• Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils. The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible...
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  • The history of local government in Wales in a recognisably modern form emerged during the late 19th century. Administrative counties and county boroughs...
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  • see: Local government in England Local government in Northern Ireland Local government in Scotland Local government in Wales For the history of local government...
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    list of local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, sorted by region. As of January 2023[update] there were 128 local government areas in New South...
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    Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments...
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    The local government areas (LGA) of New South Wales are the third tier of government in the Australian state. Under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW)...
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    The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities in England and Wales. Its core membership is made up of 317...
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  • The Local Government Commission for Wales was established by the Local Government Act 1958 to review the organisation of local government in Wales and...
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    Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...
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    The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to create the...
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  • all of Wales are divided into unitary authority counties, some of which are officially designated as cities. As such the term local government area is...
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  • Local government is the third-level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath...
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    administrative purposes. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished the eight ceremonial counties created by the Local Government Act 1972. However, it...
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    The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April...
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    Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including...
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    they were established in 1996. For local government, Wales is divided into 22 sub-divisions collectively called "principal areas" in the 1994 act. They may...
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  • political parties in the 317 local authorities of England, 32 local authorities of Scotland, 22 principal councils of Wales and 11 local councils of Northern...
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    The Local Government Board (LGB) was a British Government supervisory body overseeing local administration in England and Wales from 1871 to 1919. The...
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  • subdivisions of Wales constitute a hierarchy of administrative divisions and non-administrative ceremonial areas. For the purposes of local government, the country...
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    the Local Government (England and Wales) Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 1888, by the President of the Local Government Board...
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  • South Wales. New South Wales portal Local government areas of New South Wales List of former local government areas in New South Wales "Local Government (Bayside)...
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    division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England. There are...
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    counties of Wales (those prior to 1996) — see History of local government in Wales Historic counties of Wales Maps: Principal areas of Wales Preserved counties...
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  • The Welsh Government (Welsh: Llywodraeth Cymru) is the devolved government of Wales. The government consists of ministers and deputy ministers. It is...
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  • New South Wales government, also known as the NSW government, is the governing body of New South Wales, Australia. The executive government comprises...
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    legal inclusion in Wales was clarified by the Local Government Act 1972, the same act that changed the structure of local government within the county...
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    in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888 (51 &...
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    Wales Cities of Wales Towns in Wales Communities of Wales Preserved counties of Wales Historic counties of Wales Local government in Wales Blaenau Gwent...
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    Religion in Wales has, over the years, become increasingly diverse. Christianity was the religion of virtually all of the Welsh population until the late...
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