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Preserved counties (Wales)
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Category
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Lieutenancy areas
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Location
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Wales
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Created by
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Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
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Created
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1 April 1996
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Number
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8 (as of 2008)
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The preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. They are based on the counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 and used for local government and other purposes between 1974 and 1996.
Contents
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Usage 1
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Boundary changes 2
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List of preserved counties 3
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See also 4
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References 5
Usage
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished the eight ceremonial counties created by the Local Government Act 1972. However, it created the concept of preserved counties based on their areas, to be used for purposes such as Lieutenancy. This usage was consolidated by the Lieutenancies Act 1997[1]
Certain statutes already in force were amended to include reference to them — as of 16 February 2011, the only remaining provisions still extant are:[2]
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The Sheriffs Act 1887 (c. 55) – the counties that High Sheriffs are appointed to are the preserved counties.
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The Defence Act 1842 (c. 94) – Lieutenants are those appointed to preserved counties.
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The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (c. 83) – relevant portions of the sea shore shall be deemed to be within preserved counties.
Boundary changes
The preserved counties were originally almost identical to the 1974–96 counties, but with a few minor changes in line with local government boundary changes: Caerphilly and Conwy, split between preserved counties.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales were instructed by the
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Preserved counties of Wales
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^ "23", Lieutenancies Act, UK: OPSI, 1997 .
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^ a b Review of Preserved County Boundaries Final Proposals, UK: Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales .
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^ "Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order", Legislation, UK: OPSI, 2003 .
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^ The Preserved Counties of Powys and Mid Glamorgan (Changes in Area) Order 2010
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^ Statistics.gov.uk
References
See also
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Name
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Comprises
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Area (km²)
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Population
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Clwyd
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Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Wrexham
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2,910
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491,100
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Dyfed
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Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Pembrokeshire
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5,780
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375,200
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Gwent
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Blaenau Gwent
Caerphilly
Monmouthshire
Newport
Torfaen
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1,553
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560,500
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Gwynedd
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Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
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3,262
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187,400
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Mid Glamorgan
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Bridgend
Merthyr Tydfil
Rhondda Cynon Taf
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781
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423,200
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Powys
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Powys
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5,196
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132,000
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South Glamorgan
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Cardiff
Vale of Glamorgan
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475
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445,000
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West Glamorgan
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Neath Port Talbot
Swansea
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820
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365,500
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The population figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics, grouping component unitary authority area figures into their respective preserved counties.[5]
List of preserved counties
The boundary between Mid Glamorgan and Powys was further modified on 1 April 2010 to reflect the 2009 local government boundary changes in the Vaynor area.[4]
[3] The Assembly accepted these proposals such that from 2 April 2003 each preserved county now encompasses between one and five whole local government areas.[2]
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