West Glamorgan

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

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

West Glamorgan had four districts, as follows:

• Swansea - Swansea CB and Gower RD
• Lliw Valley - Llwchwr and Pontardawe RD
• Neath - Neath and Neath RD
• Port Talbot - Port Talbot and Glyncorrwg

West Glamorgan County Council was abolished on April 1, 1996, being divided into the two unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Lliw Valley was partitioned between the two authorities.

West Glamorgan has remained in existence as a preserved county for some limited functions such as lieutenancy.

v • d • e Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Preserved counties of Wales
Counties of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 Clwyd • Dyfed • Gwent • Gwynedd • Mid Glamorgan • Powys • South Glamorgan • West Glamorgan

v • d • e Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Local government in Wales
Principal areas established in 1996	Anglesey • Blaenau Gwent • Bridgend • Caerphilly • Cardiff • Carmarthenshire • Ceredigion • Conwy • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Gwynedd • Merthyr Tydfil • Monmouthshire • Neath Port Talbot • Newport • Pembrokeshire • Powys • Rhondda Cynon Taff • Swansea • Torfaen • Vale of Glamorgan • Wrexham
Counties and districts 1974 - 1996	CLWYD: Alyn and Deeside • Colwyn • Delyn • Glyndŵr • Rhuddlan • Wrexham Maelor DYFED: Carmarthen • Ceredigion • Dinefwr • Llanelli • Preseli Pembrokeshire • South Pembrokeshire GWENT: Blaenau Gwent • Islwyn • Monmouth • Newport • Torfaen GWYNEDD: Aberconwy • Arfon • Dwyfor • Meirionnydd • Ynys Môn - Isle of Anglesey MID GLAMORGAN: Cynon Valley • Merthyr Tydfil • Ogwr • Rhondda • Rhymney Valley • Taff-Ely POWYS: Brecknock • Montgomeryshire • Radnorshire SOUTH GLAMORGAN: Cardiff • Vale of Glamorgan WEST GLAMORGAN: Lliw Valley • Neath • Port Talbot • Swansea
Counties established before 1889	Anglesey • Brecknockshire • Caernarfonshire • Cardiganshire • Carmarthenshire • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Glamorganshire • Merionethshire • Monmouthshire • Montgomeryshire • Pembrokeshire • Radnorshire

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