Code[1] |
District |
Status |
County |
Area 1974[2] |
Population estimate 1974[2] |
Population estimate 1992[3] |
Headquarters[2] |
Successor UA |
GD4 |
Aberconwy |
Borough |
Clwyd |
149,738 acres (605.97 km2) |
49,730 |
54,100 |
Llandudno |
Conwy |
C4 |
Alyn and Deeside |
District |
Clwyd |
38,104 acres (154.20 km2) |
68,280 |
74,500 |
Hawarden |
Flintshire |
GD1 |
Anglesey - Ynys Môn |
Borough |
Gwynedd |
176,638 acres (714.83 km2) |
62,020 |
69,300 |
Llangefni |
Isle of Anglesey |
GD3 |
Arfon |
Borough |
Gwynedd |
101,207 acres (409.57 km2) |
53,640 |
56,100 |
Bangor |
Gwynedd |
GT3 |
Blaenau Gwent |
Borough |
Gwent |
31,318 acres (126.74 km2) |
84,080 |
76,900 |
Ebbw Vale |
Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire |
P3 |
Brecknock |
Borough |
Powys |
443,382 acres (1,794.30 km2) |
37,120 |
41,500 |
Brecon |
Powys |
SG1 |
Cardiff |
City |
South Glamorgan |
29,633 acres (119.92 km2) |
285,760 |
295,600 |
Cardiff |
Cardiff |
D4 |
Carmarthen |
District |
Dyfed |
291,192 acres (1,178.41 km2) |
49,910 |
56,200 |
Carmarthen |
Carmarthenshire |
D1 |
Ceredigion |
District |
Dyfed |
443,182 acres (1,793.49 km2) |
55,430 |
67,900 |
Aberystwyth |
Ceredigion |
C1 |
Colwyn |
Borough |
Clwyd |
136,566 acres (552.66 km2) |
45,990 |
56,400 |
Colwyn Bay |
Conwy, Denbighshire |
MG3 |
Cynon Valley |
Borough |
Mid Glamorgan |
44,639 acres (180.65 km2) |
69,630 |
65,600 |
Aberdare |
Rhondda Cynon Taf |
C3 |
Delyn |
Borough |
Clwyd |
6,870 acres (27.8 km2) |
59,440 |
69,700 |
Flint |
Flintshire |
D6 |
Dinefwr |
Borough |
Dyfed |
239,868 acres (970.71 km2) |
36,140 |
38,700 |
Llandeilo |
Carmarthenshire |
GD2 |
Dwyfor |
District |
Gwynedd |
152,753 acres (618.17 km2) |
25,870 |
27,300 |
Pwllheli |
Gwynedd |
C5 |
Glyndŵr |
District |
Clwyd |
238,686 acres (965.93 km2) |
38,450 |
42,000 |
Ruthin |
Denbighshire, Powys, Wrexham |
GT2 |
Islwyn |
Borough |
Gwent |
24,362 acres (98.59 km2) |
66,140 |
67,200 |
Blackwood |
Caerphilly |
D5 |
Llanelli |
Borough |
Dyfed |
57,737 acres (233.65 km2) |
76,720 |
74,600 |
Llanelli |
Carmarthenshire |
WG2 |
Lliw Valley |
Borough |
West Glamorgan |
52,818 acres (213.75 km2) |
57,460 |
64,200 |
Penllergaer |
Neath Port Talbot, Swansea |
GD5 |
Meirionnydd |
District |
Gwynedd |
374,912 acres (1,517.22 km2) |
30,830 |
32,900 |
Dolgellau |
Gwynedd |
MG4 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
Borough |
Mid Glamorgan |
27,584 acres (111.63 km2) |
61,490 |
60,100 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
Merthyr Tydfil |
GT5 |
Monmouth |
District Borough from 1988 |
Gwent |
203,438 acres (823.28 km2) |
66,090 |
76,700 |
Pontypoola |
Monmouthshire |
P1 |
Montgomery, renamed Montgomeryshire 1986 |
District |
Powys |
510,109 acres (2,064.34 km2) |
43,580 |
53,700 |
Newtown |
Powys |
WG3 |
Neath |
Borough |
West Glamorgan |
50,971 acres (206.27 km2) |
66,150 |
66,300 |
Neath |
Neath Port Talbot |
GT1 |
Newport |
Borough |
Gwent |
49,558 acres (200.55 km2) |
135,910 |
137,200 |
Newport |
Newport |
MG1 |
Ogwr |
Borough |
Mid Glamorgan |
70,444 acres (285.08 km2) |
126,570 |
134,200 |
Bridgend |
Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan |
WG4 |
Afan, renamed Port Talbot on 1 January 1986[4] |
Borough |
West Glamorgan |
37,371 acres (151.24 km2) |
58,580 |
51,100 |
Port Talbot |
Neath Port Talbot |
D2 |
Preseli, renamed Preseli Pembrokeshire on 1 April 1987[5] |
District |
Dyfed |
258,075 acres (1,044.39 km2) |
61,700 |
71,200 |
Haverfordwest |
Pembrokeshire |
P2 |
Radnor, renamed Radnorshire on 8 May 1989[6] |
District |
Powys |
301,165 acres (1,218.77 km2) |
18,670 |
24,000 |
Llandrindod Wells |
Powys |
MG2 |
Rhondda |
Borough |
Mid Glamorgan |
23,882 acres (96.65 km2) |
87,710 |
79,300 |
Pentre |
Rhondda Cynon Taf |
C2 |
Rhuddlan |
Borough |
Clwyd |
26,860 acres (108.7 km2) |
49,920 |
55,000 |
Rhyl |
Denbighshire |
MG5 |
Rhymney Valley |
District |
Mid Glamorgan |
43,522 acres (176.13 km2) |
103,800 |
104,000 |
Hengoed |
Caerphilly |
D3 |
South Pembrokeshire |
District |
Dyfed |
134,640 acres (544.9 km2) |
37,060 |
42,700 |
Pembroke Dock |
Pembrokeshire |
WG1 |
Swansea |
City |
West Glamorgan |
60,504 acres (244.85 km2) |
190,370 |
189,400 |
Swansea |
Swansea |
MG6 |
Taff-Ely |
Borough |
Mid Glamorgan |
41,632 acres (168.48 km2) |
86,880 |
99,700 |
Pontypridd |
Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf |
GT4 |
Torfaen |
Borough |
Gwent |
31,258 acres (126.50 km2) |
88,870 |
91,300 |
Pontypool |
Torfaen |
SG2 |
Vale of Glamorgan |
Borough |
South Glamorgan |
73,198 acres (296.22 km2) |
106,490 |
114,800 |
Barry |
Vale of Glamorgan |
C6 |
Wrexham Maelor |
Borough |
Clwyd |
90,569 acres (366.52 km2) |
106,800 |
117,200 |
Wrexham |
Wrexham |