to be the local seat of government when Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was formed in 1974.
The electoral ward of Cwm Clydach is coterminous with the boundaries of the community. Since the formation of Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1995 it has elected a county councillor to sit on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. With the exception of 1999-2004 (when it was represented by Plaid Cymru) it has been represented by the Labour Party.
It is situated between Wrexham and Oswestry and has been part of the County Borough since local government reorganisation in 1996. The border with the English county of Shropshire is immediately south of the town, on the other side of the River Ceiriog. The town is served by Chirk railway station and the A5/A483 roads.
Rhos means 'moor' or 'moorland' in Welsh. It is a region to the east of the River Conwy in north Wales. It started as a minor kingdom then became a medieval cantref, and was usually part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd (later the region became part of Denbighshire, then Clwyd, and is now in Conwy county borough).

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