District of Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire District Council or Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Maldwyn) was, from 1974 to 1996, one of three districts of the county of Powys, Wales. The district had an identical area to the previous administrative county of Montgomeryshire.
| Montgomeryshire Welsh: Maldwyn | |
|---|---|
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| Area | |
| • 1974 | 510,109 acres (2,064.34 km2)[1] |
| Population | |
| • 1973[1] | 43,580 |
| • 1992[2] | 53,700 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | Powys |
| Status | District |
| • HQ | Newtown |
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The district was formed as Montgomery on 1 April 1974 as part of a general reorganisation of local government in England and Wales under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district replaced ten local authorities:
- The municipal boroughs of Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Montgomery and Welshpool
- The urban districts of Machynlleth and Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- The rural districts of Forden, Llanfyllin, Machynlleth and Newtown and Llanidloes.[1][3]
In 1986 the name of the district was changed to Montgomeryshire by resolution of the council.
On 1 April 1996 the two-tier system of councils introduced in Wales in 1974 was replaced, and the country was divided into twenty-two counties and county boroughs by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. Accordingly, the district was abolished, with its area passing to the county of Powys.[4]
References
- Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 107. ISBN 0117508470.
- OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
- Schedule 4: Local government areas in Wales, Local Government Act 1972 (c.70)
- "Schedule I: The New Principal Areas". Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19). Office of Public Sector Information. 1994. Retrieved 2009-01-30.