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Principal areas of Wales

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The names of the principal areas, in both English and Welsh, are set out in the 1994 amended version of the 1972 act, under Schedule 4. Section 74 of the 1972 act allows principal councils to change their names, if there is a two-third majority support for such in a specially convened meeting. Since
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In 2014, plans were announced to reform local government in Wales, reducing the number of principal areas from 22 to a smaller number of unitary authorities, similar to the counties that they replaced in 1996.
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were replaced on 1 April 1996, with 22 unitary authorities, the "principal areas". The 1994 act also created the communities and preserved counties.
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status, a largely historical status that reflects their historical existence as major population centres. The eleven county boroughs of Wales are
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restructured local government, by significantly amending the previous act. The councils of the principal areas are generally supervised by the
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The principal areas' boundaries are made up of its electoral wards, and the average number of electoral wards in a principal area is 40.
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their establishment, multiple councils have pursued a name change. Any notice of a name change has to be submitted to the
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The basic framework of local government and specifically a council's constitution and general powers were set out in the
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Five of the principal areas use different names to those given in the
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The other eleven have county status, and are styled as "counties".
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existing local governing structure in Wales that existed prior
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Map of the 22 principal areas of Wales. County boroughs are
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in 2020, the principal areas were used as a basis for local
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List of Welsh areas by percentage of Welsh-speakers
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Subdivisions of Wales; counties and county boroughs
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England beyond Wales 3550:"Local Government Act 1972" 3462: 3441:Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog 3194:Castell-nedd a Phort Talbot 2680:Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch 2387:Ynys Môn – Isle of Anglesey 2122:preserved counties of Wales 2078:from "Aberconwy and Colwyn" 1990:, and are sub-divided into 930:Courts of England and Wales 448:Llywydd (Presiding Officer) 10: 5176: 2137:COVID-19 pandemic in Wales 2111: 1063:Corporate Joint Committees 909:Wales and Berwick Act 1746 846:Legislative consent motion 585:First Minister's Questions 5160:Local government in Wales 5119: 5093: 5031: 4972: 4920: 4733: 4724: 4660: 4586: 4259: 4246: 4166: 4045: 3959: 3913: 3878:percentage Welsh language 3850: 3832:Most populated per county 3799: 3766: 3395: 3347: 3322: 3248: 3142: 3110: 3064: 3043: 2904: 2855: 2809: 2769: 2737: 2537: 2500: 2433: 2328: 2153: 1957:Local Government Act 1972 1803:Represented in the Senedd 1206:Elections and referendums 380:Counsel General-designate 128: 112: 95: 87: 73: 63: 53: 41: 28: 24:Principal areas of Wales 23: 5150:Principal areas of Wales 5002:Welsh Place-Name Society 4174:Date / population / area 4039:Principal areas of Wales 3934:Scottish Gaelic speakers 3921:Localities / settlements 3180:Castell-nedd Port Talbot 1950:cyngor bwrdeistref sirol 1914:county boroughs of Wales 1907:principal areas of Wales 470:Leader of the Opposition 293:Eluned Morgan government 210:William, Prince of Wales 153:This article is part of 3946:Community council areas 2885:Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant 1959:, which simplified the 1772:2004 Ceredigion mayoral 819:Current Westminster MPs 410:International relations 367:State-owned enterprises 5074:(Welsh-speaking areas) 5068: 4642:Habitats of importance 3405: 3357: 3332: 3286: 3258: 3193: 3186:Neath and Port Talbot 3179: 3152: 3120: 3074: 3007: 2914: 2819: 2779: 2747: 2653:Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd 2628:Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd 2547: 2510: 2485: 2443: 2406: 2378: 2364: 2146: 1949: 1945: 5063:Anglo–Welsh relations 4812:by population in 1971 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Index

Welsh

Unitary authorities
Wales
County / County Borough council
Community
Electoral wards
a series
Politics of the United Kingdom
Politics of Wales

The Crown
The Monarch
Charles III
Heir Apparent
William, Prince of Wales
Prerogative
Royal family
Succession
Privy Council
King-in-Parliament
Lord-lieutenant
Llwynywermod
England and Wales
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542
Principality of Wales
Welsh republicanism
Government
Welsh Government
Eluned Morgan government

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