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Local govrenment in Wales

For local govrenment purposes, Wales haes been dividit intae 22 single-tier principal auries syne 1 Apryle 1996.[1]. The principal cooncils are responsible for the proveesion o aw local govrenment services, includin eddication, social wirk, environment an roads services. Belaw thir in some auries thare are commonty cooncils, which kiver specific auries athin a principal cooncil's aurie.

The principal auries are variously styled as "coonty", "coonty burgh", "ceety" or "ceety an coonty". Housomeivver some auries no styled as a "coonty" hae mistakenly been referred tae as sic bi the media, includin bi BBC Wales.[2][3]

  1. Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
  2. BBC Wales A listing of "each of the 22 Welsh counties". 23.12.05
  3. BBC Wales North West: Conwy County

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Llywodraeth leol yng Nghymru CY Local government in Wales English Loka regado kaj administrado en Kimrio EO

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