Carmarthenshire County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, providing a range of services under the control of elected county councillors that include education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The council is one of twenty-two unitary authorities that came into existence on 1 April 1996 under the provisions of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. It took over local government functions previously provided by Carmarthen District, Dinefwr Borough and Llanelli Borough councils.
It is the second body of this name: the previous Carmarthenshire County Council was formed on 1 April 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888 and was abolished on 31 March 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972.
| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water |
Ranked 3rd 2,395 km² ? % |
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| County Town | Carmarthen |
| Largest Town | Llanelli |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CMN |
| ONS code | 00NU (ONS) W06000010 (GSS) |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2011) - Density |
Ranked 4th 183,800 Ranked 18th 75 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 99.4% White |
| Welsh language - Any skills |
Ranked 3rd 63.6% |
| Politics | |
Carmarthenshire County Council http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/ |
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| Control | TBA (council NOC) |
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| MEPs | Wales |
It has adopted the Cabinet system of running the county with currently the 30 independent and 11 Labour councillors being in the administration with the 30 Plaid Cymru councillors being the official opposition. All the scrutiny committee chairs are held by either Independent or Labour councillors. The Leader of the Council is Cllr. Meryl Gravelle, and the Chief Executive is Mark James. The council is based in County Hall in Carmarthen, the former Carmarthen Prison.
Read more about Carmarthenshire County Council: Electoral Divisions
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