Carmarthen Borough Council

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Carmarthen Borough Council
Municipal Borough
Carmarthen Town Council building on Nott Square - geograph.org.uk - 4341129.jpg
St Peter's Church House, Carmarthen Town
Area
  Coordinates 51°51′22″N4°18′58″E / 51.856°N 4.316°E / 51.856; 4.316
History
  Preceded byMayor, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Carmarthen
  Origin Municipal Corporations Act 1835
  Created1832
  Abolished1972
  Succeeded by Carmarthen District Council, Carmarthen Town Council
StatusMunicipal Borough
Government
   HQ St Peter's Church House
   Motto Rhyddid Hedd A Llwyddiant
Contained within
   County Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889-1974
Subdivisions
  TypeWards

Carmarthen Borough Council was a local authority in the central part of Carmarthenshire, Wales created in 1835 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It succeeded the Mayor, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Carmarthen established by a Royal Charter of 1604. [1]

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The authority covered the electoral wards of Carmarthen Town North, Carmarthen Town South, and Carmarthen Town West.

The authority was abolished following local government reorganisation in 1974, and its role taken on by Carmarthen District Council. The ceremonial and community council functions were taken on by Carmarthen Town Council.

Elections

Elections

The council consisted of a toral of 24 members. Eighteen elected members were elected for three years, and a further six aldermen, who were elected for a six year term by the council itself.

A third of the council was elected annually.

Mayor

Mayor's chair in St Peter's Church, Carmarthen Mayor's chair in St Peter's Church, Carmarthen.jpg
Mayor's chair in St Peter's Church, Carmarthen

1901 -1902 Edward Colby Evans

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References

  1. Great Britain (1807). The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69]. unknown library. London, His Majesty's statute and law printers.
  2. "TheMayorofCarmarthen - The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter". William Morgan Evans. 16 November 1906. Retrieved 22 May 2023.